Debra Tomasino

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Year you entered the program:  2018

Current programs:

• Ph.D., Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS)
• Graduate Certificate:  Long Term Healthcare Management
• Graduate Certificate:  College Instruction

Previous Education:

• M.A., UConn, Human Development & Family Sciences, 2021
• B.A., UConn, Psychological Sciences, magna cum laude, 2018

Certificates:

• Certified Dementia Practioner, National Council of Certified Dementia Practioners, 2020

Research Interests:

• Health and well-being of older adults including cognitive, social, and biological perspectives

PhD Advising Committee:

     Major Advisor: Dr. Laura Donorfio, Associate Professor, UConn, HDFS

     Associate Advisors:  

• Dr. Brian Chapman, Assistant Professor in Residence, UConn, HDFS
• Dr. Kevin Manning, Associate Professor, UConn Health Center, Dept. of Psychiatry
• Dr. Ryan Watson, Assistant Professor, UConn, HDFS

Teaching experience (year(s) title):

       Teaching Assistant, UConn

• 2021: Research Methods in HDFS
• 2020: Death, Dying and Bereavement
• 2019: Diversity Issues in HDFS
• 2019: Public Policy and the Family
• 2018: Adulthood & Aging

       Graduate Instructional Specialist, UConn

• 2019 and 2018: Issues in Human Sexuality
• 2018: Adulthood & Aging

Awards/scholarships/fellowships (year(s) award):

• 2020: UConn, HDFS Internal Support for External Grant Application Funding
• 2020: Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust, Summer Fellowship Award
• 2019: LeadingAge Student Full Scholarship to attend the Annual Meeting & EXPO, San Diego, CA
• 2019: Dr. Howard A. Rosencranz Memorial Scholarship
• 2018: UConn, HDFS Fellowship Award

Service to the profession:

• 2021: The Gerontological Society of America: Program, Publications and Products Committee — Workshop, Webinar, and Podcast Workgroup Member (1 year appointment)
• 2020: The Gerontological Society of America: Abstract Peer Reviewer–Reframing Aging
• 2019: American Geriatrics Society: Pilot Tester for Continuing Medical Education product–Safe Driving for Older Adults