艾琳Girio-Herrera博士, is on a mission to expand services and treatments on 稳定的十大彩票网站’s campus for students with ADHD. Through her service-learning classes, she is making progress, collaborating with students who share her vision.

与ADHD一起生活和学习

An associate professor in the 心理学系, Girio-Herrera is an expert in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

全国16%的大学生报告被诊断患有多动症。

ADHD is a common condition that makes it difficult for affected students to learn, focus, control impulses or complete tasks. “In the latest National College Health Assessment survey, 16% of students report being diagnosed with ADHD,” Girio-Herrera says.

A lack of education about ADHD among students, faculty and staff and a lack of evidence-based services and treatments on campus can make it more difficult for students with ADHD to succeed academically, socially and emotionally.

看到需求并采取行动

吉里奥-埃雷拉在开始她的职业生涯时并没有想到多动症会成为她的重点。

A lack of education about ADHD and evidence-based services and treatments for the condition can make it more difficult for students with ADHD to succeed.

艾琳Girio-Herrera

After graduating with a double major in business and psychology, she realized she wanted to be a professor and therapist and set her sights on earning a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

To increase her research experience, she took a position working with a noted researcher in Buffalo, NY, who happened to be working on ADHD.

“I came to 稳定的十大彩票网站 as a child and adolescent clinical psychologist with experience in ADHD, research, and school settings. Seeing the existing needs for students with ADHD, I realized my past experience and expertise in this area could serve this community,” Girio-Herrera says.

学生的需求评估，学生的需求评估

“我开设了一个服务学习班，让学生们亲自动手。 Together, we conducted a mixed-method needs assessment of 稳定的十大彩票网站 students with ADHD,” Girio-Herrera explains. 混合方法是指同时使用定性和定量数据。

[Students] themselves will be shaping the decisions and treatments we hope to collaboratively implement with others on campus.

艾琳Girio-Herrera

With her guidance, the students delve into a deep review of the scientific literature and use the science to identify and develop best practices for on-campus services and treatments.

“I help the students in the class understand that the existing literature and needs assessment data will guide us. They themselves will be shaping the decisions and treatments we hope to collaboratively implement with others on campus,” Girio-Herrera says.

在实践中学习创造机会

服务学习模式 of Girio-Herrera’s classes teaches students how to analyze and use data to address real-world problem on 稳定的十大彩票网站’s campus.

Their problem solving explores how to educate students, faculty and staff about ADHD more effectively, and the potential impact of providing on-campus services and evidence-based treatments for ADHD.

“Students are learning how to collect and use data to understand needs, communicate effectively, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills and practice professional teamwork, all of which are essential skills for researchers and clinicians” she says.

“These experiences can lead to research presentations at conferences or publications, add to students’ CVs and give them an advantage when competing for graduate school and careers.”

大多数学生决定不止一次地重修这门课。 One student chose to take it four times. Others have chosen to delay graduation or continue working with us after graduation. 他们致力于这项使命。

艾琳Girio-Herrera

培养创造不同的激情

吉里奥-埃雷拉鼓励学生把这门课当作实习或工作。

“这需要一定程度的投入，”她说。 “Students are contributing to something bigger to themselves, serving individuals with ADHD.”

70多名学生为该项目做出了贡献，其中包括一些研究生。

“它已经演变成一个真正的社区，”吉里奥-埃雷拉指出。 “Students can take the service-learning course again if they choose. Most students take the class multiple times. A few have taken it as many as four times or continue working with us after graduation. 他们致力于这一使命。 They care deeply about this project and the community of students with ADHD that we serve."