From Meghan Duffy and Dynamic Ecology This is a guest post by Jonathan Barros, Briana Martin-Villa, Lexi Golden, Jonathan Hernandez, & Callie Chappell (UM EEB B.S. 2016) I. Introduction: During this challenging time of COVID-19, our lives have been turned upside down. Jobs have been lost or radically altered, loved ones have fallen ill, and…
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How to support undergraduate students experiencing mental health concerns
From Dynamic Ecology by Meghan Duffy, a University of Michigan ecologist and associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Trigger warning: mental health, self-harm, and suicide discussed below) I recently attended a really great workshop on interacting with students who are experiencing mental health issues. The workshop was run by Michigan’s Center…