[{"id":44,"date":"2026-04-13T20:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/au-research-conference\/full-program\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:17:21","slug":"full-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/au-research-conference\/full-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44\" class=\"elementor elementor-44\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb436e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb436e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7c0fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d7c0fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#fde8eb;color:#C41230\">8:30 AM \u2013 9:30 AM<\/span>\n  <p style=\"font-size:3rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Registration &amp; Continental Breakfast &middot; SIS Founders Room<\/p> \n  <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\">Welcome and check-in for all conference attendees. Continental breakfast will be served.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:3.0rem;font-weight:600;color:#666;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:1rem\">9:30 &ndash; 10:45 AM &middot; 75-minute sessions &middot; SIS<\/div>\n <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dceefb;color:#0C447C\">75 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Research with, Not for: Centering Community Voice in Applied Scholarship - SIS 120<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Thurka Sangaramoorthy (CAS), Scott Mengebier (United Way ALICE), Kenjus Watson (SOE), Danielle Sodani (SOE)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Moderator:<\/strong> Julie Baldwin (Office of Research)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">Rigorous research is not exclusive to the academy. This panel brings together AU faculty and United Way's ALICE initiative to explore what genuine community partnership looks like in practice, illustrating how community organizations are deeply capable of and invested in research, what becomes possible when universities engage as partners rather than leads, and offering the opportunity to engage with United Way data.\u00a0<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dceefb;color:#0C447C\">75 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Seeking and Securing Applied Research Funding - SIS Founders Room<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Simon Nicholson (SIS), Jonathan Fox (SIS), Taryn Morrissey (SPA), Jordan Tama (SIS)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">Fundraising for applied research - research that responds to particular social and policy problems - requires connecting researcher interests to the efforts and strategies of problem-oriented funders and practitioners. This practical workshop will provide step-by-step guidance on identifying and securing funding for applied research, including identifying overlaps in researcher and funder agendas and building relationships with funders and action communities.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dceefb;color:#0C447C\">75 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Food as Context and Mission: Expanding on AU's Leadership in the Scholarship of Food - SIS 102<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Sauleh Siddiqui (CAS Environmental Science), Stacey Snelling (CAS Health Sciences), Matt Hartings, (CAS Chemistry), Brandyn Churchill (SPA), Danielle Vogel (Kogod)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">This session will begin with a panel discussion with scholars from across campus. Topics will include successes and campus structures that support and hinder their work. We will end with a broader discussion engaging all audience members, focused on the advancement of food-related research and identifying collaborations and university elements that can best make advancement a reality.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM -->\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:2rem\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:3.1rem;font-weight:600;color:#666;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:1rem\">11:00 AM &ndash; 12:00 PM &middot; 60-minute sessions &middot; SIS <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dff0d8;color:#27500A\">60 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Maximizing Your Research Impact Through Digital Publishing - SIS 120 <\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Ashley Roccamo, Leslie Nellis, Rachel Borchardt (University Library)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">This workshop explores digital publishing pathways for sharing research beyond print. Learn how the University Library\u2019s institutional repositories, web publishing platforms, and archival services can enhance your scholarship\u2019s visibility, impact, and longevity. Learn the pros and cons of each online hosting service, and gain practical guidance on choosing the right tools to publish, preserve, and promote your work online..<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dff0d8;color:#27500A\">60 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Finding Money for the Things you Want to do Anyway: Teaching, Scholarship, and Supporting Students - SIS Founders Room <\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Bridget Trogden (Academic Affairs)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">Fitting student and institutional need with external grant funds is like shaping the right key to unlock resources, with data-informed goals and clear steps helping to turn good ideas into funded realities. In this interactive session, participants will examine successfully funded projects that led to positive student outcomes before workshopping and creating next steps for their own externally-funded proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- 12:15 - 1:30 PM PLENARY -->\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:2rem\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:3.1rem;font-weight:600;color:#666;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:1rem\">12:15 &ndash; 1:30 PM &middot; Lunch plenary &middot; MGSC 128<\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #8B1A1A;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#faece7;color:#993C1D\">Plenary<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">R1 in Practice: AU's Distinctive Research Enterprise<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Moderator:<\/strong> Julie Baldwin, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Innovation<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Panelists:<\/strong> Ernesto Casta&ntilde;eda (Center for Latin American and Latino Studies), Dana Fisher (Center for Environment, Community, and Equity), Colin Saldanha (Center for Neuroscience and Behavior), Sauleh Siddiqui (Multiscale RECIPES)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><em>Lunch buffet opens at 12:10 PM<\/em><\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">Join Julie Baldwin and research center directors from across AU for a lunchtime panel centered on what makes AU's research enterprise distinctive. The conversation will explore what AU's R1 designation means in practice, how centers position their research for real-world impact, how that work translates into tangible outcomes for communities and fields, and what sets AU apart in its approach to scholarship.