Symposium Agenda:
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 11:30 to 12:30Ìý |
Sign-in,Ìýlunch, and poster set-up:Ìý AÌýlight meal (sandwich and beverage)Ìýwill be provided to guests who have registered online.ÌýPlease emailÌýMicheleÌýif you have any dietary allergies orÌýrestrictions.Ìý |
| 12:30Ìý |
Opening remarks:Ìý James Rush, Dean, Faculty ofÌýAppliedÌýHealth Sciences (AHS); SteveÌýMock, Interim Director, Network for Aging Research (NAR) |
| 12:40Ìý |
Rapid-fire presentations:Ìý Three NAR Emerging Scholar Mentorship Grant recipientsÌýwill give 3-to-5ÌýminuteÌýpresentations about their research project.Ìý
After theÌýrapid-fire presentationsÌýare complete, there will be a Question & Answer (Q&A) panel. |
| 1:00Ìý |
Myra Fernandes:ÌýProfessor, Faculty ofÌýArts, Department of Psychology. Myra will give a 15-minute presentation on aging and cognition, which will be followed by a five-minute Q&A. |
| 1:20Ìý |
Heather Keller:ÌýProfessor, Faculty of AHS, Kinesiology; Schlegel Research Chair, Nutrition and Aging. HeatherÌýwill give a 15-minute presentation on aging and nutrition, which will be followed by a five-minute Q&A. |
| 1:40Ìý |
: Associate Professor, Faculty of Math, Cheriton School of Computer Science. Pascal will give a 15-minute presentation on aging and technology, which will be followed by a five-minute Q&A. |
| 2:00Ìý |
StevenÌýMock:ÌýDirector,ÌýRBC Retirement Research Centre; Interim Director, NAR. Steven will give a 15-minute presentation, providing an overview of the RBC Retirement Research Centre, and an update on his LGBT Retirement project. |
| 2:20Ìý | 10 min. break -- last opportunity for studentsÌýto set-up posters. |
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2:30 |
Keynote speaker,Ìý:
Donald will give a 45-minute presentation about his own aging-focused research, and discussÌýexperiences and difficulties that arose during three of his research projects. He willÌýfocusÌýin particular on research with individuals with traumatic brain injury and frontal lobe focal damage.Ìý He will also discussÌýthe OBI, which he describes as a system response to maximize value from human research, both applied and theoretical. Donald will answerÌýaudience questions following his presentation. |
|
3:30 - 3:40ÌýtoÌý4:30 |
Closing remarks:ÌýKim Lopez:ÌýInformation about upcoming graduate student symposium; Introduction for student poster session. Student poster session and reception:ÌýSnacks and beverages will be provided. |
View the student poster presentations.
The purpose of thisÌýsymposium is to highlight some of the aging-focused research projects that haveÌýbeen completed or areÌýcurrently in progress across campus at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Seven faculty members will be presenting their work, and more than 20 students have prepared poster presentations for this event.
Our keynote speaker,Ìý (President & Scientific Director, ) will be presenting the results of three of his research projects. He will discuss some of the unique challenges that he faced while completing research with patients who have had traumatic brain injuries and frontal lobe focal damage.