Current Topics in Science Lecture Series
Each fall, the Department of Environmental and Health Sciences at Northern Vermont University-Johnson, hosts a popular speaker series featuring experts on topics in science for EHS students, faculty, and campus community members. The presentations are one of the many ways NVU-Johnson provides learning opportunities beyond the classroom to help students expand their knowledge and make connections with professionals in their fields of study. The presentations are scheduled for Wednesday afternoons and coordinated by EHS faculty Emily Tarleton, Ph.D.
Due to COVID-19, some presentations this year are offered via Zoom. Contact Emily.Tarleton@NorthernVermont.edu for details. All presentations run from 4 – 5:15 p.m. Please join us for the 28th Annual Current Topics in Science Lecture Series.
Fall 2022 Schedule |
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date | speaker and affiliation | title |
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | Mariana Wingood, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, GCS, CEEAA Postdoctoral Fellow, VA’s Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center |
Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Implementing Physical Activity into Physical Therapy. |
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | Alexis Mychajliw, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology & Environmental Studies, Middlebury College |
Uncovering hidden data in Vermont’s museum collections: Ancient DNA, lost species, and future conservation. |
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | Lindsay Repka, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Middlebury College |
Photocatalysis and Alkoxyamides: Toward chemical tools for exploring biological interactions. |
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | Emily Scott, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Northern Vermont University, Johnson Campus |
Your Brain on Nature: Results from a Series of Field Studies. |
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | Nick Fortin, MS Deer & Moose Project Leader, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department |
The effects of winter ticks on moose ecology and management. |
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | Connie Van Eeghen, PhD, MPH Assistant Research Research Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Vermont |
Changing Health Care to Benefit Patients and Providers: How to make it happen. |
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | George Springston, MSc Research Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University |
Do large landslides occur in Vermont? Yes: The 2019 Cotton Brook landslide in the Mount Mansfield State Forest, Waterbury. |
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | Simon Pearish, PhD Associate Professor, Biology, Norwich University |
Personality and Social Environment Determine Survival in Wild Fish Populations |
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | Andrea Corcoran, PhD Assistant Professor and Co-Coordinator of Health Science, Castleton University |
Clinical Research 101: From Serotonin to CBD. |
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | Denise Peters, PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Rehab and Movement Science, University of Vermont |
The cogs and wheels post-stroke: brain insights and functional recovery. |
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | Marie Agan, BS Lecturer, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Norwich University |
Wastewater Epidemiology and Population Health |
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 | Eyal Amiel, PhD Associate Professor, Medical Laboratoy Science & Chair, Dept of Biomedical & Health Sciences, University of Vermont |
Understanding the Balancing Act of the Immune System Between Microbial Protection and Self-harm – a Nitric Oxide Story |