Elizabeth (Betsy) Cracco

Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Life & Wellbeing University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Amherst MA

Betsy Cracco's work focuses on the psychological and physical wellbeing of college students.

Contact

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Expertise

Mental Health of College Students
Physical wellbeing of college students
Psychological wellbeing of college students

Biography

UMass Amherst's first-ever executive director for Well-Being, Access and Prevention, Betsy Cracco leads and provide strategic direction for programs and services supporting the psychological and physical well-being of UMass Amherst students.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ph.D.

Counseling Psychology

Boston College

Master's Degree

Counseling

College of the Holy Cross

Bachelor's Degree

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The Practical Wisdom of Elizabeth Cracco, PhD

LearningWell magazine  online

2023-09-14

"Elizabeth “Betsy” Cracco does not take herself too seriously, avoids jargon, and explains public health and community wellbeing strategies with analogies involving frogs and ponds and building houses.

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