Recognizing and Combating Loneliness #COVID19
Dawn Fallik
Our guest this week is Dawn Fallik, reporter and associate professor at the University of Delaware. As a medical reporter, Dawn writes about loneliness and the medical consequences of loneliness in Millennials and Gen Z. At SXSW, Dawn recently presented as part of a panel about Generation Lonely: 10,000 Followers and No Friends, discussing what’s behind increasing feelings of social isolation and loneliness. Dawn joins us to talk about the difference between loneliness and social isolation, how Millennials and Gen Z might be better equipped to communicate and function during the COVID-19 stay at home orders, and how teachers might look out for and help students combat loneliness.
Links:
- Dawn’s talk from SXSW: “ENCORE: Generation Lonely: 10,000 Followers and No Friends” (8 Mar 2019)
- I’m usually a lonely Jew on Christmas. Last year, I found community on Twitter. 24 Dec 2018. Washington Post.
- The lethality of loneliness: John Cacioppo at TEDxDesMoines. 9 Sept 2013. Tedx Talks.
- Dawn’s video about celebrity loneliness.
Connect with our guest:
- Twitter: @dfallik
- Instagram: https://www.
instagram.com/dfallik/ - Website: www.dawnfallik.com
- Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/
in/dawnfallik
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- Sharing NSTA’s massive collection of free NSTA Press book chapters
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- Initiative on social media and the NSTA learning Center called #LearningTogether, encouraging teachers and parents and everyone in between to share resources, tips and tricks
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