The 2007 Depression on College Campuses Conference was a great success. Over 400 people registered, including college administrators, faculty, clinicians, and students from over 70 different institutions and 22 states. The focus this year was on practical approaches and new strategies for dealing with depression and its consequences on campus.
2007 Conference Highlights
Monday, March 19, 2007
Welcoming Remarks
John F. Greden, M.D.
Executive Director, University of Michigan Depression Center
Opening Keynote Presentation
A Personal Story of Depression in College
Aimee C. Belisle, Member, APA's Presidential Task Force on Mental Health on College Campuses
Panel Discussions
Problems Related to Depression
Moderator: Richard Kadison, M.D., Chief, Mental Health Service, Harvard University; Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders Among College-Aged Women, Megan Jones, B.A., Graduate Student, PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, Stanford University; Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among U.S. College Students, Sean Esteban McCabe, Ph.D., M.S.W., Research Associate Professor, University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center; The Cutting Edge: Self-Injury on College Campuses, Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., M.P.H, Director, Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behaviors in Adolescence and Young Adults, Cornell University
Helping Severely Distressed Student: University Policies and Protocols
Moderator: Robert Winfield, M.D., Chief Health Officer, University of Michigan and Director, University Health Service; Should Students at Risk of Suicide be Withdrawn from Campus?, Gary Pavela, Editor, University of Maryland, and Author, "Questions and Answers on College Student Suicide: A Law and Policy Perspective"; NYU Suicides: Challenges and Responses,Paul Grayson, Ph.D., Director, Counseling and Behavioral Health, New York University; University of Michigan's Mental Health Policy: Introducing 'MThrives' (Supplementing a liberal policy with additional support), Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Students, University of Michigan; Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal College Student, Joanna Locke, M.D., M.P.H., Program Director, The Jed Foundation
Concurrent Sessions
- Using Telemedicine to Deliver Psychiatric Services in a Rural University Counseling Center
Ellen Emerson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, formerly of Georgia Southern University - College Mental Health 2007: Challenges and Opportunities
Richard Kadison, M.D., Chief, Mental Health Service, Harvard University - Collecting Data on Student Mental Health on Your Campus
Daniel Eisenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health; and Johanna Soet, Ph.D., Director, University of Michigan Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for College Students
Joseph Himle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School; Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Reflections and Summary of First Day
Robert Winfield, M.D., Chief Health Officer, University of Michigan and Director, University Health Service
Panel Discussions
Student Perspectives
Moderator: Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Students, University of Michigan
Panelists: University of Michigan undergraduate students Mike Finn, Diana Parrish, Kathryn Roeder, and Stephanie Tillman.
Looking to the Future Key Sources of Data and Information on Student Mental Health
Building a Research Highway: The Center for the Study of College Student Mental Health, Ben Locke, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Research, Penn State University Counseling Center, and Co-founder, Center for the Study of College Student Mental Health; Suicidal Ideation and Associated Behaviors: A Review of the Latest Research; Richard Shadick, Ph.D., Director, Counseling Center and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Pace University; Healthy Minds Study; Daniel Eisenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health; The Future is Now: The Value of the Emergent Mental Health Studies and the Challenge of Complementarity; Dennis Heitzmann, Ph.D., Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Penn State University, Co-founder, Center for the Study of College Student Mental Health
Concurrent Sessions 
- Lessons Learned from STAR*D: The Largest Clinical Trial for Depression
Madhukar Trivedi, M.D., Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and Director, Mood Disorders Research Program and Clinic - Student Assistance Program: A New Approach for Counseling
Peggy Ingram Veeser, Ed.D., APRN, BC, Director, University of Tennessee Health Services, and Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Allesa Jackson English, MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Psychiatry - Possible Drug Interactions for Students on Multiple Medications
Sally K. Guthrie, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Department of Psychiatry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan - Brief Mailed Feedback for College Student Depressed Mood: A Novel Approach
Irene Markman Geisner, Ph.C., Project Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington - An Interactive Web-Based Method of Outreach to Students at Risk for Suicide
Ann Pollinger Haas, Ph.D., Research Director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Closing Remarks
John F. Greden, M.D.
Executive Director, University of Michigan Depression Center
Special Thanks to our Donors
The University of Michigan Depression Center would like to thank the following schools, colleges, and institutes across the University of Michigan campus that have contributed to this effort. Without their collaboration and assistance, this University-wide initiative would not be possible.
Medical School
University Hospitals and Health Centers
College of Engineering
Office of the Dean, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Office of the Provost
School of Public Health
School of Social Work
College of Pharmacy
School of Law
University Health Service
School of Information
Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
School of Music
School of Natural Resources and Environment
School of Nursing
