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Teaching Resources for Faculty

Articles on Work & Wellness

Mindfulness in the Classroom (Vanderbilt U.)
Provides information on "teaching methods designed to cultivate deepened awareness, concentration, and insight."
Nature: "Pandemic Burnout Is Rampant in Academia"
This article discuses the problem and suggests solutions for combating burnout.
NIMH: I’m So Stressed Out! Fact Sheet
Stress coping methods from the National Institute of Mental Health.
You've Got This | Tips & Strategies for Meaningful Productivity and Alignment in Work and Life (Podcast)
"Dedicated to helping academics and higher education professionals seek self-knowledge, playfully experiment, and live core values with intention."

E-books on Work and Wellness

Everyday Creativity and the Healthy Mind by Ruth Richards
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 1137557656

Publication Date: 2018
Failing Families, Failing Science: Work-Family Conflict in Academic Science by Elaine Ecklund; Anne E. Lincoln
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 1479843121

Publication Date: 2016
Hardwired: How Our Instincts to Be Healthy Are Making Us Sick by Robert S. Barrett; Louis Hugo Francescutti
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 3030517284

Publication Date: 2020
Professor Mommy: Finding Work-Family Balance in Academia by Kristen Ghodsee; Rachel Connelly
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 1442208597

Publication Date: 2014
Reimagining the Academy: Shifting Towards Kindness, Connection, and an Ethics of Care by Alison L. Black (Editor); Rachael Dwyer (Editor)
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 3030758583

Publication Date: 2021
University Student Mental Health: A Guide for Psychiatrist, Psychologists, and Leaders Serving in Higher Education by Laura Weiss Roberts (Editor)
Call Number: E-book

ISBN: 1615371141

Publication Date: 2018

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