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The Zuri App: educating Black female adolescents about sexual and reproductive health

UConn researchers discusses the development of a mobile phone application by researchers and adolescents to provide information about sexual and reproductive health in an engaging, culturally appropriate way.
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests: 
Christina Ross, Assistant Professor, UConn Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing
Neha Raghunath, Research Assistant, UConn
ResourcesRead a transcript of the podcast.
Christina Ross Faculty Page
Christina Ross Email: christina.ross@uconn.edu
Ross Pro Ash Innovations
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) websiteCSCH Social Media Links:BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Threads
 
Produced, directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
The Zuri App: educating Black female adolescents about sexual and reproductive health was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in September 2025.
Copyright © 2025 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

Pandemic funding and social-emotional supports in Connecticut schools

Connecticut researchers discuss how school districts planned to support social emotional supports in the aftermath of COVID-19, and what they did. 
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests: 
Morgaen Donaldson, Associate Dean for Research and Professor in Educational Leadership, UConn Neag School of Education; Director of the UConn Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation
Sandra Chafouleas, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Neag Endowed Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, UConn Neag School of Education; Co-Director, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Michael Strambler, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University; Director of Child Wellbeing and Education Research, the Consultation Center, Yale University
T. Lee Morgan, Senior Learning and Evaluation Officer, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; (previously on Educational Leadership faculty at Sacred Heart University)
 
ResourcesRead a transcript of the podcast.Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration (CCERC) websiteProject Discussed: Identifying Effective and Equitable Socio-Emotional Supports for Students and EducatorsUConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) website
CSCH Social Media Links:BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedInProduced, directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
Pandemic funding and social-emotional supports in Connecticut schools was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in February 2025.
Copyright © 2025 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

The Connecticut WSCC Partnership: the first year in East Hartford

Kathleen Williamson of UConn and Tracy Stefano, East Hartford Public Schools (East Hartford, CT), introduce the Connecticut WSCC Partnership and its collaboration with the East Hartford Public Schools.
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests: • Tracy Stefano, K-12 Supervisor of Health & Physical Education, East Hartford Public Schools• Kathleen Williamson, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, UConn
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast.
Connecticut WSCC Partnership website
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) website
UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health website
East Hartford Public Schools website
WSCC BlueprintsCSCH Social Media Links:
BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Threads
 
Produced, directed and edited by Helene Marcy.This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
The Connecticut WSCC Partnership: the First Year in East Hartford was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in December 2024.
Copyright © 2024 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

Feeling Well: The Science and Practice of Emotional Well-Being

A discussion about Feeling Well: The Science and Practice of Emotional Well-Being, a UConn pop-up course on emotional well-being.
 
Hosts:
Amy Gorin, Vice Provost for Health Sciences and Interdisciplinary Initiatives at the University of Connecticut
Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
 
Guests:           
Sandra Chafouleas, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Neag Endowed Professor, UConn Department of Educational Psychology; Co-Director of the Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Karen McComb, Director of Health Promotion and Community Impact at UConn Student Health and Wellness.
Beth Russell, Associate Professor UConn Department of Human Development and Family Sciences; Co-Director of the Collaboratory on School and Child Health; Director of the Center for Applied Research in Human Development
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast
 
Organization Websites
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH)
UConn Student Health and Wellness
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
UConn M3EWB Network (Mechanisms Underlying Mind-Body Interventions & Measurement of Emotional Well-Being)
Social Media Links
@uconncsch on Instagram
@UConn CSCH on Linkedin
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
 
Produced by Sandra Chafouleas and Beth Russell.
Directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. Feeling Well: The Science and Practice of Emotional Well Being was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in December 2023.
 
Copyright © 2023 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.
 

Restorative Justice and the School-Based Diversion Initiative

A discussion about an initiative in Connecticut that uses restorative practices to reduce juvenile justice involvement and improve school mental health outcomes.
 
Host:   
Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
 
Guests:           
Kris Wraight, Restorative Justice Facilitator and Trainer
Jeana Bracey, Associate Vice President of School and Community Initiatives, Child Health and Development Institute
Yecenia Casiano, Senior Project Coordinator, Child Health and Development Institute
Beth Russell, Associate Professor, UConn Department of Human Development and Family Sciences; Co-Director UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health; Director, Center for Applied Research in Human Development
 
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast
The Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative
 
Organization Websites
The Child Health and Development Institute
Kris Wraight Website
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
 
Social Media Links
@CHDICT on Facebook
@CHDICT on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Produced, directed, and edited by Helene Marcy. This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. Restorative Justice and the School-Based Diversion Initiative was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in April 2023.
Copyright © 2023 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.

Why Social and Emotional Learning Matters - the Work of Chris Cipriano and Team

Description: CSCH interviews Christina Cipriano about her work in Emotion Science
Host:     Sandra Chafouleas, Co-Director of the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guest:   Christina Cipriano, Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and Director of the Education Collaboratory at Yale. (Former Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.)
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast
Organization Websites
The Education Collaboratory at Yale
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
The Urban Assembly
Trajectory of Hope
SEL programs mentioned:
Second Step
RULER
PATHS
SEL Research mentioned:
Social and Emotional Learning Observation Checklist for Elementary School (SELOC-ES)
Project Flourish
The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions: analyzed 213 USB SEL studies that took place through the end of 2007.
The State of Evidence for Social and Emotional Learning: A Contemporary Meta-Analysis of Universal School-Based SEL Interventions
Social Media Links
Chris Cipriano on Twitter
Yale Child Study Center on Twitter
Yale Child Study Center on Facebook
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence on Twitter
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence on Facebook
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
 
Produced and directed by Sandra Chafouleas. Edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
Why Social and Emotional Learning Matters - the Work of Chris Cipriano and Team was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in April 2023.
Copyright © 2023 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.