CSBS Student Spotlight: "Howie" Huy Huynh

My name is Howie Huynh and I'm majoring in economics. Throughout my time studying in CSBS, I have had the opportunity to intern with various non-profit organizations. One of them is with Voices for Utah Children, in which I was assigned to work on a report that analyzes public investment in Utah children from FY2008 to FY2016. During my research, I had an opportunity to take a closer look at the budgets of many children's programs, such as K-12 education, food and nutrition, juvenile justice, and income support. #bethesolution

Congratulations to political science assistant professor Jesus Valero and team who were awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The grant will support their study of the impact of cross-sector collaboration on health and health equity among homeless individuals and families, with a specific focus on Salt Lake County, Utah and Dallas County, Texas.

Congratulations to psychology associate professor Mike Himle on his receipt of an award from NIH's Small Business Innovation Research Program for his project entitled, "Development and initial testing of CBIT-Trainer: An interactive online program for training therapists in comprehensive behavioral intervention for tic disorders."

The Department of Family and Consumer Studies has received approval from the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE®) to train Accredited Financial Counselors.  This approval, which was obtained with the help of the University's Personal Money Management Center, strengthens an existing emphasis and certificate in financial planning, offering students additional career opportunities related to financial counselling.