by Lucy Berrington
By Jennifer Schnellman, PhD, and Lucy Berrington, MS As exams approach, students may look for ways to help them stay alert for extra study. Those methods may include prescription stimulants and other medications that they believe could sharpen their thinking or...
by Lucy Berrington
By Lucy Berrington, MS Students with disabilities are at heightened risk of sexual assault and abuse, and are less able to access support services and legal justice, research shows. The same is true of students with emotional health conditions, although they may not...
by Lucy Berrington
By Lucy Berrington, MS Diversity awareness has increased on college campuses, yet many students of color routinely experience interactions and incidents that make them feel unwelcome. This potentially harms their academic prospects, according to a 2014 study by...
by Lucy Berrington
By Amy Baldwin, EdD, director of University College, University of Central Arkansas The issue Many college students worry that they got into this program through luck rather than ability and effort. Certain student populations are especially vulnerable: first...
by Student Health 101
NEW ORLEANS, LA — June 29, 2016 —The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) today awarded Lucy Berrington, MS the 17th annual RSA Media Award for her outstanding journalistic efforts in her role as Editor-in-Chief of Student Health 101. The award was presented during...
by Lucy Berrington
Increasingly, teaching bystander skills is a key component of efforts to prevent sexual assault and coercion on campuses. Our interactive infographic (January 2016) outlined simple, seemingly casual actions that can help prevent tense social situations from escalating...
