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
My CAHNR Summer: Khadija Shaikh Applies Passion for Environmental Justice and State Trails
Shaikh and partners are helping develop the go-to resource for Connecticut’s outdoors
August 17, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Quantifying Risk of Cognitive Dysfunction Among People in Drug Treatment Programs
The simple, effective assessment tool can help providers evaluate patients without hours of testing
August 16, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Briana Nosal ’22 (CAHNR)
Nosal's research could unlock additional health benefits of coffee
August 12, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Researchers Show Avian Flu Virus Transmissibility in Wild Bird Species
This first study of an H5N6 strain in wild waterfowl and terrestrial birds sheds light on an illness also found in poultry and humans
August 10, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
My CAHNR Summer: Megan Davenport Grows as an Agricultural Educator
Through her internship with UConn Extension, Megan Davenport '22 (CAHNR) is sharing her love of agriculture with the community
August 9, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
My CAHNR Summer: Candelaria Alday ’23 Brings Nutrition Education to Connecticut Communities
Candelaria Alday is providing education to help improve community nutrition in Fairfield County through her internship with UConn Extension
August 6, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Cindy Tian Named Interim Department Head of Animal Science
International expert in embryology and biotechnology, Tian takes the helm at the end of August 2021
August 4, 2021 | Michelle Lewis, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Etem Beskovic ’22 (CAHNR)
Etem Beskovic ‘22 (CAHNR) is spending his summer researching how to improve a promising treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta
August 4, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Alum Turns Up the Heat with NBC Sports at UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute
NBC Sports Medicine Analyst Mike Ryan put himself through the same heat acclimation protocol as the US Women's National Team to prepare for Tokyo 2020
August 3, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich & Jason Sheldon, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
My CAHNR Summer: Monique Mazaika Teaches Nutrition to the Next Generation
Monique Mazaika is spending her summer teaching children about nutrition through a UConn Extension internship with UConn 4-H New Haven County
August 2, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources