Events
The Office of Research New Faculty Research Seminar
October 9 at 12:10 pm– 1:00 pm PDT
GLP-1s and Cardiovascular Health, Sleep and Decision Making, and Quantitative Methods’ and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Come hear about research being conducted by three of our faculty who are recent recipients of WSU seed grants. Lunch will be served to in-person attendees.
October 9, 2024 | 12:10 – 1:00 p.m.
Join via Zoom or in-person at Nursing 105
Meeting ID: 953 7648 6819
Passcode: 677044
About the Speakers
Catherine Jarrett, PhD, RDN
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Title: Early insights into cardiovascular health changes during anti-obesity medical weight loss
Catherine Jarrett, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. She earned her master’s degree in dietetics from Arizona State University and her PhD in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Wellness. Driven by her interest in blood vessel health, Dr. Jarrett pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the Utah Vascular Research Laboratory at the University of Utah and the Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center in Salt Lake City. Currently, she is working on two key projects: one investigating the effects of a student-led community exercise and nutrition clinic on cardiovascular health, and another, funded by a WSU seed grant, examining early cardiovascular changes following treatment with anti-obesity medications.
Courtney Kurinec, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology
Title: Understanding why people don’t always make the inferences needed for good decision-making
Courtney Kurinec, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology and an affiliate faculty member in the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University Spokane. As a cognitive psychologist, she uses computer-based experimental tasks to assess how challenges like sleep deprivation and cognitive load impact the underlying processes that contribute to effective memory and decision-making.
Jessica Williams-Nguyen, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH)
Title: Explorations of an Indigenous-Centered Quantitative Health Science
Dr. Williams-Nguyen is a Research Assistant Professor appointed in the WSU College of Medicine’s Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences (DMECS) and based at the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH). She holds a PhD and MPH in epidemiology with training in study design, causal inference, and biostatistical methods. She serves on the IREACH Methods Core, applying her quantitative skills to support health research in Indigenous communities across the US. In this role, she leads epidemiologic methods for the 4-year, $4.5 million Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health funded by the National Institute on Aging. This effort be the first to estimate the prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease and mild cognitive impairment among an American Indian population east of Mississippi. Dr. Williams-Nguyen is pursuing independent research focused on dismantling barriers between Indigenous Peoples and the process of quantitative health data generation, analysis, and interpretation. Dr. Williams-Nguyen grew up in southern Delaware, traditional homelands of the Pocomoke, Assateague, Nanticoke, and Lenni Lenape peoples. Her family came as settler-colonists to the US from the British Isles and has lived in the mid-Atlantic region for many generations. She is a newcomer to Washington State, now residing within the ancestral territories of the Coast Salish peoples. Outside of work, you’ll see her in the garden, walking the dog, or on the hiking trails with her family.
Register
Research Seminar on October 9, 2024
For questions contact Renee Wahl at renee.wahl@wsu.edu.