Our Year in Review
Taking a look back our biggest accomplishments from 2024.
Bringing together the brightest minds
Our members come from 40 different departments and 10 different schools, colleges, and units across the University of Michigan. In 2024 we welcomed 23 new members from the Medical School, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Social Research.
Introducing our newest faculty recruit: Annelise Madison, Ph.D.
Annelise Madison, Ph.D, an accomplished early-career researcher exploring the brain-body connection, has joined the University of Michigan as the newest Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family Depression Center faculty recruit in partnership with the Department of Psychology. She is a rising star in the cutting-edge field of Psychoneuroimmunology, studying interactions between the emotional state, nervous system function and the immune system.
Addressing mental health disparities
This year, we appointed a new faculty lead, Lara Coughlin, Ph.D., as part of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Dr. Coughlin will help us support mental health equity work.
Supporting emerging researchers
Our Research Incubator program breaks down barriers often faced by early-career researchers with interesting research questions. In 2024, the program welcomed three new researchers to the newest cohort.
Accelerating discovery
High-impact depression research is a collaborative effort. Our research services provided over 200 hours of personalized support for grants, publications, study design and mobile technology consultation last year.
We awarded more than $350,000 in direct funding to investigators at U-M. | We helped secure more than $7.1 million in external funding to support transformational research. |
Four new projects receive Impact Grants
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Our Impact Grants program funded four promising research projects that look at crisis line support, app-based solutions, smart technologies and non-pharmaceutical pain management to address mental health concerns. Learn more about the 2024 recipients and their projects.
Making strides at the crossroads of disciplines
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Scientific breakthroughs often occur when researchers from different areas bring their minds together and share knowledge. Helping connect researchers to inspire discovery is the foundation of our mission.
MeTRIC, a collaborative created to streamline mobile technologies research, hosted the second annual MeTRIC Symposium brought together nearly 300 investigators looking to learn more about incorporating mobile technologies into their research.
Our knowledge base grew to include 85 articles from 17 different contributors. The articles were viewed over 86,000 times by people from over 170 countries in 2024.
Translate to impact
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The University of Michigan has a proud history of leading in a variety of disciplines that are valuable in addressing depressive illness worldwide.
In total, our members published nearly 950 publications in 2024. Here are some highlights:
Supporting communities across our nation and close to home
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Our Outreach & Education team has made huge strides in addressing and preventing depression and other mental health challenges.
In 2024, we hosted two conferences that welcomed nearly 600 attendees to work together to improve mental health on their college campuses and in their workplaces.
Our Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness Program has continued to grow and is now in nearly 60 schools and touched the lives of over 1,200 students and educators.
We awarded six mini-grants to School of Music, Theatre & Dance students who will use their artistry to find creative ways to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental illness.