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The University of Connecticut (UConn) is one of America’s top 20 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. It is home to more than 31,000 students, 1,300 faculty, 230,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. The University has fourteen schools and colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Students can choose from eight undergraduate bachelor's degrees with 102 possible majors, as well as seventeen graduate/doctoral degrees and five professional degree programs (MD, JD, etc.). UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. It's a great time to be a Husky!
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Crystal Park, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut
Meaning Making Psychology of Religiousness and Spirituality Stress, Trauma and Coping Yoga Research Cancer Survivorship
Linda Pescatello, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA
Distinguished Professor of Kinesiology
Dr. Pescatello specializes in exercise prescription for health benefit
Complementary and Alternative Exercise Obesity Blood Pressure Exercise Prescription Physical Activity Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease Exercise Genomics
Wizdom Powell, Ph.D.
Director of the Health Disparities Institute and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UConn Health
Expert on the role of racism and gender norms in African American male health and healthcare inequities.
Ptsd African American Men Health Health Disparities Military Mental Health Racism
Felicia Pratto, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychological Sciences
Psychology expert, specializing in race and sex discrimination and intergroup dynamics
Terrorism and counter-terrorism Xenophobia Prejudice, tace- and sex- discrimination in hiring Homophobia Violations of International Humanitarian Law in war-time
Jeremy Pressman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Middle East Studies
Dr. Pressman specializes in the Arab-Israeli peace process, US foreign policy, and the scope of political protests in the United States.
Arab-Israeli Conflict Middle East Peace Process Political Protests
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy
The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system
Tracy Rittenhouse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, director of the Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Center
Tracy Rittenhouse is an expert in the study of wildlife populations - bobcats, bear, frogs - within exurban development.
Citizen Science Forest Management Wildlife Populations Wetland Ecology Ranavirus Epidemics Habitat Management Bear, Bobcats, and Animals in your backyard
Annabelle Rodriguez, M.D.
Visiting Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Recipient of Linda and David Roth Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Cardiovascular researcher, focusing on genetics and vascular biology
The genetic link between healthy HDL cholesterol, heart disease, and infertility
Nancy Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Nutrition expert, focusing on the relationship between exercise and protein intake
Protein intake in health obese and non-obese children Protein intake Energy balance and protein utilization in athletes
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