The Academic Minute from 1.13 – 1.17
Monday
Cleanthis Michael – University of Michigan
Parenting Influences Children’s Brain and Mental Health Differently at Different Ages
Cleanthis Michael is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan. His research examines how children’s experiences, such as adversity and protection, influence their brain development and mental health. Clinically, he is particularly interested in the treatment of depression, suicide, and traumatic responses in youth. Cleanthis grew up in Cyprus and moved to the United States to pursue his doctoral studies.
Tuesday
Jamie Goldenberg – University of South Florida
Climate Denial in Response to Existentially Threatening Hurricanes
Jamie Goldenberg is a Professor of Psychology and Area Director of Cognitive, Neuroscience, and Social Psychology at the University of South Florida. Her research explores how existential concerns related to mortality shape attitudes, particularly regarding the body and women’s bodies. Her work on health outcomes has been funded by the National Institutes of Health. Recently, she has applied her insights to understanding climate denial, especially in response to hurricanes impacting the Tampa Bay area, where she resides.
Wednesday
Anna Gotlib – Brooklyn College City University of New York
Main Character Syndrome
Anna Gotlib is an associate professor of philosophy at Brooklyn College CUNY, specializing in feminist bioethics/medical ethics, moral psychology, and philosophy of law. She received her PhD in philosophy from Michigan State University and a JD from Cornell Law School. Anna is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (IJFAB).
Thursday
Sumantra Sarkar – Binghamton University
Using AI to Enhance Flexibility and Efficiency of Customer Service Centers
Sumantra Sarkar is a behavioral information systems (IS) researcher who employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. He studies IS governance, healthcare IT, managerial decision making and security. Sarkar also has over two decades of experience working in senior IT management for large multinational corporations like GEC plc, Novell Inc., Hutchison Whampoa and ABN AMRO Bank.
Friday
Kory London – Thomas Jefferson University
Opioid Withdrawal in the Era of Fentanyl
Dr. London is an emergency and addiction physician who practices in Center City and South Philadelphia. He is the co-director of the Jefferson Addiction Multidisciplinary Service, part of the philanthropic effort of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Consult and Bridge Program, and has spent nearly ten years designing and implementing hospital-based interventions to help people who use drugs. His work includes efforts to find novel withdrawal treatments for patients who are suffering from non-medical opioid withdrawal, dispensing harm reduction materials such as reversal kits, drug checking equipment and syringe service from the hospitals and increasing access to hospital-based peer, or certified recovery specialists. These are trained counsellors themselves in long term recovery, who act as experiential interpreters helping patients cope with the stresses of being hospitalized while engaging them on the process of recovery. His work has been the subject of multi-million dollar grants from the City of Philadelphia, NIH and other funding sources. He strongly believes that everyone deserves a healing environment when they need to be in the hospital and that reducing the stigma of substance use, while confirming it’s place as a medical disorder, are vital pieces to solving the opioid crisis.
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