13th Annual
Psychology Department
Research Symposium
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
3:30-7:30
Tennessee State University
Schedule of Events:
Rm. 118 Ferrell Westbrook Complex (“The Barn”)
3:30-4:45
3:30-4:30
4:45-4:50
4:50-5:30
5:30-6:30
Poster Session
Judging of Posters
Welcome Address
Faculty Research Slam
Keynote Address:
RACIAL DIFFERENCES
IN COGNITIVE AGING
Lisa Barnes, Ph.D., Rush University
6:30-7:30 Student Awards
Lisa L. Barnes, PhD is a professor in the departments of neurological sciences and behavioral sciences
at Rush University Medical Center, and a cognitive neuropsychologist in the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease
Center. She earned her PhD in biopsychology from the University of Michigan in 1996 and completed
postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience from the University of California, Davis, before joining
the faculty at Rush in 1999. Her research focus is on social determinants of health and cognitive aging
among minority populations.
We would like to thank TSU-NERVE (NINDS) for sponsoring the event.
Celebrating
Faculty-Student Scholarship