Associate Professor Beth Russell and colleagues partnering with Waterbury police on a project designed to connect overdose survivors to behavioral health clinicians immediately after overdose, featured in UConn Today.
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Rebecca Puhl interviewed by The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post recently interviewed Professor Rebecca Puhl on the topic of weight discrimination in the workplace.
Marlene Schwartz featured for her work on school meals
Professor Marlene Schwartz was featured for her work on school meals in two articles. Read the first article at foodnavigator-usa.com, and the other at medicalxpress.com.
Rebecca Puhl featured in greatist.com health article
Professor Rebecca Puhl was featured in a greatist.com health article for discussing weight stigma in the medical profession.
Rebecca Puhl featured on CNBC
Professor Rebecca Puhl was featured on CNBC video. Watch the video to learn how weight discrimination in employment affects high-weight workers and why there’s no legislation to prevent it.
Charles Super appointed to editorial board
Professor Charles Super was appointed to the Editorial Board of the journal, New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development.
Abdul Khaleque’s interview to be published in upcoming book
Senior Scientist Abdul Khaleque was interviewed by Kimberly Wolf, the founder of Girlmentum, about father-daughter relationships. The interview will be included in Kimberly Wolf’s new book on father-daughter communication in adolescence to be published by Penguin Publishing in the spring of 2021.
Sara Harkness appointed to Editorial Board
Professor Sara Harkness was recently appointed to the Editorial Board of the journal, New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development.
Rachel Tambling now editor of Contemporary Family Therapy
Associate Professor Rachel Tambling is now the editor of Contemporary Family Therapy, which is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on family therapy, focusing on recent applied practice and developments in theory and research that is published quarterly by Springer Science+Business Media.
Marlene Schwartz quoted in China News Asia and NBC News
Professor Marlene Schwartz quoted in China News Asia discussing added sugars, and in NBC News discussing US obesity epidemic.