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  1.  Early Childhood Specializations Information Session Early Childhood Specializations Information Session 5:30pm 3/19
  2.  Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Abagail Horton Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Abagail Horton 9:00am 3/20
  3.  InCHIP Lecture Series: Morissa Henn, DrPH, Deputy Commissioner, NH Department of Health and Human Services InCHIP Lecture Series: Morissa Henn, DrPH, Deputy Commissioner, NH Department of Health and Human Services 12:30pm 4/4
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Photo collage of 2023 New HDFS Faculty


2022-23 Award Recipients

Congratulations to all of the UConn HDFS award winners this year!

HDFS Faculty Awards:

  • Teaching Award: Terry Berthelot
  • Advising/Mentoring Award: Caitlin Lombardi

HDFS Graduate Student Awards:

  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Nate Stekler
  • Outstanding Instructor: Abbey Horton
  • Best Conference Presentation: Rui Wu
  • Best Published Paper: Veronica Hanna-Walker

HDFS Undergraduate Student Awards:

  • Outstanding Senior in Service to HDFS: Josanne Ramirez-Frank
  • Outstanding Senior in HDFS Award: Sheylian Berrios

HDFS Class of 2023 PhD graduates:

Alyssa Clark, Ciara Collins, Eleanor Fisk, Eminet Gurganus, Kaleigh Ligus, Sarah McKee, Taylor Rathus, Tracy Walters, Lindsay Westberg

(see all Master of Arts & PhD graduates)


External Awards:

  • Charles Super and Sara Harkness: APA Division 52's 2022 Jean Lau Chin Award for Outstanding Psychologist in International Leadership Contributions
  • Annamaria Csizmadia: University of Connecticut Stamford Campus Faculty Recognition Award
  • Sarah Casper: 2023 University Outstanding Adjunct Award from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
  • Laura Donorfio: 2023 AAUP Excellence Awards-Teaching Career
  • Rebecca Puhl: 2023 AAUP Research Excellence Award –Career
  • Na Zhang: 2023 recipient of the Office of Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award
  • Kim Gans: CLAS 2023 Faculty Mentoring of Faculty Award
  • Kari Adamsons: CLAS 2023 Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students Award

March Spotlights

 

FACULTY

Kevin Ferreira van Leer

Kevin Ferreira van Leer

 

GRADUATE STUDENT

Sihui Lyu

Sihui Lyu

 

ALUMNI 

Amber Eddy- Martinez, HDFS Alumni Spotlight, March 2024

Amber Eddy- Martinez ('20)