Speakers on May 5
Stephen Cowen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Arizona
Thought and memory are the products of billions of interacting neurons. A fundamental mystery in neuroscience is how the activities of these neurons are organized to support learning, navigation, and decision making. My research seeks to understand how neural activity is coordinated as we learn, decide, and sleep, and how this coordination is affected by aging, Parkinson’s disease, and chronic pain. Read More
Barry Setlow, PhD
University of Florida
Dr. Barry Setlow is professor and co-Chief of Research in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Florida. Prior to his arrival at UF in 2010, Dr. Setlow spent seven years at Texas A&M University as a professor in the Department of Psychology and Faculty of Neuroscience. Read More
Oliver Bracko, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
University of Miami
The lab focuses on elucidating common mechanisms of cognitive decline in neurodegenerative disease. The research employs in vivo imaging and animal behavior in mouse models to identify novel mechanisms connecting neurodegenerative diseases. These approaches allow us to follow complex physiological processes on both cellular and organ (brain, tissue) scales. Read More
Edmund Arthur, OD, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Arthur received his Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana in 2014 followed by a PhD in Vision Science with a Biostatistics minor from Indiana University Bloomington, US in 2018. Read More
Jinhua Wang, MD, PhD
Professor and Scientific Co-Director of Experimental Imaging Laboratory
University of Miami
Heidi A. Hamann, PhD is an Associate Professor and Associate Head for Strategic Initiatives in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona. Dr. Hamann also serves as the co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program (CPCP) at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. As a clinical health psychologist and intervention scientist, Dr. Hamann's research addresses early detection and survivorship issues, especially among populations traditionally underrepresented in cancer control research. Read More