Dr. Erika Felix of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School and Dr. Kirsten Olson will be facilitating an opportunity for the community to gather and learn as part of the healing process. UC Santa Barbara and local communities have been impacted by disasters and incidents of mass violence. The Academic & Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) would like to invite faculty and staff to a discussion about the impact of traumatic events on our community and ways to cope with such incidents. The dialogue will include specific ways to encourage our own positive coping as well as support each other to promote a healthy campus environment. The event will take place Tuesday, May 29, at 1:00 pm in the UCSB Visitor Center, located on the ground floor of the Student Affairs Administrative Services Building (SAASB). Please RSVP at asap@hr.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-3318.
Dr. Erika Felix is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and a licensed psychologist. She received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Southern California and her Ph.D. in clinical-community psychology from DePaul University. After completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at UCSB, she continued as a professional researcher for several years before joining the faculty in 2014. Felix is committed to a career that contributes to evidence-based efforts to promote the mental health and educational well-being of diverse children and youth. Her research is focused on understanding the individual, relational, and contextual factors that promote positive youth development or recovery despite contexts of risk, trauma, or stress; informing and evaluating prevention efforts; and improving service delivery.
Dr. Kirsten Olson is a clinical psychologist licensed in California. She is originally from Baltimore where she obtained her Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Maryland, and worked in the Trauma Recovery Programs at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center for five years. She later earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia, and has been working higher education since 2002. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Kirsten was on staff in Counseling and Psychological Services at UCSB from 2009-2014, with her last two years as Assistant Clinical Director. She then served as Director of Counseling & Disability Services at CSU Channel Islands for two years and subsequently returned to UCSB in her current position in Human Resources in 2017. She also holds a Certificate in Threat Management.
This program will also be available via Zoom Join URL: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/ 151838262