UConn CSCH

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UConn CSCH: facilitating innovative and impactful connections across research, policy, and practice arenas to advance school and child health. CSCH is committed to social responsiveness in creating ch... more

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The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

UConn CSCH episodes:

October 15, 2025The 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
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast.

Christina Ross Faculty Page
Christina Ross Email: [email protected]
Ross Pro Ash Innovations
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) website

CSCH 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.
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18min
March 19, 2025Pandemic 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)

Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast.
Center for Connecticut Education Research Collaboration (CCERC) website
Project Discussed: Identifying Effective and Equitable Socio-Emotional Supports for Students and Educators
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) website
CSCH Social Media Links:
BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Produced, 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.
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27min
December 19, 2024 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 Blueprints

CSCH 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.
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18min
December 19, 2023Feeling 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.
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18min
May 30, 2023Restorative 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.
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21min
May 15, 2023 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.
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17min
April 19, 2023 The Impact of Gun Violence on Kids’ Health
The founders of the UConn Center for Advancing, Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention talk about the impact of gun violence on kids’ health and the policies and practices that can address gun violence prevention.
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Jennifer Dineen, Associate Professor in Residence, UConn School of Public Policy
Kerri Raissian, Associate Professor, UConn School of Public Policy
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast
Websites
InCHIP Gun Violence Prevention Research Interest Group
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
UConn School of Public Policy
READI Program in Chicago
Extreme Risk Protection Orders
How Sandy Hook Changed the Legal Environment" Panel Discussion Hosted by UConn ARMS
Jaclyn Schildkraut

Social Media Links
@ARMS_GVP_RIG 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.
The Impact of Gun Violence on Kids’ Health was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in March 2023.
Copyright © 2023 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.
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30min
February 08, 2023The WSCC Blueprints - helping schools integrate health and learning
CSCH Postdoctoral Scholars Jessica Koslouski and Kathleen Williamson describe the CSCH WSCC Blueprint tools geared to helping schools implement the WSCC model.
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Jessica Koslouski, CSCH Postdoctoral Scholar
Kathleen Williamson, CSCH Postdoctoral Scholar
Resources
Read a transcript of the podcast
WSCC Blueprints
WSCC: Think about the Link Project (Policy. Practice, and Process)
WellSAT WSCC Policy Evaluation Tool
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Implementation Science
Backwards Design explained in Policy Blueprint and Practice Blueprint
Congruence Theory explained in Policy Blueprint and Practice Blueprint

Social Media Links
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
@UConnCSCH on Spoutible
Produced by Sandra Chafouleas.
Directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
- The WSCC Practice and Policy Blueprints - helping schools integrate health and learning was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in January 2023.
Copyright © 2023 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.
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16min
January 05, 2023How Kids and Young Adults Benefit from Nature
Three UConn professors discuss the benefits of nature and how to get outside.
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Jean Coffey, Clinical Professor in the UConn School of Nursing and CSCH Steering Committee member
Damion Grasso, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UConn Health, and CSCH Steering Committee member
Cynthia Jones, Professor Emeritus in the UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Resources
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Jean Coffey Study about Prescribing Nature
Outside Perspectives
Nature Rx at UConn
UConn Today Article about NatureRx at UConn
Connecticut Trailfinder
TrailLink (includes downloadable mobile app)
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health

Social Media Links
@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.
How Kids and Young Adults Benefit from Nature was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in November 2022.
Copyright © 2023 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.
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20min
December 13, 2022Puppets and Emotional Well-being: The Making of the Feel Your Best Self Toolkit
CSCH Director of Programs & Communications Helene Marcy interviews the creators of Feel Your Best Self, a toolkit that uses puppets to teach children strategies that promote emotional well-being.
Host: Helene Marcy, Director of Programs & Communications at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Guests:
Sandra Chafouleas, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in UConn’s Department of Educational Psychology in the UConn Neag School of Education and Co-Director of the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
Emily Wicks, Co-Interim Director of the UConn Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Emily Iovino, Postdoctoral Scholar at the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and the Neag School of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology.
Resources
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Feel Your Best Self
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
UConn Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
UConn Neag School of Education
UConn School of Fine Arts
Social Media Links
Feel Your Best Self on Facebook
Feel Your Best Self on Twitter
Feel Your Best Self on Instagram
Feel Your Best Self on Pinterest
@UConnCSCH on Twitter
@UConnCSCH on Facebook
Ballard on Twitter
Ballard on Facebook
Produced, directed and edited by Helene Marcy.
This recording has been made available for informational and educational purposes only.
Puppets and Emotional Well-being: The Making of the Feel Your Best Self Toolkit was created by the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and recorded in November 2022.
Copyright © 2022 by the University of Connecticut. All rights reserved.
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FAQs about UConn CSCH:

How many episodes does UConn CSCH have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.