Research in Progress Seminar Series

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[PAST EVENT] Research in Progress: STEM Talks for Faculty & Staff - Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri

February 15, 2024
3pm - 5pm
Location
Tribe Square Entrepreneurship Hub, Main Hall, 249 Richmond Road
Access & Features
  • Free food
  • Registration/RSVP
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Join us for Research in Progress: STEM Talks supported by the Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences.

Refreshments will be served between 3:00-3:30 pm followed by Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri from the Department of Kinesiology who will present "Feeding the Synapses: Nutritional Strategies for a Resilient Mind".

About the Series:

The Research in Progress: STEM Talks Seminar Series is funded by the Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences. The goal of this series will be to provide a forum for early career faculty from the Arts & Sciences to present novel research ideas they are pursuing. This venue will bring together research-active W&M faculty who are eager to share their creative research ideas and projects and are seeking feedback, discussion, collaboration, and community amongst their peers. The focus will be on novel ideas, and preliminary data, rather than completed stories or funded projects. We believe that by fostering interactions between research-active faculty we can reduce research silos and further "strengthen W&M’s research ecosystem to spark new discovery"; a goal of Vision 2026.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Stephanie Caligiuri, an Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and Health Sciences, explores the influence of nutrition on stress and mental well-being. With a background in dietetics from the University of Manitoba, Canada, she acknowledges the challenge of behavior modification. Empowered by this ubiquitous obstacle to health, she pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in Behavioral Neuroscience at Mount Sinai Hospital, NYC, in which she investigated addiction and mood disorders. Dr. Caligiuri now passionately researches the influence of nutrition on mental well-being, brain activity, and the plasma metabolome, with an additional focus on the neurobiology of disordered eating to develop innovative treatment strategies.



Sponsored by: The Provost's Office and Arts & Sciences

Contact

Cathy Forestell [[caforestell]] & Oliver Kerscher [[opkers]]