Welcome 2022 HDFS Graduate Cohort!

HDFS 2022 Grad Cohort

Alexander DelFarno

Alexander Del Farno

  • Preferred Name: Alex
  • Hometown: Coventry, RI
  • Advisor: Lisa Eaton
  • Area of interest: LGBTQ+ well-being and health, Sexual behaviors, education and positivity, Relationship between LGBTQ+ identity and sexuality, Attitudes and behaviors surrounding trans-identifying individuals
  • Things you do in your free time: Creative writing, digital art, hiking, cooking, play video games
  • Fun fact: I studied Japanese for two years at the University of Rhode Island

Jessie Gentilella

Jessie Gentilella

  • Preferred Name: Jessie
  • Hometown: Stonington, CT
  • Advisor: Dr. Puhl
  • Area of interest: Fatphobia, internalized weight stigma, and body image development
  • Things you do in your free time: reading, skiing, hula hooping, working at UC Cafes
  • Fun fact: I used to work on a coffee farm in Hawaii

Madeline Jones

Madeline Hebert

  • Preferred Name: Madeline
  • Hometown: Alexandria, Louisiana
  • Advisor: Dr. Eva Lefkowitz
  • Area of interest: Gender, sexuality, and religion in close relationships
  • Things you do in your free time: Cook, bake, anime, find great food and discounts, and social dancing (bachata and swing are two of my favorites!)
  • Fun fact: I love talking about budgeting and how we can improve our financial literacy

Madison Mas

Madison Mas

  • Preferred Name: Madison
  • Hometown: Los Alamos, New Mexico
  • Advisor: Beth Russell
  • Area of interest: Queer mental health and socio-cultural impacts; Protective factors, resilience, and positive coping skills; Family dynamics and mental health outcomes
  • Things you do in your free time: Listen to a lot of music and alternative process photography

Peter McCauley

Peter McCauley

  • Preferred Name: Peter
  • Hometown: Lexington, KY
  • Advisor: Dr. Ryan Watson
  • Area of interest: Sexual and gender minority youth identity development and their experiences with bias-based harassment
  • Things you do in your free time: Try new recipes, make syrups, and draw
  • Fun fact: Half of my classes from k-12 were in Spanish

Sabrina Uva

Sabrina Uva

  • Preferred Name: Sabrina Uva
  • Hometown: Stamford, CT
  • Advisor: Dr. Annamaria Csizmadia
  • Area of interest: Racial bias and mental health among college students, anti-racism engagement activities among emerging adults (online vs in-person), anti-racism engagement and psychological and academic adjustment among college students
  • Things you do in your free time: Work on policy, governmental, and innovative projects!
  • Fun fact: I passed a Menstrual Equity bill providing greater access to menstrual products across public schools, universities, and shelters

Fanwen Zhang

Fanwen Zhang

  • Preferred Name: Fanwen
  • Hometown: Zhejiang, China
  • Advisor: Dr. Sara Harkness
  • Area of interest: Culture; Parenting; Child Development
  • Things you do in your free time: Puzzle/lego, explore new places, hang out with friends, and cooking
  • Fun fact: I have two cats named with Italian words, Grigio (Grey) and Nera (Black)

Suge Zhang

Suge Zhang

  • Preferred Name: Suge
  • Hometown: New Haven, CT
  • Advisor: Dr. Charles Super
  • Area of interest: Racial and emotional socialization of Asian and Asian American families
  • Things you do in your free time: Listening and dancing to K-pop (which stands for Korean popular music)!
  • Fun fact: I was professionally trained in theatre for 7 years

Yuanyuan Zhang

Yuanyuan Zhang

  • Preferred Name: Yuanyuan Zhang
  • Hometown: Jiangsu, China
  • Advisor: Dr. Na Zhang
  • Area of interest: Mindfulness in family settings
  • Things you do in your free time: Travel, go to music festivals
  • Fun fact: My name means "fate" in Chinese. So, it was my destiny to meet all of you