Our Team

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Brian G. Chapman, Ed.D., Co-Principal Investigator

Department: Human Development and Family Sciences

Contact: brian.chapman@uconn.edu

About: https://hdfs.uconn.edu/person/brian-chapman/

Pronouns: he/him

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Laura Donorfio, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator

Department: Human Development and Family Sciences

Contact: laura.donorfio@uconn.edu

About: https://hdfs.uconn.edu/person/laura-donorfio/

Pronouns: she/her

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Alaina Brenick, Ph.D., UConn Faculty Research Collaborator

Department: Human Development and Family Sciences

Contact: alaina.brenick@uconn.edu

About: https://hdfs.uconn.edu/person/alaina-brenick/

Pronouns: she/her

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Nels Highberg, Ph.D., External Faculty Research Collaborator

Department: English and Modern Languages

Contact: highberg@hartford.edu

About: https://www.hartford.edu/directory/arts-science/highberg-nels.aspx

Pronouns: he/they

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Emma Chamberlin, B.A., Research Associate

Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies & Human Development and Family Sciences

Contact: emma.chamberlin@uconn.edu

About: UConn graduate (May 2024); joined research team in Aug. 2023

Pronouns: she/her