SSW News
- UConn Research Announces First Recipients of Seed Funding For Inclusive Research Initiatives March 30, 2023
- UConn School of Social Work Celebrates 75th Anniversary March 21, 2023
- Social Work Researcher Seeks to Re-engage Black and African American Older Adults Isolated by COVID-19 March 7, 2023
- UConn Nursing, Social Work Awarded $6M to Address Workforce Shortages in Critical Fields March 1, 2023
- $10 Million for National Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Development Equity Center Awarded to UConn February 21, 2023
UConn Today
- Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Awarded by the American Chemical Society Receiving the 2023 Priestley Medal March 31, 2023
- MEM Co-Director Craig Calvert, Who Goes Above-and-Beyond for Students, Recognized as a Top UConn Educator March 31, 2023
- UConn’s Nursing Students Global Presence March 31, 2023
- A Shortage of Native Seeds is Slowing Land Restoration Across the US, which is Crucial for Tackling Climate Change and Extinctions March 31, 2023
- UConn Magazine: I’m With the Band March 31, 2023
SSW Events
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Mar
31
ORS Spring 2023 Workshop: Pre-Award 10110:00am
ORS Spring 2023 Workshop: Pre-Award 101
Friday, March 31st, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hartford Campus Virtual
"Pre-Award 101" is part of the Office of Research & Scholarship Internal Nuts and Bolts Series Track. -
Apr
4
Sexuality Series: Healthy Relationships6:00pm
Sexuality Series: Healthy Relationships
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Other Online
Healthy Relationships
What does a healthy relationship look like? What can I do to be a good partner? Join this online event to learn about healthy relationships and resources for all campuses. Submit anonymous questions that will be answered by a panel of experts. All students are welcome!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82061530000?pwd=NDBCM09RTUc5SUxiTEhTMzZXcm5hQT09 -
Apr
6
04/06 ORS Spring 2023 "Scholars in Aging" Speaker: Dr. Karen Bullock12:00pm
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Apr
6
InCHIP Lecture: Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, "Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes in Clinical Care Settings"12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture: Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, "Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes in Clinical Care Settings"
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Other Webex
Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, Northwell Health
April 6, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
"Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes in Clinical Care Settings"
Dr. Fitzpatrick is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Health System Science and Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health. Her background is in clinical health psychology and behavioral medicine. Dr. Fitzpatrick has over a decade of experience developing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral interventions for obesity and chronic disease prevention and management in clinical and community-based settings. Her work particularly focuses on strategies to combine behavioral and social health interventions to address social needs and promote health equity. She has served as the Pl or Co-I on several NIH and PCORl-funded grants. Her most recent work, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), included a natural experiment with a mixed methods approach to evaluate the implementation of the Diabetes Prevention Program in a large, integrated health system as well as Bridge to Health/ Puente a la Salud, a randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a combined behavioral and social health intervention led by community health workers to improve diabetes management and related outcomes among a racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic marginalized patient population. Dr. Fitzpatrick is the Director of Research, Evaluation, and Strategic Implementation for the ADA-recognized DECIDE diabetes self-management support program. She also currently serves on the Oregon Health Authority's Metrics and Scoring Committee, determining statewide population health quality measure
View the upcoming series, access RSVP's, and watch archived lectures: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series-2/ -
Apr
6
15 Minutes to Calm5:30pm
15 Minutes to Calm
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Other Online
Breathing & Reframe Stress Meditation
Join us this week to practice breathing & reframing stress through meditation to be present to bring a calmness to our day. All students are welcome, & no experience necessary to participate.
https://uconnvtc.webex.com/join/apsc
