JED Campus Initiative

UofL has become a JED Campus! JED Campus is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to guide schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, program, and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention efforts. JED Campus schools embark on a strategic partnership with JED that assesses and enhances existing work and helps to create positive, lasting, systemic change in the campus community.

Each school establishes an interdisciplinary, campus-wide team to assess, support, and implement improvements.

Co-Chairs

• Dr. Angela Taylor, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean of Students, Student Affairs
• Dr. Laura Frey, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Couple & Family Therapy Program, Kent School of Social Work
• Dr. Beth Boehm, Dean, Graduate School

Task Force Members

• Dr. Phil Bressoud, Associate Professor and Executive Director, Campus Health Services
• Oscar Chavez, Major, Public Safety
• Megan Clifton, Manager of Student Success, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Advising Center
• Rachel Fitzgerald, Psychologist, Counseling Center
• Griffin Gould, Executive Vice President, Student Government Association
• Steve Green, Chief of Police, Public Safety
• Dr. Geetanjali Gulati, Interim Director, Counseling Center
• Aleska Hagan, Psychologist, Counseling Center
• Riece Hamilton, Program Manager for Health Promotion, Campus Health Services
• Dr. Tom Hardy, Executive Director, University Housing and the Resident Experience
• Trish Hart, Director of Student Affairs, School of Nursing
• Brian Hinton, Director and Regional Campus Minister, Baptist Campus Ministry
• Patrick Ivey, Associate Athletic Director and Director of Health and Performance, Athletics
• Sarah Lopez, Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost
• Colleen Martin, Director, Disability Resource Center
• Keira Martin, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Involvement
• Katie Partin, Director, Institutional Effectiveness
• Tish Pletcher, Program Manager for PEACC, Campus Health Services
• Alex Reynolds, Services Vice President, Student Government Association
• Sandra Robertson, Nurse Practitioner, Campus Health Services
• Kate Roessler, Director of Planning and Assessment, Student Affairs
• Quantá Taylor, Executive Director, Student Involvement
• Meredith Woodall, Associate Professor, Campus Health Services

The task force is charged with accomplishing identified goals and initiatives in the following areas:

Develop Life Skills
Chair: Megan Clifton
Liaison: Dr. Beth Boehm

Promote Social Connectedness
Chair: Dr. Quanta Taylor
Liaison: Dr. Beth Boehm

Identify Students At Risk
Chairs: Dr. Sandy Robertson & Colleen Martin
Liaison: Dr. Laura Frey

Increase Help-seeking behavior
Chair: Dr. Aleska Hagan
Liaison: Dr. Angela B. Taylor

Provide Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chair: Dr. Rachel Fitzgerald
Liaison: Dr. Angela B. Taylor

Follow Crisis Management Procedures/Promote Means Safety*
Chair: Dr. Angela B. Taylor
Liaison: Dr. Laura Frey

*Promote Means Safety does not have its own committee, but this area should be addressed by each of the other areas and will be one focus of the crisis management committee.

For more information the JED Campus Initiative and JED Task Force, please contact Dr. Angela Taylor, Dr. Laura Frey, or Dr. Beth Boehm.