Conference Agenda

Opening keynote

Interconnecting Student Data to Create a Unique, Deidentified Dataset

Christopher Holstege, M.D., senior associate vice president of student health & wellness, University of Virginia

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Building a Bridge: An integrated approach for Student Wellness and Academic Success to support a campus of well-being and increase connectedness using the Okanagan Charter principles.

• John Cox, Ed.D., C.P.A., president, Cape Cod Community College
• Maura Weir, Psy.D., chief wellness officer, Cape Cod Community College

Achieved Healing: How high impact practices at a trauma-informed campus can lead to resilience and academic achievement

• Desmine Robinson, M.A., student success coach, Purdue University
• Jay Snedeker, B.A., student success coach, Purdue University

Advancing Mental Health Equity for BIPOC College Students: Data and recommendations

• Jan Collins-Eaglin, Ph.D., national advisor, The Steve Fund
• David P. Rivera, Ph.D., associate professor and coordinator, graduate programs in mental health and school counseling, Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY) and national advisor, The Steve Fund

Supporting a Culture of Mental Health & Well-being by Utilizing Wellness Check-ins in Large Courses

• Janet Jansen, M.P.H., health promotion specialist, Wolverine Wellness, University of Michigan
• Elizabeth Levesque, Ph.D., assistant director, Foundational Course Initiative, University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
• Deborah Lichti, Ph.D., assistant director, Foundational Course Initiative, University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
• Carly Nowicki, Ph.D., lecturer IV, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Joy Pehlke, M.Ed., associate director, Wolverine Wellness, University of Michigan

Addressing Challenges to Student Mental Health Access at Michigan Community Colleges: Innovative approaches to expanding mental health care capacity using novel data collection methods

• Sara Abelson, Ph.D., assistant professor, Urban Health & Population Science, Temple University
• Alex Ammann, M.P.H., research area specialist associate, Health Management & Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Timothy Rhodes, B.A., graduate student, Health Management & Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Amy Rusch, M.P.H., doctoral student, Health Behavior & Health Equity, University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Shawna Smith, Ph.D., MPhil, John G Searle Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Mira Wang, M.P.H., doctoral student, Health Management & Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health 

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Pausing, Leaving, Stopping Out: College student mental health and the leave of absence continuum

• Claire Boeck, Ph.D., research area specialist, OBP & ASSET, University of Michigan
• Andrea Brelje, M.D., M.A., psychiatry resident, University of Michigan
• Lindsey Mortenson, M.D., M.S., chief mental health officer, executive director, University Health & Counseling and Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Michigan
• Ashley Witmer, M.P.H., doctoral student, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Why We Didn't Tell You: Learning from lived experience of those with suicidal thoughts

• Grace Grinnell, RSS, associate for suicide education and support, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connecticut
• Valerie Lepoutre, director of peer initiatives, Education & Training, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connecticut
• Steve MacHattie, LCSW, co-chair, lived experience committee, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connecticut

Answering the Call to Action: UCCC’s role in supporting the next generation of college students and the modern-day student-athlete

• Kayla Douglas, LMSW, assistant director for mental health promotion, embedded clinician, University Health and Counseling, University of Michigan
• Hanna Pinkelman, LLMSW, fellow, University Health and Counseling, University of
  Michigan
• Kelly Pahle, M.S.W., LMSW, director, Athletic Counseling Team, University of Michigan Athletic Department

Designing Undergraduate Courses to Support Student Emotional and Mental Well-being: Practical strategies to implement now

• Katie Goldey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky

Plenary panel session

Social Prescribing: Data & Strategies to Improve Student Mental Health

• Mark Clague, Ph.D., executive director, University of Michigan Arts Initiative
• Tony Kolenic, Ph.D., director, Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, University of Michigan
• Amanda Reis, M.S., health promotion specialist, Wolverine Wellness, University of Michigan
• Ellen Taylor, B.S., senior assistant director, Fitness & Well-Being, University of Michigan Recreational Sports

Moderated by Mary Jo Desprez, MLIR, director, Health Promotion and Wolverine Wellness, University of Michigan

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Using the AFSP’s Interactive Screening Program in the College Context: A data-driven approach

• Susanna Lewis, M.S.W., LCSW-C, MHS clinician, Interactive Screening Program Counselor, Johns Hopkins University
• Ashley Witmer, M.P.H., doctoral student, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Developing Discipline-specific Mental Health Interventions: A case study in engineering

• Sarah Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
• Joseph Hammer, Ph.D., associate professor, Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky

Whose Insight? Whose Action? Towards a strengths-based, student-led collective care in university mental health infrastructure

• Nate Sawyer, M.S.W. candidate, University of Illinois-Chicago, Senior Program Coordinator, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Arizona State University
• Ahana Narayan, undergraduate student, Emory University
• Sameen Ahmed, master’s candidate, Emory University
• Zhiyi (Yolanda) Li, undergraduate student, Emory University

Building Capacity: Creating a professional development opportunity in non-clinical case management

• Devin Berghorst, Ph.D., assistant dean of students, University of Michigan
• Gabby Steimel, M.Ed., case manager for student support and critical incident response, Dean of Students Office, University of Michigan

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A Blueprint for Measuring and Improving Graduate Students Mental Health: Eight-year longitudinal study of Ph.D. graduate students’ mental health

• Paul Barreira, M.D., emeritus psychiatrist, Harvard University
• Valentin Bolotnyy, Ph.D., Kleinheinz fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

How to Design Equitable Mental Health Solutions That Drive Utilization Among Underserved and Underrepresented Community College Students

• Eloy Oakley, M.B.A., former chancellor, California Community College System
• Cindy Liu, Ph.D., director, Developmental Risk and Cultural Resilience Laboratory, Harvard Medical School

Moderated by Asaf Zilberfarb, M.A., co-founder, tbh

Peer Advisors for Veteran Education: Supporting student veteran mental health

• Michelle Kees, Ph.D., clinical associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, and faculty lead, Outreach & Education, Eisenberg Family Depression Center, University of Michigan
• Patrick Forystek, M.S., director, Student Veterans Resource Center, Michigan State University

Accessing Disability Culture: A digital anthology highlighting experiences of joy, ableism, creativity, and resistance by disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent, and d/Deaf students at the University of Michigan

• Tess Carichner, nursing student, University of Michigan
   

Naveed Arif Iqball Closing Keynote (Free and open to the public)

Shift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don't Manage You

Ethan Kross, Ph.D., professor of psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and professor of management & organizations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Moderated by Angie Farrehi, M.A., LLP, director, Michigan Engineering C.A.R.E. Center, University of Michigan