Preston Britner’s work was published in UConn Today and Today’s CLAS. Read the article entitled, Connecticut Supportive Housing Keeps At-Risk Families Together, At No Extra Cost

Assistant Professor Caitlin Lombardi’s study on the links between spatial and math skill development was reported online. Read the article here.

The New York Times interviewed Professor Rebecca Puhl on the topic of weight bias and health in the context of pregnancy and fertility treatment. The article will also appear in the NYT magazine that accompanies this Sunday’s New York Times newspaper.

She also wrote a piece in the Washington Post (and also in Sunday’s paper) related to legislation in Massachusetts, which she submitted testimony for.

Associate Professor Kari Adamsons discusses her research on parenting and fathering in a UConn360 podcast.  Listen to the podcast.

Assistant Professor Ryan Watson’s research was featured in an article entitled, “Supportive families and schools help prevent substance use among transgender youth: UBC study”. Read the article here.

Professor and Dept Head Eva Lefkowitz’s research was published in PsyPost. Read the article here.

Professor Rebecca Puhl was selected as the recipient of the CLAS Faculty Research Excellence Award in Public Scholarship for 2019.

Assistant Professor Ryan Watson is recipient of InCHIP’s first ever InCHIP Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award!

This award recognizes a pre-tenured InCHIP-affiliated faculty member who has made significant scientific contributions in their area of research in a health-related domain consistent with the mission of InCHIP.  Research excellence is defined as “work that reflects a high degree of scientific contribution in terms of its substance, quality, originality, and impact.”

Congratulations to Abdul Khaleque, HDFS adjunct professor and senior scientist in the Ronald and Nancy Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection.  Abdul’s book, Intimate Relationships Across the Lifespan: Formation, Development, Enrichment, and Maintenance, by Abdul Khaleque, won silver in Psychology/Mental Health and bronze in Sexuality/Relationships from the 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY).