2024 CARDIOVASCULAR Research Symposium

Time

Event/Topic

8:30 am

Registration and Light Breakfast

8:50 am

Welcome Remarks

David Edwards, PhD,
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology,
PI Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Health

9:00-9:35 am

Keynote: Targeting Arterial Stiffness for Dementia Prevention

Timothy Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine

9:40 - 10:00 am

High Intensity Walking Training After Stroke

Darcy Reisman, PhD, PT
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Academic Director, Neurologic & Older Adult Clinic

10:00am-10:20 am

Narrative-based approaches to promote lifestyle change among African Americans with Hypertension

Yendelela Cuffee, PhD, MPH, 
Associate Professor, Program in Epidemiology

10:20-10:40 am

A Whole Village and Beyond: Developing AI-based Clinical Decision Support Tools for Obesity Prevention

Rahmat Beheshti, PhD, 
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer & Information Sciences, Data Science Institute

10:40-12:00 pm

Poster Session and Lunch 

12:00-12:35 pm

Keynote: Do Biological and Social Factors Contribute to Human Vascular Physiology?

Sushant Ranadive, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, School of Public Health