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The faculty of the Division of Gastroenterology are involved in a variety of clinical, translational and basic research projects in the digestive tract, liver and pancreas. They work closely with the University of Arizona Cancer Center, the only NCI-designated cancer center in the state. The UA has top rated researchers and unparalleled related resources in optical sciences and biomedical engineering.

The following list gives a selection of research interests of current gastroenterology faculty members.

• Barrett’s Esophagus — Karyometry, or study of tissue culture cells, to identify the presence of or predict future development of dysplasia; this research involves development of 3-D in-vivo multiphoton imaging.
• Tumor Imaging — Use of receptor-targeted microbubbles for the identification of cancer at surgical margins. This project involves ligand development, micro-/nano-bubbles, multi-photon microscopy, optical coherence tomography and murine models of cancer.
• Novel Imaging Device Development — New optical instrument design and prototype development to enhance vision beyond the capability of human eyes. Close collaboration with UA College of Optical Sciences . Examples of this include the real-time imaging of eosinophils, direct imaging of aberrant crypts and optical devices that offer unprecedented fields of view.
• Colorectal Cancer — Clinical and translational research on prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer. This includes high throughput studies using human biospecimens to study the molecular pathology and genetic epidemiology of colorectal cancer, phase III chemoprevention studies for its prevention and comparative effectiveness research on methods for colorectal cancer screening.
• Advanced Endoscopy — Pancreatic cystic lesions, double-balloon enteroscopy.
• Tissue Acquisition and Repository - correlate specific genes, proteins, nucleic acids or bacterial species with gastrointestinal, pancreato-biliary and hepatology disorders, including but not limited to cancer. 

Liver Institute 

Clinical research activities of the Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute include trials to evaluate performance of FDA-approved and prospective drugs for treatment of Hepatitis C. Various categories of drugs under investigation include viral protease inhibitors, cytokines and drugs to support blood platelet levels. In addition, a trial to evaluate a vaccine against Hepatitis C is under way. Several trials to evaluate drugs for the treatment of NASH, non-alcoholic steohepatitis, and for the prevention of Hepatic carcinoma (a type of cancer) also are being conducted.

Contact the institute at (520) 626-3005 or  [email protected] for additional information.

Current Clinical Trials

Clinical trials often involve a research study conducted to evaluate a medical procedure or medical product, such as a drug. Not all University of Arizona studies involve drugs or interventions. Some studies use surveys or evaluate medical records to find new and better ways to help people. Others recruit healthy subjects, or controls, to better evaluate and compare results with those of non-healthy subjects. For UA clinical research studies currently accepting subjects, see the following topics related to our Division:

• Bladder Cancer
• Bowel Obstruction
• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's & Colitis
• Gastrointestinal
• Hepatic events

Find other clinical trials at the UArizona Health Sciences

How to Participate

Whether you are a potential candidate to participate as a patient or subject in the study, you would like to participate as a "healthy volunteer" for the control group or you’re a research or clinical professional interested in collaborating with the research team—just contact the study coordinator or principal investigator listed for each individual clinical research study above.

You may also reach out directly to the office of the Division of Gastrenterology and Hepatology at (520) 626-3334 or  [email protected]  for additional information. 

Student Resources

Undergraduate Research Task Force

The Undergraduate Research Task Force comprised of faculty, staff, and students aims to make world-class research a defining characteristic of the undergraduate experience at the University of Arizona.

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Aspirational Statement

Every undergraduate student, by virtue of attending the University of Arizona, should be exposed to high-impact research experiences, understood to include creative activities, that are integral to the structure of every undergraduate program, including the general education core. These experiences should be so deeply embedded into our curricula that they could not be missed by any University of Arizona student. Students graduating from these programs would naturally learn to think like researchers and approach their post-graduate experiences with an inquisitiveness and creativity that will make them highly valued and sought after by both employers and graduate programs.

Task Force Overview

The work of the task force is guided by an improvement science framework. The only requirement necessary to initiate this work is an agreement among the participants that the status quo is not good enough; it is possible to improve the undergraduate research experience at the University of Arizona. With this agreement, the challenge becomes one of designing a process for guiding the work of the task force, from a holistic evaluation of the current state that includes all constituencies, to the creation of a purposeful plan of action that will be executed to demonstrably improve undergraduate research experiences.

