HDFS Events Calendar
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InCHIP Lecture Series: Chiara Sabina, Ph.D., Rutgers University 12:30pm
4/25
InCHIP Lecture Series: Chiara Sabina, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Virtual
In Recognition of Sexaul Assault Awareness Month
Chiara Sabina, Ph.D. Rutgers University
Topic: Sexual violence among Latinas
April 25, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Dr. Chiara Sabina is an associate professor at the School of Social Work at Rutgers University. Her research centers on interpersonal victimization, especially intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and dating violence among Latinos. Dr. Sabina employs a contextual, strengths-based perspective with respect to interpersonal violence focusing on understudied groups, the influence of cultural variables, help-seeking responses, and examination of the service-delivery system. Dr. Sabina has received grants from the Fulbright Scholar Program, National Institute of Justice, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Vision of Hope, and National Sexual Violence Resource Center to conduct her work on Latino victimization, victim needs, violence prevention, domestic violence services, and culturally-informed services. Dr. Sabina is Senior Consulting Editor for Psychology of Violence and is a member of the Research Advisory Board of the National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities. -
Doctor Dissertation Oral Defense of Veronica Hanna 9:30am
4/29
Doctor Dissertation Oral Defense of Veronica Hanna
Monday, April 29th, 2024
09:30 AM
Family Studies Building
Human Development and Family Sciences - “The Role of Religion in Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth and Young Adults’ Lives”
2022-23 Award Recipients
Congratulations to all of the UConn HDFS award winners this year!
HDFS Faculty Awards:
- Teaching Award: Terry Berthelot
- Advising/Mentoring Award: Caitlin Lombardi
HDFS Graduate Student Awards:
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Nate Stekler
- Outstanding Instructor: Abbey Horton
- Best Conference Presentation: Rui Wu
- Best Published Paper: Veronica Hanna-Walker
HDFS Undergraduate Student Awards:
- Outstanding Senior in Service to HDFS: Josanne Ramirez-Frank
- Outstanding Senior in HDFS Award: Sheylian Berrios
HDFS Class of 2023 PhD graduates:
Alyssa Clark, Ciara Collins, Eleanor Fisk, Eminet Gurganus, Kaleigh Ligus, Sarah McKee, Taylor Rathus, Tracy Walters, Lindsay Westberg
(see all Master of Arts & PhD graduates)
External Awards:
- Charles Super and Sara Harkness: APA Division 52's 2022 Jean Lau Chin Award for Outstanding Psychologist in International Leadership Contributions
- Annamaria Csizmadia: University of Connecticut Stamford Campus Faculty Recognition Award
- Sarah Casper: 2023 University Outstanding Adjunct Award from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Laura Donorfio: 2023 AAUP Excellence Awards-Teaching Career
- Rebecca Puhl: 2023 AAUP Research Excellence Award –Career
- Na Zhang: 2023 recipient of the Office of Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award
- Kim Gans: CLAS 2023 Faculty Mentoring of Faculty Award
- Kari Adamsons: CLAS 2023 Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students Award