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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at The University of Texas at Dallas is a yearlong, 42-week paid internship that provides 10 college students with the tools and connections to combine high-quality, developmental research with an empirically driven, community-based outreach program. This REU offers a truly unique research experience through the Center for Children and Families (CCF) given (1) a well-established, empirically driven community-based outreach program, Play With Me (Juega Conmigo), which serves young, at-risk children and their parents in North Texas, and which will provide the backbone for engagement in community-based field research and (2) faculty mentors with a strong commitment to undergraduate research training and mentoring the next generation of research scientists.

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates internship program is ONLY for UT Dallas and local community college students.

During their time participating in this REU, students develop research skills through hands-on experience conducting experimental and observational research with children and families. In addition, they learn how to disseminate high-quality developmental research to academic audiences and journals as well as to parents and caregivers in broader communities.

See here for write ups “On Representation in Research” in the REU and “On Cultural Responsivity in Research“