School of Public Health
UofM SPH Community Stress and Well-being Lab Publishes Article
Graduate student voices on stress and mental health: Narrative survey results from a Midsouth University in the United States
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
This study examined graduate students' experiences of stress and mental health at the University of Memphis, using narrative survey responses from more than 100 participants.
The study highlighted graduate students as a uniquely vulnerable subgroup of the population, revealed students are stressed, though the meaning, chronicity, and management of stressors vary. More, graduate student narratives chronicled actionable steps universities can take to reduce stress and improve mental health among graduate students.
The results showed that stress among graduate students is shaped by interconnected academic, financial, and relational factors, and is further intensified by the need of access to mental health resources.
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Collaborators:
- Alex Parkhouse, Ph.D., MA, Assistant Professor, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of Memphis
- Chitra Ghosh, Graduate Assistant, MPH student in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Memphis
- Prada House, Graduate Assistant, PhD student in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Memphis
- Dennis Tsegah, Graduate Assistant, MPH student in Social & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Memphis
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