University of Oregon researchers can provide expertise for stories on mental health.
To talk to a mental health expert, email Molly Blancett blancett@uoregon.edu
Mental Health Experts
Jennifer Ablow, Department of Psychology
Prenatal and Postnatal Stress, Prenatal and Maternal Mental Health, Intergenerational Transmission of Well-Being, Attachment Relationships, Social Determinants of Health, Parent-Infant Prevention and Intervention
Nicholas Allen, Department of Psychology
Adolescent Mental Health, Digital Mental Health, Mood Disorders, Sleep, Developmental Social and Affective Neuroscience, Family Processes, Assessment and Intervention, Prevention Research, Metaverse
Elliot Berkman, Department of Psychology
Mental Health, Addiction, Self-Control, Obesity, Goals, Smoking Cessation
Tiffany Brown, College of Education
Marriage and Family Therapy, Addiction, Recovery, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Self-harm (Non-Suicidal Self-Injury), Addiction on College Campuses, Grief
Melynda Casement, Department of Psychology
Sleep, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Adolescent Mental Health, Depression, Insomnia
Jessica Cronce, College of Education
Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Prevention, At-Risk Behaviors Among College Students
Ruth Ellingsen, Department of Psychology
Mindfulness, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Mental Illness, Psychotherapy, Psychological Assessment, Autism Spectrum Disorder
David DeGarmo, College of Education
Prevention Science
Jen Doty, College of Education
Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, Prevention Science, Prevention of Bullying and Cyberbullying
Jennifer Freyd, Department of Psychology
Campus Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Minority Discrimination, Physical and Mental Health, Betrayal Trauma, Institutional Betrayal, DARVO
Wendy Hadley, College of Education
Adolescent Risk Behaviors, Substance Abuse Prevention, Sexual Risk Behaviors, Adolescent Weight Management
Nichole Kelly, College of Education
Obesity, Eating Behaviors, Self-Regulation, Clinical Intervention and Prevention
Laura Lee McIntyre, College of Education
Mental Health, Autism, Obesity, Children, Youth, Teens, ADHD, Families
Leslie Leve, College of Education
Adoption, Foster Care, Child Abuse, Interventions, Juvenile Justice System, Teen Girls
Kent McIntosh, College of Education
School Violence, Bullying, School Discipline, Problem Behavior, Equity, Racial and Ethnic Equity in Education
Rhonda Nese, College of Education
School Discipline, Bullying and Harassment Prevention, Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline, Impact of Implicit Biases on Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline
Jennifer Pfeifer, Department of Psychology
Adolescence, Socioemotional Development, Brain Development, Puberty, Mental Health
John Seeley, College of Education
Mental Health, Behavioral Health Intervention, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Suicide Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention
Beth Stormshak, College of Education
School-Based Mental Health, Child Mental Health, Family-Centered Prevention, Interventions With At-Risk Youth and Families
Emily Tanner-Smith, College of Education
Substance Use and Addiction, Interventions, Statistics, Youth Mental Health, Youth Behavioral Health
Ariel Williamson, The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health
Pediatric Sleep Health Inequities, Behavioral Interventions