2007 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH DAY

“GRAND ROUNDS” SCHEDULE

Friday, April 27^th, Family Room, 2^nd floor, Wyoming Union

7:30-8:30 am    - Breakfast to Recognize Invited Speakers: Faculty and Students

                         Welcome Hosted by the Nightingale Center for Nursing

                          Scholarship in the Health Sciences Bldg., Rm. 446

8:00-8:45 am   - Poster Session Set-up, Senate Chambers (2^nd floor), Wyoming Union

8:45 am           -Opening of Research Day Dr. Paul Thomas, Introduction of Dean Kelley

8:50 am           -Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Robert Kelley, Dean, CHS

9:00-10:00 am - Invited Speaker -Dr. Sally Davis, Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Health Promotion and Disease    Prevention, and Director of the Prevention Research Center, University of New Mexico.  School of Medicine.  Presentation Title:    “Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Children-Lessons Learned?”

10:00-10:30 am- Coffee Break and Poster Viewing in Senate Chambers (down the hallway)

10:30-noon     - Invited Oral Presentations from CHS Faculty

10:30-10:50    - Dr. Gail Leedy, Division of Social Work, Presentation title:

                          “Neurobiology of Post-partum Depression”

10:50-11:10    - Dr. Derek Smith, Division of Kinesiology & Health,

                          “Physical Activity in American Indian Children: a Community-based Participatory Research Design”

11:10-11:35    - Dr. Krisztina Zajdo, Division of Communication Disorders

                 "Utilization of the Vowel Space in Mother’s Speech to Young Children”

11:35-12:00    - Dr. Jayne Jenkins, Division of Kinesiology & Health, Presentation title:

                           “Student Perceptions of a Conceptual Physical Education Activity Course”

Noon-1:00 pm- Buffet lunch and Poster Viewing (Senate Chambers)

1:00-1:50 pm - Invited Speaker – Dr. Allen Bowling, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Director of the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center.  Presentation title:

                           “Multiple Sclerosis:  The Basics and Beyond”

2:00-3:00 pm - Poster presentations, Senate Chambers, Wyoming Union

3:00-3:15 pm – Presentation of 2007 Grant and Travel Awardees, Dr. Robert Kelley

3:15-3:20 pm – Closing and Acknowledgement of Participants, Dr. Paul Thomas