Faculty presentations will highlight innovative work from diverse fields of study. Faculty presenters will focus on the themes of discovery, creativity and innovation.
Health Sciences Campus Symposium, Wednesday, September 18
Keck School of Medicine of USC
David Armstrong
Professor of Clinical Surgery and Director, Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance
Topic: Eliminating Amputations in People with Diabetes: A Merger of Next-Gen Team, Technology and Tenacity
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Lilyana Amezcua
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, MS Fellowship Program Director and MS Comprehensive Care and Research Group
Topic: Genetic Ancestry, Acculturation and Disability in Hispanics with Multiple Sclerosis
USC Rossier School of Education
Julie Posselt
Associate Professor of Higher Education and Project Lead, California Consortium for Inclusive Doctoral Education
Topic: Our usual means of identifying talent in higher education reveal as much about how we see ourselves as they do about how we view students. How can we admit, hire, promote, and otherwise evaluate the next generation with greater purpose and equity?
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Stacey Finley
Gordon S. Marshall Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Biological Sciences
Topic: Mathematical Oncology: Modeling and Simulations to Truly Understand Cancer and Develop Better Treatment Strategies
USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Sook-Lei Liew
Assistant Professor of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Neurology, and Biomedical Engineering; Director, Neural Plasticity and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory; Member, USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute
Topic: Innovation through Collaboration for Stroke Rehabilitation
USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Beth Pyatak
Associate Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Ostrow School of Dentistry
Topic: This talk will highlight my work in Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy interventions for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and my innovative research integrating wearable technology and momentary assessment to uncover the short-term dynamic relationships between blood sugar, function, and emotional well-being in the daily lives of people with diabetes.
USC School of Pharmacy
Erin Trish
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics and Associate Director, USC Schaeffer Center
Topic: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
University Park Campus Symposium, Thursday, September 19
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Antonio Bento
Director, USC Center for Sustainability Solutions and Professor of Public Policy and Economics
Mahta Moghaddam
Professor of Electrical Engineering and William M. Hogue Professorship in Electrical Engineering
Topic: Highlighting how USC is tackling some of the most pressing Sustainability Challenges
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Eric Rice
Associate Professor at USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Director of USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society
Topic: AI and Social Work – How artificial in intelligence and social work have come together to tackle HIV among homeless youth in Los Angeles
USC Marshall School of Business
Joseph C. Nunes
Professor of Marketing and Holder of the Joseph A. DeBell Endowed Professorship in Business Administration
Topic: Signaling Status – A New Direction
USC Kaufman School of Dance and USC Thornton School of Music
Jennifer McQuiston Lott
Assistant Professor of Practice at USC Kaufman School of Dance
Andrew Norman
Associate professor of composition at USC Thornton
Topic: Jennifer Lott and Andrew Norman collaborate to interrogate chamber music and dance in the digital age
USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Paulina Olvia
Associate Professor and Vice chair, Department of Economics, USC Dornsife
Topic: Air Pollution and Migration – How changes in air pollution are driving the young and well educated out of China’s cities
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Elizabeth Currid-Halket
Professor and James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning
Topic: How the consumer economy has shifted to inconspicuous consumption as key indication of social position
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Sean Curran
Associate Professor of Gerontology, Molecular and Computational Biology
Associate Dean of Research
Topic: Diet as a means to overcome genetic deficiencies
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Allissa V. Richardson
Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism
Topic: BEARING WITNESS WHILE BLACK – African Americans, Smartphones and the New Protest #Journalism
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Bhaskar Krishnamachari
Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Topic: Data Economics and Data Ownership in the Digital Age