Cultivating Patience and Finding Peace (YouTube)
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
About the Speaker--Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill, PhD
Dr. McNaughton-Cassill is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She conducts research on stress and coping and has published in a variety of academic journals. She is the author of the books Mind the Gap: Managing Stress in the Modern World, and Give Way: Coping with Stress in the Connected World. Dr. McNaughton-Cassill writes a blog for Psychology Today and is the editor of Adopt and Overcome: Essays on the Veteran Student Experience. She is a recipient of the Piper Professor Award, the University of Texas Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award and a fellow of the University of Texas System's Academy of Distinguished Teachers. In addition to having a small Clinical practice, she volunteers as a disaster mental health specialist with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. She is married to UTSA Biology Professor Aaron Cassill, has twin daughters who have moved out of the house and a number of rescue cats who have moved in.