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The Role of Feedback in Health Information Sharing

UConn Today — October 3, 2018

Sharing health information such as dieting and fitness activities on social media sites can result in improved health outcomes; but those outcomes could suffer depending on the comments, according to a study by UConn researchers published in the journal Health Communication.

“If users share tracked health information and receive supportive comments, particularly [social] network support, they can improve their health outcomes,” the researchers say. “When people’s sharing of health information falls on deaf ears, however, their health can suffer.”

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The Martin Horn Scholarship 2018-2019

The Martin Horn Scholarship honors students who are majoring in Communication and who actively contribute to the Department of Communication's mission in their academic work, extracurricular activities, and beyond. The selected recipient will be award a $1,000 scholarship.

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COMMon Knowledge Blog

Finals Survival Tips from Your Fellow Huskies

December 3, 2018

Finals week is stressful. As the dreaded week before winter break rolls around, I’m sure everyone is asking themselves the same question, “what should I be doing to prepare?’ Instead of Googling “Tips for Finals Week,” I decided to go old school this year and ask students on campus what they actually find helpful for […]

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Upcoming Events

12/17 W Teaching Orientation
1/17 W Teaching Orientation
2/14 InCHIP Lecture: Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., M.A.C.C., M.A.C.P.
2/28 InCHIP Lecture: Brian Hitsman, PhD
3/14 InCHIP Lecture: Stephen Russell, PhD

W Teaching Orientation

Monday, December 17th, 2018

08:30 AM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Homer Babbidge Library

This orientation outlines best practices for teaching writing in the disciplines. It features interactive workshops on building robust revision processes into W courses, designing effective assignments, responding to student writing, and handling the paper load. Our aim is not only to enhance the quality of student learning in W courses but also to explore strategies that can make each instructorâs writing-intensive teaching more effective and rewarding. This orientation is required of all graduate assistants assigned to assist in a 2000+level or to instruct a 1000-level W course.
Go to: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/w-teaching-orientation/
for agenda and registration information

Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

W Teaching Orientation

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

08:30 AM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Homer Babbidge Library

Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

InCHIP Lecture: Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., M.A.C.C., M.A.C.P.

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
J. Ray Ryan Building, Room 204

InCHIP Lecture: Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., M.A.C.C., M.A.C.P.

Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., M.A.C.C., M.A.C.P., F.A.H.A
Emory University School of Medicine

Thursday, February 14, 2019
12:30 â 1:30pm

"Understanding the Journey: The Past, Present, and Future of CVD in Women"

**About the Speaker**

Dr. Wenger is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine. She is a Consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center and Founding Consultant, Emory Womenâs Heart Center. Heart disease in women is one of Dr. Wengerâs major clinical and research interests. Dr. Wenger has had a longstanding interest in geriatric cardiology and was Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology for more than 15 years. Dr. Wenger has participated as an author of several American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Practice Guidelines. She serves on the editorial boards of numerous professional journals and is a sought after lecturer for issues related to heart disease in women, heart disease in the elderly, cardiac rehabilitation, coronary prevention, and contemporary cardiac care. She is listed in Best Doctors in America. Dr. Wenger has authored or coauthored over 1600 scientific and review articles and book chapters.

InCHIP will send requests for RSVPs and updates through the CHIP-L listserv. To subscribe, visit: http://chip.uconn.edu/chip-business-office/listserv/.

Visit our webpage to view the 2018-2019 InCHIP Lecture Series lineup, access the live web stream (when available), view the archives, and learn more about the lecture series: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series/2018-2019-lecture-series/.

Contact Information: lectureseries@chip.uconn.edu

InCHIP Lecture: Brian Hitsman, PhD

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
J. Ray Ryan Building, Room 204

Brian Hitsman, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Thursday, February 28, 2019
12:30 â 1:30pm

"Population health management for smoking cessation in low income smokers?"

**About the Speaker**

Dr. Brian Hitsman is Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine & Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, and a member of the Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his BS in psychology from Alma College (Michigan) and MS and PhD in clinical health psychology from the Chicago Medical School, finishing his psychology internship in health/psychology behavioral medicine at Brown University's Clinical Psychology Training Consortium. He completed a two-year fellowship in tobacco dependence and treatment in 2004 in the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center at Brown, and was on the faculty until leaving for Northwestern in 2008. Dr. Hitsmanâs work focuses on the causes and treatment of tobacco use and dependence among disadvantaged and underserved adult populations.

InCHIP will send requests for RSVPs and updates through the CHIP-L listserv. To subscribe, visit: http://chip.uconn.edu/chip-business-office/listserv/.

Visit our webpage to view the 2018-2019 InCHIP Lecture Series lineup, access the live web stream (when available), view the archives, and learn more about the lecture series: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series/2018-2019-lecture-series/.

Contact Information: lectureseries@chip.uconn.edu

InCHIP Lecture: Stephen Russell, PhD

Thursday, March 14th, 2019

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Doris and Simon Konover Auditorium, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

An InCHIP and Rainbow Center Collaboration!

Stephen Russell, PhD
University of Texas at Austin

Thursday, March 14, 2019
12:30 â 1:30pm

"LGBTQ Youth Today: (Why) Arenât Things Better?"

**About the Speaker**
Stephen Russell is Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He is an expert in adolescent and young adult health, with a focus on sexual orientation and gender identity. He is on the Board of Directors of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), a fellow and former Board member of the National Council on Family Relations, an elected member of the International Academy of Sexuality Research, and was President of the Society for Research on Adolescence.

InCHIP will send requests for RSVPs and updates through the CHIP-L listserv. To subscribe, visit: http://chip.uconn.edu/chip-business-office/listserv/.

Visit our webpage to view the 2018-2019 InCHIP Lecture Series lineup, access the live web stream (when available), view the archives, and learn more about the lecture series: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series/2018-2019-lecture-series/.

Contact Information: lectureseries@chip.uconn.edu

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