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

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Does Daylight Saving Time Actually Save? Research Shows Costs Outweigh Benefits

As we all prepare to "fall back," a UConn health and environment economist uses evidence-based research to inform policy

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From Policy to Action: Anna-Michelle McSorley Focuses on Health Equity for Latinos

McSorley's work goes beyond health policy to study political processes, potential political biases, and power dynamics

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A Message to the CAHNR Community on Low Completion/Enrollment Academic Programs

From Dean Indrajeet Chaubey on CAHNR academic programs

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Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment

Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities

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Learning About Landscape Architecture on the UConn Research Farm

Bringing together a love for the outdoors and architecture, Brianna Collazo '26 is taking advantage of all that UConn's unique program has to offer

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Agriculture Contributes $4 Billion to CT Economy, Report Shows

'The numbers are significant and it’s important to recognize [agriculture’s] proper placement in the state economy'

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Collaborative Study Looks at Environmental DNA and Epidemics in Wood Frogs

eDNA could help wildlife researchers better understand population size and health without traditional tagging

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Study Surveys CT’s Forest Owners Ahead of Funding for Sustainable Initiatives

'It’s an effort on the part of the woodland owner to give some thought to the future'

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Korey Stringer Institute Back in Vikings Country to Advance Lifesaving Measures for the State’s High School Athletes

Since launching its “Team Up for Sports Safety” (TUFSS) campaign in 2017, Minnesota is the 46th state that KSI has visited to work with state leaders to propel health and safety policy adoption forward

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Urban Forestry Enables Environmental Justice in CT Communities

Bringing together the power of UConn research and extension, faculty are leveraging urban forestry and environmental justice to support Connecticut’s Hispanic and Latino communities