2016 Seminars

corby-martin-sliderCorby Martin, Ph.D.

Director, Ingestive Behavior Laboratory; Director, Human Phenotyping Core, Nutrition Obesity Research Center; Associate Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

 “Attempts to Address the Fundamental Flaw in Obesity Research with New (and Old) Technology”

Tuesday, December 6

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161/62, 12-1 p.m.


richard-moserRichard Moser, Ph.D.

Fellowship Training/Research Methods Coordinator, Office of the Associate Director, Behavioral Research Program

“Accelerating Cancer Research Through Innovative Research Methods and Emerging Data Sources.”

Tuesday, December 6

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161/3162, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.


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Brad Wright, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Public Policy Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy,
College of Public Health, University of Iowa

“Exploring Variation in the Use and Duration of Observation Care.”

Friday, December 2

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 2161, 9-10 a.m.


angela-stover-sliderAngela M. Stover, Ph.D.

Research Fellow at the Cancer Outcomes Research Program (CORP), Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Bringing the Patient Voice into Cancer Care Delivery and Quality Assessment”

Wednesday, November 2

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 2161, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.


hansensliderBarbara Hansen, Ph.D.

Professor of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Director of Obesity, Diabetes, and Aging Research Center; Director of Center for Preclinical Research, University of South Florida

“A Longitudinal Study of Obesity & Type II Diabetes: Lessons Regarding the New Dietary & Obesity Guidelines.

Tuesday, September 20

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 2161, 12-1 p.m.


Erin Kent sliderErin Kent, Ph.D., M.S.

Epidemiologist & Program Director Scientific Lead, Outcomes Research Branch, Healthcare Delivery Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

“Moving from Patient- to Family-Centric: Progress and Remaining Challenges for Cancer Caregivers.

Thursday, August 18

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161/62, 10:30-11:30am.


Mikael Svensson for sliderMikael Svensson, Ph.D.

Professor of Applied Health Economics & Head of Unit, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg

“Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care: How to Determine the Value of Health?

Thursday, May 26

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161/62, 11am-12pm.


Heidi SalibaHeidi Saliba, CMPE

Assistant Director, Communications & Training, UF Pediatric Integrated Care System (Ped-I-Care)

“Principles of Cultural & Linguistic Competence in the Medical Research Process: Applications of Foundational Concepts in Addressing Challenges Specific to Obesity”

Tuesday, May 26

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 2161, 1:30 p.m.- 4 p.m.


Steven Smith for webSteven Smith, M.D.

Chief Scientific Officer, Florida Hospital

“Quantitative Bioenergetics in the Development of Metabolic Disease Therapeutics

Tuesday, May 10

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 2161, 10am-11am.


heather allore portrait editedHeather Allore, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director of Biostatistics, Program on Aging, Yale University

“Universal Outcomes of Older Adults: Multiple Conditions & Medications, Disability, and Healthcare Utilization

Wednesday, April 20

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161/62, 11am-12pm.


Kimberly ShoenbillKimberly Shoenbill, M.S., M.D.

Reseacher, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wiconsin-Madison

Doctoral Candidate, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconisn-Madison

“From Workflows to Guidelines: Using Informatics to Expedite Research and Improve Patient Care

Tuesday, March 29

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161, 3-4 p.m.


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Paul Harris, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Research Informatics, Vanderbilt University

Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics & Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University

“Think Big, Build Small, Evaluate and Evolve: Lessons Learned From REDCap, ResearchMatch and Other Informatics Platform Programs”

Tuesday, March 8

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161, 2-3 p.m.


Mark DeBoer WebMark DeBoer, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Virginia, School of Medicine

“Metabolic Syndrome Severity: In Search of a Crystal Ball for Long-Term Rick Prediction”

Friday, February 12

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 2161, 10:30-11:30 a.m.


Selja Seppälä WebSelja Seppälä, Ph.D., M.A.

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, University of Buffalo

“How Definitions Enhance Informatics Research”

Wednesday, February 3

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3161, 2-3 p.m.


Salem BenFerhatSalem Benferhat, Ph.D.

Professor, CRIL-CNRS, University of Artois, Rue Jean Souvraz, Lens France

“Lightweight Ontologies DL_LITE: Querying and Inconsistency Handling”

Friday, January 8

Clinical and Translational Research Building
Room 3256, 1:30-2:30 p.m.