Category: In-the-News

February 20, 2023 | Center for Children and Families. Interested in developmental science? Applications are open for our 2023-24 PAID year-long internship in culturally responsive research in developmental science. Learn more at https://bbs.utdallas.edu/academics/undergraduate/research/nsf-reu-research-experiences-for-undergraduates/

February 20, 2023 | Center for Children and Families. Ever wonder what CCF is really all about? Our new video highlights our research, training, and outreach mission, including parent, student, and faculty remarks about our impact. And of course, lots of bubbles! A huge thank you to CCF Advisory Council member Dan Foyt for putting this together!

February 13, 2023 | Center for Children and Families. Join the Center for Children and Families and the UT Dallas Office of Research on Wednesday February 15th at 7pm at Northside Drafthouse for a presentation on how playful learning activities like song and dance, motor movement games, blowing bubbles, and even cleanup of toys build strong parent-child relationships and […]

December 22, 2022 | Center for Children and Families. Center for Children and Families undergraduate students initiated, and are leading, an ImpactUTD campaign to support the children and families served by CCF outreach programs. The students organized a “Holiday Extravaganza” event in support of the campaign, with live music, playful activities, and a bilingual book reading. Children […]

October 31, 2022 | Center for Children and Families. The Center for Children and Families is a nominee for CNM‘s Night of Light nonprofit awards of excellence. The event honors the organizations who have demonstrated real, positive change in communities across DFW. We are honored to have been nominated!

October 19, 2022 | UT Dallas News Center. Created from technology developed by Marjorie Zielke PhD’07, animated virtual therapist Ms. Hallie helps students with dyslexia improve their reading, speech and language skills. Read Story

October 13, 2022 | UT Dallas News Center. Dr. Pamela Rollins, professor of speech, language, and hearing and CCF faculty affiliate, recently published a study showing that an intervention for young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder leads to significantly improved social communication skills but only when delivered before a child turns three, underscoring the […]

September 14, 2022 | UT Dallas News Center. Dr. Meghan Swanson, assistant professor of psychology and CCF faculty affiliate, has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders–a component of the National Institutes of Health–to identify language and communication markers for autism in infants. Research has shown […]

August 23, 2022 | Center for Children and Families. Join the Center for Children and Families to learn about volunteer and internship opportunities, working with young children (ages 0-5) and their parents/caregivers. Refreshments provided! View Comet Calendar entry

August 10, 2022 | Center for Children and Families. CCF Research Experiences for Undergraduate students presented their research at the University-wide Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) event on July 29th. See their research posters here.