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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Abdul Khaleque was invited to contribute a chapter on Fathers’ neglect of children for the Sage Handbook of Domestic Violence to be edited by Todd K. Shackelford, and published by the Sage Publications Ltd in 2020.
Professor Rebecca Puhl was quoted in a UConn Today article, Weight Stigma Doesn’t Discriminate. Weight stigma is just as common among sexual minority adults as among heterosexual adults. Read the article.
Also, the podcast The Measure of Everyday Life recently interviewed Rebecca Puhl on the topic of communication about obesity, and the impact of weight stigma. Hear the podcast.
Sarah McKee, HDFS doctoral student, received the Outstanding Student Abstract Award for her abstract, “Pilot Testing the Wellness School Assessment Tool for the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model” at the American Public Health Association. This project was in collaboration with Professor Marlene Schwartz.
This past Spring, long-time HDFS professor Steve Wisensale retired after 35 years of teaching at UConn. During his time in HDFS, Wisensale held many important roles, including Acting Dean of the School of Family Studies. During his tenure he received three Fulbright Fellowships, allowing him to teach and study family policy and aging in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Japan. He also received several university-wide teaching awards, including the 1992 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2008 Honors Faculty Member of the Year Award. In recent years, Wisensale was perhaps best known to his students for his popular class, Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race, and Gender, that he designed and introduced. This non-traditional course made deep connections between baseball and the broader historical changes that have happened in society. Wisensale’s passion for baseball and teaching was undeniable, leading hundreds of students to apply for a spot in his class each time it was taught. Wisensale left a lasting impression on the HDFS department and UConn as a whole, and his regular presence will be deeply missed.
Seliana Seradieu (an HDFS senior) and her sister, Smana, started a non-profit agency. Change for Haitian Youth is a New York based 501(c)(3) operating in Haiti, whose mission is to improve the lives of Haitian students with a main focus on education. Seliana and Smana were both born and raised in Haiti and wanted to find a way to combine their love for their country and their dedication to the advancement of education, and this organization was their way of doing so! They hope that by providing students with resources such as English and computer courses, they can provide them with the confidence to pursue opportunities that will impact their lives.