Image: Jake Loeffler is an outreach coordinator and staff psychologist with Student Counseling Services. He got his doctorate in psychology from the Rosemead School of […]
Category: Profiles
Jean Larson wants to create a landscape of campus wellness
Image: Jean Larson, nature-based therapeutics faculty leader at the Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, emphasizes using elements of nature […]
Breaking down stigma by upending the myth of Charlie Brown
Image: “The Other Ones” online comic strip by Martin and Richard Lee from March 23, 2022. (Courtesy of “The Other Ones” by Lee) Minneapolis-based Rich […]
UMN Fairview clinic specialist creates outlet for psychosis patients
Image: Photo of ‘MN State Fair Gopher By Jake Ricabrd’ taken by Craig Chapman in December 2021. The sketch was published in “Through our Lens: […]
Retired biology professor Sue Wick sticks around to advocate for student mental health
By Anna Koenning
Through her service on mental health task forces and councils, Wick has had a clear message for faculty: Don’t contribute to the problem by increasing stress on students.
Chemistry graduate student supports peers who struggle with anxiety and other mental health conditions
By Mikayla Scrignoli
Ari Campanaro provides peer-to-peer support as growing evidence shows that graduate students are more likely to face mental health problems and diagnoses.
Transitioning back to normal life after an episode of psychosis
By Holly Gilvary
Melissa Rosewall discusses her work at MHealth Fairview’s NAVIGATE helping psychosis patients get back to school and work.