"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."
With a new $11 million federal grant, the University of Oregon will create a national center for children’s mental health, putting the university at the forefront of national prevention efforts to improve the mental health and well-being of adolescents.
The 2025 Recognition and Honors Committee, with nominations from the membership of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR), selected Emily Tanner-Smith to be a Fellow. Fellowship is an honor that SPR bestows upon a small and select group of members who have a particularly distinguished record of contributions in the field of prevention research.
Sarah Stapleton, PhD, a science education researcher at the University of Oregon who attended the trial, said the trial showed that scientists should rethink the way they do research, given how the lack of a definitive connection to health impacts limited Baxter-Krause's sentence.
UO researchers shared insights into youth mental and behavioral health issues and got an update on Ballmer Institute programs during a recent forum for journalists, who also heard how a new service delivery model developed at the UO will support the state’s children. Professors Jen Doty, PhD and Geovanna Rodriguez, PhD, offer expert commentary.
In Episode 6 of Coffee N Conversation, Dean Laura Lee McIntyre sits down with Lorry Lokey Chair in Education and Department Head Leslie Leve. Leve’s research focuses on child and adolescent development, gene-environment interplay, and interventions for children, families, and communities.
In our latest Research Briefly, we sit down with Thomson Professor and Executive Director of the HEDCO Institute, Emily Tanner-Smith, PhD. She talks about her meta analysis project that focuses on examining the effectiveness of mathematics interventions. Collaborators: Madhavi Jayanthi and Sarah Krowka, Instructional Research Group.
Over the past decade, an increasing number of state legislatures across the United States have recognized the importance of codifying school-based protections for students with, or at-risk for, dyslexia.
