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Elyse Ganss

Ganss Studies Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage

Apr. 21, 2026

Counseling Psychology Ph.D. student Elyse Ganss recently published “Policy recommendations to address the behavioral health workforce shortage” in Psychiatric Services. Ganss conducted the study, along with Counseling Psychology assistant professor Vanesa A. Mora Ringle, fellow Lehigh graduate students Temma Schaechter and Kofi Adutwum; Torrey A. Creed from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; and Cherry Du and Natalie Dallard from the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, City of Philadelphia.

Ganss said, "We conducted semi-structured interviews to understand what policy actions frontline workers believe would be most effective in strengthening and expanding the behavioral health workforce. Many thanks to the dedicated mental health workers who generously shared their time and insights, and to our amazing team who contributed to this work — especially my advisor Vanesa Mora Ringle, PhD, who guided and supported this project every step of the way."

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Zhuozhi Lin

Lin Studies Link Between Chronotype and Mortality in Older Adults

Zhuozhi Lin recently published research looking at the "biological clock" (chronotype) of middle-aged and older adults to see if being a "night owl" vs. an "early bird" correlates with lifespan. Published in the Journal of Sleep Research, Lin, along with colleagues Matthew J. Reid, Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar and Adam P. Spira, followed 2,261 participants and recorded 650 deaths during the study. A statistically significant link between chronotype and mortality was found in two of the three age groups studied.

Shannon Patterson

Patterson Looks at Eating Disorders through CBT Lens

Traditional eating disorder treatments have a blind spot, and College of Education (COE) alumna Shannon Patterson is shining a light on it.

Alongside fellow clinical psychologists Jennifer Averyt and Lauren Muhlheim, Patterson has released The Weight-Inclusive CBT Workbook for Eating Disorders. The workbook isn't just a guide; it’s a new approach that prioritizes healing over thinness.