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International Student Collaborations on COVID-19

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This chapter provides an introduction and presentation of the Higher Education Working Group advancing international student-led collaborations and research during the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter begins by outlining the origin story of the group and its mission statement. The Higher Education Work Group is composed of student leaders in psychology graduate programs across the world, dedicated to building on the strengths and resiliency of the student and trainee community, and to provide resources and support during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Of note, student encompasses individual and intersecting identities including, but not limited to, age, nationality, immigration status, neurodivergent status, race/ethnicity, religious affiliation, or socioeconomic status. This group came together initially to support students’ needs during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.KeywordsStudentsTraineesHigher education COVID-19PandemicCollaborationsResearch

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