A great write-up about Professor Steve Wisensale and his 3042 Baseball and Society course was recently featured in UConn Today.

Read the article Coveted Class: Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race, and Gender

Associate Professor Keith Bellizzi received a 5-year, multi-million dollar award from National Cancer Institute to examine “Multilevel Resilience Trajectories in the Transition to Cancer Survivorship.”  Professor Crystal Park from Psychological Sciences at UConn will serve as Co-PI.

Lecturer Kim Larrabee’s paper entitled, Drowning on My Cushion-One practitioner’s journey to resettle her body and mind after a near-death experience, was recently published in Tricycle Magazine.

Assistant Professor Alaina Brenick, faculty adviser, and the students of the UCCFR received a 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Affiliate Councils Affiliate Grant in support of their programing for the International Day of Families, to be observed on May 15^th. The 2018 focus will be on Family Equality and the role of diverse families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and overall well-being of their members. Particularly, the Day’s focus is to raise awareness regarding the role of families in promoting early childhood education and lifelong learning opportunities for  children and youth. This is a great opportunity for students, and demonstrates Alaina’s dedication to her role as faculty adviser. Congratulations all!

Ronald P. Rohner, Emeritus Professor and Executive Director and former President of ISIPAR, received the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.  He also received the Outstanding International Psychologist Award from the USA for 2008, and the Henry David International Mentoring Award in 2017.

Professor Michael Ego has received a UConn Scholarship Facilitation Fund for his project, A Pilot Study: Measurement of Effectiveness of Baseball Reminiscence Program for Persons with Dementia in Cos Cob, CT.

An article in UConn Today entitled, “Talking Baseball Assists Aging Adults with Dementia” features Professor Michael Ego’s work on baseball reminiscence for adults with dementia.

Read this excellent article written by Associate Professor Keith Bellizi, “We’re not ready for the ‘silver tsunami’ of older adults living with cancer”, published in The Conversation, and published as Op-ed in UConn Today (July 6, 2017).

Professor Kim Gans’ poster, “Family Child Care Home Provider Attitudes and Practices Related to Feeding, Physical Activity and Screen Time of 2-5 Year Old Children in their Care,” won first place from the Early Care and Education Special Interest Group at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition (ISBN) and Physical Activity conference in Victoria, Canada.

Professor Preston Britner was one of the featured speakers at a recent congressional briefing on family homelessness. Read the article from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).  It’s a great example of how the research we do has the potential to influence national policy.