Dr. TaraPowell
@DTarapowell
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Associate professor @ University of Illinois School of Social Work. RPCV, Studies mental health in complex emergencies, disasters, humanitarian crises.
Champaign, IL
Joined June 2018
Honored and humbled to receive the Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement @UofISocialWork
https://t.co/VoVBxgiTDA
blogs.illinois.edu
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Explore insights on aging and dementia in Mexican and U.S. Latino populations in Professor Flavia Andrade's recently released, coedited book from the International Conference on Aging in the Americas. https://t.co/PqxpfVaJqC
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Professor Kevin Tan is taking on the role of Associate Dean for Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the School of Social Work! Learn more: https://t.co/9oxH2Ge4VY
#socialwork #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #community #engagement
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Register for the final Nov.16 session,“Re-envisioning Global Mental Health.” This session will focus on the critical issues of human rights, ethics, and Do No Harm in the context of #MentalHealth programming. Hear from #ILLINOISsocialwork's @DTarapowell ➡️ https://t.co/GFcfUhY5nw
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Powerful insights by @thema4apa at @USAID webinar on #MentalHealth Understanding the #mentalhealth consequences of #oppression is crucial to shape solutions We need to move beyond the #decolonisation model, focused on problems, to a #liberation model focused on solutions
Don’t forget to register! This week’s “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health” webinar topic, Transforming How We Think About Mental Health, will focus on the role culture and context play in #MentalHealth. 📅: Nov 09 🕛: 9 AM ET 📎Register here: https://t.co/3FQJmUA147
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This week’s “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health” webinar topic, Transforming How We Think About Mental Health, will focus on the role culture and context play in #MentalHealth, featuring @DTarapowell & @Flora_Cohen. Learn more ➡️#InclusiveDevelopment
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Great insights from @USAID webinar on key actions to transform how we work #together in global #MentalHealth 🔵Adopting a population health approach 🔵Engaging with communities 🔵Planning long-term @USAIDGH @UofIllinois @WHO @APA @DTarapowell @ArthurCEvans
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Have you ever wondered how to write an effective op-ed to influence policy? Join our Dec. 5 webinar featuring @LisaReyesMason @JennieRomich, William Elliott III, Matt Epperson to learn: https://t.co/CM0FTz24U1
#Up4theChallenge #SocialWork #SocialWorkTwitter #MacroSW #SocialWorkEd
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Take a closer look at how some School of Social Work faculty are navigating the world of AI and the role #technology plays in shaping the future of education. 🌐 @ProfessorTD Read more: https://t.co/wVuQgeyae2
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In this week’s “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health” webinar, @USAID staff, researchers, & experts in #MentalHealth discuss the importance of partnerships in addressing the global mental health crisis, featuring @DTarapowell & @MosesOkumu1 Register ➡️ https://t.co/PBGRkc6H0m
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Great insights from @USAID webinar on key priorities for "Transforming Enabling Environments for Improved #mentalhealth " 🔵Stigma and discrimination 🔵Laws and legislations 🔵Social determinants of #mentalhealth 🔵Systems for #mentalhealth
@UnitedGMH @DTarapowell
This week’s “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health” webinar topic is Transforming Enabling Environments for Improved Mental Health. Speakers will include @USAID staff, researchers, & experts working in the #MentalHealth sector incl. our CEO @SarahEKline ➡️ https://t.co/kNxzHZwM6v
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Register now for the 4-part webinar series, “Re-envisioning Global Mental Health”! Speakers will include #MentalHealth experts, researchers, people with lived experiences, & representatives from orgs working in global mental health.➡️ https://t.co/6LaaszegrU
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#ILLINOISsocialwork is on the lookout for TWO exceptional Tenure-Track Asst. Professors in 2 critical areas: Youth Experiencing Trauma or Criminal Legal Involvement and The Use of Technology in Social Work. Learn more and apply by 11/30/23: https://t.co/cF9KIohFWv
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Excited to have had the opportunity to share my my thoughts and experiences on the emotional impact of disasters with slate news.
slate.com
How mental health is essential to recovery efforts.
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Congratulations to #ILLINOISsocialwork's Tara Powell! @DTarapowell
Congrats to the 15 researchers selected for the Emerging Research Leaders Academy to develop skills to pursue large, multi-PI grants, lead campus research initiatives, enhance their own careers, & position #Illinois for research excellence. Learn more: https://t.co/i7Q6DR2Ge3
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Happy to share that I'll be stepping into the role of Dean for the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Ready to start a new adventure with this stellar community! https://t.co/lh41FPLtv2
#socialwork @CSocialWorkEd @NASWIL #Up4theChallenge
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#SRCD23 invited symposium: how do #climate-impacted disasters affect youth? Learn from @bettyslai, @dtarapowell, Cassandra Davis, and moderated by Joy Osofsky about exposure, community contexts, & #MentalHealth resources related to environmental justice. https://t.co/mfcDNJ0aVg
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How do humans help, share and comfort in disaster situations? Are we #prosocial in emergencies? We (@DTarapowell, @GDezecache, Sylvie Chokron, Klara Kovarski and myself) took a closer look - published in Current Directions in Psychological Science today. https://t.co/9GSrojb9yY
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No two emergency situations are alike. A combination of human and contextual factors makes each emergency and disaster unique in its time line, its aftermath, a...
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Study examines pandemic’s impact on volunteer health care workers. Led by #ILLINOISsocialwork professor @DTarapowell and co-written by doctoral student Jenna Muller: https://t.co/qJeAMjJ5qe
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Now more than ever we need hope, love and connection as we continue to learn and understand trauma and how community trauma effects our mental health. We must continue to allow ourselves space and grace to feel and heal. https://t.co/AZM1qYAA5h
#WeHealUS
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