CHIP PI Linda Pescatello Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
May 22, 2013 by SSalorio
CHIP PI and Kinesiology Professor Linda S. Pescatello is one of two new Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors, a title granted to only 49 other UConn faculty members since it was created 15 years ago. For more information, please see the UConn Today article below. http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/05/two-faculty-named-2013-board-of-trustees-distinguished-professors/
CHIP Featured Employee for May
May 1, 2013 by BKrane
Kathleen Moriarty is CHIP’s Featured Employee of the Month for May. If you don’t already know her and details of her role at CHIP, we invite you to read this brief Q&A with her. How many years have you worked at CHIP/ UConn? This is my 37th year at UConn and my 3rd year at CHIP. What are your [...]
CHIP PI Seth Kalichman has been Awarded a New Grant
April 29, 2013 by DHawkins
Dr. Lynn Miller, PhD, Speaking at CHIP Thursday, May 2, 2013
April 26, 2013 by SSalorio
On Thursday, May 2, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm, we finish the spring lecture series with Lynn C. Miller, Ph.D., Professor at the Annenberg School of Communication at University of Southern California who will talk about “Socially Optimized Learning in Virtual Environments (SOLVE): The Promise of Interactive and Intelligent Technologies for Reducing Risky Sexual Behaviors.” It is co-sponsored by [...]
Testing a Music-based Intervention for Children with Autism
April 19, 2013 by BKrane
By Beth Krane Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, recently awarded CHIP Principal Investigator (PI) Anjana Bhat a grant to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a novel music-based intervention for children with autism. Dr. Bhat, an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology in UConn’s Neag School of Education and a pediatric physical [...]
Dr. Annette Stanton, PhD, Speaking at CHIP Thursday, April 25, 2013
April 19, 2013 by SSalorio
On Thursday, April 25 2013, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm, the lecture series finishes April with a talk by Annette L. Stanton, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry/Bio-behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, about “How and for Whom? Toward Developing Maximally Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Adults Living with Chronic Disease.” This is co-sponsored by the Connecticut [...]
Dr. Pouran Fagrhi, PhD, Speaking at CHIP Thursday, April 18, 2013
April 15, 2013 by SSalorio
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm, the lecture series offers a talk by Pouran Fagrhi, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.M. Professor of Health Promotion and Allied Health Sciences at UConn on “Worksite Weight Loss Intervention Using Contingency Management of Financial Incentives for Risky Employees.” This lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Kinesiology at the NEAG School [...]
Dr. Carolyn Aldwin, PhD, Speaking at CHIP Thursday, April 11, 2013
April 5, 2013 by BKrane
On Thursday, April 11, 2013, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm, the lecture series hosts Carolyn M. Aldwin, PhD, Professor, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University for a talk entitled “Healthy Aging: Is ‘Common Sense’ Wrong?” The lecture will be in Video Conference Room 204 on the second floor of Ryan at 2006 Hillside Road at [...]
CHIP Featured Employee for April
April 4, 2013 by BKrane
Donna Hawkins is CHIP’s featured employee for the month of April. Donna, a Program Assistant I, began working at CHIP in April 2011. Donna provides administrative support to CHIP Director Jeffrey Fisher and also provides critical administrative and programmatic support for the entire Center. Donna compiles data from many sources in order to produce reports for [...]
Dr. Cheryl Oncken, PhD, Speaking at CHIP Thursday, April 4, 2013
March 29, 2013 by SSalorio
On Thursday, April 4, 2013, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm, the lecture series continues with Cheryl Oncken, MD, MPH, Professor at the Department of Medicine/OBGYN, UConn Health Center, who presents about “Behavioral and Pharmacological Treatments for Pregnant Smokers.” The lecture will be in Video Conference Room 204 on the second floor of Ryan at 2006 Hillside Road at the [...]
