Contact Information: nicholas.koberstein@uconn.edu

Entered the Program: 2008

Previous Education: BS Communication, Eastern Connecticut State University, 2006 MA Communication Processes, University of Connecticut, 2008

Program of Study: Ph.D., Family Systems

Major Advisor: Dr. Shannon Weaver

Research Interests: Emotions, Siblings, Parenting.

Research Questions: How do sibling rivalries effect the emotional well-being and parenting satisfaction of parents?

How does the pattern of contact and contact instrument effect the sibling relationship?

Keuka College Summer Course, ‘Survive or Thrive,’ Begins this Month

"Keuka College is introducing a wellness course designed to help students thrive in their college experience. The online one-credit course, called “Survive or Thrive” and taught by Associate Professor of Child & Family Studies and Psychology, Dr. Nicholas Koberstein, is free and fulfills one of students’ mandatory general education requirements.

“Students will achieve cognitive comfort, which is the amount of time they allow themselves to remain outside their comfort zone,” says Dr. Koberstein. “By engaging and learning new strategies to cope with their discomfort, students will be able to unleash their full potential.”