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Emre Umucu, Ph.D., (pictured) assistant professor of rehabilitation counseling, and Beatrice Lee, an incoming rehabilitation counseling faculty member, examined the perceived stress levels and coping mechanisms related to COVID-19, and how coping affects well-being in people with self-reported chronic conditions and disabilities. Photo: JR Hernandez / UTEP Communications

UTEP Study Examines COVID-19 Stress, Coping Strategies, and Well-Being

EL PASO, Texas – Active coping, denial, emotional support, humor and religion are among the coping strategies that help people with chronic conditions and disabilities deal with stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently published study written by researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Robert A. Kirken, Ph.D., dean of The University of Texas at El Paso College of Science, stands in a research laboratory space in the Bioscience Research Building on campus that will be utilized as part of a new agreement between UTEP, the City of El Paso and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) to help the city Department of Public Health with COVID-19 testing. Photo: J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Communications

UTEP to Use University Labs for City Coronavirus Testing

EL PASO, Texas – A new agreement between The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), the City of El Paso and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) will enable UTEP to help the city Department of Public Health with COVID-19 testing.

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Union Building East, Room 304
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79968

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