Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Cancelled: Student Mental Health: Risk, Resilience, and Retention
March 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
| Location: | 2017 Dunton Tower |
| Audience: | Anyone, Faculty, Staff, Staff and Faculty |
| Key Contact: | Samantha Munro |
| Contact Email: | samantha.munro@carleton.ca |
| Contact Phone: | Extension 2042 |
Student Mental Health: Risk, Resilience, and Retention
** Please note: This session has been cancelled until further notice. Thank you for understanding.
With a large majority of university students reporting feeling mentally overwhelmed and substantial increases in presentations to counselling services and services offering mental health accommodations and support on campus, there is a pressing need to better understand the predictors of depressive, anxiety and other mental health symptoms among university students. This is especially important for universities considering that mental health disorders are strongly tied to academic success (i.e. retention rates, number of withdrawals/formal exam deferrals), highlighting the need for research that can inform evidence-based early interventions and treatments among post-secondary students. Join Dr Kim Hellemans as she discusses her current work exploring factors contributing to mental health and academic challenges among students, with an ultimate aim to identify key biological markers and psychosocial factors involved in the onset and progression of mental health disorders.
About the Researcher
Dr. Kim Hellemans is a teaching professor and current Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University. She received her Master’s and Ph.D. from Queen’s University, where her research focused on understanding the biological basis of drug addiction. She went on to complete post-doctoral positions at Cambridge University and University of British Columbia prior to taking a position at Carleton University in 2008. She has received several prestigious teaching awards that recognize her passion and dedication to university teaching, including the Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award and the Capital Educator’s Award. Her current research is focused on understanding the links between cannabis use, social media and mental health among students. She is also the co-host of the popular podcast “Minding the Brain”.
Mental Health Speaker Series
This session is part of the Healthy Workplace Mental Health Speaker Series 2019/2020, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology. Find out more.
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