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When
1 – 5:30 p.m., Feb. 8, 2024
Where
Please join us for an inspiring afternoon of sharing, learning, and networking around the theme of resilience. Learn how your fellow UArizona faculty, researchers, and students approach resilience from their diverse backgrounds and disciplines, and find new ways to collaborate across campus on impactful, community-oriented projects in the future.
This half-day occasion will include lightning talks, an interactive speaker panel, idea-sharing and networking activities, and will culminate with a discussion of new funding opportunities for future resilience-themed endeavors. A reception with live music will follow.
Watch the Recording
Agenda
Part One
| Time | Speaker | Speaker Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Sharon Collinge | Director, Arizona Institute for Resilience | Welcome & Introduction |
| 1:05pm | Elliott Cheu | Interim Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation | Welcome from Research, Innovation & Impact |
| 1:10pm | Chris Zatarain & Jacqueline Arias | MA Student, Applied Intercultural Arts Research Program; MFA Studenet, School of Art | Original Composition: Rays of Resilience – A Vision of the Future |
| 1:25pm | Lisa & Catlow Shipek | Co-Founders, Watershed Management Group | Interactive Panel Discussion |
Lightning Talks: Round One
| Time | Speaker | Speaker Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:55pm | Andrea Gerlak | Director, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy | Causes and innovative solutions for some of our world’s most pressing environmental challenges. |
| 2:00pm | Sawyer Sullivan | Earth Grant Intern | How art can catalyze connection with nature and change human behavior. |
| 2:05pm | Melanie Hingle | Nutritional Sciences and Wellness, College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences | Lifestyle behaviors associated with energy balance and disease risk. |
| 2:10pm | Nicholas Wilson | Assistant Director, Administrative Operations, School of Geography, Development & Environment, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Indigenous college student access, persistence, and degree completion; Indigenous metaphysics, philosophies, pedagogies, and knowledge production. |
| 2:15pm | Karina Martinez | PhD Candidate, Arid Lands Graduate Interdisciplinary Program | Impacts of extreme heat events on the health and well-being of people living in dry-land ecosystems. |
| 2:20pm | Gregory Cushman | Associate Professor of History | Global environmental history, history of science and technology, and Rapanui resilience to soil degradation, climate change and disease. |
Break: conversation and snacks in the ENR2 courtyard.
Part Two
| Time | Speaker | Speaker Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:35pm | Sharon Collinge | Director, Arizona Institute for Resilience | "Three Questions" Networking Activity |
| 3:00pm | Sara Fraker | Associate Professor of Music, Fred Fox School of Music, College of Fine Arts | Original Composition |
Lightning Talks: Round Two
| Time | Speaker | Speaker Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:10pm | Marc Verhougstraete | Associate Professor, Community, Environment & Policy Department, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health | Integration of environmental microbiology and water quality management to protect human and ecosystem health. |
| 3:15pm | Jacqueline Barrios | Assistant Professor, Department of Public and Applied Humanities, College of Humanities | Connecting literature and open spaces; bringing urban histories to life through interdisciplinary, socially-engaged projects. |
| 3:20pm | Jennifer Roth-Gordon | Associate Professor, School of Anthropology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Race, socio-economic status, and heat exposure in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| 3:25pm | Yuri Makino & Christine Harland | Associate Professor and Associate Director, School of Theatre, Film & Television | Fostering resilient communities, especially regarding providing equitable access to health and wellness care. |
| 3:30pm | Iliana Samorano | Earth Grant Intern | Community-engaged research and environmental justice, helping residents protect themselves from health risks. |
| 3:35pm | Michael Bogan | Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment | How disturbance and dispersal processes shape biodiversity in aquatic and riparian ecosystems. |
Break: conversation and snacks in the ENR2 courtyard.
Part Three
| Time | Speaker | Speaker Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:50pm | Philippa Johnstone | MS Student, School of Natural Resources and the Environment | Annual Resilience Theme Award: The Art and Science of Drought Resilience Through Soil Health |
| 4:05pm | Sharon Collinge | Director, Arizona Institute for Resilience | Reciprocity Idea Exchange Activity |
| 4:30pm | Sharon Collinge | Director, Arizona Institute for Resilience | Closing; announcement of funding opportunity and next steps. |
4:35-5:30pm Reception, networking, and live music in the ENR2 courtyard!
Contacts
Shelley Littin