Month: May 2022

  • Nobel Conference Speaker Meryl Alper

    Dr. Meryl Alper is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, where she is a Faculty Scholar with the Northeastern University Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research. Her lecture at the conference will be “Supporting Mental Health among Autistic Youth in the Digital Age.” The impact of technology on young people’s mental…

  • Nobel Conference speaker Priscilla Lui

    Dr. Priscilla Lui is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. Her lecture at the conference will be “Scientific understanding of racism and discrimination experiences: A path toward mental health equity.” Young people are exhibiting symptoms of depression at alarmingly high rates, and responding to them with maladaptive coping mechanisms such as substance abuse…