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Events and Seminars

Monthly seminars showcase pilot investigators and experts in designing and evaluating patterns of change in health trajectory research. For details, contact the Program Administrator, Linda Dahle (dahle081@umn.edu).

Note: Since February 2008, most seminars are available in video, MP3 and PowerPoint handouts.  Prior to this time, the seminars are available in video by clicking on the name of the seminar.  We recommend that the presentations be viewed using either Internet Explorer (PC) or Firefox (Mac).

2009-2010 Seminars

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Time:  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location:  4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar:  How to Make a Succinct Case for Your Study  [MP3] (123 meg)
Presenter:  Elizabeth Tornquist, MA, FAAN

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Time:  2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location:  5-125 Moos Tower
Seminar:  Publishing Your Work  [MP3]  (98 meg)
Presenter:  Elizabeth Tornquist, MA, FAAN

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar:  Using HLM to Model Trajectories: Adolescent Behavior as an Example from Developmental Science [Video]  [Handouts]
Presenter:  Barb McMorris, PhD

Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar:  Statistical Collaboration:  Working with Statisticians from Start to Finish, and Essentials of Data Management  [Video]  [MP3]  [Handouts
Presenters:  Kay Savik, MS; Olga Gurvich, MA

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar:  Reporting Adverse Events:  What, Where, How?
Presenter:  Cynthia R. Gross, PhD

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Time:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  TBD
Seminar:  Comparative Effectiveness
Presenter:  Shalini Kulasingam, PhD

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Time:  12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar:  Preliminary Work Supporting an R01
Presenter:  Donna Bliss, PhD 

2008-2009 Seminars

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Modeling Change: Thoughts on Describing Patterns of Health Over Time [Video] [MP3] [Handouts]
Presenter:  Susan J. Henly, PhD

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Writing Grant Proposals: Getting It Done [MP3]
Presenter: Elizabeth Tornquist, MA, FAAN

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Care [Handouts] [Video]
Presenter: Robert Kane, MD

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Revising & Resubmitting an NIH R01 Application - Exercise Training to Reduce Claudication: Arm Ergometry versus Treadmill Walking [Handouts] [MP3] [Video]
Presenter: Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Consent & Assent Issues Common to Vulnerable Populations Across the Lifespan [Handouts] [MP3] [Video]
Presenters: Jeffery P. Perkey & Andrew Allen, IRB Research Subjects' Protection Programs

February 19, 2009
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  2-690 Moos Tower
Seminar:  Keeping the Passion Alive: Making the Right Turn [Handouts] [MP3] [Video]
Presenter:  Geraldine Padilla, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, UCSF, School of Nursing

February 20, 2009
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar:  Quality of Life: What Are We Measuring? [Handouts] [MP3] [Video]
Presenter:  Geraldine Padilla, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Professor, UCSF, School of Nursing

March 12, 2009
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location:  2-690 Moos Tower
Seminar:  Using the Trajectory Perspective to Advance Nursing Science [Handouts] [MP3] [Video]
Presenters:  Roberta Jorgensen, Rozina Bhimani, Jill Guttormson, Sarah Stoddard, PhD Candidates in Nursing, and Susan J. Henly, PhD

April 30, 2009
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location:  2-520 Moos Tower
Seminar:  How Early Is Early? Early Initiation of Risk Behaviors Among Inner City Adolescents and Its Impact on Later Behavioral Trajectories [Handouts]|[MP3]| [Video]
Presenter:  John Bolland, PhD, Professor and Research Chairholder, University of Alabama

2007-2008 Seminars

Thursday, September 6, 2007
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 3-125 Mayo Memorial Auditorium
Seminar: Modeling Longitudinal Trajectories of Emotional Distress in Dementia Caregivers
Presenter: David L. Roth, PhD

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Theory-Based Model Development: Psychological Functioning Among Refugees
Presenters: Cheryl Robertson, PhD and Kay Savik, MS

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Community Prevention Trials: Mobilizing Communities to Promote Health
Presenter:  Russell Luepker, MD, MS, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Reading and Planning Randomized Trials through the Writing Lens: The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT)
Presenter: Susan J. Henly, PhD

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Pilot Study Design Issues: [Video] [MP3] [Handouts]
Presenter: Karla Ballman, PhD, Chair, Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

Thursday, March 6, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Intervention Fidelity: [Video] [MP3] [Handouts]
Presenter: Margaret Grey, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, Yale University

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Adherence Strategies and Measurement in Clinical Trials [Video] [MP3] [Handouts]
Presenter: Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: 2-110 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Retention Issues and Strategies in Longitudinal Studies [Video] [MP3] [Handouts]
Presenter: Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

Friday, April 11, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: McNamara Alumni Center
Event: School of Nursing Research Day [Video] [MP3] [Handouts]
Keynote Speaker: Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

2006-2007 Seminars

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 7-195 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Launching Year 2 Pilot Studies and Beyond
Presenters: Pilot Investigators Linda Halcón, PhDCheryl Robertson, PhD, and Ruth Lindquist, PhD  

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 2-120/130 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams
Presenters: Joseph Gaugler, PhD (Psychology and Nursing), Margaret Moss, DSN, RN, JD (Policy, Geography, Nursing and Law), Jayne Fulkerson, PhD (Psychology, Public Health, Nursing) and Craig Weinert, MD (Clinical Medicine and Nursing)

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Obesity Prevention in Schools: Current Role and Future Practice of School Nurses
Presenter: Pilot Investigator Martha Kubik, PhD

Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Describing Patterns of Change with Random Coefficient Models
Presenters: Robert Cudeck, PhD, Ohio State University, Psychometric Methods Group, and Susan J. Henly, PhD, MCHTR Methods Director.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Evaluating an Intervention: Beyond Randomized Trials
Presenter: Timothy R. Church, PhD, SPH Division of Environmental Sciences

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Studying the Dynamics of Co-Morbidity: A Growth Mixture Approach
Presenter: Ross Macmillan, PhD, Director, Life Course Center

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Safety Monitoring: Issues and Responsibilities
Presenter: Cynthia R. Gross, PhD, MCHTR Data and Safety Monitoring Director

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 6-194 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Mentoring Others for Successful Research Careers 
Presenter: Janet Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, P30 Director, Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations, University of Illinois at Chicago

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: How to Do It All: Balancing Multiple Responsibilities as a Faculty Researcher 
Presenter: Janet Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, P30 Director, Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations, University of Illinois at Chicago

Friday, April 20, 2007
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: McNamara Alumni Center
Event: Keynote Speech, School of Nursing Research Day 
Keynote Speaker: Janet Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, P30 Director, Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4-180 Weaver-Densford Hall
Seminar: Lost in Time: The Person in Nursing Research
Presenter: Susan J. Henly, PhD, MCHTR Methods Director

2005-2006 Seminars

Information about our 2005-2006 seminars is available.

 


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