The RDAR Center hosts a variety of speakers who are experts in their field. You can join us in person or via Zoom. For more information about upcoming seminar speakers and other Center events, please click the link below.
Seminar Series
Yan WangGUEST SPEAKER: Yan Wang, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Florida
Yan gives her presentation, entitled "Laboratory and Field Validation of a New Generation Wrist-Worn Alcohol Biosensor." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Bilal KhanGUEST SPEAKER: Bilal Khan, Co-Director of the Longitudinal Networks Core at the RDAR Center and Happold Professor of Sociology and Computer Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bilal presents the Open Dynamic Interaction Networks (ODIN) system and the LNC Voucher Program. ODIN is a new platform designed to collect and analyze rich, contextual data on both personal attributes and interpersonal interaction. To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Lauren Ancel MeyersGUEST SPEAKER: Lauren Ancel Meyers, Cooley Centennial Professor of Integrative Biology and Statistics & Data Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin and a member of the Santa Fe Institute External Faculty
Lauren gives her presentation, entitled "Modeling to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Kathie StarkweatherGUEST SPEAKER: Kathie Starkweather, Rural Sociologist and Retired Rural Nonprofit Director
Kathie gives her presentation, entitled "Implicit Bias." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Arthur "Trey" Andrews IIIGUEST SPEAKER: Trey Andrews, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Trey gives his presentation, entitled "Trauma Disparities and Treatment among Latinx Populations." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Jeffrey SmithAssociate Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jeff gives his presentation, entitled "Missing Network Data: Implications for Immunization Strategies." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Matthew JohnsonAssistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Matt gives his presentation, entitled "The Multivariate Pattern Analysis and Deep Learning in Cognitive Neuroscience." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Mary CainProfessor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, Kansas State University
Mary gives her presentation, entitled "The Impact of the Early Rearing Environment on Incentive Motivation in Adulthood." To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Alex MasonSenior Director of the Child and Family Translational Research Center
Alex talks about his research on family-based risk and protection for adolescent substance misuse. To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Joe CaldwellHIV & Substance Use Coordinator at the Iowa Department of Public Health
Joe talks about drug user health as well as harm reduction in Iowa. Going on to share about current and past projects and collaborations. To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
Learning Seminar Series
September Learning Seminar Lindsey Witt-Sawnson, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
July Learning Seminar Palsamy Periyasamy, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Stephen Kogut, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island
To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
June Learning Seminar Ken Wakabayashi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tierney Lorenz, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.
May Learning Seminar Nick Hubbard, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Roberto Abadie, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Matt Johnson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To watch the full seminar, please click the link below.