Alum Sam Lawrence (PhD, ‘22), was awarded the RFS Award in Science for the best paper by a woman in science or underrepresented minority in a Liebert peer-reviewed journal. Sam’s paper Bullying involvement at the intersection of gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and disability: Prevalence disparities and the protective power of school-related developmental assets” was […]

Professor Marlene Schwartz featured in a Educator Wellness Podcast on the role of nutrition in education and overall wellbeing.

Three HDFS graduate students and two HDFS faculty will be giving five presentations at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention in August in Seattle, WA. See a list of all their presentations here.

Professor Keith Bellizzi was featured in UConn Today in an article about his course, Living With Chronic Illness: https://magazine.uconn.edu/2024/06/26/hdfs-4255-5255-living-with-chronic-illness/

Professor Rebecca Puhl was featured in an article in ConsciencHealth about how the AP Stylebook encourages respectful language on obesity: https://conscienhealth.org/2024/06/ap-stylebook-embraces-respectful-language-on-obesity/  

Assistant Professor Maria LaRusso received a Scholarship Facilitation Fund award from the OVPR for her project, Generational Crisis in Well-being? Experiences of pediatricians and mental health providers.

Associate Professor Alaina Brenick received a Scholarship Facilitation Fund award from the OVPR for her project, Beyond Accents and Origins: Exploring Bias-Based Bullying of Immigrant-background Youth

Professor Rebecca Puhl featured in an article in The Atlantic about using people first language when discussing obesity Read the article here https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/06/person-with-obesity-language-phrasing/678584/

Cheryl Hilton, a UConn graduate from 1991 with a BS in Human Development and Family Relations (HDFR) with a concentration in social policy and public relations, has made significant contributions in various fields. During her time at UConn, Hilton was actively involved as a Husky Ambassador, Campus Tour Guide, and an active member of the […]

Veronica Hanna-Walker will complete her Ph.D. in Summer 2024. She enrolled in the HDFS program in 2020 to work with Dr. Eva Lefkowitz on research about sexual identity development and the health and health-related outcomes of sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth and young adults. During graduate school, Veronica worked on several research projects, including […]