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.
7:45 |
Registration and breakfast |
8:30 |
 Welcome: John F. Greden, M.D.
Executive Director, University of Michigan Depression Center |
8:40-9:45 |
Featured Speaker: Aimee C. Belisle
A Personal Story of Depression in College; Aimee C. Belisle,
Member, APA's Presidential Task Force on Mental Health on College Campuses |
10:00-11:30 |
Panel Discussion: 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
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11:30-12:45 |
Banquet Lunch at Michigan League
(for those who have pre-paid)
Presentation of Student Mental Health Advocate Award to Lindsay Orchowski, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Presented by Kathy Cronkite, Mental Health Advocate and Author, "On The Edge of Darkness: Conversations about Conquering Depression"
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1:00-2:15 |
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
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2:30-4:15 |
Panel Discussion: Helping Severely Distressed Students
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
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4:15-5:30 |
Breakout Discussion Sections
For Academic Advisors, Administrators, Clinicians, Faculty, Housing, and Students |
8:00 |
Registration and breakfast |
8:30 |
Reflections and Summary of First Day
Robert Winfield, M.D., Chief Health Officer, University of Michigan and Director, University Health Service |
8:45-10:00 |
Panel Discussion: 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.
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10:15-11:30 |
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
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11:30-12:45 |
Lunch (attendees on their own) |
1:00-2:45 |
Panel Discussion: 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
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2:45-3:00 |
Closing remarks: John F. Greden, M.D. |
