Mental Health

Rocío Rodríguez Morales, MSW ‘25, a first-generation student, found support and community at George Mason as she forged a new career path with her third degree.

This spring, George Mason University Professor Al Fuertes traveled to Rwanda to facilitate workshops for former victims and perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan mass genocide.

Dean Melissa Perry discusses how digital compulsion hijacks our brains in her "Psychology Today" column.

Study shows students experienced increased psychological distress during COVID-19, but utilized fewer support services.

Nandini Koka joined George Mason University in April 2023 as executive director of Student Health Services, where she leads a staff of nearly 50 that includes doctors, nurse practitioners, counselors, and nurses. As a medical doctor with training in family medicine and urgent care, she is passionate about helping patients get better quickly and enhancing access to care. At the largest and fastest-growing public research university in Virginia, Koka has found a place where the need for that care continues to grow.

Stigmatized attitudes toward mental health have contributed to decades of harmful policies. Evelyn Tomaszewski, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work, advocates for a human rights-based approach to address outdated and harmful policy practices.

Our eyes are more frequently on screens than on human faces.

Analyzing the growing problem of digital-induced amnesia.

Emails and messages alone can’t replace the human connections that fuel true productivity.

Undergraduate advisors in the Department of Computer Science Joshua Fletcher and Vernell Wilks published an article in the September 2024 edition of Academic Advising Today entitled, "Academic Advisors' Mental Health Literacy and Experiences Working with Students Facing Emotional and Mental Health Issues.”