Dr. Mandy Maguire, associate professor of speech, language, and hearing, has been named director of The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Children and Families (CCF), which provides research and training for students in developmental science in addition to service to local children and families. Maguire, who joined UT Dallas in 2005, is also on the faculty of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. “CCF is a link between ‘ivory tower’ science and making an impact in the lives of children,” Maguire said. She is equally impassioned about applying science to address needs in the wider community,” Owen said. Her current research uses neuroscience to examine how typically developing children learn language and how poverty affects language acquisition.