President’s Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health and the Academic Experience

The President’s Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health and the Academic Experience was convened in Fall 2025 to examine and recommend strategies for integrating Carnegie Mellon’s services, resources, and support structures to enhance the holistic student experience. A key focus is understanding how the academic experience intersects with mental health and overall well-being—identifying opportunities to strengthen coordination, reduce barriers, and empower the university community to promote a culture of care, connection, and student success.

 

PAB Members

  • John Dunkle, co-chair; Interim Director, Center for Counseling & Psychological Services, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Laura Lee McIntyre, co-chair; Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Michigan State University
  • David Brent, Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh
  • Carolyn Commer (DC '16), Associate Professor of English and Director of Rhetoric and Writing Ph.D. Program, Virginia Tech
  • Mollye Demosthenidy, Dean, Newcomb-Tulane College, Tulane University
  • Louise A. Douce, Assistant Vice President of Student Life, Ohio State University (Retired)
  • Mona Dugo, Assistant Vice President of Wellness and Dean of Students, Northwestern University
  • Julie Edwards, Assistant Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing, Cornell University
  • Robin Glover, Associate Provost for Student Affairs, Harvard University
  • Anthony P. Mannarino, Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Institute, Allegheny Health Network; Professor of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Sharon Mitchell, Senior Director of Student Wellness and Director of Counseling Services, University at Buffalo (Retired)
  • Anne Molloy, Â鶹´å Trustee, Founding Donor of the Tartan Scholars Program
  • Miles Reidy (HNZ '86), Partner Emeritus at QED, Parent of Â鶹´å Alumnus (DC ‘19)
  • Jewell Parker Rhodes (DC 1975, 1976, 1979), Â鶹´å Trustee; Bestselling Young Adult Author; Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU
  • Helen Wang (DC '99), Senior Associate Dean of Residential and Community Life, MIT
  • Joy K. Ward, Provost and Executive Vice President, Case Western Reserve University