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Mental Health Research and Practice Division

Vision The vision of the Mental Health Research and Practice Division is to serve as an international center of excellence and pipeline for the implementation of affirmative, strengths-based research and practices that aim to heal and transform diverse individuals...

Needs Assessment to Inform Mecklenburg County Communitywide Child Abuse Prevention Plan

This grant (funded by Mecklenburg County) initiative is to conduct the Mecklenburg County Needs Assessment to Inform the development of the Mecklenburg County Communitywide Child Abuse Prevention Plan.

Race and Social Equity Academy (RASE)

The Race and Social Equity Academy (RASE) fosters the scholarship of practice and research focused on advancing racial and social parities within the community. Along with empirical scholarship, race dialogue will be supported through intellectual discourse,...

Social Determinants of Health during COVID-19 Impacting Children and Youth in Foster Care: The “HOT ZONE”

Presentation at the 35th Foster Family Treatment Association Annual Conference (July 25-28, 2021): Social Determinants of Health during COVID-19 Impacting Children and Youth in Foster Care: The “HOT ZONE”; purpose to increase awareness and knowledge level about the...

The association between having a preterm birth and later maternal mental health: An analysis of U.S. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data

Peer-reviewed publication: Barber, K. S., Huber, L. R., B., Portwood, S. G., Boyd, A. S., Smith, J. D.,...

Using a University CANVAS Learning Management System to Increase Knowledge about MS: The Multiple Sclerosis Student Advocates Program as an Educational Intervention

Poster Presentation presented at the 2021 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Conference in Orlando, FL: Using a University CANVAS Learning Management System to Increase Knowledge about MS: The Multiple Sclerosis Student Advocates Program as an...

Creating Inclusive Field Placements

The Field Office will hold a workshop for current field instructors/task supervisors in March 2022. This workshop will focus on how field settings can develop inclusive field experiences. The workshop is hosted in collaboration with the Office of Identity, Equity,...

Best Practices in Inclusive Faculty Recruitment

We work with all members of search committees to better understand best practices in the practices for hiring. These are not specific only to understanding bias in the process and how to minimize the impact of bias but does include it. We review the hiring data...

Workshops and Classes for Corporate and Executive Audiences in DEI Topics

School of Professional Studies-delivered training in business, management, and leadership classes that center on topics related to DEI in the workplace. The programs/courses are evaluated based on the number of participants served and based on participant feedback/...

Increasing diversity in the COE Board of Advisors

Four new members were added to the College of Engineering Board of Advisors. All four members are from URM groups.