Dr. Rebecca Puhl is a Professor of HDFS and Deputy Director of the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health. She joined the HDFS faculty in 2015. Rebecca was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. She completed her BAH in psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and then moved to Connecticut in 1999 […]

Leslie is Professor Emerita of Public Health (Health Policy and Management) at the Yale School of Public Health. She also has a secondary position as Professor of Management at the Yale School of Management, a courtesy position as Professor in the Jackson School of Global Affairs, and serves as Core Faculty at the Yale Global […]

Keith Bellizzi was interviewed for an article in The Independent on the psychology of changing minds, “How to change your mind–and the minds of the people around you, according to experts“

Rebecca Puhl (PI) received a grant “Equipping Pediatric Health Professionals with Tools for Change: Confronting Weight Bias and Improve Obesity Care in Pediatric Settings”. This 2-year project funded by Eli Lilly & Company is supporting the development of a comprehensive evidence-based online resource for pediatric professionals to reduce stigma and improve supportive patient care to […]

Madeline Jones Hebert received a research grant from the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate program to support her work and professional development at the SRCD SOGIE Caucus Global Forum in August. Congratulations Madeline!

I graduated from UConn in 1976. I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and Family Relations (now HDFS), with a minor in Sociology. Going to UConn in the mid-1970s was a time of great social change as well as the opportunity to experiment with new ways of pursuing knowledge. I entered college […]

Tochukwu (TC) is a first year Ph.D. student in Human Development and Family Sciences, specializing in Adulthood, Aging, and Gerontology. His academic advisor is Dr. Candi Nwakasi. TC earned his Master’s degree in gerontology from Miami University in Ohio and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in social work from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. […]

Isabelle Aragon-Menzel is a first-year PhD student specializing in Health, Wellbeing, and Prevention. Prior to coming to UConn, she earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) at the Colorado School of Public Health on the CU Anshutz Medical Campus, specializing in Population Mental Health and Wellbeing; and earned her BA at Colorado College, majoring in […]

Marianne Legassey is the Executive Director at the UConn Child Development Labs (CDL).  She started at the CDL as a classroom Master Teacher in 2004.  The dynamic classroom environment and need to manage many tasks simultaneously prepared Marianne for the challenge of being the director at CDL, a role that requires many hats. At the CDL, HDFS Early Childhood […]

The CT Mirror recently interviewed Keith Bellizzi for their article, “Americans are living longer but spending more years in poor health.”