PLEASE NOTE: Department administration, faculty, staff, and graduate students are currently following the university’s guidelines regarding COVID-19 and working remotely whenever possible. During this time, the best way to contact us is via email: HDFS administration, faculty, staff, graduate students. For additional information and university updates on COVID-19, we encourage you to visit UConn’s COVID-19 information page.

News & Announcements
- Amanda Blazka, HDFS Alumni Spotlight
- Kim Larrabee, HDFS Faculty Spotlight, March 2021
- Marlene Schwartz featured in Manuals Msd
- Laura Mauldin, HDFS Faculty Spotlight, February 2021
- Ciara Collins, HDFS Graduate Student Spotlight, March 2021
- Marlene Schwartz featured in PhillyVoice
- Rebecca Puhl featured in Elemental
- Terry Berthelot convenes group to discuss challenges by CT transportation system
HDFS 2019-2020 Award Recipients
Ryan Watson received the Society for Research on Adolescence Early Career Research Award and the UConn AAUP Research Excellence (Early Career) Award. Meg Galante DeAngelis received the UConn AAUP Teaching Excellence Award. Laura Donorfio received the UConn Alumni Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. Annamaria Csizmadia received the CLAS Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. Preston Britner received the Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award.
Among graduate students, Samantha Lawrence received the CETL Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award and the Office of Undergraduate Research, Graduate Student Mentorship Excellence Award. And Yuan Zhang received the President’s Commitment to Community Initiative award.
HDFS Faculty Awards:
Faculty Research: Rebecca Puhl
Faculty Service: Marlene Schwartz
HDFS Graduate Student Awards:
Best Published Paper Award: Ellen Pudney
Best Conference Presentation Award: Hilal Kuscul
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Rachael Farina
Outstanding Instructor Award: Sumbleen Ali
HDFS Undergraduate Student Awards:
Outstanding Senior in HDFS: Annika Anderson
Outstanding Undergraduate Involvement in HDFS Research: Phillipia Pottinger
Outstanding Service to the Field of HDFS: Taylor Wheeler
Congratulations to all of these faculty and students for these accomplishments!
Congratulations 2020 Graduates!
Master of Arts and PhD, HDFS Undergraduates, Early Childhood Development
Luckey Family Studies Lecture- Weds, February 3rd
"Racism and inequality: Mechanisms behind the impact of Covid-19 on BIPOC families and children"
Presented by Cynthia Garcia Coll, PhD
Upcoming Events
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Dissertation Defense- Sumbleen Ali, MS, Doctoral Candidate10:00am 3/11
Dissertation Defense- Sumbleen Ali, MS, Doctoral Candidate
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Other Virtual
All are invited to attend the Dissertation Defense:
Neural Correlates of Remembered Parental Acceptance-Rejection in Childhood
Presented by Sumbleen Ali, MS
Attend via ZOOM:
Meeting ID: 845 4648 5619
Passcode: s5PJC3
Advising Team:
Major Advisor- Preston A. Britner, Ph.D;
Associate Advisor- Ronald P. Rohner, Ph.D;
Associate Advisor- Inge-Marie Eigsti, Ph.D.Contact Information: preston.britner@uconn.edu
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Graduate Curriculum Meeting2:00pm 3/17
Graduate Curriculum Meeting
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Other virtual
Instructions to JOIN THE MEETING will be posted soon.
Save the date for upcoming Graduate Curriculum Meetings:
March 21, 2021Contact Information: preston.britner@uconn.edu
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HDFS Faculty Meeting3:30pm 3/24
HDFS Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Other virtual
PRING semester: All meetings will be virtual, 3:30-5pm.
Instructions to JOIN THE MEETING will be posted soon.
SAVE THE DATE for upcoming faculty meetings:
April 21, & May 5, 2021Contact Information: eva.lefkowitz@uconn.edu
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Graduate Curriculum Meeting2:00pm 3/31
Graduate Curriculum Meeting
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Other virtual
Instructions to JOIN THE MEETING will be posted soon.Contact Information: preston.britner@uconn.edu
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HDFS Faculty Meeting3:30pm 4/21
HDFS Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Other virtual
SPRING semester: All meetings will be virtual, 3:30-5pm.
Instructions to JOIN THE MEETING will be posted soon.
SAVE THE DATE for upcoming faculty meetings:
May 5, 2021Contact Information: eva.lefkowitz@uconn.edu
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