Alumni Spotlight Series: Meet Lily Smith '20, a Workforce Readiness Manager for the Oregon TRIO Association who received her bachelor's degree in our Educational Foundations program.
Back to school shouldn't mean back to bickering over phones and sleep. Avoid battles about tech use and bedtime with these tips from Jen Doty, PhD and other University of Oregon experts.
Meet Shaji S. Haq, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP, '16, School Psychology doctoral program through our Alumni Spotlight series. Haq credits his time at the College of Education with shaping both his clinical expertise and his broader professional philosophy.
The number of teens reporting depressive symptoms has risen sharply over the past decade, and the trend is particularly bad in Oregon. On this week's episode of "Straight Talk," three experts, Dr. Jen Doty, Dr. Beth Stormshak, and Dr. Ariel Williamson who are working to get ahead of the curve, came together to talk about what's driving the trend, what researchers say can be done to help, and what kids are saying they need.
Kids can develop bad tech habits as the summer winds down. Jen Doty, PhD, associate professor of counseling psychology, provides guidance on how to nurture healthy relationships with technology and kids.
"These programs vary widely: who can enroll in them, how long the programs run, the balance between English and the partner language, who teaches classes, and what the long-term goals are.", said Ilana Umansky, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Oregon.
"We're in a mental health crisis. For the past two decades, mental health issues have been escalating, particularly among youth," said John Seeley, PhD, a professor and associate dean for research in the University of Oregon College of Education. "The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on students in need of additional supports, and that's the aim of the center — to help provide those additional supports."
