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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.chee.uh.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:#C8102E"><img border="0" width="600" height="165" style="width:6.25in;height:1.7187in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.egr.uh.edu/sites/www.egr.uh.edu/files/enews/2022/images/sa_header.png" alt="William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series"></span></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Related Help-Seeking
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sarah A. Wilson</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
A</span>ssistant Professor<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
U</span>niversity of Kentucky<o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, April 21 | 10:30am</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Engineering room W122</span></strong></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uh-edu-cougarnet.zoom.us/j/95750085857__;!!LkSTlj0I!GVditbmt5I0FlGpqz07GlMfdgAX9LKthPPP-2AMksxQ3USGriQ3JYMQ41k2c2l-d8WUNiIy7o9Vc3zThwPnnCNIL-Hs$">https://uh-edu-cougarnet.zoom.us/j/95750085857</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8102E">LECTURE ABSTRACT</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The prevalence of mental health disorders on college campuses is of increasing concern. Within engineering, there has been an increase in the amount of research
conducted on characterizing student mental health and understanding the influence of engineering culture on mental wellness. Research has shown that engineering students in mental health distress are less likely to have received professional help compared
to their peers.<b> </b>This identifies a treatment gap for engineering students, meaning that only a portion of those in mental health distress are seeking professional treatment. Addressing the treatment gap can improve the prognosis of mental health problems
and reduce progression to more chronic or severe disorders. Through this talk, I will present results of both qualitative and quantitative research studies aimed at better understanding the beliefs that engineering students have about seeking help for a mental
health concern. In particular, I will discuss barriers and facilitators to help-seeking including challenges in navigating the mental healthcare system, the perception that help-seeking is a sacrifice of time and academics, and the importance of mental health
culture in engineering. Further, I will talk about the influence of engineering faculty and staff messaging on students’ beliefs about help seeking. Results of this work will provide guidance for intervention development to improve mental health related help-seeking
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C8102E">SPEAKER BIOSKETCH</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Sarah Wilson is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky. She is the director of the Wilson Research Group, where she works to understand and improve mental health in engineering. In
this way, she defines mental health as not just the absence of mental illness but a mental state in which engineers can effectively cope with stress, realize their potential, and contribute to society. She is particularly interested in developing and implementing
interventions to improve mental health related help seeking in undergraduate engineering students. Sarah graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rowan University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. She began
her academic career as teaching faculty in Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. As an educator, Sarah works to integrate non-cognitive skills such as creativity, social and emotional intelligence, and communication into her courses. Her experience
as a teaching faculty member led her to the development of her research in student mental health, resulting in her transition from teaching faculty to assistant professor with research in engineering education in 2021. She has also co-developed and implemented
a workshop on supporting undergraduate student mental health, which has been offered to engineering faculty nationally.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is an official message sent by the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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