Debra Tomasino

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Year you entered the program:  2018

Current program:

• Ph.D., Human Development and Family Sciences
• Area of specialization: Adulthood, Aging, and Gerontology

Previous Education:

• Graduate Certificate in College Instruction, UConn Neag School of Education
• M.A., UConn, Human Development & Family Sciences
• Certified Dementia Practitioner, National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
• B.A., UConn, Psychological Sciences, magna cum laude

Research Interests:

• Health and well-being of older adults including cognitive, social, and biological perspectives

PhD Advising Committee:

     Major Advisor: Dr. Laura Donorfio, Associate Professor, UConn, HDFS

     Associate Advisors:  

• Dr. Brian Chapman, Assistant Professor in Residence, UConn, HDFS
• Dr. Kevin Manning, Associate Professor, UConn Health Center, Dept. of Psychiatry
• Dr. Ryan Watson, Assistant Professor, UConn, HDFS

Teaching experience (year(s) title):

       Teaching Assistant, UConn

• 2021: Research Methods in HDFS
• 2020: Death, Dying and Bereavement
• 2019: Diversity Issues in HDFS
• 2019: Public Policy and the Family
• 2018: Adulthood & Aging

       Graduate Instructional Specialist, UConn

• 2019 and 2018: Issues in Human Sexuality
• 2018: Adulthood & Aging