Dessa Bergen-Cico writes “Self-Care for Social Reengagement in the Era of COVID-19.”

Dessa Bergen-Cico, an Associate Professor of Public Health in Falk College, wrote the commentary piece for U.S. News & World Report titled, “Self-Care for Social Reengagement in the Era of COVID-19.” Professor Bergen-Cico, who focuses much of her research on mental health and  mindfulness-based stress reduction, writes that “compassion and patience are key as society emerges from coronavirus-induced isolation.”