Call to Action

The task force is jointly led by the Office of the Provost and the Office for Research, Innovation, and Impact. It will create a plan whereby high-impact undergraduate research experiences occur as a matter of intentional curricular and programmatic design within every major, not through happenstance. Growing these educational opportunities is crucial to our strategic commitment to drive student success in a rapidly changing world. This expansion necessitates a collaborative, overarching structure that includes faculty and sits at the intersection of academic affairs and research, where these respective areas are co-equal partners supporting undergraduate education and research missions.

Dimensions of Undergraduate Research

Given the enormity of the academic and research enterprises, as well as the large number of existing efforts related to undergraduate research at the University of Arizona, the work of the task force is partitioned into six different dimensions that can be separately studied and evaluated, prior to bringing these pieces together to create a cohesive plan of action. These dimensions, described in more detail below, are broad standards for excellence in the critical components of undergraduate research. They are an aspirational model that provide general guidelines for an intentional design of an institutional undergraduate research framework. This process is intended to engage the entire campus in honest, candid, and meaningful discussions about undergraduate research within the guideposts of each dimension.

Dimension Subcommittees

The six dimensions for undergraduate research that will be explored to guide the work of the task force are described below. Undergraduate research is broadly interpreted to include the research endeavors of all faculty in all colleges at the University of Arizona.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Co-Chairs Jennifer Cubeta & Amy Kimme Hea

Aspiration: The University of Arizona should create equitable access to undergraduate research experiences and ensure all students, staff, and faculty participating in undergraduate research experiences do so in an inclusive environment, where diverse ideas, worldviews, and approaches can enrich research endeavors that positively impact society.

Evaluation Criteria:

• The institution intentionally structures undergraduate research experiences in which students interact in open and civil communities with people from backgrounds and cultures different from their own.
• Students are exposed to ideas and values different from those they currently hold and are encouraged to think creatively beyond the bounds of their current precepts.
• Students are encouraged to reflect upon the meaning and importance of their undergraduate research experiences as a component within the entirety of their diverse educational experiences, i.e. they can articulate why it matters.

Experiences: Co-Chairs Abra McAndrew & Michael Staten

Aspiration: The University of Arizona should deliver intentional curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular undergraduate research experiences that engage students to develop knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors consistent with the desired outcomes of higher education and the university’s philosophy and mission.

• Whether in or out of the classroom, undergraduate research experiences promote increased competence in critical thinking, creative expression, professional skill development, and the lifelong pursuit of knowledge.
• Undergraduate research experiences further the research mission of the institution, through meaningful contributions to the research enterprise.
• Undergraduate research experiences are subject to assessment and adjustment as a part of continuous quality improvement.

Faculty: Co-Chairs Rebecca Gomez & Ellen McMahon

Aspiration: The University of Arizona should make undergraduate research a high priority for the faculty.

• Develop a culture of faculty responsibility for undergraduate research that is realized through high-quality research experiences across the entire institution that are integrally tied to faculty expertise.
• Substantial interaction between faculty and undergraduate students pertaining to undergraduate research both inside and outside the classroom.
• A culture of responsibility nurtured by the provost, deans, department chairs, the research office, and supported by the institution’s reward systems.

Organization: Co-Chairs Kian Alavy & John Koshel

Aspiration: The University of Arizona should create organizational structures and policies that provide a comprehensive, integrated, and coordinated approach to undergraduate research.

• Effective alignment of all undergraduate research efforts (no silos).
• Effective partnerships among academic affairs, RII, and other administrative units. Faculty and staff work effectively as partners across the university enterprise to provide undergraduate research experiences.
• Ongoing faculty and staff development activities and appropriate budgetary arrangements are supported.

Philosophy: Co-Chairs Ken McAllister & John Pollard

Aspiration: The University of Arizona approaches undergraduate research in ways that are intentional and based on an overarching philosophy/rationale for undergraduate research that informs relevant institutional policies and practices.

• An explicit, clear, and easily understood undergraduate research philosophy, consistent with the institutional mission, that is widely disseminated, and reflects a consensus of campus constituencies.
• The undergraduate research philosophy forms the basis for undergraduate research organizational policies, practices, structures, leadership, department/unit philosophies, and resource allocation.
• Students are exposed to the cohort philosophy of undergraduate research as early as UNIV 101 and are encouraged to participate during their undergraduate careers according to the spirit of this philosophy.

Students: Co-Chairs John Ehiri & Lucinda (Cindy) Rankin

Aspiration: The University of Arizona should provide undergraduate research opportunities to all undergraduate students according to their varied needs.

