Conferences

Conference: International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)

Presentation Type: Poster

Authors: Emily Hersch, Alexandra Werntz, Yangyang Deng, Harun Gunasekaran, Jean Rhodes

About: This study examines the impact of goal setting within a peer mentoring app among first-year undergraduate students. Findings indicate that goal setting is associated with higher GPA, life satisfaction, and academic self-efficacy. The results suggest that online mentoring platforms incorporating goal setting can enhance the effectiveness of mentoring relationships and help colleges offer proactive support based on students’ real-time challenges and priorities.

 

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Conference: National Mentoring Summit 2024

Presentation Type: Workshop

Authors: Matthew Hagler, Sarah Schwartz, Jean Rhodes, Alexandra Werntz, Elizabeth Raposa, and Megyn Jasman

About: The workshop presented research demonstrating the challenges underrepresented students face in understanding colleges’ “hidden curriculum” and the key role mentors can play in demystifying it. Best practices and cutting-edge innovations in this area were highlighted, such as using mobile technology and youth-initiated mentoring strategies to facilitate mentee engagement and help-seeking.

 

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Conference: 2023 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference.

Presentation Type: Poster

Authors: Saniya Soni, Emily Hersch, Cyanea Poon, Alexandra Werntz, Jean Rhodes

About: The relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and mentoring outcomes

 

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Conference: 2023 16th Annual Mentoring Conference, Mentoring Networks: The Impact of Developmental Relationships on the Future of Work.

Presentation Type: Plenary Session Speaker

Authors: Jean Rhodes

About: Supportive accountability models show promise for improving outcomes for youth and young adults. This presentation overviews a supportive accountability approach to mentoring, and a technology-enhanced tool designed to facilitate such methods.

 

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Conference: 2023 Society of Digital Mental Health Virtual Conference

Presentation Type: Poster

Authors: Emily Hersch, Saniya Soni, Megyn Jasman, Alexandra Werntz, and Jean Rhodes

About: This presentation examined whether student engagement with MentorPRO differed by race, first-generation, and international student status. We found that students from historically underrepresented and marginalized communities engaged more with their peer mentor and used a self-assessment more frequently than their White peers, suggesting that MentorPRO has the potential to increase the accessibility of academic and mental health resources for underserved students and reduce disparities in students’ service utilization.

 

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Conference: Association for Psychological Science 2023 Conference

Presentation Type: Symposium

Authors: Megyn Jasman, Alexandra Werntz, and Jean Rhodes

About: During a symposium about leveraging technology and data to improve college and university communities’ wellbeing, a presentation was given on findings from the pilot year of MentorPRO. The full paper can be found here.

 

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Conference: National Mentoring Summit 2023

Presentation Type: Workshop

Authors: Alexandra Werntz and Saniya Soni

About: This workshop worked to demystify anxiety and encouraged those in attendance to think critically about how mentoring programs can support our nation’s mental health.​

 

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Conference: 2022 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference. Theme: Emergency & Disaster Preparedness and Response: Using Cognitive and Behavioral Science to Make an Impact

Presentation Type: Poster

Authors: Benlina Aier, Selen Amado, Megyn Jasman, Jordan Cherry, Cyanea Poon, Alexandra Werntz, and Jean Rhodes

About: This project has implications for understanding caregivers’ comfort with and concerns about their child attending therapy and/or using digital mental health interventions for their mental health, specifically for populations impacted by substance use.

 

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Conference: 2022 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference. Theme: Emergency & Disaster Preparedness and Response: Using Cognitive and Behavioral Science to Make an Impact

Presentation Type: Symposium presentation

Authors: Cyanea Poon, Alexandra Werntz, Selen Amado, and Jean Rhodes

About: This symposium talk overviews caregivers’ attitudes toward mental health treatment based on demographic differences.

 

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Conference: 2022 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference. Theme: Emergency & Disaster Preparedness and Response: Using Cognitive and Behavioral Science to Make an Impact

Presentation Type: Poster

Authors: Jordan Cherry, Benlina Aier, Selen Amado, Megyn Jasman, Jean Rhodes, and Alexandra Werntz

About: Findings found that relative to unmentored caregivers, mentored caregivers were more comfortable with digital mental health interventions and expressed no preference for mentors or therapists delivering them.

 

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