Dr. Patrick Corrigan is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Prior to that, he was Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago where he directed its Center on Psychiatric Rehabilitation. His research examines psychiatric disability and social disadvantage. Currently, he is principal investigator of the Chicago Health Disparities Center. Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, this work examines how ethnic and income disparities further lessen the opportunities of those with serious mental illness. He is also principal investigator of the National Consortium on Stigma and Empowerment, supported by NIH for about 20 years. He has written more than 450 peer-reviewed articles, is editor emeritus of the American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and editor of Stigma and Health published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Corrigan has authored or edited twenty books, most recently, The Stigma Effect published by Columbia University Press. He is recipient of numerous awards including APA’s Alexander Gralnick award for his research on serious mental illness and the Presidential Medal from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Dr. Lindsay Sheehan, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Chicago Health Disparities Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology . Dr. Sheehan has over 30 peer-reviewed publications and is principal investigator on several mental-health related research and training grants. Dr. Sheehan also has over a decade of experience working in community mental health care, including provision of counseling, case management, residential support, and vocational training services. Her research has focused on the stigma of mental illness and suicide, health disparities, and the evaluation of peer services for people with mental illness.
Katherine Nieweglowski, MS, CRC, LPC, earned her M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and was awarded Graduate Student of the Year by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education in 2017. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Rehabilitation Counseling Education program at IIT where she also serves as a clinical research associate at the National Consortium of Stigma and Empowerment and Chicago Health Disparities Center. She has been involved in several research projects focused on the stigma of mental illness, substance use disorder, and self-advocacy for students with disabilities.
Sang Qin, MS, CRC, LPC, is a clinical research associate at the Chicago Health Disparities Center. She is a licensed professional counselor and a certified rehabilitation counselor. Sang has a master’s degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and first-hand experience providing community services for individuals living with mental health challenges. She has been involved in several research projects focused on mental illness stigma and addressing health disparities of marginalized groups.
Carla Kundert, MS, CRC, is a Clinical Research Associate with the Chicago Health Disparities Center and a doctoral student in Illinois Tech’s Rehabilitation Counseling Education program. She is a certified rehabilitation counselor and received her master’s degree in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from Illinois Tech. Carla has served diverse communities throughout Chicago, providing mental health and vocational counseling for people with physical and psychiatric disabilities. She has contributed to several projects investigating mental health stigma, COVID-19 experiences and stigma, and health inequities.
Sai Snigdha Talluri, MS, MA, CRC, LPC, is currently a doctoral student in the Rehabilitation Counseling Education program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). She received her MA in General Psychology from Boston University and MS in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from IIT. Prior to her time at IIT, Snigdha worked as a Research Fellow at Boston University’s Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. She was involved in research focused on improving cognitive outcomes in individuals with serious mental illness. At IIT, Snigdha has been involved in projects focusing on disclosure of suicide/mental health conditions, mental health stigma and measuring wellness outcomes.