CHS RESEARCH & INNOVATION DAY 2026

Time

Event

8:00 - 8:45 am

Registration and Coffee

First Poster Session Set-up

8:45 - 9:00 am

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote Speaker:  

Melissa C. Duff, PhD

Associate Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Talk Title: Hippocampal dependent memory supports communication and language: Implications for cognitive-communication disorders

10:00- 10:30 am

1-min Podium Poster Pitches (for am and pm sessions)

11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch

Second Poster Session Set-up

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Keynote Speaker:

Kelly C. Allison, PhD

Professor and Director, Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

Talk Title: The Impact of Current Obesity Interventions on Eating Behaviors and Metabolic Outcomes

1:30 – 2:45 pm

Second Poster Session

2:45 - 3:45 pm

CHS Faculty Lightning Research Talks

2:46 - 2:53 pm CSCD: Ho Ming Chow, PhD

2:54 - 3:01 pm Epi: Jee Won-Park, PhD

3:02 - 3:09 pm HBNS: Daehyoung (DH) Lee, PhD

3:10 - 3:17 pm KAAP: Ibra S. Francher, PhD

3:18 - 3:25 pm MMS: Esther B. Biswas-Fiss, PhD

3:26 - 3:33 pm PT: Jonathon Wood, PhD

3:34 - 3:41 pm SON: Lauren Covington, PhD, RN

3:45 pm

Poster Session Award Winners Announced

Closing Remarks