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.


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Beth Taylor, associate professor of kinesiology at UConn and director of Exercise Physiology Research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. (Jessica McBride/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Beth Taylor, Kinesiology

Beth Taylor is a lifelong runner and she is someone who has been lucky enough to turn her passion for exercise and health in to a career in kinesiology. Taylor is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut and director of exercise physiology research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. After graduating from […]

Beth Taylor, associate professor of kinesiology at UConn and director of Exercise Physiology Research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital. (Jessica McBride/UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Beth Taylor, Kinesiology

Beth Taylor is a lifelong runner and she is someone who has been lucky enough to turn her passion for exercise and health in to a career in kinesiology. Taylor is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut and director of exercise physiology research in Cardiology at Hartford Hospital.

Human skeleton on computer. Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay

New $2.8M Grant Looks at Bioinformatics and Bone Health

A team of University of Connecticut researchers has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a five-year project studying how a variety of genes impact bone health.  

Researcher in the School of Pharmacy on Nov. 8, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

OVPR Announces Inaugural Therapeutics Awards

PATH is a partnership that includes the OVPR, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Medicine to accelerate the translational pathway for researchers to convert their discoveries to new medical therapeutics.

Yu Lei, Centennial Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. (UConn Photo)

A Gas Sensor That Can Take the Heat

UConn professor, Yu Lei, has patented an improved gas sensing technology for use in industrial applications.

Emmanouil (Manos) Anagnostou, director of the Eversource Energy Center at UConn Tech Park. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Quantifying Chaos with Eversource Energy Center Director, Emmanouil Anagnostou

Emmanouil (Manos) Anagnostou, director of the Eversource Energy Center, knows the value of bringing together great minds and rich data to prepare for whatever the weather has in store.

Lobster traps/boat Maine

Marine Knowledge is Power: Predicting Ocean Resources for Coastal Communities

With support from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), UConn marine scientist Samantha Siedlecki is developing predictive models to help coastal communities plan for their vital marine resources in the face of big ocean changes in the coming decades.

UConn Tech Park exterior. (Magda Biernat)

Advanced Electron Microscopy Center Tackles Real World Challenges in Materials Science

Located at UConn Tech Park, the InToEM center will provide unprecedented insight and will open up a world of research opportunities for climate change and green/clean technologies.

Jeremy Egbert Ph.D., Laurinda Jaffe Ph.D. (Chair), Siu-Pok Yee Ph.D., and Mark Terasaki Ph.D. in the Department of Cell Biology at UConn Health on May 1, 2019. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

UConn Health Researchers Win $2.5M NIH MERIT Award

With a $2.5M MERIT grant from the NIH, professor of cell biology Laurinda Jaffe will lead a team of UConn Health researchers to better understand the physiological mechanisms that regulate the oocyte cell cycle and lead to fertilization.

Juan Salazar, left, and Justin Radolf at Radolfs's lab at UConn Health in Farmington on March 7, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Health Leads International Center to Develop Syphilis Vaccine

“An effective syphilis vaccine would represent a triumph for biomedical research over an ailment that has defied conventional public health strategies for prevention and control,” says Dr. Justin Radolf of UConn School of Medicine.