PhD candidate Sara S. Riddington defends her dissertation, “Telemental Healthcare Use and Experience Among University Students.”

• Thursday, September 17, 2026

• 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

• Skinner Hall rm. 101 and online

This project explores telemental healthcare for the university student population. A retrospective portion compares how this cohort has used online versus in-person counseling and psychiatric services over a 7-year period spanning the COVID-19 pandemic while another portion examines how students experience these two mental healthcare delivery methods.