Professor Rebecca Puhl discusses how to reduce fat shaming in the Metro Daily News.
Faculty
Eva Lefkowitz and students receive Best Research Article Award
Professor and Department Head Eva Lefkowitz and former students will be honored in Toronto this week for their article, which was selected by the Sexuality Topic Network of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood as the winner of the 2018 Best Research Article award for research advancing scholarship on sex and sexuality among emerging adults. Read the article here https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jora.12422
Ronald Rohner appointed to National Child Policy Center committee
Ronald Rohner, Professor Emeritus, and Director of the Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, was appointed to the National Child Policy Center’s committee on psychological maltreatment.
Ryan Watson receives Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award
Assistant Professor Ryan Watson received his Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award at the InCHIP Annual Meeting, which was held on September 26, 2019.
Charles Super’s research presented in Science News
Professor Charles Super’s work on the cultural shaping of infant motor development was presented in Science News.
Marlene Schwartz quoted in Huffington Post and CT Mirror
Professor Marlene Schwartz was quoted in a Huffington Post article that discusses U.S. food policy and public schools, and in CT Mirror, concerning a socioeconomic divide in wellness policies in CT schools.
Rebecca Puhl discusses weight bias in the Washington Examiner
Professor Rebecca Puhl discusses weight bias in article entitled, “Daily on Healthcare: Fighting against weight discrimination in the workplace” in the Washington Examiner.
Rebecca Puhl interviewed in articles in Diabetic Living and HR Dive
Professor Rebecca Puhl was interviewed in the article Overcoming Weight Hate for the summer issue of the magazine Diabetic Living, and for an article on legislation to address weight discrimination for HR Dive.
Laura Donorfio receives Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations are in order for Associate Professor Laura Donorfio, who on October 3, 2019 received the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award (Undergraduate Level) as part of the UConn Alumni Faculty Excellence Awards. This is a university-wide award and a huge accomplishment – and is on top of the two teaching awards that Laura received from CLAS and from CETL last year.
(Photo on Left: Laura Donorfio, PhD. Photo on right: 2019 UConn Alumni Faculty Excellence Award recipients, from left to right: Kevin E. McEvoy, PhD; Laura K.M. Donorfio, PhD; Kuman S. Venkitanarayanan, PhD; Harry van der Hulst, PhD)