Funded University Seminars

Academic Year 2023-2024

Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities
Convener: Katrin Schultheiss, CCAS, Department of History
Computability, Complexity, and Algebraic Structure
Convener: Valentina Harizanov, CCAS, Department of Mathematics
GWU / World Bank Seminar Series on “The Global Socio-Economic Costs of Climate Change and Unsustainable Urbanization”
Convener: Remi Jedwab, ESIA, International Economic Policy
Domestic and international perspectives on climate change and water management
Convener: Alicia Cooperman, ESIA, International Economic Policy
Muslim Science Epistemologies, Ethnic Studies and Pedagogical Possibilities
Convener: Ali Arshad, GSEHD, Educational Leadership
Building Research Interdisciplinarily to Develop Gender Equity (GW-BRIDGE)
Convener: Nora Hill, GW School of Business, Department of Management
Ethical Tech Initiative
Convener: Dawn Nunziato, GW Law School, Intellectual Property Law
GW Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Transportation for SmartHealth & SmartCities (GRITS)
Convener: Chung Hyuk Park, SEAS, Biomedical Engineering
Addressing Dementia across the Public Health Spectrum
Convener: Loretta DiPietro, GWSPH, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Writing in STEM: Research and Pedagogy in STEM Education
Convener: Gordon Mantler, CCAS, University Writing Program
Global Affairs and Religion Network (GARNET)
Convener: Rollie Lal, ESIA, Security Policy Studies
Localizing Global Governance: Knowledge production, professionalization, standards, and expertise
Convener: Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre, ESIA, International Development Studies

Academic Year 2022-2023

How Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights in the U.S. Impact Women’s Security Nationally and Internationally
Convener: Shirley Graham, Elliott School of International Affairs
In search for epistemic justice in science education: exploring Muslim epistemologies of science
Convener: Ali Arshad, Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Refugee Women Literacy Practices: Migration of Literacies across Borders
Convener: Nabila Hijazi, University Writing Program
Science Diplomacy
Convener: Nicholas Vonortas, Elliott School of International Affairs
GWU / World Bank Seminar Series on “The Global Socio-Economic Costs of Climate Change and Unsustainable Urbanization”
Convener: Remi Jedwab, Elliott School of International Affairs
Reframing Materiality: Exploring Materials for Cross Disciplinary Pedagogies
Convener: Maria del Carmen Montoya, Studio Arts
What’s in Your Determinants of Health Toolbox? Multidisciplinary Approaches Across the Campus and the Community
Convener: Sherrie Wallington, School of Nursing
Global Affairs and Religion Network (GARNET)
Convener: Rollie Lal, Elliott School of International Affairs
Addressing Dementia Across the Public Health Spectrum
Convener: Convener: Loretta DiPietro, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Urban Governance, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, and Climate Change
Convener: Malcolm Russell- Einhorn, Elliott School of International Affairs
Writing in STEM: Research and Pedagogy in STEM Education
Convener: Gordon Mantler, University Writing Program
Curating and Implementing Black Girls' and Women's Health Collaborative
Convener: Jameta Barlow, University Writing Program
Building Research Interdisciplinarily to Develop Gender Equity (GW-BRIDGE)
Convener: Nora Hill, School of Business
Europe Since Covid-19
Convener: Hilary Silver, Department of Sociology
Establishing a Women's Writing Community
Convener: Cynthia Core, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Academic Year 2021-2022

Black Girls' and Women's Health
Convener: Jameta Barlow, University Writing Program
Towards Age-Friendly 3.0
Convener: Melissa Batchelor, School of Nursing
Establishing a Women's Writing Community
Convener: Cynthia Core, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Addressing Dementia across the Public Health Spectrum
Convener: Loretta DiPietro, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Injuries from Local to Global: A Webinar Series
Convener: Kate Douglass, Department of Global Health
Building Dementia Friendly Communities
Convener: N. Martiza Dowling, School of Nursing
Understanding the Role of Alcohol Industry on Health: A Webinar Series
Convener: Adnan Hyder, Department of Global Health
Interdisciplinary Inequality Seminar
Convener: Trevor Jackson, Department of History
What Should We Teach? Analyzing Future International Affairs Education and Research Needs Through the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2040 Report
Convener: Christopher Kojm, Elliot School of International Affairs
Mediated Mourning and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Changes in Funerary and Commemorative Practices
Convener: Joel Kuipers, Department of Anthropology
Global Affairs and Religion Network (GARNET)
Convener: Rollie Lal, Elliot School of International Affairs
The Humanities: The Value of Thinking Otherwise
Convener: Sara Matthiesen, Department of History
The air we condition, the air we breathe: A Seminar Series on healthy indoor spaces at GW and beyond
Convener: Mark Reeves, Department of Physics
Celebrating Disability as Diversity
Convener: Elizabeth Rice, Department of Special Education and Disability Studies
Urban Governance, Multilevel Networks, and Climate Change: How GW Can Help Cities Around the World Enhance Interdisciplinary Learning and Policy Implementation Cities
Convener: Malcolm Russell-Einhorn, Elliot School of International Affairs
Europe Since Covid-19
Convener: Hilary Silver, Department of Sociology
How to Decolonize our Teaching, Research, Policy, and Clinical Practice
Convener: Maranda Ward, Clinical Research and Leadership

