Center for Children and Families

A research center at The University of Texas at Dallas that provides families with education and support to foster their resilience and success

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We're hiring! Join our team of fun, community-oriented, child-centered professionals! https://t.co/k2XrpQZjxP

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Meet Andrea Olvera! In May, we welcomed Andrea Olvera as our coordinator of special programs. Andrea is supporting our Grow With Me program, conducting children's developmental screenings and providing referrals and support for intervention services when needed.

Welcome!

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Meet Dr. Jingyi Xu! In May, we welcomed Dr. Xu as our postdoctoral fellow, supporting CCF's research and evaluation work. She is managing CCF outreach program data, identifying new research opportunities, and mentoring students. Welcome!

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Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Rollins on securing two recent grants to support children with autism! The first grant is a $2.7 million award from the DOD to create and evaluate a culturally responsive adaptation of Pathways intervention. Read more at https://t.co/jZ0puQ74e9

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Congratulations to CCF director Dr. Mandy Maguire! The Robinson Family Professorship supports the research and scholarly activities of the CCF director. We were grateful to have members of the Robinson family join us for this investiture.
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Comets Giving Days are here! Help us unlock our $3,350 match from our Advisory Council with your gift TODAY. Donations from $2 on up will help us earn bonus funds. Help CCF go for the gold! https://t.co/UJPk9JbU3O

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CCF's 11th annual forum is approaching on April 19th! Join us as we dive into the cultural and contextual aspects of children's school readiness and important discussions with local community leaders!
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Study Takes Wider View at Household Size, Children’s Development https://t.co/d6l7rU8YM3

The new study found that having more adults in the household is beneficial, but exactly why and under what conditions requires further exploration.

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Dr. Mandy Maguire is the new director of the @CcfUtd, which provides research and training for students in developmental science in addition to serving local children and families
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Dr. Cynthia Frosch explores parent-infant interactions with and without toys in a new blog post: https://t.co/wF8YFYgaGd

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We're so excited to announce Dr. Mandy Maguire as CCF's new director, effective today! Dr. Maguire's vision for CCF is inspiring and will build on our firm foundation! Congratulations @MandyJMaguire1!

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Join us for our 16th annual spring lecture series! The series will feature talks by local researchers working in areas of Dr. Owen's long career and will include a tribute to her work. First up, Dr. Pumpki Lei Su on language development on 1/26. https://t.co/nAUnnt8kZ7

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New research from CCF faculty member explores children's belief in Santa https://t.co/2bNuv5dfpK

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Join us and the @UTDallasAlumni for a Santa Sighting event this Saturday! Take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, meet the Grinch, make holiday crafts and enjoy hot chocolate and doughnuts!
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It's here! We provide culturally-responsive field-based training for students AND developmental and parenting support for at-risk children and families. Visit https://t.co/FsZ7EnwfYc to donate.

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Get ready for #GivingTuesday tomorrow!  

You can make your impact at UT Dallas early by supporting campus and student groups on Impact UTD.

Go to https://t.co/p8xL3U1cl7 to see the Giving Tuesday Projects.

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Families, the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas brings you the HOPES & THVP 8th annual Jungle Bells event at the Dallas Zoo! This year’s event is FREE and NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to attend. Dec. 12 at 5 pm. See you there!

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UTD students: Join us tomorrow for this event!

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Supporting students at the First-Generation Student resource fair today! https://t.co/D9aOKcIClk

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CCF is hiring a post-doctoral fellow! We are looking for a motivated researcher who is interested in applied developmental science to work in collaboration with our core faculty. Apply at https://t.co/oIEjcD4LPy by December 15th!

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CCF Advisory Council member Daniel Flores recently completed one of the most difficult 100 mile ultra-marathons in the world. Join us for a free documentary screening of his journey: https://t.co/pjbETKd4O2