CHS RESEARCH & INNOVATION DAY 2025

Time

Event

8:00 - 8:45 am

Registration and Coffee

First Poster Session Set-up

8:45 - 9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Bill Farquhar PhD, Dean, College of Health Sciences

9:00 - 9:45 am

Keynote Speaker:  

Julie M. Fritz, PT, PhD, FAPTA

Distinguished Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training,

Associate Dean for Research, College of Health, University of Utah

Talk Title: Advancing physical therapy research with team science to address pragmatic questions

9:45- 10:15 am

1-min Podium Poster Pitches (for am and pm sessions)

10:15 -10:30 am

Break

10:30 - 11:45 am

First Poster Session

11:45 am – 12.45 pm

Lunch

Second Poster Session Set-up

12:45 – 1.30 pm

Keynote Speaker:

Linda M. Collins PhD

Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University

Talk Title: Achieving intervention EASE with the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST)

1.30 – 2.45 pm

Second Poster Session

2:45 - 3:45 pm

CHS Faculty Lightning Research Talks

2:46 - 2:53 pm CSCD: Evan Usler, PhD

2:54 - 3:01 pm Epi: Daniel Harris, PhD, MPH

3:02 - 3:09 pm HBNS: Melissa Melough, PhD

3:10 - 3:17pm KAAP: Jocelyn Hafer PhD

3:18 - 3:25 pm MMS: Mona Batish, PhD

3:26 - 3:33 pm PT: Sheri Silfies, PhD, PT

3:34 - 3:41 pm SON: Christine Hoch, PhD, RN

3:45 pm

Poster Session Award Winners Announced

Closing Remarks