Assistant Professor Ryan Watson is the recipient of the 2020 Early Career Research Award, Society of Research on Adolescence. Although the conference was cancelled so we couldn’t share in the celebration together, this award is a huge honor only awarded every other year, and thus a large accomplishment.
Faculty
Rebecca Puhl quoted in the Daily Mail and ABC Spain
Professor Rebecca Puhl was quoted in articles in the Daily Mail- Calling Overweight People Fat or Lazy Must Stop Because Stigma is ‘Blocking the Fight Against the Obesity Epidemic,’ Experts Say; and ABC Spain- El estigma: el principal enemigo de la obesidad
Rebecca Puhl’s research featured in multiple articles
Professor Rebecca Puhl’s research on body acceptance was featured in: US News and World Report, The Great Body Acceptance Debate, and PressForm.
Galante-DeAngelis and Watson receive AAUP Excellence awards
Two HDFS faculty received UConn AAUP Excellence Awards! Lecturer Meg Galante-DeAngelis received the Teaching Excellence (Career) award, and Associate Professor Ryan Watson received the Research and Creativity (Early Career) award. These are very prestigious university-wide awards and we are very proud of Meg and Ryan for these well-deserved acknowledgements of all of their hard work.
Marlene Schwartz’s research discussed in multiple articles
Professor Marlene Schwartz discusses research on the effects of changes in school lunch nutrition standards led to improved healthiness of school meals, featured in multiple outlets: medscape.com and yahoo news
Rebecca Puhl’s research on obesity stigma in UConn Today
Professor Rebecca Puhl’s research on obesity stigma was covered by UConn Today.
Linda Halgunseth was finalist for UConn Spirit Award
Assistant Professor Linda Halgunseth was a finalist for the UConn Spirit Award in Inclusive Excellence, as highlighted in UConn Today.
HDFS faculty & grad students will present at SBM conference
Four HDFS faculty, four HDFS graduate students, and three HDFS undergraduate students plan to present their research at the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 41st Annual Meeting in San Francisco in early April. See all of the information here.
Ronald Rohner receives Award for Lifetime Achievement
Emeritus Professor Ronald Rohner received the Award for Lifetime Achievement, presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, February 28, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.