Director, Office of Communications

Jessica McBride, PhD

Dr. Jessica McBride is the Director of the Office of Communications at UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. She is responsible for developing and implementing communications and marketing strategies to highlight the College's unique research strengths, outstanding academic offerings, and extensive community impact. An alum, Jessica earned her Ph.D. from UConn in 2017.

Author Archive

Finish line of Hartford Marathon

Allied Health Students Help Save Man Experiencing Heart Attack at Hartford Marathon

When a runner collapsed at the finish line of the Hartford Marathon, students from UConn's allied health program jumped to action and helped save his life

November 23, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Alumni
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Student Researcher Explores New Frontier of Whooping Cough Vaccine

During a summer research experience, Noelle Maloney was part of a team helping to develop new vaccine options for this growing health concern

November 17, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
Smiling woman

Telehealth Delivery Successful for Movement Interventions in Children with Autism

New UConn research shows that telehealth is a viable model for movement interventions in children with autism

November 15, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
three scientists in lab

How Pathogens Hijack Immune System to Cause Vaccine-Enhanced Disease

UConn researchers are working to unlock a decades-long mystery that has hampered development of a walking pneumonia vaccine

November 9, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
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UConn Extension EFNEP Program Earns Top Honors from USDA, APLU, Cooperative Extension

UConn Extension was recently recognized with the 2022 Top Honors in Extension Excellence and Diversity for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

November 8, 2022 | Jessica McBride, PhD

Research & Discovery UConn Voices
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More than Numbers: CAHNR Alum Uses Data to Support Farmers, Ranchers Across the Country

Thanks to early experiences with UConn 4-H, alum Danny Munch has become a policy expert on the national scale

November 7, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension

Alumni
Hartford skyline

Greening with Equity: Dearth of Ecosystem Services Corresponds to Non-White Areas

A new UConn study explores how communities of color remain excluded from all that nature has to offer

November 1, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery UConn Voices
A child in a fast food restaurant. Voluntary policies at fast food restaurants have not increased the likelihood that parents will purchase healthier meals for children, according to new research.

Researcher Finds ‘No News is Bad News’ When it Comes to COVID-19 and Consumer Dining Behavior

Studies from UConn economists found that providing the public with more information about the current state of COVID-19 spread made dining out more appetizing

October 31, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Alumni Research & Discovery
Smiling woman outside

Amy Harder Appointed Associate Dean of UConn Extension

Harder will lead UConn Extension's programs, which serve all of Connecticut's 169 municipalities

October 28, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Alumni Research & Discovery
Female puma (Puma concolor) in the high country in the Gros Ventre Mountains near Jackson, Wyoming

From Wyoming Mountains to Connecticut Forests, Tracking Feline Apex Predators

UConn researchers have developed a model for tracking apex feline predators like mountain lions and bobcats in the wild

October 25, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery