Second annual, University-wide
Mental Health, Brain & Behavioral Science Research Day
Join us on Thursday, September 21, 2023
Research Day is an opportunity for faculty, students, and staff to learn about and share research from across the University of Utah related to mental health, brain, and behavioral science. The event will include a series of speakers and a poster session.
Registration is free and required for attendance and/or poster submission.
Registration is free and required for attendance and/or poster submission.
Date & Time
September 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
Cleone Peterson Eccles
Alumni House
155 S. Central Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Alumni House
155 S. Central Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Agenda
8:00 AM
Doors Open & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Mark H. Rapaport, MD, CEO, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
Michael Good, MD, Senior Vice President, University of Utah Health
Michael Good, MD, Senior Vice President, University of Utah Health
9:05 AM
Opening Remarks
Erin Rothwell, PhD, Vice President for Research, School of Medicine
9:10 AM
Session #1: Your Mind, and Other's Influence On It
9:15 AM
Eric Garland, PhD, Professor, College of Social Work
Mindfulness Oriented Enhancement: Clinical Outcomes and Neurophysiological Mechanisms of an Evidence-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain, Opioid Misuse, and Addiction
9:45 AM
Brian Baucom, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, College of Social and
Behavioral Science
Behavioral Science
Cognitive and Interpersonal Behavioral Markers of Suicide Risk in Service Members
9:55 AM
Lee Ellington, PhD, Professor, College of Nursing
Family Caregivers and Mental Health
10:05 AM
Clifford Rosky, JD, Professor, College of Law
Measuring Lawyer Mental Health: Evidence from Two National Surveys
10:05 AM
BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:55 AM
SESSION #2: FROM MODEL ORGANISMS TO THE CLINIC
11:00 AM
Monica Vetter, PhD, Professor and Chair, Dept of Neurobiology, School of Medicine
Genetic and Epigenetic Underpinnings of Neural Development and Brain Disorders
11:30 AM
Marco Bortolato, MD, PhD, Professor, Dept Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
The Role of Neurosteroids in Stress Response: Neuropsychiatric Implications
11:40 AM
Nicholas Frost, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Neurology, School of Medicine
Heterogeneous Neuronal Ensembles Underlying Social and Anxiety-Related Behavior are Disrupted in Mice Modeling Autism
11:50 AM
Deborah Bilder, MD, Professor, HMHI, Dept of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Sex-specific and Sex-independent Steroid-Related Biomarkers in Early Second Trimester Maternal Serum Associated with Autism
12:00 PM
LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING
1:25 PM
SESSION #3: THE OUTSIDE INFLUENCING MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR
1:30 PM
Keith Diaz Moore, PhD, Professor, School of Architecture, College of Architecture and
Planning
Planning
Trauma-informed Design for Mental Health & Resilience
2:00 PM
Frederick Adler, PhD, Professor, Dept of Mathematics, School of Biological Sciences
Mathematical Challenges in Mental Health
2:10 PM
Natalia Washington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Philosophy, College of Humanities
Philosophy, and the Extraordinary Science of Psychiatry
2:20 PM
Daniel Mendoza, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Mines and Earth Sciences
Finely-Resolved Environmental Exposures Across Salt Lake Valley
2:30 PM
Announcement of Poster Awards
Mark H. Rapaport, MD, CEO, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
3:00 PM
ADJOURN
Call for Posters - CLOSED
Poster submissions can be new or from a presentation completed in the past year.
Awards will be given for best posters in four categories:
1. High School / Undergraduate Students
2. Graduate / Medical Students
3. Postdocs / Residents / Fellows
4. Junior Faculty
Poster submissions are due by Friday, September 8, 2023.
Awards will be given for best posters in four categories:
1. High School / Undergraduate Students
2. Graduate / Medical Students
3. Postdocs / Residents / Fellows
4. Junior Faculty
Poster submissions are due by Friday, September 8, 2023.