Alisa Lincoln Archives

Migrants in the slums of the capital Mogadishu are seen trying to survive in makeshift tents in Mogadishu, Somali. Photo by Sadak Mohamed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Refugees often face violence, mental health issues in the cities where they had sought safety, study says

Refugees who experience violence in the North American cities where they’ve sought asylum suffer from devastating, long-lasting mental health issues—and those issues can impact them just as deeply as the violence they faced in their home country, says Carmel Salhi, assistant professor of health sciences.

by Hillary Chabot August 13, 2021

Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University

To survive a trauma like the Capitol riot, it helps to discuss it

Graphic depictions of the deadly Jan. 6th insurrection were shown Tuesday at Former President Trump’s impeachment trial. Northeastern professors who specialize in mental health say acknowledging the impact can help reduce the stigma of PTSD.

by Hillary Chabot February 9, 2021

Clockwise from top left, Alisa K. Lincoln, Rachel Rodgers, Dean Carmen Sceppa, and Suzanne Garverich. Screenshots by Northeastern University

How has COVID-19 affected mental health and well-being?

During a panel on mental health, Northeastern researchers discussed the impact of COVID-19 on people’s emotional well-being and the effects of the pandemic on people with serious mental illness and disordered eating.

by Khalida Sarwari July 30, 2020

Aliyah Mosby is silhouetted against the sunset as she walks at the Liberty Memorial on March 19, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. Mosby was taking advantage of warm weather on the first day of spring to get some fresh air as most of the community isolates to limit the spread of the coronavirus. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

‘Why am I having such a hard time when I’m not sick with the virus?’

Alisa Lincoln, a professor of sociology and health sciences at Northeastern, offers advice to students, parents, and others on how to cope with the different stress points created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Ian Thomsen March 26, 2020

An image from <i>COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient</i>, an hour-long course that is free and accessible to anyone. The course was launched Friday morning by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Photo courtesy of the Global Resilience Institute

Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course.

COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient, an hour-long course that is free and accessible to anyone, was launched Friday morning by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Its purpose is to make reliable skills for surviving the pandemic available in one place.

by Ian Thomsen March 19, 2020

Joshua Gallaway, DiPetro Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, and undergraduate student Sofia Catalina run an experiment using a vanadium redox flow battery in the Egan Research Center. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘Literally just go for it and talk about it to a professor’

More than 100 research groups from across Northeastern will present their work on Wednesday night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Curry Student Center on the Boston campus. It’s one great way for students to find a field of study they’re passionate about.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa September 24, 2019

Early life stress, neighborhood conditions contribute to dementia

More than 5 million Americans today are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and African Americans are disproportionately affected. New research released this week may help explain why. We spoke with professor Alisa Lincoln, a medical sociologist, about the findings.

by Allie Nicodemo July 21, 2017

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