Oct. 17: Faculty Lecture Series continues with ‘Stress and Burnout in Higher Education’ by Daphne Pedersen

The Faculty Lecture Series continues with “Stress and Burnout in Higher Education” on Oct. 17 by Daphne Pedersen, professor of sociology. A reception begins at 4 p.m. with the 4:30 p.m. lecture.

Levels of stress are at an all-time high. Set against the backdrop of changing economic and social contexts, the University is one setting that shapes the well-being of students and faculty. Pedersen’s research explores factors related to stress and burnout within higher education and how these experiences are related to our health outside of it.

With UND since 2004, Daphne Pedersen has studied gender issues, the sociology of health and how work shapes individual well-being. Her research focuses on dual-career couples, working parents, college students and STEM faculty. She’s particularly interested in stress processes and how different aspects of people’s lives intersect to affect well-being. An engaged researcher and teacher, Pedersen has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She earned the UND Foundation’s Bertin C. Gamble Award for Individual Excellence in Teaching in 2007 and the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research or Creative Activity and Service in 2018. Pedersen currently serves as president of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international honor society for sociology.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available south of Columbia Hall, across University Ave from the Memorial Union.

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