Martina Svyantek, Ph.D.
Courtney MacMasters, M.Ed.
Alexandra Geneser Patel, Psy.D.
Amanda Warren, MS, CHES
Your Loved One Has Experienced a Sudden Loss. Here is How to Help.
“Grief obviously is something that most people go through at some point in their life and impacts millions of people every year, and it’s completely normal to experience grief in relation to loss,” said Nicole Ruzek, a clinical psychologist and the director of the University of Virginia’s Counseling
UVA Opens New Student Health Building, Shining Spotlight on Wellness
A massive project seven years in the making comes to fruition Friday with the unveiling of the University of Virginia’s new, state-of-the-art Student Health and Wellness building.
The 156,000-square-foot superstructure houses the four units previously located in the Elson Student Health Center
UVA Rolls Out Free, On-Demand Mental Telehealth Service for Students
The University of Virginia is partnering with a leading telehealth firm with expertise in higher education to get students instantaneous, around-the-clock, free mental health services. Any student who has paid UVA’s comprehensive health fee will have ready access to the service, called TimelyCare
Prescription for Health: Take a Hike
Being told to “take a hike” was once a popular way of telling someone to get lost or go away. Now, it’s a prescription for a healthy life. Since last fall, University of Virginia students have been embracing a new opportunity to explore nature’s beneficial effects on health and well-being. Faculty
How Student Health and Wellness Has Evolved to Support Students During COVID-19
As the pandemic-driven, hybrid semester of living and learning continues at the University of Virginia, the Medical Services team at the Department of Student Health and Wellness has been working around the clock. They’ve refined testing protocols, established new communications and data systems