Hear from mental health expert, Dr. Courtney Welton-Mitchell, to learn about how disasters (including COVID-19) affect students' mental health. Courtney studies disaster psychology locally and internationally and gives a fantastic overview of the mental health challenges students face, and how educators can create safe spaces for students to learn about traumatic topics.
Courtney Welton-Mitchell, PhD, is the director of evaluation and research for the Center for Victims of Torture. She is also an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, Anschutz Medical Campus, where she directed the certificate in climate and disaster resilience from 2021-2024. Courtney is a faculty research affiliate with the Natural Hazards Center (NHC), Institute for Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder. Her connection with the NHC began in 2013, as she was co-leading research collaborations between the NHC, TPO Nepal, and SLM Haiti.
