HDFS 2018-2019 Award Recipients
Rebecca Puhl
was selected as the recipient of the CLAS Faculty Research Excellence Award in Public Scholarship, and the Obesity Society’s 2018 TOS Scientific Achievement Award. Rebecca Puhl and Ryan Watson were given Distinguished Faculty Research awards from The Rainbow Center at UConn, and Ryan was also the recipient of the InCHIP Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award. Annamaria Csizmadia received the CETL Teaching Fellow Award, and Laura Mauldin was the recipient of the 2019 UConn-AAUP Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career). Kudos to Cristina Knowles who was awarded the Rainbow Center’s 2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Leader!
HDFS Faculty Awards:
Faculty Advising/Mentoring- Preston Britner
Faculty Teaching- Meg Galante-DeAngelis
HDFS Graduate Student Awards:
Best Conference Poster/Paper Presentation- Emily Simpson
Best Published Research Paper- Sumbleen Ali
Outstanding Instructor- Samantha Lawrence
HDFS Undergraduate Student Awards:
Outstanding Senior- Amanda Blazka
Outstanding Involvement in HDFS Research- Emily Karr
Congratulations to all of these faculty and students for these accomplishments!
This event has been CANCELLED
Upcoming Events
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Dissertation Proposal Defense- Ellen Pudney, MS, RD12:30pm
4/7
Dissertation Proposal Defense- Ellen Pudney, MS, RD
Tuesday, April 7th, 2020
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs Campus Room N/A
All are invited to attend the Dissertation Proposal Defense
Parental weight talk with children: The role of stigma and social position
Presented by Ellen Pudney, MS, RD
Remote information:
Hosted by Ellen Pudney
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020 12:30 pm | 1 hour 15 minutes | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 641 726 365
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Advising Team: Major Advisor- Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D; Associate Advisor- Linda Halgunseth, Ph.D; Associate Advisor Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D -
Master's Thesis Defense- Jamie L. Dolce11:30am
4/8
Master's Thesis Defense- Jamie L. Dolce
Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus Room N/A
All are invited to attend the Master's Thesis Defense
New Childhood Chronic Illness: PANS/PANDAS and the Impact on Family Functioning
Presented by Jamie L. Dolce
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Wednesday, Apr 8, 2020 11:30 am | 1 hour 30 minutes | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 613 543 470
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Advising Team: Major Advisor- Maria LaRusso, Ed.D.; Associate Advisor- Caitlin Lombardi, Ph.D.; Associate Advisor- Laura Mauldin, Ph.D. -
Dissertation Defense- Kate E. Dibble, Doctoral Candidate1:00pm
4/8
Dissertation Defense- Kate E. Dibble, Doctoral Candidate
Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
01:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Storrs Campus N/A
All are invited to attend the Dissertation Defense
Genetic Counseling for BRCA1/2 Mutations: Women’s Experiences, Preferences, and Outcomes of Counseling
Presented by Kate E. Dibble, M.A
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United States Toll (Denver) +1-720-650-7664
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United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065
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Dissertation Defense- Erin Donohue, M.A., Doctoral Candidate11:00am
4/15
Dissertation Defense- Erin Donohue, M.A., Doctoral Candidate
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus N/A
All are invited to attend the Dissertation Defense:
Parenting after the Death of a Co-parent: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Surviving Parents
Presented by Erin Donohue, M.A.
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Advising Team: Major Advisor- Linda Halgunseth, Ph.D.; Associate Advisor- Keith M. Bellizzi, Ph.D., MPH; Associate Advisor- Laura Donorfio, Ph.D.; Associate Advisor- Laura Mauldin, Ph.D., NIC -
HDFS Faculty Meeting3:30pm
4/15
HDFS Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus FSB 120
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May 6, 2020
Master of Arts and PhD
