Get Involved with Student Well-Being

Learn more about the ways that you can be trained to help support well-being on campus as a student, faculty, or staff member. For any questions or concerns, reach out to Student Well-Being at wellbeing@mst.edu or by calling 573.341.4211.

Well-Being Ambassadors

Well-Being Ambassadors are students trained to support their own well-being and the mental health and well-being of fellow students. This is a highly encouraged training series for all students on campus, especially students in leadership roles. Students are considered to be Well-Being Ambassadors when they have completed the STEP UP! for Mental Well-Being presentation, Well-Being Resources presentation, and the online Ask.Listen.Refer suicide prevention training. 

Students who complete the Well-Being Ambassador Training will receive an email signature badge and a certification signed by the Director of Student Well-Being. To learn more about the next scheduled Well-Being Ambassador training, email Student Well-Being at wellbeing@mst.edu.  

Are you a student leader on campus? Check out our Student Leaders Notebook! The purpose of this document is to provide you with the knowledge and tools to help you succeed as a student leader at Missouri S&T.  There is information and tools on how to be effective in your role as a student leader such as how to engage with members, promote accessibility and belonging in your groups, practice effective communication, and the relevant mental health and well-being resources and services that are available to you and your peers.

Joe's PEERS

Residential Life - RAs

Havener Center Student Employees

PRO Leaders

PLAs

On-Track Mentors

Writing Consultants

Student Success Center Tutors and Coaches

Kummer Vanguard Scholars Peer Mentors

Testing Center Employees

LEAD Tutors

Faculty Champions

Faculty Champions are faculty members trained to support their own well-being and the well-being of fellow faculty members and students. This is a highly encouraged training for any faculty member on campus. Faculty members are considered Faculty Champions when they have completed STEP UP! for Supporting Student Mental Health and Well-Being and various other trainings that arise. 

Faculty members who complete the training will receive an email signature badge and will be added to an email group to communicate with other Faculty Champions. To learn more about the next scheduled Faculty Champions training, email Student Well-Being at wellbeing@mst.edu. 

Taghi Sherizadeh (Professor, Mining and Explosives Engineering)

Avah Banerjee (Assistant Professor, Computer Science)

Michael Bruening (Professor, History and Political Science)

Arezoo Emdadi (Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering)

Carlos Giraldo (Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science)

Taylor Gruenloh (Assistant Professor, Arts, Languages, and Philosophy)

Amber Henslee (Associate Professor, Psychological Science)

Sheryl Hodges (Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

John Hogan (Associate Professor, Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering)

Ali Hurson (Professor, Computer Engineering)

Eun Soo Park (Associate Professor, Economics)

Michelle Schwartze (Assistant Teaching Professor, Education)

William Showalter (Teaching Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering) 

Joseph Smith (Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)

Cassie Elrod (Associate Professor, Business and Information Technology)

Daniel Stutts (Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Kelly Tate (Associate Teaching Professor, English and Technical Communication)

Dan Waddill (Professor, Physics)

David Westenberg (Professor, Biological Sciences)

Jeffrey Winiarz (Associate Professor, Chemistry)

 

Staff Champions

Staff Champions, newly implemented in Spring 2023, are staff members trained to support their own well-being and the well-being of fellow staff members and students. This is a highly encouraged training for any staff member on campus, especially those who interact with students regularly. Staff members are considered Staff Champions when they have completed STEP UP! for Supporting Student Mental Health and Well-Being and various other trainings that arise. 

Staff members who complete the training will receive an email signature badge and will be added to an email group to communicate with other Staff Champions. To learn more about the next scheduled Staff Champions training, email Student Well-Being at wellbeing@mst.edu. 
  • Phyllis Blackwell, Academic Advisor for Education
  • Glenn Cargile, Enrollment Advisor for the Registrar
  • Kira Carter, Head Women's Basketball Coach
  • Mark Evans, Business Support Specialist for Student Involvement
  • Chyna Howell, Student Success Center Manager
  • Sarah Johnson, Office Support Assistant for the Provost
  • Christina Jones, Business Support Specialist for Student Design and Experiential Learning
  • Derek Lane, Library Information Specialist for the Library and Learning Resources
  • Kevin Walkup, Office Support Assistant for Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
  • Stephanie Lewis, Executive Assistant for the College of Engineering and Computing
  • Chana Moreland, Business Operations Associate for Student Design and Experiential Learning
  • Jason Newton, Academic Advisor for Computer Science
  • Brittany Parnell, Advising, Civil Engineering
  • Amanda Schlegel, Office Support Assistant for the Center for Energetic Materials, Rock Characterization and Geomechanics and the Center for High-Performance Computing
  • Brittany Smith, Academic Advisor for the S&T Advising Center
  • Simone Waldon, Staff Success Center Manager for Human Resources
  • Austin Wall, Support Systems Administrator for Information Technology
  • Dedie Wilson, Experiential Learning Coordinator for Experiential Learning
  • Larissa Winstead, Office Support Assistant for the Intelligent Systems Center
  • Sammatha Yelton, Senior Student Service Coordinator for Student Affairs
  • Shannon Young, Educational Program Manager for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion