The Child Labs community participated in CT Children’s Medical Center’s Pajama Day on Friday December 13th. Children, college students and staff wore pjs to school and made donations to CCMC to support children experiencing extended hospital stays. The Child Labs community raised more than $200!

Charlie Super learned early in life that people in different places behave differently. He grew up in suburban New Jersey, but spent many summers with his mother’s parents in rural Georgia. His father, though American-born, grew up in Europe; Charlie had his own taste of Europe as a teenager, when the family spent a year in […]

Samantha Collins earned her Bachelor of Arts in HDFS with a minor in Spanish in 2012. She has built a career in public education after receiving her Master of Arts in Educational Psychology with a concentration in School Counseling at UConn. She also received a certificate in College Counseling from UCLA Extension in 2019. After obtaining […]

Congratulations to Marlene Schwartz who received a grant from the USDA, “Developing and Implementing a Farm-to-School Policy and Practice Assessment.” The purpose of this project is to develop an assessment of farm to school procurement, education, and community engagement practices in school districts throughout the state. This information will be used by UConn Extension to […]

Laura Donorfio’s HDFS 4007W’s project to offer a career closet was featured in UConn Today https://today.uconn.edu/2024/12/uconn-waterburys-career-closet-service-learning-students-champion-professional-success-and-equity/

Graduate student Vanessa Esquivel featured in UConn Today for her recent Head Start Dissertation Grant from the Administration of Children and Families for her dissertation work to study the association between parents and Early Head Start service providers. Caitlin Lombardi is mentoring Vanessa on this project. https://today.uconn.edu/2024/12/giving-latine-families-an-early-head-start/

Congratulations to Candi Nwakasi, who was awarded a grant from the Office of Global Affairs, “Mental health support seeking among Nigerians with a history of cancer and HIV!

UConn Today recently interviewed Marlene Schwartz for their new video about the Rudd Center’s “Cultural Foods Guide”. https://today.uconn.edu/2024/10/tackling-food-insecurity-cultural-food-guide/

After her freshman year at UConn, Christine changed her major and transferred into what was then the School of Family Studies to pursue a degree working with young children. Her concentration was Child Development and Early Childhood Education. This decision came after she took the course Programs for Young Children with Dr. Jane Goldman. Jane […]

Ida Ghaemmaghamfarahani is a first-year PhD student specializing in Adulthood, Aging, and Gerontology under Dr. Keith Bellizzi’s mentorship. Originally from Tehran, Iran, Ida began her academic journey with an engineering degree from the University of Tehran. However, her deep interest in mental health and human behavior led her to pursue a master’s in clinical psychology. […]