Tracy Walters in the winner of the CETL Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award! Tracy served as a solo instructor for two courses, remotely, during the 2020-2021 academic year, and has also served as a TA and a graduate student advisor for the department. Congratulations Tracy!
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Cynthia Van Fleet wins CETL Outstanding Adjunct Award
Instructor Cynthia Van Fleet is the winner of the CETL Award for Outstanding Adjunct! Cindy taught HDFS 1070 as a high school teacher for many years, and also teaches multiple classes for us in Waterbury and Hartford. Congratulations Cindy!
Rebecca Puhl featured in BBC and NBC CT News
Professor Rebecca Puhl:
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- Rebecca was interviewed by the BBC about weight discrimination in the workplace: Read the article here.
- Rebecca’s new study on parent-adolescent communication about weight was featured on NBC CT News on Monday April 11th, and by UConn Today: Read the article here.
Kaleigh Ligus receives fellowship at Academy Health
Graduate student Kaleigh Ligus was recently selected as the inaugural summer public policy fellow at AcademyHealth. In this fellowship, she will work alongside the Director of Advocacy to advance the mission and objectives of AcademyHealth through advocacy, public policy, education, and policy communication.
Alaina Brenick wins AAUP Service Excellence Award
Congratulations to Associate Professor Alaina Brenick, winner of the AAUP Service Excellence Award! A virtual ZOOM ceremony will take place on Monday, April 25th at 12:00 pm. Any and all who wish to attend are welcome, and are asked to email Barbara Kratochvil to receive the ZOOM link.
Rebecca Puhl featured in NYT and Edutopia
Professor Rebecca Puhl was recently featured in two news outlets:
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- New York Times: Brazil, Land of the Thong, Embraces Its Heavier Self
- Edutopia: Brazil, Weight Bias Hurts Kids and We’re Not Talking About It
Samantha Lawrence featured in ConscienHealth
Graduate student Samantha Lawrence’s recent publication on family-based weight stigma was featured in an article in ConscienHealth: Read the article here.
Laura Mauldin featured in UConn Today discussing COVID
Associate Professor Laura Mauldin featured in UConn Today discussing effects of Long COVID: Read the article here.
Marlene Schwartz featured in UConn Today on free lunch programs
Professor Marlene Schwartz featured in UConn Today discussing the end of the free lunch program: Read the article here.
Ryan Watson quoted by CNN
Associate Professor Ryan Watson was quoted by CNN: Read the article here.