UConn HDFS @UConnHDFS
The official twitter account for the @UConn Human Development and Family Sciences Department Joined September 2020-
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Due to recent policy changes, the UConn HDFS Department will no longer be posting on Twitter/X. This account will no longer be monitored. For the latest news and updates, please follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/uconnh… Thank you for your continued support!
Alum Ciara Collins (PhD ’23) is now a research scientist at the Institute for Policy and Governance at Virginia Tech. Congratulations Ciara! @UConnCLAS @UConnAlumni
Prof Kari Adamsons and grad student @calicsalafia published a paper on the ambiguous loss perspective of the quality of life in breast cancer survivors in Journal of Family Theory and Review. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/jftr.1… @UConnCLAS @JFTR_NCFR @UConnGradSchool
Prof @BellizziKeith and colleagues published a content analysis of #childhoodcancer chatter on X in the Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. Read here: doi.org/10.1089/jayao.… @UConnCLAS @UConn_InCHIP
Prof @DrKevinFvL and colleagues published a paper in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues on low-income Latine families in North Carolina accessing government assistance programs. Read here: doi.org/10.1007/s10834… @UConnCLAS
Alum @qianxia_jiang (PhD ’22) was recently highlighted in an article by her university, University of Central Florida, about her work on healthy lifestyles. Read here: ucf.edu/news/ucf-healt… @UConnCLAS @UConnAlumni
Profs Rebecca Puhl and @DrRyanJWatson published a paper in the International Journal of Eating Disorders on the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors among sexual and gender minority youth. Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eat.24… @UConnCLAS @UConnRuddCenter @UConn_InCHIP
Prof @DrKimbah and eight graduate students published a qualitative paper in Frontiers in Nutrition on water availability and accessibility in family childcare homes. Read here: doi:10.3389/fnut.2025.1442070 @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @FrontNutrition
Prof Terry Berthelot led the department’s effort to receive $30,000 from the 2024–2025 Provost’s Common Curriculum Grant Competition, allowing HDFS faculty to work on moving six courses into the Common Curriculum. Many HDFS faculty were involved in this effort! @UConnCLAS
Profs @DrLisaAEaton, @DrRyanJWatson, grad student @PeterMcCauley_ published a paper in AIDS & Behavior examining how HIV prevention and healthy aging concerns relate to sexuality and gender. Read here: 10.1080/26895269.2025.2452185 @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @UConn_InCHIP
HDFS Alum Lauren Lafferty (BS ‘05) is our HDFS alumni spotlight. Learn more about her here: hdfs.uconn.edu/category/alumn… @UConnCLAS @UConnAlumni
Prof Beth Russell received a $6000 grant from the 2024–2025 Provost’s Common Curriculum Grant Competition to develop a new Common Curriculum course on The Science of Individual and Family Wellbeing. @UConnCLAS @UConn_InCHIP
Prof Kari Adamsons received a $6000 grant from the 2024–2025 Provost’s Common Curriculum Grant Competition to develop a new Common Curriculum course on Diverse Family Structures in the U.S. @UConnCLAS
Prof Rachel Chazan-Cohen and grad student @CarlsonDelaina published a paper in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examining family conflict in low-income families. Read here: doi.org/10.3390/ijerph… @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @IJERPH_MDPI
Grad student Antonia Caba is our September grad student spotlight! Learn more about her here: hdfs.uconn.edu/grad-spotlight/ @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @UConnSocialWork
Grad student Rui Wu, Prof Rebecca Puhl, and colleagues published about the role of parents and sociodemographics in adolescent experiences of weight-related communication in Pediatric Obesity. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.1… @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @UConnRuddCenter
Profs @DrRyanJWatson @DrLisaAEaton, alum Samantha Lawrence (PhD ’22), and grad student @PeterMcCauley_ published a paper on examining tobacco use among diverse youth in Addictive Behaviors. Read here: doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108246 @UConnCLAS @UConn_InCHIP @UConnGradSchool
Profs @DrKevinFvL, Caitlin Lombardi, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, and grad students @vanessesquivel and @anneberset2 published a paper in the American Journal of Community Psychology on state policy for immigrant families with young children. @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @A_J_Comm_Psych
Grad student @CarlsonDelaina and colleagues published a paper on measuring physical activity intensity among young children in Child: Care, Health, and Development. @UConnCLAS @UConnGradSchool @Child_CHD
Prof @EvaLefkowitz and colleagues published in the Journal of Family Theory and Review on the challenges of navigating higher education for scholars in the field of HDFS. Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/V… @UConnCLAS @UConn_InCHIP @ncfr
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Raymond Moody @raymondmoody
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Tyler Jamison, PhD @DrTylerJamison
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Caitlin Lombardi @caitlombardi
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Samantha E. Lawrence @DrSamELawrence
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Peter McCauley @PeterMcCauley_
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