Symposium: Developing the Critical Research Agenda

On April 3, 2008, the College of Applied Health Sciences and cross-campus faculty came together for a symposium to develop the critical research agenda for the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability.

Agenda

• 9:00 – 9:10: Introduction
• Tanya Gallagher
• Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences
  
  
• 9:10 – 9:20: Welcome
• Linda Katehi
• Provost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  
• 9:20 – 9:25: Introduction of Keynote Speaker
• Tanya Gallagher
• Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences
  
  
• 9:25 – 10:10: Keynote Address
• Overview of Challenges and Trends in Health, Aging, and Disability
• Jack Guralnik
• National Institutes of Health
  
  
• 10:10 – 10:30: Break
  
  
• 10:35 – 11:05: Featured Speaker
• The Integration of Health, Aging, and Disability: A Unique Opportunity for the University of Illinois
• Edward McAuley
• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
  
  
• 11:10 – 12:10: Panel Session
• Living With Chronic Conditions and Disability: Research Issues
• Moderator: Bo Fernhall, Associate Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences
  
  
• Panelists:
• Rob Motl, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• Julie Hengst, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
• Lydia Buki, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
  
  
• 12:10 – 1:35: Working Lunch (Ballroom East)
  
  
• 1:35 – 2:35: Panel Session
• Technology, Health, and Independent Living: Research Issues
• Moderator: Ken Watkin, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
  
  
• Panelists:
• Karl Rosengren, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• Shevon Harvey, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• Brad Hedrick, Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services
  
  
• 2:40 – 3:40: Panel Session
• Healthy Communities and Well-Being: Research Issues
• Moderator, Bill Stewart, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
  
  
• Panelists:
• Laura Payne, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism
• David Quinto-Pozos, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
• David Strauser, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
  
  
• 3:45 – 4:00: Final Remarks
• Tanya Gallagher
• Dean, College of Applied Health Sciences
  
  
• Reception Immediately Following