Our graduate students take great pride in the work that they share with the academic community!
In the 2022-2023 academic year, UConn HDFS students disseminated their research at virtual and in-person conferences. Our students presented over 60 research presentations around the nation, from San Diego to Portland, from Boston to Puerto Rico, and even around the globe, including Germany, Iceland, Greece, and Australia. They also have more than 100 publications in books and journals in a variety of disciplines, including adolescent development, family sciences, cultural psychology, public health, and gender and sexuality studies.
See CURRENT & PAST PRESENTATIONS !
Current graduate students have presented their work at regional, national, and international conferences, including:
- American Educational Research Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society
- American Public Health Association
- Gerontological Society of America
- National Council on Family Relations
- Society for Prevention Research
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for Research on Adolescence
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
See CURRENT & PAST PUBLICATIONS !
Current graduate students have published in many top peer-reviewed journals, including:
- Behavioral Medicine
- Culture, Health & Sexuality
- Early Childhood Education Journal
- Journal of Family Theory & Review
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Journal of Research on Adolescence
- Journal of Sex Research
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- LGBT Health
- Mindfulness
- Nutrients
- Obesity
See list of COMPLETED DISSERTATIONS !
Graduate students in HDFS choose to write dissertations on a wide variety of topics, which reflect the diversity of research areas within the program. A list of completed dissertations can be viewed here.