
News & Announcements
- Lois Sadler, HDFS Alumni Spotlight, June 2023
- Eleanor Fisk, HDFS Grad Student Spotlight, June 2023
- Eminet Gurganus, HDFS Grad Student Spotlight, June 2023
- Makayla Dawkins awarded Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship
- Rachael Farina interviewed by Cosmopolitan
- Sara Harkness talks about mothers across cultures on NPR AirTalk
HDFS Events Calendar
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Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Alyssa Clark10:00am 6/12
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Alyssa Clark
Monday, June 12th, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Other WebEx (email for link)
Sexual and Affectionate Behaviors in Adult Romantic Relationships
Field of Study: Human Development and Family SciencesContact Information: Eva Lefkowitz, eva.lefkowitz@uconn.edu
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Abagail Horton Dissertation Proposal Defense10:00am 6/20
Abagail Horton Dissertation Proposal Defense
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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The Role of Mindfulness in Early Childhood Educators’ Mental Health and Emotion Regulation OutcomesContact Information: Beth Russell, beth.russell@uconn.edu
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Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Taylor Rathus, M.A.11:00am 6/27
Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of Taylor Rathus, M.A.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Masculinity, Stigma, Critical Consciousness and HIV Prevention among Sexual and Gender Diverse Individuals of Color
Program: Human Development and Family SciencesContact Information: Ryan Watson, ryan.j.watson@uconn.edu
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2022-2023 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 2022 PhD graduates:
- Alex Molaver
- Qianxia Jiang
- Hilal Kuscul
- Samantha Lawrence
- MacKenzie Wink
- Yuan Zhang
(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
Faculty Spotlight
Keith Bellizzi
May 2023
Graduate Spotlight
Eleanor Fisk

June 2023
Graduate Spotlight
Eminet Gurganus

June 2023
Alumni Spotlight
Lois S. Sadler
