Center for Advancing Systems Science and Bioengineering Innovation (CASSBI)

Seminar Series

We invite everyone to attend our seminar series for the Fall and Spring semesters. We invite passionate speakers to teach our CASSBI community. Speakers will present on a broad range of topics related to advancing systems science and promoting changes within systems, including research & innovation, technology development, community engagement, design, healthcare, policymaking, and professional development.

When: Mondays, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Where: All seminars will be virtual via Zoom, join using this link: https://go.gmu.edu/cassbi

For Who: Everyone! Students, Faculty, Staff, Community representatives, industry professionals, curious citizens…

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Would you like to speak at our Seminar Series? Please reach out to Dr. Samuel Acuña

Fall 2024 Seminar Series

DateSpeakerTopic
8/26/24N/A(First day of school)
9/2/24N/A (Labor Day)
9/9/24Dr. Jenny Phan, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, CASSBILimited Series on Transition Aged Youth:
Community-based participatory research
9/16/24Philip L Wilkerson, GMU Career ServicesMentorship/Sponsorship for Professional Growth
9/23/24Dr. Deepak Saluja, CliniboothA startup for a point-of-care booth
9/30/24Dr. Gary Taylor, Professor of Social Work, Virginia State UniversityEngaging Black Men in Mental Health: A Non-Traditional Approach
10/7/24Dr. Cameron Nowzari, Assoc. Prof. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, GMUGood Enough Control of Robot Swarms
10/14/24N/A(Fall Break)
10/21/24N/A(NRT Conference)
10/28/24Dr. Emily Parrott, Senior Director of Research & Evaluation, Thrive ScholarsHow researchers support non-profit organizations like Thrive Scholars
11/4/24Coming soon!Limited Series on Transition Aged Youth:
11/11/24Coming soon!
11/18/24Kayla Skinner-Roy, Eastern Michigan UniversityCommunity-focused, art-based education program as an expressive therapy
11/25/24Coming soon!
12/2/24Tim Fuchs, Deputy Executive Director, ENDependence Center of Northern VirginiaLimited Series on Transition Aged Youth:
Quality of Life for Individuals with Disabilities
12/9/24Danny McLaughlin, Director of Community Organizing and Advocacy, Community Action Agency of SomervilleCommunity organizing to create police & teen dialogues

Spring 2025 Seminar Series

DateSpeakerTopic
1/27/25Dr. Felice Resnik, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin–MadisonImplementation Science
2/3/25Coming soon!Limited Series on Transition Aged Youth:
2/10/25Jarell Skinner-Roy, PhD Candidate in Higher Education, University of MichiganHow students of color view campus policing
2/17/25Coming soon!
2/24/25Coming soon!
3/3/25Coming soon!Limited Series on Transition Aged Youth:
3/10/25N/A(Spring Break)
3/17/25Coming soon!
3/24/25Coming soon!
3/31/25Coming soon!
4/7/25Coming soon!Limited Series on Transition Aged Youth:
4/14/25Coming soon!
4/21/25Coming soon!
4/28/25Coming soon!
5/5/25Coming soon!Limited Series on Transition Aged Youth: