Entries by Mia Lamont

Quick Answers, Lost Connections: The Hidden Cost of AI in Student Networking

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García Mathewson, T. (2025, July 16). Students increasingly rely on chatbots, but at what cost? CalMatters. Retrieved from https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2025/07/chatbots/ Introduction As the appeal of AI assistance grows among students, the risk of eroding vital human connections deserves urgent attention. A recent article by Tara García Mathewson (2025) examines the surge in student usage of AI chatbots—such as ChatGPT, […]

What a Systematic Review Reveals About AI’s Expanding Role in Mental Health Care

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Dehbozorgi, R., Zangeneh, S., Khooshab, E., Hafezi Nia, D., Hanif, H. R., Samian, P., Yousefi, M., Haj Hashemi, F., Vakili, M., Jamalimoghadam, N., & Lohrasebi, F. (2025). The application of artificial intelligence in the field of mental health: A systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 25(132). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06483-2 IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the mental health landscape. […]

Profiles in Mentoring: Wendy de los Reyes on How Mentoring Can Define Latinx Youth Activism

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Wendy de los Reyes, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Claremont McKenna College and Director of the AMPLIFY Lab (Advocacy, Mentorship, and Participatory research with Latine Immigrant Families and Youth). Her research centers on the sociopolitical development of Latinx and immigrant-origin adolescents, with a focus on how young people resist structural inequities […]

Mindset Matters: How Teachers and Students Shape Each Other’s Beliefs

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Vestad, L., Bru, E., & Virtannen, T. (2025). Does teacher support predict students’ growth mindset? A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 00, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.70009 IntroductionA growing body of research affirms the significance of a “growth mindset”: the belief that abilities can improve with effort, and can support student motivation, resilience, […]

Bridging First-Generation Student Needs Through Academic, Social, and Financial Alignment

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Kim, A.-S., & Park, S. (2025). Bridging the gaps: Supporting first-generation college students’ multifaceted needs. International Journal of Educational Reform, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879251355569 Introduction First-generation college students (FGCSs) face enduring disadvantages in higher education, marked by lower academic performance, social capital, and access to institutional support. Kim and Park (2025) explore these disparities using McClelland’s Needs […]

Real Support in Virtual Spaces: The Evolution of Youth Digital Mental Health Interventions

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Cross, S., Mangelsdorf, S., Valentine, L., O’Sullivan, S., McEnery, C., Scott, I., … & Alvarez-Jimenez, M. (2025). Insights from fifteen years of real-world development, testing and implementation of youth digital mental health interventions. Internet Interventions, 41, 100849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2025.100849 IntroductionIn response to the global youth mental health crisis, digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) have emerged as […]

Centering Youth Mental Health Around the Web of Support and Connectedness Compass

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Karcher, M. J., & Zaff, J. F. (2025). Connecting in a disconnected world: Tools for health professionals to assess and expand adolescent patients’ connectedness and webs of support. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276251339462 IntroductionDespite being more digitally connected than ever, today’s adolescents are experiencing record levels of loneliness, disconnection, and mental […]

A 4-Year RCT of Big Brothers Big Sisters: Crime Prevention and Positive Youth Development in Action

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DuBois, D. L., Herrera, C., Rivera, J., Brechling, V., & Root, S. (2025). Randomized controlled trial of the effects of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring Program on crime and delinquency: Four-year findings. Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago. https://www.bbbs.org/youth-relationships-study-2025  Introduction Despite widespread support for youth mentoring as a violence […]

Beyond Good Intentions: What Supports (and Undermines) Latinx Youth Activism

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de los Reyes, W., Sánchez, B., Draper, C., & Barraza, R. (2025). To help or hinder: The role of nonparental adults in the sociopolitical development of immigrant-origin Latinx emerging adults. Journal of Adolescent Research, 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584251344276 Introduction In their 2025 study, de los Reyes and colleagues examine a critical gap in mentoring and youth development […]

Profiles in Mentoring: Simon Grégoire on Peer Support, Student Mental Health, and the Power of ACT

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Simon Grégoire, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), whose research focuses on applied, clinical, and positive psychology. His recent work explores how mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches can be adapted to promote mental health and well-being in educational settings. We recently had the opportunity of speaking with Dr. Grégoire about […]