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    Posted 06-27-2017 16:05

    A Stress Management Workshop for Doctoral Students

     

    Saturday, August 5, 2017

    11:15am-2:15pm

    Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Fairlie

    Sponsored by the Conflict Management Division

    Purpose

     

    The purpose of this session is to help early stage Ph.D. students learn to manage stressors they may experience in their programs. The target audience is students who will be entering their 2nd or 3rd year in the fall -- preferably those who have already attended PDWs on related topics (such as Halfway There and Productivity). Although doctoral students may hear in other parts of the conference program about dealing with stress, we rarely focus on the concrete coping mechanisms and tools that can be used. To promote skill-based learning, this workshop introduces attendees to research and practice across topics including recognizing the impact of stressors on mental and physical health; navigating feelings of uncertainty, anxiety or isolation; yoga and meditation; and seeking external resources. Our goal thus is to provide attendees with hands-on learning with various approaches to coping. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to dialogue and seek support from faculty who study stress and related topics, as well as current doctoral students and recent graduates who will offer complementary perspectives on stress management.

     

    Format

     

    Part 1. Faculty Presentations

    ·       Payal Sharma (Co-Organizer), University of Pennsylvania. Welcome and introduction.

    ·       Jessica Rodell (Co-Organizer), University of Georgia. Stress and stressors research.

    ·       Dana Sumpter, California State University, Long Beach. Yoga and breathwork.

    ·       Gavin Kilduff, New York University. Outsourcing and limits.

     

    Part 2. Doctoral Panelists

    ·       Erin Cooke Long, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    ·       Tyler Sabey, University of Georgia

    ·       Danielle V. Tussing, University of Pennsylvania

    ·       Elijah Wee, University of Maryland, College Park

     

    Part 3. Small Group Breakout Sessions w/Facilitators*

    ·       Oscar Holmes IV, Rutgers University

    ·       R. David Lebel, University of Pittsburgh

    ·       Sean Martin, Boston College

     

    *Note. Presenters and panelists will also facilitate conversations.

     

    Registration

     

    Given the nature of topics that will be discussed during the PDW, we invite students to attend who are willing to share about their own experiences, will stay open-minded to dialogue that may elicit feelings of vulnerability, and will actively engage in the skills-learning component of the workshop. To pre-register, please first complete this brief survey: https://wharton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4249rGpr6ii0UfP. An approval code will then be provided for use in registering online by July 5th: https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg.