On Tuesday, December 7^th, UConn Early College Experience, and the UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator for Human Development and Family Sciences, Dr. Shannon Weaver and Minjung Choi, M.S., Graduate Assistant, HDFS ECE Program met with certified HDFS instructors for their annual professional development workshop.

The group shared news and updates and past year successes. Later they discussed textbooks and desired resources.  After a short break the group heard from members of the HDFS department who shared their research:                                                                     

Intergenerational Transmission of Risk Behaviors Between Fathers and Adolescents

Kari Adamsons, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Sciences, UConn            

Spill Over Between Family Members During COVID-19: Family Conflict and 

Parent’s Stress Predicting Children’s Emotion Regulation Outcomes

Abagail Horton, Human Development & Family Sciences, UConn

Longitudinal Impacts of COVID-19 on Parents: Mental Health, Coping, and 

Posttraumatic Stress      

Beth Russell, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Sciences, UConn 

After a lunch break the group reconvened to meet in breakout sessions discussing how to incorporate research into course topics and a second session on “Inclusive for All: Ideas and Challenges”.

UConn HDFS courses offered through ECE.