Academic Year 2020-2021

Towards Age-Friendly: Improving Lives for All 2.0
Convener: Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, School of Nursing
Social and Cultural Analysis of Science, Technology, Medicine
Convener: Jamie Cohen-Cole, Department of American Studies
Expanding Science Diplomacy and Partnership in Africa
Convener: Jennifer Cooke, Elliot School of International Affairs
Establishing a Women's Writing Community at GWU
Convener: Cynthia Core, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Inequality Research Seminar
Convener: Trevor Jackson, Department of History
Social Technologies & the Information Disorder
Convener: Steven Livingston, School of Media and Public Affairs
Writing in STEM: Research and Pedagogy in STEM Education
Convener: Gordon Mantler, University Writing Program
The Humanities: The Value of Thinking Otherwise
Convener: Sara Matthiesen, Department of History and Women's Gender Sexualities Studies
Addressing Income Inequality and Its Growing Threat to Our Nation and The World
Conveners: Anne-Marie O'Brien, School of Nursing
Understanding Commercial Determinants of Health: A Webinar Series
Convener: Nino Paichadze, Department of Global Health
Indigenous America
Convener: Elizabeth Rule, AT&T Center of Indigenous Politics and Policy
Informal and Incidental Learning in Times of Uncertainty
Conveners: Ellen Scully-Russ, Department of Human and Organizational Learning
Europe since COVID-19
Convener: Hilary Silver, Department of Sociology
Re-Imagining Higher Education Worldwide after COVID-19
Convener: Bernard Streitwieser, Department of Educational Leadership

Academic Year 2019-2020

Metropolitan Washington Workshop on Immigration and Race
Convener: Marie Price, Department of Geography
Indigenous America
Convener: Elizabeth Rule, AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy
Building Research Interdisciplinarily to Advance Gender Equity
Convener: N. Sharon Hill, GW School of Business, Department of Management
Logic Across Disciplines
Convener: Valentina Harizanov, Department of Mathematics
Towards Age-Friendly: Improving Lives for All
Convener: Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, School of Nursing
"Mobilities and Migrations: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond"
Convener: Maria Frawley, Department of English
Digital Technology, Politics, and Policy
Convener: Steven Livingston, School of Media and Public Affairs
Inequality Research Seminar
Convener: Trevor Jackson, Department of History
Community Solar to Improve Low Income Households’ Access to Energy
Convener: Robert Orttung, Office of the Provost
Genomics in the Public Square
Convener: Sonia Suter, GW Law School
Translational Science in Behavioral/Cognitive Disciplines
Convener: James Mahshie, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Science
Bottom-Up Politics
Convener: Hilary Silver, Department of Sociology
The Humanities: The Value of Thinking Otherwise
Convener: Sara Matthiesen, Department of History and Women's Gender Sexuality Studies
Developing a Patient-Centered Approach to Research in Adult Cognitive Health and Dementia
Convener: Melinda Power, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health
University Seminar Proposal: GW-DC Conversations: Improving Health in Wards 7 and 8
Convener: Jehan El-Bayoumi, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The Power of Music to Heal, Inspire and Unite
Convener: Sandra Davis, School of Nursing
ANDI Integrative Research Seminar Series
Convener: Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, GW Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute
Science Diplomacy in Africa
Convener: Jennifer Cooke, Elliott School of International Affairs