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- 1:45 - 3:00 PM -->\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:2rem\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:3.1rem;font-weight:600;color:#666;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.06em;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:1rem\">1:45 &ndash; 3:00 PM &middot; 75-minute sessions &middot; SIS<\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dceefb;color:#0C447C\">75 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Research Translation Across AU - SIS Founders<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Susanna Campbell (SIS), Corbin Campbell (SOE), Peter Locher (SOE), Ernesto Casta&ntilde;eda (CAS \/ SIS), Ignacio Gonzalez Garcia (CAS), Benjamin Stokes (SOC)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">What is research translation, and why does it matter? The Translating Research into Action Center will introduce pathways to communicate research to different audiences to increase societal and economic impact, discuss campus support to boost translation skills, and feature campus researchers who discuss how they have integrated research translation into their own work.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-left:4px solid #003f87;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;padding:1rem 1.25rem;margin-bottom:12px\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:99px;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em;background:#dceefb;color:#0C447C\">75 min<\/span>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:#111;margin:0 0 8px\">Creative Approaches to Amplifying Community-Based Knowledge and Advancing Partnerships in DC - SIS 120<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;margin:4px 0;line-height:1.5\"><strong style=\"color:#111;font-weight:600\">Presenters:<\/strong> Jane Palmer (SPA), Daniel Kerr (CAS History), Brigid Maher (SOC Film and Media Arts), Aram Sinnreich (SOC Communication Studies)<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.5rem;color:#555;line-height:1.6;margin:10px 0 0;border-top:1px solid #eee;padding-top:10px\">Three former Humanities Truck Fellows and the Director of the Humanities Truck will discuss their respective projects that elevate and amplify knowledge, talents, and wisdom among young people living in DC, incarcerated composers in the DC Jail, and people experiencing homelessness. Panelists will share lessons learned throughout their community-engaged partnerships that interrogate what counts as expertise and who counts as experts. 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Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9959e86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9959e86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e9c06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7e9c06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36bf93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b36bf93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Register Now!<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfe86f 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1131c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here you can find answers to common questions about the registration process and event details.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8128ea0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8128ea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbccb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acbccb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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If you are affiliated with AU, you will need to provide your credentials.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the event dates?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2382\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2382\"><p>The conference will take place from on May 11, 2026 from 8:30-4:30 PM.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the conference schedule?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2383\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2383\"><p>The detailed conference schedule is available on our website under &#8220;Full Program.&#8221; It includes session times, topics, and speaker information for each day. Locations will be provided at registration on May 11.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Will there be networking opportunities?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2384\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2384\"><p>Yes, there will be several networking opportunities throughout the conference, including at our lunch plenary and afternoon poster sessions.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2385\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2385\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I still sign up to present?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2385\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2385\"><p>Yes, faculty, staff, and graduate students working with faculty are encouraged to submit a poster presentation detailing their research for the afternoon poster session. The form to submit can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/american.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bvE3A1vhMdAcfHM\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a68c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1a68c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfe19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acfe19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Still have questions?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c6062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55c6062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you need more help or have other inquiries, feel free to reach out to VPR@american.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register Now! Join us on May 11 to learn and share about: networking across schools and departments\u202fto gain insights to seed partnerships to develop or join existing cross-disciplinary research; translational research (what is it and who\u2019s doing it?); community-based research; as well as attend professional development workshops on funding, research tools, and researching with students. 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Faculty, staff, researchers, postdocs, and graduate students affiliated with AU are invited to 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Neue_MSFontService', sans-serif;font-weight: normal\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Network with colleagues across schools and departments <\/span><\/li><li class=\"Paragraph SCXW43066426 BCX0\" style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;background-color: #fcfcfc;color: windowtext\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW43066426 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-variant: normal;color: #666666;font-size: 15pt;font-style: normal;line-height: 27.9px;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica Neue_EmbeddedFont', 'Helvetica Neue_MSFontService', sans-serif;font-weight: normal\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Gain insights into developing seed partnerships or joining existing <strong>cross-disciplinary research <\/strong><\/span><\/li><li class=\"Paragraph SCXW43066426 BCX0\" style=\"font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;background-color: #fcfcfc;color: windowtext\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW43066426 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-variant: normal;color: #666666;font-size: 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