May 10, 2023

New developmental and behavioral pediatrician joins practice

Gabriel Anzueto, MD, has joined the talented team at the Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic at the Children’s Learning Institute as the new medical director. The clinic is part of UT Physicians, the medical practice of McGovern Medical School at…


November 14, 2022

April Crawford, PhD

April Crawford, PhD, serves as the Co-Director of the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI). In this role, she helps oversee CLI’s strategic priorities to advance learning and health outcomes for all children in research, resource development, clinical programs, and service delivery.


November 14, 2022

Tricia A. Zucker, PhD

Tricia Zucker, PhD, serves as the Co-Director of the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI). In this role, she helps oversee CLI’s strategic priorities to advance learning and health outcomes for all children in research, resource development, clinical programs, and service delivery.


November 14, 2022

Dana M. DeMaster, PhD


November 14, 2022

Linda Ewing-Cobbs, PhD


April 14, 2022

Researchers focus on early childhood educators’ social and emotional well-being with $2.1 million grant

A five-year, $2.1 million grant will allow researchers at UTHealth Houston to test the impact of the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) program on the social and emotional well-being of early childhood educators in Head Start programs across three…


April 1, 2022

Video shows work on community garden at children’s learning center

Watch here: Video shows work on community garden at children’s learning center Students and their families worked together to create the first garden at the Children’s Learning Institute. The garden will enhance the school’s science curriculum and provide an opportunity…


March 14, 2022

CLI receives Institute of Education Sciences grant

A new grant for the Children’s Learning Institute will help determine how to support teachers and parents of young children experiencing language difficulties. The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at McGovern Medical School has received a new grant from the Institute of Education…


March 30, 2021

Child development expert offers tips for parents of children with autism whose lives have been upended by the pandemic

Over a year has passed since the COVID-19 global pandemic was declared, bringing changes to almost every aspect of daily life. For some parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the disruption to routine brought on by this public…


February 26, 2021

Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth partnering with Victoria ISD to launch early childhood education campus

A new in-district early childhood campus will open in fall 2021 through a partnership between the Victoria Independent School District (VISD) and child development and education experts with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Reopening the…


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