Coping during the time of COVID-19 is an uncharted, life-changing task for everyone, and it can make caring for our own mental health and the mental health of those around us a challenge. Check out our upcoming mental health presentations as experts share resources and strategies for coping in a time of COVID-19:
First Thursdays: Mental Health Speaker Series
The First Thursdays Mental Health Speaker Series concluded in the spring semester of 2022. Videos of the sessions are available at the links below.
Campus and Community Resources for Hawkeyes that Need Help
Panelists
- Nikki Hodous, Dean of Students, Student Care & Assistance
- Anna Holbrook, Dean of Students, Student Care & Assistance
- Danielle Martinez, Academic Support & Retention and Early Intervention Team
- Lois Cole, Spiritual Services
- Sandy Healey, Employee Assistance Program
- Tiffany Simon, Graduate College
The Role of Well-being in Coping
Panelists
- Sean Hesler, University Human Resources, Learning and Development
- Megan Hammes, University Human Resources, LiveWELL
- Patrick Rossman, Student Wellness
- JoAnn Daehler-Miller, Student Wellness
Negotiating (Quality) Relationships in the New World
Panelists
- Jennifer Lynch, Office of the Ombudsperson
- Isabela Flores, Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement
- Jacob Priest, LGBTQ Counseling Clinic
- Erin Barnes, Department of Counselor Education
Suicide Prevention
Panelists
- John Westefeld, PhD, Board-Certified Psychologist and UI Emeritus Professor
- Ian Evans, PsyD, University Counseling Services/Staff Psychologist, Suicide Prevention Coordinator
- Alton Poole, UI PD/Community Outreach Officer
- Eli Hotchin, Director Threat Assessment Program
Past sessions:
Thursday, April 8, 2021
"Is everything I feel my fault?: Feeling depressed and anxious when it may actually be sadness and stress
VIDEO COMING SOON
Panel Discussion Members
- Stacey McElroy-Heltzel, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Thursday, April 1, 2021
The unseen impacts of the pandemic: What do I do with all my losses and disappointments?
Panel Discussion Members
- Linda Stewart Kroon, Director, Women's Resource and Action Center
- Katryn Duarte, Assistant Director, Sexual Assault Services, Rape Victim Advocacy Program
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Managing the future of work and learning
Panel Discussion Members
- Nikole Mac, Director, Leadership & Organizational Development, University Human Resources
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Undergraduate students
Panel Discussion Members
- Jack Lauer, Undergraduate Student Government
- Regan Smock, Undergraduate Student Government
- Dom Badajoz, Native American Student Association
- Grace Kiple, Undergraduate Student Government
- Kayla Cleland, Undergraduate Student Government
- Mara Smith, Undergraduate Student Government
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Parents, families, guardians
Panel Discussion Members
- Mary Youngmiller, PhD, Lone Star College
- Jodi Graff, MA, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Carver College of Medicine
- Jacob B. Priest, PhD, LMFT, Couple and Family Therapy Program, LGBTQ Counseling Clinic
- Dawn M. Bates, PhD, University Housing and Dining, University Counseling Service
- Maureen Schafer, MS, Academic Advising Center
- Nicholas M. Creary, PhD, Center for Diversity and Enrichment
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Managing the graduate world
Panel Discussion Members
- Saba Rasheed Ali, Program in Counseling Psychology, College of Education
- Erin Barnes, Program in Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, College of Education
- Nicole Del Castillo, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine
- Brittany Greenbaum, University Counseling Service
- Heidi Schmitt, University Counseling Service
- Jennifer Teitle, Graduate College
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Caring for self
Panel Discussion Members
- Arwa Aburizik, MD, MS, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- Bronwyn Threlkeld-Wiegand, LISW, UI Employee Assistance Program
- Nikole Mac, MBA, Leadership Development
- Kimberly J. Hart, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
- Beverly Klug, MA, LMFT, Department of Psychiatry
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Caring for students and others
Panel Discussion Members
- Carla Melby-Oetken, BA, UI Wellness
- Maria Guadalupe Bruno, PsyD, Division of Student Life
- Brianne Schwarz, Orientation Services
- Sean D. Hesler, MS, MBA, Learning and Development
- Ian K. Evans, PsyD, University Counseling Service
- Scott Liu, PhD, University Counseling Service
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Students
WATCH VIDEO OF SESSION
Panel Discussion Members:
- Kelly Clougher, University Counseling Service
- Karen Grajczyk, Student Wellness
- Jeniece Nott, Student Health
- Linda Kroon, Women’s Resource and Action Center
- Nikki Hodous, Office of Care & Assistance
- Noel Mills, University of Iowa Student Government
- Adam Robinson, Rape Victim Advocacy Program
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Faculty/Staff
WATCH VIDEO OF SESSION
Panel Discussion Members:
- Bronwyn Threlkeld-Wiegand, Employee Assistance Program
- Megan Hammes, Wellness
- Elaine Himadi, University Hospitals & Clinics
- Diana Kremzar, Family Services
- Eli Hotchkin, Threat Assessment Program
- Brianna Marcelo, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion