‘Parkside Chats' focus on pandemic

Webinar series features social, environmental and mental health effects of coronavirus

The School of Social Ecology launched “Parkside Chats,” a webinar series featuring conversations with Dean Nancy Guerra and faculty experts on the social, environmental and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The five webinars and five takeaways from each are avaialbe online:

• “Pandemic Parenting,” featuring Jessica Borelli, associate professor of psychological science
• “COVID-19 and Unemployment,” featuring Virginia Parks, chair and professor of urban planning and public policy
• “Supporting Seniors,” featuring Susan Charles, chair and professor of psychological science
• “Coronavirus and Crime,” featuring Charis Kubrin, professor of criminology, law and society
• “Compassion Fatigue,” featuring Richard Matthew, associate dean of the School of Social Ecology, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation