Seminars

Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule

All seminars are on Fridays at 10:00am unless indicated

October 24: David Proctor, Ph.D., Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology, Pennsylvania State University 
Physiology of blood flow, beets, and boots: A professor’s translational research journey
177 Lawrence Hall

December 5: Micah Drummond, Ph.D., Professor of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training and
Adjunct Professor of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology, Microbiology & Immunology, and of Endocrinology & Metabolism, University of Utah 
Immune cell dysfunction in aging skeletal muscle
177 Lawrence Hall

Winter 2026 Seminar Schedule

February 27: Sarah Richardson, Ph.D., Aramont Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University 
Sex Contextualism: a framework for discussing and investigating sex as a variable
177 Lawrence Hall

March 6: Claudio Ferre, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy; Neurophotonics Center, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University
Ontogeny of Skilled Manual Actions: How Knowledge of Development can inform Rehabilitation
Location TBA

Spring 2026 Seminar Schedule

April 24: Abby Bigham, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies, UCLA

May 8: David Lipps, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Movement Science; Director, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Imaging Laboratory, University of Michigan

May 22: Kota Takahashi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology; Director, Sayu Lab for Biomechanics & Locomotion, University of Utah

June 5: Sarah Lindsey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dr. Barbara S. Beckman Professorship in Pharmacology, Tulane University