Shriver Center Colloquium Series 2012 - 2013

All presentations are held in the large conference room at the Shriver Center.  The public is welcome to attend and there is no charge for attendance.  Please contact Ellen Isley to resgister due to space limitation at:  Ellen.Isley@umassmed.edu
Link to directions to the Shriver Center

Oct. 19, 2012

Lorin Wilde, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Health Sciences
Boston University 
Senior Scientist, Speech Technology and Applied Research (STAR) Corporation
Topic:  Analysis and Synthesis of Speech in Neurologic Disorders
12:00 - 1:30

Dec. 7, 2012

Mary Andrianopoulos, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Disorders
University of Massachusetts
Topic:  Speech and Discourse Markers in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Innovative Interventions
12:00 - 1:30

Dec. 13, 2012

John Rochford
Director, New England INDEX
UMass Medical School E. K. Shriver Center
Topic: New England INDEX: Technology Development and Information for People with Disabilities
12:00 - 1:30

Jan. 4, 2013

Chata Dickson, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Assistant Director of Research, ACE
The New England Center for Children, Inc.
Topic:  Challenging behavior and activity transitions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
12:00 - 1:30

Jan. 22, 2013

Susan L. Parish, PhD, MSW
Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Disability Policy
Director, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy
Director, PhD Program in Social Policy
Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brandeis University
Topic:  Cervical and Breast Screening of Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
12:00 - 1:30

Feb. 26, 2013

Rosalind Picard, ScD
Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT
MIT Media Lab
Co-founder, Chief Scientist, Director, Affectiva, Inc.
Topic:  Wearing emotion on your wrist: New insights from all-day measurement of sympathetic nervous system arousal
12:00 - 1:30 

Mar. 18, 2013

Karola Dillenburger, Ph.D.
Professor of Behaviour Analysis and Education 
Centre for Behaviour Analysis School of Education
Queen's University Belfast
Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder: A European perspective
12:00- 1:30
Note: 1 CEU offered for BCBA's

Mar. 26, 2013

Monika Mitra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Disability, Health and Employment Policy Unit
Center for Health Policy and Research
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Topic: Health Needs and Barriers to Perinatal Care for Women with Mobility Disabilities
12:00 - 1:30

Apr. 5, 2013

Kathryn Saunders, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Life Span Institute
Courtesy Professor, Applied Behavioral Science
University of Kansas
Topic:  Studies in instructional programming for early reading skills
12:00 - 1:30

May 14, 2013

Richard Serna, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Topic:  Innovations in Online Skill Training for Paraprofessionals in Early Behavioral Intervention
12:00 - 1:30

May 21, 2013*

*Please note date change from April 9 to May 21
Emily Feinberg, ScD, CPNP
Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Health Sciences
BU School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
BU School of Medicine
Topic:  Supporting Families of Underserved Children with Autism
12:00 - 1:30