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When—and How—to Talk About Mental Illness On The Job

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How do you know when you should mention a mental illness to your boss? And if you decide to, what’s the best way to go about doing it? Professor Deniz Ones is featured in this article from The Healthy.

The coronavirus has robbed us all. Let yourself mourn the loss, experts say.

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"What many of us are feeling is that something was taken from us that shouldn't have been taken," said Patricia Frazier, a psychology professor at the University of Minnesota who studies how to function in the face of stress and trauma is featured in a USA Today article.

Making a Difference: The Patricia Frazier Overcoming Obstacles Scholarship

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Krueger Named Chairperson for the Social Psychology, Personality and Interpersonal...

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Robert Krueger, PhD in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota has accepted an offer to be the Chairperson for the Social Psychology, Personality and Interpersonal Processes Study Section (SPIP) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Krueger will hold the chairship for two-years.

Furman Publishes Research on Self-Talk and Healthy Eating

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Celina Furman, University of Minnesota Psychology graduate student in the social area, recently published “Distanced Self-Talk Enhances Goal Pursuit to Eat Healthier.” in Clinical Psychological Science. Furman’s research suggests that reflecting on one’s food decisions in the third person may promote healthier eating habits for those with goals to do so by making health-related features of the foods more salient. The University of Michigan issued a press release highlighting the publication as Furman, the lead author and a former Michigan lab manager, collaborated with Michigan researchers on the research.

Frazier Quoted and Kathawalla Featured by USA Today

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COVID-19 has taken things from us all. The losses that we all feel come from a wide range of sources: in-person education, graduation ceremonies, family events, national conferences/conventions, and many others. Patricia Frazier, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota discusses this in an interview with USA Today in an article titled “The coronavirus has robbed us all. Let yourself mourn the loss, experts say.”

Frazier Quoted in Tech.MN

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Patricia Frazier, PhD, in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, was quoted in two recent articles in Tech.MN

Meredith Shares Advice on Student Mental Health

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Liza Meredith, PhD, Contract Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota has been popular with the Minnesota Daily, appearing in two major articles in one week This is not surprising given that Meredith leads the single largest course on campus, Introduction to Psychology with over 1000 students per semester.

COVID-19 Q and A with Chair Jeff Simpson

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Many people are asking important questions as our University and Department deal with the impact of the COVID-19 situation. Here are 3 frequently asked questions that I’ve been hearing along with some answers/responses

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Upcoming Events

April 24, 2020

CANCELLED - Katie McLaughlin, PhD - Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms Linking...

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Full Title: Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity with Psychopathology Across the Life-Course This event is part of the Department of Psychology's Health Disparities...

May 1, 2020

CANCELLED - Edith Chen, PhD - Socioeconomic Disparities in Children’s Health

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Full Title: Socioeconomic Disparities in Children’s Health: Protective Factors and Costs of Mobility Abstract Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with a wide array of negative...

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