Academic Year 2018-2019

Blockchain Technology
Convener: Rahul Simha, Department of Computer Science
Mobilities and Migrations
Convener: Maria Frawley, University Honors Program
Logic Across Disciplines
Convener: Valentina Hanzanov, Department of Mathematics
Bottoms Up Politics
Convener: Hilary Silver, Department of Sociology
Countering Disinformation
Convener: Robert Orttung, Elliott School of International Affairs
Indigenous America
Convener: Elizabeth Rule, College of Professional Studies
Genomics in the Public Square
Convener: Shawneequa Callier, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Deep Learning in Data Analytics
Convener: Chen Zeng, Department of Physics
Earth Day Symposium: Causes and Solutions to the Global Amphibian Declines
Conveners: Keryn Gedan, Alex Pyron and Leon Grayfer, Department of Biological Sciences
From Biology to Behavior: A Cross-Disciplinary Seminar Series Surrounding Sugar and Sweetener Consumption
Convener: Allison Meni, Milken Institute School of Public Health

Academic Year 2015-2016

Arts and Mental Health
Convener: Jodi Kanter, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
Forecasting
Convener: Tara M. Sinclair, Department of Economics
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Convener: George Solomon, School of Business
Global Human Rights and the New Forensic Science
Conveners: Sara Wagner, Department of Anthropology; and Victor Weedn, Department of Forensic Sciences
Health Workforce
Conveners: Patricia Pittman, Emily Bass, and Merle Cunningham, Milken Institute Department of Health Policy and Management
Internet Freedom
Conveners: Susan Aaronson, Elliott School of International Affairs; Arturo Carrillo, Law School; Lance Hoffman, Department of Computer Science; Dawn Nunziato, Law School; William Youmans, School of Media & Public Affairs
Interprofessional Health Care Education
Conveners: Majeda El-Banna, Christine Pintz, and Joyce Pulcini, School of Nursing
Mental Well-Being
Conveners: Tad Zawidzki, Department of Philosophy; and Paul Marvar, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
mHealth
Conveners: Lorien Abroms, Department of Prevention & Community Health; and Richard Katz, Department of Cardiology
Nuclear Energy and Public Engagement
Conveners: Emily Hammond, GW Law; and Allison Macfarlane, Elliott School of International Affairs
Policy Labs
Conveners: Donald Braman, GW Law; and Pierre Vigilance, Department of Health Policy and Management
Sustainability: Workshops on Food, Water, Urban Living, Energy and Climate
Convener: Lee Paddock, GW Law

Academic Year 2014-2015

The Civil War Project
Conveners: Leslie Jacobson, Department of Theatre & Dance and Classical Acting MFA Program; Alan Wade and Jodi Kanter, Department of Theatre & Dance; Karen Ahlquist, Department of Music; Tyler Anbinder, Erin Chapman, Andrew Zimmerman, and Richard Stott, Department of History; Mary Buckley, Women’s Leadership Program & Department of Theatre & Dance; Christopher Sten, Department of English; James Miller, Department of English & American Studies Program; Jennifer James, Africana Studies Program; Kerric Harvey, School of Media & Public Affairs; Fran Buntman, Department of Sociology; Paul Hoyt-O’Connor, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships; Nina Seavey, GW Documentary Film Center; Nathan Kalmoe, graduate student in SMPA; Zinhle Essamuah and Nicholas Ong, undergraduate student playwrights participating in Arena Stage’s production of Our Wars
Community Health Innovation
Conveners: Freya Spielberg, Community Oriented Primary Care & Department of Prevention & Community Health; Jehan El-Bayoumi, Department of Medicine
Forecasting
Convener: Tara M. Sinclair, Department of Economics
Future of Mental Well-Being
Convener: Tad Zawidzki, Department of Philosophy; Paul Marvar, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
Health Workforce
Conveners: Patricia Pittman and Merle Cunningham, Department of Health Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Internet Freedom
Conveners: Susan Aaronson, Elliott School of International Affairs; Arturo Carrillo, Law School; Lance Hoffman, Department of Computer Science; Dawn Nunziato, Law School; William Youmans, School of Media & Public Affairs
mHealth Research
Conveners: Lorien Abroms, Department of Prevention & Community Health; Richard Katz, Department of Cardiology; Bianca Frogner, Department of Health Services, Management & Leadership
Physics of Living Cells
Convener: Ganhui Lan, Department of Physics
Frontiers in Sustainability
Conveners: Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director Sustainability Collaborative and Lisa Benton-Short, Academic Program Director for Sustainability Collaborative

