December 4, 2025Melissa Villodas’ exploration of mental health treatment retention among incarcerated men with mental illness enforces the importance of participant feedback to understand program completion.
December 1, 2025Melissa Villodas, youth mental health researcher, explores the complex influence of neighborhood amenities in shaping youth depression and anxiety.
November 21, 2025Anna Parisi, substance use disorder and addictive behavior expert, reveals how mindfulness interventions may enhance awareness of one’s bodily sensations, and how this enhanced awareness may decrease the risk of opioid misuse in individuals experiencing chronic pain.
November 6, 2025Navy veteran Becca Simon says coming to George Mason University and her experience as a student in the College of Public Health Department of Social Work has been life-changing.
October 20, 2025Researcher Michelle Hand finds that music and nature decrease anxiety, stress, and depression
October 16, 2025Cognitive training program implemented by George Mason University social work researchers offers promising, non-medicine-based methods to support brain health in older adults.
October 10, 2025Collaboration between George Mason and local counties help address opioid overdoses, substance use disorder, and behavioral health challenges.
September 19, 2025Jason Alexander and Theresa Davis join fellow public health industry leaders and innovators to guide the college in achieving its mission and acting in alignment with its values.
September 2, 2025Healthy aging scholar and gerontologist Li-Mei Chen warns that older adults aged 60 years and older face disproportionate risks of dehydration, heat stroke, exhaustion, and other heat-related illnesses.
August 15, 2025Holly Matto, addiction science researcher, and College of Science and School of Engineering colleagues provide breakthrough findings about personalized recovery cues and technology-based substance use interventions.
