JED Campus Initiative

UofL has become a JED Campus! JED Campus is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to guide schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, program, and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention efforts. JED Campus schools embark on a strategic partnership with JED that assesses and enhances existing work and helps to create positive, lasting, systemic change in the campus community.

Each school establishes an interdisciplinary, campus-wide team to assess, support, and implement improvements.

Co-Chairs

• Dr. David Parrott, Associate Vice President for Student Wellbeing, Student Affairs
• Dr. Laura Frey, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Couple & Family Therapy Program, Kent School of Social Work
• Dr. Beth Boehm, Dean, Graduate School
• Dr. Getta Gulati, Director Counseling Center

Task Force Members

• Katie Adamchik, Senior Director, Student Success, Enrollment Management
• Becky Antle, Professor, Kent School of Social Work
• Bailey Butler-Baines, Senior Manager, Office Operations, Campus Health
• Heather Bauer, Student Success Specialist, Student Success Center
• Tina Belcher, Director, Residence Experience, University Housing and the Residence Experience
• Oscar Chavez, Major, Public Safety
• Megan Clifton, Manager of Student Success, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Advising Center
• Heather Egan, Manager, Accreditation, Public Safety
• Griffin Gould, Executive Vice President, Student Government Association
• Steve Green, Chief of Police, Public Safety
• Dr. Geetanjali Gulati, Interim Director, Counseling Center
• Aleska Hagan, Psychologist, Counseling Center
• Dr. Tom Hardy, Executive Director, University Housing and the Resident Experience
• Jeffrey Hieb, Professor, Spd-Eng. Fundamentals
• Sarah Imhof, Department Coordinator, Graduate School Administration
• Patrick Ivey, Associate Athletic Director and Director of Health and Performance, Athletics
• Tara Korfhage, Associate Director, Center for Family Resources, Kent School of Social Work
• Byron Lightsy
• Sarah Lopez, Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost
• Goldie Luxe
• Colleen Martin, Director, Disability Resource Center
• Kathy Meyer, Director, Student Involvement 
• Geri Morgan, Student Life Program Manager, Dean of Students
• Olivia Morrissey, Manager, Athletic Housing, VPA-Administration
• Katie Partin, Director, Institutional Effectiveness
• Eric Piernas, Manager, Campus Recreation
• Michelle Pinckney Johnson, Counselor, Counseling Services
• Tisha Pletcher, Program Manager for PEACC, Campus Health Services
• Sandra Robertson, Nurse Practitioner, Campus Health Services
• Michelle Rodems, Assistant Dean, Student Success
• Kate Roessler, Director of Planning and Assessment, Student Affairs
• Stephanie Schroeder, Associate Director, Greek Life
• Quantá Taylor, Executive Director, Student Involvement
• Byron Terry, Director
• Catherine Wibbels, Manager, Residential Experience
• Brittany Wildman, Executive Director, Office of Student Engagement, Dean of Students
• Gerold Willing, Professor, Spd-Chemical Engineering

The task force is charged with accomplishing identified goals and initiatives in the following areas:

Develop Life Skills
Chair: Megan Clifton
Liaison: Dr. Beth Boehm

Promote Social Connectedness
Chair: Dr. Quanta Taylor
Liaison: Dr. Beth Boehm

Identify Students At Risk
Chairs: Dr. Sandy Robertson & Colleen Martin
Liaison: Dr. Laura Frey

Increase Help-seeking behavior
Chair: Dr. Aleska Hagan
Liaison: Dr. Geeta Gulati

Provide Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chair: Dr. Geeta Gulati
Liaison: Dr. David Parrott

Follow Crisis Management Procedures/Promote Means Safety*
Chair: Dr. Byron Lightsy
Liaison: Dr. Laura Frey

*Promote Means Safety does not have its own committee, but this area should be addressed by each of the other areas and will be one focus of the crisis management committee.

For more information the JED Campus Initiative and JED Task Force, please contact Dr. Angela Taylor, Dr. Laura Frey, or Dr. Beth Boehm.