Check out this blog post on flipped classrooms by HDFS staff member Lindsey Danburg. Lindsey wrote it as part of her college instruction course for the Graduate Certificate in College Instruction.
Month: July 2017
Keith Bellizzi’s article in The Conversation & UConn Today
Read this excellent article written by Associate Professor Keith Bellizi, “We’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with cancer”, published in The Conversation, and published as Op-ed in UConn Today (July 6, 2017).
HDFS faculty and grad students present at national conferences
UConn HDFS faculty and graduate students (both current and one incoming) will present 6 posters and talks at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 125th Annual Convention. The convention will take place in Washington, DC on August 3-6. See attachment for details.
Many HDFS faculty and graduate students presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2017 Biennial Meeting held in Austin, TX on April 6-8, 2017. Here is a list of the presentations.
HDFS faculty and graduate student also presented at the 38th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM). The event took place in San Diego, CA on March 29 – April 1, 2017. Here is a list of the participants.
Kim Gans’ poster wins first place at ISBN conference
Professor Kim Gans’ poster, “Family Child Care Home Provider Attitudes and Practices Related to Feeding, Physical Activity and Screen Time of 2-5 Year Old Children in their Care,” won first place from the Early Care and Education Special Interest Group at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition (ISBN) and Physical Activity conference in Victoria, Canada.
Preston Britner speaker at congressional briefing on family homelessness
Professor Preston Britner was one of the featured speakers at a recent congressional briefing on family homelessness. Read the article from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). It’s a great example of how the research we do has the potential to influence national policy.