Thomas Fergus: Student Mental Health
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Today our guest is Dr. Thomas Fergus, associate professor of psychology at Baylor University. Dr. Fergus’ research focuses on gaining better understanding of anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder and the connections between psychological disorders and metacognitive beliefs. A published author on multiple studies related to student text anxiety, Dr. Fergus joins us today to talk about student mental health, wellbeing, and the implications on our teaching.
Resources
- Learn more about Thomas Fergus’ research
- Brown, Peter C., Henry L. Roediger, and Mark A. McDaniel. Make It Stick: the Science of Successful Learning