Associate Professor Rachel Tambling is now the editor of Contemporary Family Therapy, which is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on family therapy, focusing on recent applied practice and developments in theory and research that is published quarterly by Springer Science+Business Media.
Author: Janice Berriault
Marlene Schwartz quoted in China News Asia and NBC News
Professor Marlene Schwartz quoted in China News Asia discussing added sugars, and in NBC News discussing US obesity epidemic.
Undergraduate students interview OLLI members for podcast project
During the Fall 2019 semester, Dr. Laura Donorfio’s undergraduate Adulthood & Aging students have been interviewing OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) members about the meaning of lifelong learning as part of the “An OLLI Minute” podcast project. Click here to listen!
HDFS Honors Student selected as University Scholar
Julie Brisson (junior HDFS honors student) was selected as a 2020 University Scholar. Professor Preston Britner serves on her faculty advisory committee.
Preston Britner receives Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award
Congratulations to Professor Preston Britner, the winner of the Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award. The Marth Award was established by the UConn AAUP to recognize the leadership and dedication of Edward Marth, former Executive Director of the UConn AAUP Chapter, and to encourage and reward outstanding mentoring of graduate students by UConn Graduate Faculty members.
Ryan Watson interviewed in UConn CSCH podcast
Assistant Professor Ryan Watson was interviewed in a UConn CSCH (Collaboratory on School and Child Health) podcast in honor of World AIDS day. On the podcast he discusses his research on disparities in access to HIV prevention tools among young men. You can listen to that podcast and Part 2 of the CSCH podcast (December 16, 2019) with Ryan Watson on substance abuse among LGBTQ youth here.
Ellen Pudney recently featured on Full Bloom Project podcast
Graduate student Ellen Pudney was recently featured on the Full Bloom Project podcast about her study on the connections between weight stigma and parental weight talk. The Full Bloom Project was founded by two psychotherapists who work with adolescents with eating disorders to provide research-informed resources for parents who want to promote self-esteem and positive body image in their children at all ages. You can listen to the podcast through the Full Bloom Project website, or on iTunes.
Ryan Watson featured in Hartford Courant podcast
Assistant Professor Ryan Watson was featured in a Hartford Courant podcast, discussing the implications of discussing politics and identities at the holiday dinner table. Listen to the podcast here.
Lefkowitz and Adamsons talk about HDFS name change in UConn Today
Professor and Department Head Eva Lefkowitz, and Associate Professor Kari Adamsons were interviewed about the department’s recent name change to Human Development and Family Sciences. Read the article in UConn Today.
Ryan Watson’s project published in Human Rights Campaign article
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) published an article about Assistant Professor Ryan Watson’s project on PrEP (among many other experiences) among Black & Latinx young MSM. Read the article here.