Former Research Assistant:

Christina Lai (left in the photo)

• • Majored in Health Studies

  • Minored in Biology

  • Graduated from UW Bothell in Summer 2022

Emily Tuy (right in the photo)

• • Majored in Health Studies & Community Psychology

  • Graduated from UW Bothell in Spring 2022

Past Husky Highlights Seminar

Exams, work, relationships… The university life can be fun yet stressful at the same time. University students’ mental health was increasingly gaining attention due to its tremendous public health concern, and now the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing issues. Due to the nature of the pandemic, the students have been withdrawn and isolated by keeping social distancing and stay-in-place guidelines. Mindfulness is an evidence-based approach shown to increase the level of resilience to stress. However, because the most mindfulness-based interventions have been delivered in-person, little is known about the effectiveness and the efficacy of the intervention delivered virtually. During the Academic Year 2020 – 2021, we delivered the mindfulness-based intervention virtually through (1) Zoom and (2) a Phone App for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at UW Bothell. A total of 136 students participated in this study and provided their data. We will present the results of the preliminary data analyses about the impact of the intervention on their mental health and discuss how we may be able to support the wellbeing of our students.