In honor of World Mental Health Day, we invite you to attend two on-campus events on October 11th featuring Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad. Both events are free, and open to the public.
“Social Disconnection as a Public Health Concern”
12:30-1:30pm
Konover Auditorium, Dodd Research Center
In this research-focused lecture, Julianne Holt-Lunstad PhD will discuss the long-term health effects of social connection. As a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, Dr. Holt-Lunstad’s work has been seminal in the recognition of social isolation and loneliness as risk factors for early mortality.
Please RSVP for this event at https://chip.uconn.edu/inchip-lecture-series-guest-speaker-julianne-holt-lunstad-phd/
“Lonely Campus: Social Connection in the Age of Digital Despair”
6:00-7:30pm
Student Union Theater
This panel discussion and Q&A will feature Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, as well as UConn’s very own Professor Gina Barrecca, CMHS Director Dr. Betsy Cracco, and students Alondra Marmolejos and Derek Pan.
Sponsored by Counseling & Mental Health Services, InCHIP, and USG
For more information, contact: CMHS at 860-486-4705