USA Today interviewed Professor Rebecca Puhl in their six-part series on obesity. Read the article here.
Faculty
Charles Super and Sara Harkness recipients of APA award
Professors Charles Super and Sara Harkness featured in UConn Today for their recent award from APA. Read the article here.
Rebecca Puhl receives UConn Research Excellence Program grant
Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Puhl, who was awarded a UConn Research Excellence Program grant: “Advancing Understanding of Diabetes Stigma in Healthcare: The Role of Physician Biases in Patient Communication, Perceived Barriers, and Provision of Care.”
Maria LaRusso receives UConn Research Excellence Program grant
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Maria LaRusso, who was awarded a UConn Research Excellence Program grant. Her project is titled Adapting and Piloting a Social Justice Multi-Modal Intervention to Reduce Anxiety in BIPOC Youth.
Laura Mauldin and Makayla Dawkins launch OVPR-funded website
Based on research interviews with caregivers across the country, a new OVPR-funded website was just launched with Associate Professor Laura Mauldin as principal investigator and HDFS student Makayla Dawkins contributing as an undergraduate research assistant. See the website here https://www.disabilityathome.org/
Rebecca Puhl featured in UConn Today addressing weight stigma
Professor Rebecca Puhl featured in UConn Today for serving on a panel addressing weight stigma in the media. Read the article here.
Jolaade Kalinowski receives Pre-K Scholar Career Dev Program Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jolaade Kalinowski, who was recently selected as a recipient of the Pre-K Scholar Career Development Program Award.
Na Zhang receives grant to design mindfulness training module
UConn Today wrote an article about Assistant Professor Na Zhang’s new NIMH career development grant. Read the article here.
Kim Gans’ research featured in UConn Today
Professor Kim Gans was featured in UConn Today discussing meals and physical activity for children in family child care homes. Read the article here.
Laura Donorfio receives award read the article in UConn Today
Associate Professor Laura Donorfio was featured in UConn Today highlighting both her honor of receiving the Clark Tibbitts Award and for her work research project on drag expression. Read the article here.