The Academic Minute from 11.18 – 11.2
Monday
Gale Sinatra – University of Southern California
If You Want Americans To Pay Attention to Climate Change, Call it Climate Change
Dr. Gale Sinatra is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education and the Stephen H. Crocker Professor at the USC Rossier School of Education. Her areas of expertise include climate science education, evolution education, learning theory, knowledge construction, conceptual change learning, and the public understanding of science.
Wändi Bruine de Bruin—Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences—also contributed to this research.
Tuesday
Marcos Fernandez-Tous – University of North Dakota
Splashdown: A Rocket’s Cannonball
Assistant professor of space technology, I teach courses on rocket propulsion and hypersonic aerodynamics at the University of North Dakota. Between 2001 and 2016 I have been working in the aeronautical industry in Europe between Madrid and Brussels. Experience in research projects management and development. M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Polytechnic University of Madrid, 2001) and PhD in Space Sciences (University of North Dakota, 2022)..
Wednesday
Joan Grossman – University of Scranton
High Intensity Interval Training for Women
Dr. Joan Grossman is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Sport who joined the University of Scranton faculty in 2010. She earned her B.S. from King’s College, her M.S. from Colorado State University and her Ph.D. from Marywood University.
Thursday
Farrah Nibbs – University of Maryland Baltimore County
Road Infrastructure Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean
Farah Nibbs is a disaster scientist who studies the intersection of critical infrastructure and disasters in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a group of 39 States and 18 Associate Members of United Nations regional commissions geographically located in the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea that face unique social, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities.
Friday
Andrey Vyshedskiy – Boston University
A Breakthrough Discovery of Three Language Comprehension Mechanisms
Andrey Vyshedskiy, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist from Boston University. He has authored over 100 scientific publications that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature npj Mental Health Research, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Thorax, Chest, Journal of Neuroscience and other leading scientific journals. His research focuses on children development, the neurological basis of imagination, and evolution of language. In the past, he has also conducted research in neurophysiology, cardiopulmonary acoustics, and optical vibrometry. Dr. Vyshedskiy has been teaching Human Physiology and Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston University for over two decades. He has also periodically taught Tufts Medical School students. Dr. Vyshedskiy has founded multiple successful companies and directed the development of several FDA-approved medical devices. Based on his research, ImagiRation has designed a therapy application for children with autism (MITA), that has been demonstrated to significantly improve their language abilities.