Academic Year 2013-2014

Civil War Project
Convener: Leslie Jacobson, Professor, Theater and Dance, CCAS
Community Health Innovation
Conveners: Freya Spielberg, Associate Professor of Prevention and Community Health, SPHHS; Jehan El-Bayoumi, Associate Professor of Medicine, SMHS
Designing Writing Curricula for Student Veterans: Best Practices and Policies
Convener: Derek Malone-France, Executive, University Writing Program
Frontiers in Sustainability
Convener: Lisa Benton-Short, Director, Academic Programs in Sustainability
Innovation and the University Museum
Convener: Kym Rice, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies, CCAS
mHealth Research
Conveners: Lorien Abroms, Assistant Professor of Prevention and Community Health, SPHHS; Bianca Frogner, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Management and Leadership, SPHHS; Richard Katz, Professor of Cardiology, SMHS; Neil Sikka, Associate Professor of Medicine, SMHS; Daniel Lieberman, Associate Professor of Medicine, SMHS
National Women’s History Museum (externally funded)
Conveners: Katrin Schultheiss, Associate Professor of History, CCAS; Kate Clinton, Director of Development, National Women’s History Museum
The Neuroscience of Language and Music
Conveners: James Mahshie, Professor of Speech and Hearing Science, CCAS; Eugene Montague, Assistant Professor of Music, CCAS
Nuclear Energy: Science, Technology, Safety, Security, Non-Proliferation and Sustainability
Conveners: William Briscoe, Professor of Physics, CCAS; Christopher Cahill, Professor of Chemistry and International Affairs, CCAS; Douglas Shaw, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, ESIA; Philippe Bardet, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, SEAS
Origins and Evolution of Modern Thought
Conveners: Mark Ralkowski, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University Honors Program; William Winstead, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University Honors Program; Eyal Aviv, Assistant Professor of Religion, University Honors Program
Physics of Living Cells
Conveners: Ganhui Lan, Assistant Professor of Physics, CCAS; Xiangyun Qiu, Assistant Professor of Physics, CCAS
Research Program on Forecasting
Conveners: CCAS; Tara Sinclair, Associate Professor Economics and International Affairs, CCAS; Fred Joutz, Professor of Economics
Seminar Series on the Future of STEM Education at GW
Conveners: Hartmut Doebel, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, CCAS; Rob Donaldson, Professor of Biology, CCAS; Jerry Feldman, Professor of Physics, CCAS; Mark Reeves, Professor of Physics, CCAS; Yongwu Rong, Professor of Mathematics, CCAS; Rahul Simha, Professor of Computer Science, SEAS; Jason Zara, Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, SEAS

Academic Year 2012-2013

Biophysics and Computational Biology
Conveners: Chen Zeng, Department of Physics; Weiqun Peng, Department of Physics; Guanyu Wang, Department of Physics
The Civil War Project
Convener: Leslie Jacobson, Department of Theatre & Dance and Classical Acting MFA Program
Designing Writing Curricula for Student Veterans: Best Practices & Policies
Convener: Derek Malone-France, University Writing Program
Energy & Sustainability
Conveners: Lisa Benton-Short, Department of Sustainability; Peter LaPuma, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health; Jerome Paulson, Department of Pediatrics
GWIMS Seminar on Math Application
Conveners: Yongwu Rong, Department of Mathematics; E. Arthur Robinson, Department of Mathematics; Yinglei Lai, Department of Statistics; Svetlana Roudenko, Department of Mathematics
mHealth Research
Conveners: Lorien Abroms, Department of Prevention & Community Health; Richard Katz, Department of Cardiology; Bianca Frogner, Department of Health Services, Management & Leadership
Modernity & Its Discontents
Conveners: Theo Christov, Department of History; Mark Ralkowski, Department of Philosophy; William Winstead, Department of Political Science; Libby Anker, Department of American Studies
Neuroscience of Language & Music
Convener: James Mahshie, Speech & Hearing Science
Nuclear Energy: Science, Technology, Safety, Security, Non-Proliferation & Sustainability
Convener: Bill Briscoe, Department of Physics
Reframing Risk/Re-imagining Resilience: Strengthening Interventions for Children & Families Living in Urban Poverty
Convener: Lionel Howard, Department of Educational Research
Spanish & Latin American Writers Series
Convener: Sergio Waisman, Department of Romance, German, Slavic Languages and Literature
Series on the Future of STEM Education at GW
Conveners: Hartmut Doebel, Department of Biological Sciences; Jerry Feldman, Department of Physics; Rahul Simha, Department of Computer Science