2012 Conference Highlights

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Opening Keynote Presentation

Love is Louder: Building Connectedness and Resiliency on College Campuses

Brittany Snow, Actress and Founder of Love is Louder; Courtney Knowles, Director, Love is Louder, The Jed Foundation

Workshops

• Cultural and Clinical Concerns of Service Members and Veterans on Campus
  Ted Bonar, PsyD, Center for Deployment Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills and Concepts for Mental Wellness
  JoAnn Heap, LMSW, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
• Promoting Students` Resilience and Strengths
  Jane Gillham, PhD, Associate Professor, Swarthmore College; Co-Director, The Penn Resiliency Project, University of Pennsylvania; Steven Brunwasser, MS, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
• Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in the University Student Population
  Russ Federman, PhD, ABPP, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Department of Student Health, University Of Virginia
• Student Workshop: Strategies to Maintain Wellness through Exercise, Sleep, and Mindfulness
  Richard Dopp, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan; Leslie Swanson, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Sleep and Chronophysiology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Robinson, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Opening Panel Discussion

Supporting Student Resilience: Strategies for Parent
Moderator:Angela Farrehi, MA, LLP, Student Advocacy Manager, College of Engineering, University of Michigan.
Panelists: Ronald Albucher, MD, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Vaden Health Center, Stanford University; Susan Montgomery, PhD, G. Brymer Williams Collegiate Lecturer, College of Engineering, University of Michigan; Susan Cain, MS, Ann Arbor, MI

Concurrent Sessions

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in College Settings
  Jacqueline Pistorello, PhD, Counseling Services, University of Nevada, Reno; Matthew Boone, LCSW-R, Gannett Health Center, Cornell University
• Bridging Student Affairs and Academics: Engaging Students in Online Courses that Promote Personal Wellness and Success
  Jerri Kjolhaug, MPH, RD, LD, Senior Associate Director, Rothenberger Institute, University of Minnesota
• Reframing the Focus of Student Mental Health Services to Increase Utilization: Is Stigma an Impediment to Help-Seeking?
  Victor Schwartz, MD, University Dean of Students, Yeshiva University; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Utilizing Educational Theater to Raise Awareness and Reduce Stigma
  Callie McKee, Director, Educational Theatre Company, Office of New Student Programs, University of Michigan
• Addressing the Unique Mental Health Needs of Students in the Arts
  Joe Behen, PhD, Executive Director of Counseling, Health, & Disability Services, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• First Year Experience: Self-Management, Wellness, and Academic Functioning
  Nance Roy, EdD, Director of Health Services, Sarah Lawrence College
• Fostering Resiliency in Graduate Students Completing Foreign Fieldwork
  Todd Favorite, PhD, Director, Psychological Clinic; Gary Brown, MA, MSW, Post MSW Fellow, Psychological Clinic; and Carolyn Dayton, PhD, MSW, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry; University of Michigan

Closing Keynote Presentation

Finding our Footholds: College Students Reflect on Positive Mental Health

A performance by the University of Michigan Educational Theatre Company, based on interviews with U-M students

Special Thanks to our Donors

The Depression on College Campuses Conference organizers would like to thank the following for their financial contributions to this effort. Without their support and collaboration, this University-wide initiative would not be possible.

Foundation

William and Lisa Ford Foundation

Individual

Katherine and Tom Goldberg
Ada Louise Wilkie

University of Michigan

Medical School
College of Engineering
School of Social Work
Rackham Graduate School
Athletic Department
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Law School
Newnan Academic Advising Center, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
School of Dentistry
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
School of Nursing
University Health Service, Division of Student Affairs
School of Kinesiology
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
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