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Carolina Engagement Week Call for Proposals

Virtual

Carolina Engagement Week 2023 is coming! From February 27-March 3, Engagement Week will feature events that highlight authentic, effective and sustainable collaborations between UNC-Chapel Hill and community partners across North Carolina and skills-building workshops to share lessons learned through engaged teaching, research and service.

Free

UNC Orthopaedics Grand Rounds: Kristy Weber, MD, FACS from University of Pennsylvania

Virtual

Kristy Weber, MD, FACS November 16, 2022, at 6:30 am Hybrid Conference Pediatric Oncology Surgeon Professor in Sarcoma Care Excellence- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery- University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Vice-Chair of Faculty Affairs- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Children’s Hospital – Philadelphia   Speaker Biography Kristy Weber, MD is the Abramson Family Professor in Sarcoma Care Excellence in … Read more

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Feeding and Eating Related Experiences in the I/DD Community: Addressing Challenges and Exploring Resources

Virtual

2022 CIDD “VIRTUAL” COMMUNITY TALK SERIES PRESENTS: Adrianne A. Harris, Ph.D. Dr. Harris is a UNC School of Medicine postdoctoral fellow at the CIDD where she previously served as a predoctoral intern and LEND fellow. Feeding and Eating Related Experiences in the I/DD Community: Addressing Challenges and Exploring Resources This talk provides a review of feeding and eating concerns common … Read more

2022 CIDD “VIRTUAL” COMMUNITY TALK SERIES PRESENTS: Let’s Talk Transition! – A PANEL DISCUSSION – with a panel of Self-Advocates, Parents, & Professionals

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Join us for a candid panel discussion on the Transition From School Experience for people with IDD, with Students, Families, Educators, and Professionals. We also want to hear from YOU! Panel moderated by Kenneth Kelty Kenneth Kelty is a Disability Advocate at the CIDD. He completed the UP Program at Western Carolina and has been a NC … Read more

Lunch and Learn with Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist

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Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will present “Cultural Humility and Decolonizing Methodologies” as a Lunch and Learn. No registration is required. Join the Lunch and Learn Meeting link: go.unc.edu/PalmquistLandL Meeting ID: 950 1987 9124 Passcode: 276750

FPG Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes Andre Sourander

Virtual

Andre Sourander, MD, will present, Population based digitalized interventions with telephone coaching for childhood anxiety, preschool disruptive behavior and prenatal depression, September 28 at 3:00 pm. Dr. Sourander’s presentation will describe the background, development of interventions, and results of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) and implementation challenges in a real-world context. Andre Sourander, MD, is professor in child … Read more

Introduction to Assessing and Treating Trauma in Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Virtual

Jean Mankowski, Ph.D. Dr. Jean Mankowski is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor who has practiced at the CIDD for 15 years.  She specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with behavioral and/or psychiatric difficulties in the context of neurodevelopmental disability. Dr.  Mankowski will review how experiences of trauma manifest in individuals with … Read more

Children’s Research Institute Seminar Series: “Applications of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Mediated Gene Delivery in Pediatrics”

Virtual

While significant progress continues to be made in adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector mediated gene delivery in clinical trials, several challenges remain in improving AAV transduction efficiency, tropism, and immunity to the AAV capsid and transgene. The main research focus of the Li lab is to develop effective strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance AAV … Read more

Vaccination and Its Historical Discontents: The Long-Term View on Skepticism and ‘Personal Belief Exemptions’

Virtual

Elena Conis, PhD, MS, MJ Associate Professor Graduate School of Journalism – Department of History – CSTMS University of California, Berkeley Elena Conis, Ph.D. is a writer and historian of medicine, public health, and the environment. Prior to joining the Graduate School of Journalism, she was a professor of history and the Mellon Fellow in … Read more

FPG CCHD Seminar — Addressing the Impact of Adversity across the Lifespan: Understanding Mechanisms & Interventions

Virtual

The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) is pleased to announce the theme for the Carolina Consortium on Human Development (CCHD) series for Fall 2022. This consortium series, Trauma in the Lives of Children and Youth: Current research directions across diverse disciplines, contexts, and methodologies, will be virtual. FPG’s upcoming CCHD seminar will … Read more

Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis

Virtual

This online training will provide an introduction to basic qualitative data analysis. The session will cover the basics of qualitative data analysis and steps in the analysis process, including transcribing, memoing, codebook development and coding, using computer-based analysis software, exploring content areas or themes, and interpreting and communicating findings.