Congratulations to Assistant Professor Linda Halgunseth, on the 2017 UConn-AAUP Excellence Award for Teaching Excellence: Early Career!
She is also one of two recipients of this year’s Society for Research in Child Development Latino Caucus Early Career Award! To quote the selection committee, “The committee felt [her] research has advanced our knowledge of Latino families, especially [her] focus on ethnicity and parenting.”
Linda will receive this award in April at the SRCD Conference in Austin, TX.
Description of the Award:
The Early Career Research Award will honor an active Latino Caucus member who obtained a PhD within the past 10 years (degree conferred on/or after 2006). To be considered for the award, a nomination letter must detail why the candidate’s work exemplifies the mission of the Latino Caucus. In addition, the candidate should submit: a CV and two papers that serve as the foundation for the nomination. There will be a $1000 honorarium associated with this award.