President’s Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health and the Academic Experience

The President’s Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health and the Academic Experience was convened in Fall 2025 to examine and recommend strategies for integrating ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon’s services, resources, and support structures to enhance the holistic student experience. A key focus is understanding how the academic experience intersects with mental health and overall well-being—identifying opportunities to strengthen coordination, reduce barriers, and empower the university community to promote a culture of care, connection, and student success.

 

PAB Members

  • John Dunkle, co-chair; Interim Director, Center for Counseling & Psychological Services, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Laura Lee McIntyre, co-chair; Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Michigan State University
  • David Brent, Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh
  • Carolyn Commer (DC '16), Associate Professor of English and Director of Rhetoric and Writing Ph.D. Program, Virginia Tech
  • Mollye Demosthenidy, Dean, Newcomb-Tulane College, Tulane University
  • Louise A. Douce, Assistant Vice President of Student Life, Ohio State University (Retired)
  • Mona Dugo, Assistant Vice President of Wellness and Dean of Students, Northwestern University
  • Julie Edwards, Assistant Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing, Cornell University
  • Robin Glover, Associate Provost for Student Affairs, Harvard University
  • Anthony P. Mannarino, Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Institute, Allegheny Health Network; Professor of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Sharon Mitchell, Senior Director of Student Wellness and Director of Counseling Services, University at Buffalo (Retired)
  • Anne Molloy, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Trustee, Founding Donor of the Tartan Scholars Program
  • Miles Reidy (HNZ '86), Partner Emeritus at QED, Parent of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Alumnus (DC ‘19)
  • Jewell Parker Rhodes (DC 1975, 1976, 1979), ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Trustee; Bestselling Young Adult Author; Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU
  • Helen Wang (DC '99), Senior Associate Dean of Residential and Community Life, MIT
  • Joy K. Ward, Provost and Executive Vice President, Case Western Reserve University