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The Confident Brain: The Science of Self-Belief, with Ian Robertson, PhD.
Our virtual talks and expert speakers will inspire you to become an advocate for for brain health in your community. Cutting-edge cognitive research shows the right steps can strengthen brain health and transform your overall wellness.
In 2024, Center for BrainHealth celebrates its 25th anniversary – and our continued commitment to discovering new science-backed approaches to bring to the public.
Questions about virtual events? Email brainhealthevents@utdallas.edu

Neuroimmunology and Behavior

As Director of the Neuroimmunology and Behavior Lab at UT Dallas, Michael Burton, PhD, researches how the immune and nervous systems communicate to influence pain and comorbidities like depression and anxiety. His research interests extend into aging, nutrition, alcohol consumption and immune activation. He is a founding member of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies and a 2024-2025 Mayday Pain & Society Fellow.

FreeIn-PersonVirtual

Computational Neuroimaging and Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Disease

Florence Chiang, PhD, focuses on research to develop and translate computational neuroimaging methods to identify and implement imaging biomarkers of disease progression and treatment response in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. She is an assistant professor at the O’Donnell Brain Institute at UT Southwestern.

FreeIn-PersonVirtual

Psychosis Risk and Resilience During Adolescence: Insights from Women’s Neurodevelopment

Katherine Damme, PhD, researches the adolescent brain, including pathways of risk for psychopathology and ways to promote healthy neural and cognitive development. She is an assistant professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Center for Vital Longevity at UT Dallas.

FreeIn-PersonVirtual

Defining Constructs with Context and Claims

An award-winning researcher and statistician, Russell Almond, PhD, delves deep into the human sciences, researching ways to measure properties of a person which cannot be directly observed. In this talk, he uses examples from education, psychology and exercise physiology to illustrate procedures for measuring real-life constructs, including practices that can advance how tomorrow's researchers work to define, measure and improve brain health.

FreeIn-PersonVirtual