Category: Presentations and Talks

In an event sponsored by the Pi Sigma Alpha Honors society, come listen to panelists in the health industry share the latest impact on the public health sector based on the changing regulatory environment at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 9 in 300 Ahlberg Hall.

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) in welcoming Dr. Jacob Armstrong, a WSU alum, for a talk on gamification and psychotherapy at 1 p.m. Friday, April 11 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Microsoft Teams.

Dr. Armstrong is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the NeuroCognitive Aspects of Anxiety, Trauma and Treatment (NeuroCATT) Laboratory at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Learn about how he developed a traditional table top role-playing game (TTT-RPG) for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), current issues and trends in gamifying clinical practice, and more.

Come early for coffee and conversation from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Request the Microsoft Teams link.

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next weekly seminar, which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Christopher Donald Chouinard from Clemson University, who will deliver a talk titled “Leveraging High-Resolution Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Improving Analysis of Metabolites, Illicit Drugs, and Environmental Contaminants.”

Join a public lecture by Dr. Raegan Higgins, Texas Tech University at 3 p.m. Friday, April 4 in 372 Jabara Hall. The lecture is titled, “A Time Scales Approach to Prostate Cancer Treatment: Bridging Continuous and Discrete Dynamics.”

Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

Ellen Albritton, assistant federal public defender, and Madison Davis, investigator, share details about their work in the Federal Public Defenders Office in Wichita at a panel at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 in 308 Jardine Hall.

All are welcome to attend the event. The event is sponsored by the Pi Sigma Alpha Honors society.

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion of Artful Therapy and Therapeutic Arts Friday, April 4 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams.

• 11:30 a.m.-noon: Refreshments and conversation
• noon-1 p.m.: Panel
  • Dance Therapy: Candice Townsend, access clinician, KU Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Mindful Practices: Dr. Lori Santos, associate professor of art education, School of Art, Design and Creative Industries
  • Use of Creative Media within the Therapy Room: Dr. Christopher Leonard, L.P., director, WSU Counseling and Psychological Services
• 1-1:50 p.m.: Practice
  • Dance therapy exercises
  • Mindfulness exercises

Email Dr. Susan Castro at susan.castro@wichita.edu for the Teams link or to join HealthHum.

The Graduate School is happy to host coauthor of the book “Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts,” Christine Feak. The event will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 virtually.

For more information, and the zoom link, visit the Graduate School website under “April Events.”

Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for its next seminar which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Professor Gaurav Bhardwaj from University of Washington who will deliver a talk titled “AI-Enabled Peptide Design for Diverse Structures and Functions.”

From criminal justice to human resources: the real impact of polygraphs. Join the School of Criminal Justice for a panel discussion by area professionals on the use of polygraphs in the criminal justice and employment fields from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3 in 225 Woolsey Hall. All students, staff, faculty and innovation partners are invited.

Recording of any kind, including photography, audio and video, is strictly prohibited during the panel discussion event.

Catered reception to follow. Seating is limited, RSVP required. The event is made possible by the R.G. Funderburg Foundation.

The HSI office invites you to its workshop: How to Achieve Organizational Excellence Through Cultural Humility presented by Dr. Joel Pérez. Through this training, attendees will explore practical strategies to develop and nurture cultural humility within themselves and their work. Participants will discover how to leverage cultural humility to effect positive changes on individual, organizational and community levels. Join us on from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 21 in the Woosley Hall Ballroom.

For questions, contact Dr. Sara Mata at sara.mata@wichita.edu.