Webinar Series

The iSPARC Webinar Series highlights new research initiatives, research findings, and more presented by leading experts in their fields. Here you will find recordings of recent webinars we have broadcast, along with information on upcoming webinars.

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Featured Webinar

Wait...What’s Due Now? Inside Cognitive Overload and the White-Knuckle Effect Among College Students with Mental Health Conditions

April 30, 2026
Michelle Mullen, PhD

This webinar highlights how under-refined executive functioning skills affect academic persistence for students with mental health conditions. During the webinar, Dr. Mullen will introduce both The White-Knuckle Effect, an alternate explanation for why students with mental health conditions experience higher dropout rates than other student groups, and Focused Skills & Strategies Training (FSST), a 12-session, evidence-based intervention that builds compensatory executive functioning strategies. This webinar will then describe how FSST helps students move from surviving to thriving by strengthening self-regulation and goal-directed behavior. This session introduces tools to reduce overload, enhance persistence, and reframe support for student success.

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