Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Connect with the Lab

Our team works together to advance the well-being of UW students, staff, and instructors.

Megan Kennedy

Director
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Email: meganken@uw.edu

Megan Kennedy is the director of the UW Resilience Lab. As a leader and facilitator, Kennedy aims to build healthy and compassionate learning communities. From engaging stakeholders in vision-setting to partnering with students, staff and instructors, her approach to leadership centers on collaborative relationships. She believes that building high-quality wellness and educational programs requires teamwork at every level. Currently, Kennedy is developing and evaluating systems-based approaches to well-being that combines applied research, education, and collaborative programming across three University of Washington campuses. This includes partnering with academic departments, student wellness groups, and community-based organizations seeking to deepen their capacity for mindfulness and resilience. Kennedy earned her master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Bastyr University and is a licensed therapist with over a decade of experience in public and private practice.

 

Sasha Duttchoudhury, MSW, LICSW

Program Operations Specialist
Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
Email: Sasha9@uw.edu

Sasha Duttchoudhury is the program operations specialist at the UW Resilience Lab, where they design and facilitate workshops, trainings and resources that integrate mindfulness, resilience-building and trauma-informed care frameworks to promote well-being among students, staff and instructors. Sasha supports the implementation of the BeREAL program on UW campuses, which includes teaching GEN ST 297: BeREAL Mindfulness Practice for Well-Being, training staff and instructors, and delivering workshops for campus and community partners. Sasha holds a Master of Social Work from the UW School of Social Work, and is a licensed clinical social worker.

Email: uwreslab@uw.edu

 

Mailing address:

University of Washington
Box 352800
220 Mary Gates Hall
Seattle, WA 98195-2800

Location: Mary Gates Hall,  suite 274

 

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