Congratulations to Assistant Professor Kevin Ferreira Van Leer, who received a Spencer Vision Grant entitled: Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions from Enrolling to Serving: Collaborative Examination of Equitable Practices and Policies in the California State University System!

Congratulations to alumni Luke Russell (BA ’10), newly elected Chair-elect of the NCFR Research and Theory Section.

Congratulations to *Nate Stekler, newly elected Students and New Professionals Representative of the NCFR Research and Theory Section.

Professor Keith Bellizzi and colleagues were featured in an article about their recent study demonstrating that families make up a lot of the users of the #childhoodcancer hashtag on X-Twitter https://today.uconn.edu/2025/03/uconn-study-of-hashtag-childhoodcancer-shows-families-leading-the-conversation/

Lisa (Villamana) Kilcourse earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies and minored in Psychology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs campus. Shortly after she graduated in 2005, she earned her Master of Science in Counselor Education: School Counseling at Western Connecticut State University as well as her certification as a Connecticut School […]

After scrambling to find three credits to fill his first semester schedule, David Schless convinced a professor to allow him to enroll in an upper-level sociology of aging class and was ultimately introduced to an undergraduate program he would have never otherwise contemplated. At a certain point, he was introduced to Dr. Nancy Sheehan, who agreed to […]

Dr. Ryan Watson studies the health and well-being of sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth and young adults. Coming from a family with no college graduates, he began his research career when he spotted a flyer that advertised a research opportunity. The flyer hung outside his classroom at UCLA, mostly covered over by spring break […]

UConn Today featured undergraduate researcher *Kayvona Brown who is currently enrolled in the HDFS Research Practicum with Assistant Professor Marketa Burnett exploring Black caregivers’ hopes and dreams for their daughters. Link: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/03/meet-the-undergraduate-researcher-kayvona-brown-clas/#

Congratulations to Tracy Walters (PhD ’23) who recently accepted a new position as Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of the Applied Psychology Data Analytics Master’s program at Marquette University to start this Fall!

Marianne Legassey presented a training workshop to community childcare providers at the EASTCONN Annual Infant Toddler conference on March 7th. Marianne presented Trauma Informed Practices in Early Childhood. Christine Perkins, Child Labs Master Toddler Teacher and Kelly Clark, Child Labs Master Infant Teacher, presented a workshop at the conference. The workshop, cycle of Intentional Teaching […]