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Ethan Kross, Ph.D., to Lead EFDC Research Innovation Core
Ethan Kross, Ph.D., accomplished researcher, internationally known speaker, and professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, has been named...
Announcing the 2023 George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate Award Winners
Two remarkable student advocates were recognized for their contribution to improving mental health on their campuses at the 2023 Depression on College...
Aidan Wright, Ph.D. joins U-M as inaugural Eisenberg Family Depression Center faculty recruit
Nationally renowned psychopathology researcher Aidan Wright, Ph.D. will join the University of Michigan as a professor of psychology and the first...
Maria Muzik, M.D., M.S., Receives the Dr. Michael Louis Smith Scholar Award
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center (EFDC) awarded Maria Muzik, M.D., M.S., the Dr. Michael Louis Smith Scholar Award and Colloquium. Dr. Muzik is...
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D. Named Recipient of Eisenberg Scholar Award
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center recently granted Sarah Sperry, Ph.D. the Eisenberg Scholar Award. Dr. Sperry, an assistant professor of...
Existing at the Intersection of Mental Health and Stigma: Isabella’s Story
In the newest film from our student-led Maxwell Gray Film Fellowship, Isabella, a student at the University of Michigan School of Public Health...
2022 Naveed Arif Iqball Award Recipient Announced
The Naveed Arif Iqball Award for Mental Health Advocacy and Stigma Reduction celebrates and enhances innovative approaches to stigma reduction among...
Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness Program expands its reach
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center’s flagship Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Depression Awareness Program has continued to grow, reaching a milestone fifty...
Introducing the Research Incubator Program's Inaugural Cohort
To address the increasing need for advancement in our understanding of depressive illnesses, the Eisenberg Family Depression Center has launched a new...
Food as a Risk Factor and Treatment for Depression with Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D.
For more than a decade, Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D., has been investigating how certain foods can trigger an addictive process. Through her research...
Overcoming the Odds as a First-Generation College Student: Kaley’s Story
Our student-led Maxwell Gray Film Fellowship program released a new short film telling the story of Kaley, a first-generation student attending the...
Psych Tank: Bold Research Ideas Receive Rapid Funding
To address the growing need for effective, long-term treatment and prevention of depressive illness, the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family...
Naveed Arif Iqball Award Recipient Hannah Becker on Sharing Our Stories to Reduce Stigma
Applications for the 2022 Naveed Arif Iqball Award are now open Apply by September 11, 2022! Sharing personal stories about mental illness can help...
New State Budgets Include Broad Range of Mental Health Funding
Original article by U-M Department of Psychiatry Mental health services across Michigan will receive a major funding boost, thanks to items included...
How to Support Workplace Mental Health During an Era of Uncertainty
From market instability to heightened awareness of racial injustices to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the stream of daily stressors does not seem to...