About Us
We inspire each other
We are a diverse group of graduate students, postdocs and professionals with different backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about creating a space to have conversations about mental health in academia. Dragonfly Mental Health is an international organization that spreads awareness of mental health issues within academia. Together, we have created a conference and are curating resources from across the globe to support our peers.
Our Story
Over the past few years, the importance of mental health in higher education, especially among students, has been brought to light. To address the issue locally, we have developed some tools and gathered resources. However, implementing new ideas is challenging, and systemic resistance often poses a problem. We recognize that this is not a unique challenge, which is why we decided to organize this international conference to approach the problem as a community.
Our Mission
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Provide a safe and collaborative platform for you to share your knowledge and learn from others
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Normalize the discussion of mental health, prioritize work-life balance, and discourage the glorification of toxic work culture
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Provide tools and accumulated resources to start building your own support network
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Make the conference and resources accessible to anyone worldwide
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Promote a healthier academic environment by fundraising for non-profit organizations starting with Dragonfly Mental Health
Organizing Committee
Alaa Alsaafin
Committee Lead & Marketing Associate
Alexandra Magliocco
Speaker Liaison Director
Rohma Ramay
Content Creation Director
Shiropa Noor
Resource Curation Associate
Olga Vvedenskaya
Dragonfly Collaborator
Aleksandra Marakhovskaia
Committee Lead & Resource Curation Associate
Patricia Di Ciano
Speaker Liaison Associate
Heather Lazzaro
Content Creation Associate
Lucia Rotheray
IT Director
Alison Jee
Committee Lead & IT Director
Jalisa Karim
Speaker Liaison Associate
Yilin Sun
Marketing Associate
Rachel Chu
IT Associate
Catharine Mielnik
Speaker Liaison Director
Emma Russo
Speaker Liaison Associate
Maggie Mak
Resource Curation Associate