• The process of anticipating, diagnosing, and addressing student needs pertaining to undergraduate research is ongoing and subject to assessment and adjustment.
• Appropriate experiences are provided to all students (regardless of major) with respect for the students’ abilities, backgrounds, interests, and prior experiences, and students broadly participate in them without increasing their time to degree.
• A campus environment that is inclusive and safe for all students with regards to undergraduate research experiences.

Resources for task force and campus community. Access to some pages and folders are restricted.

Undergraduate Research Task Force Report

Undergraduate Research Task Force Report 06-29-2023

Next Steps: Spring 2023 & Beyond

Next Steps Brochure

Undergraduate Research Task Force Box Folder

Current Practices Inventory

Current Practices Inventory Intake Form  - This form is active.  We ask that faculty and staff providing undergraduate research experiences complete it.  This will help us collect data on our current practices and guide our effort by serving as a constant resource to the main task force and its subcommittees. 

Preliminary results from the original Spring 2022 distribution of the Current Practices Inventory (CPI) are available in the  Undergraduate Research Task Force Box Folder .

Contact Information

Kian G. Alavy, M.A.

Manager, Undergraduate Education

[email protected]

2022-2023 Timeline & Phases

Phase 1: discovery.

Tue, Aug 30: Kickoff Meeting

Sep/Oct: Discovery Work by Dimension Subcommittees

Phase 2: Development

Mon, Oct 31: Pair/Share Event

Nov/Dec: Aspirational Goals

Thu, Dec 15: Subcommittee Reports Due to Steering Committee

Phase 3: Implementation

Mon, Apr 3: Implementation Action Planning Event

Wed, May 3: Panel at Quarterly Leadership Meeting

Thu, Jun 29: Undergraduate Research Task Force Report

Thu, Oct 26: Strategic Plan in Action Event

C.A.R.E. Study

Study Description:

This is an in-person study of cognition & aging aiming to better understand the relationship between cognition & Alzheimer's disease risk.

Inside the lab:

• Cognitive testing

Outside of the lab:

• 2 smartphone applications for about 10 days

Participant Eligibility:

To participate in this study, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• Age 18-35 or age 60-90

Compensation:

Eligible participants will receive  $150 - $200  for completion of all study activities.

To see if you may be eligible to participate, please complete the form and screening process at:

• https://redcap.link/UACARE

To learn more about the study:

• Email : [email protected]
• Phone : 520-621-4003

An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project & found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state & federal regulations & University policies designed to protect the rights & welfare of participants in research.

Updated: 08/06/24  

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Founding faculty member, Taben Hale, PhD , has been named vice chair of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) and associate dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

“Dr. Hale is an esteemed researcher in the field of hypertensive heart disease, but she is also an incredible mentor and teacher,” said Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD , chair of the BMS. “Her accomplishments in advancing science and medicine together with her commitment to education, mentoring, and advocacy for trainees and faculty make her a great fit for these roles.”

Dr. Hale received a bachelor of science degree in 1998 from Queen’s University in Canada. In 2003, she earned a PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from Queen’s University, where she identified pathological processes underlying hypertension in the laboratory of Michael Adams, PhD. She then completed postdoctoral fellowship training in the laboratory of Denis deBlois, PhD, at the University of Montreal.

Since joining the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix in 2008, her laboratory has made notable advances in cardiac fibrosis, physiology and pharmacology. With support from an NIH R01 grant, her team studies how drugs used to treat hypertension alter cardiac fibrosis and produce long-lasting protection against heart failure.

In collaboration with Stuart Tobet, PhD, MS, at Colorado State University and Jill Goldstein, PhD, MPH, at MGH/Harvard — supported by an NIH U54 SCORE grant — she advances the understanding of the impact of prenatal stress on the regulation of blood pressure, heart rate and behavioral function.

During her time at the college, Dr. Hale has mentored postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, medical students, undergraduate students, and high school students in research, inspiring and guiding these trainees to gain faculty positions, win national awards, and pursue careers in science and medicine.

She received the College of Medicine – Phoenix Graduate Student Mentoring Award in 2023. She has been active in teaching pharmacology and physiology in both the undergraduate medical and graduate curriculum in the Clinical Translational Sciences PhD program. Dr. Hale serves as a role model and promotes the advancement and career success for women at all levels in academic medicine and science, serving as director of the Women in Medicine and Science group.

“Dr. Hale’s vision and experience are extremely timely as we endeavor to expand the research, training and mentoring in graduate and medical education in the college and Department of BMS,” said Dean Fred E. Wondisford, MD, MS, MBA .

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Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to optimize health and health care in Arizona and beyond. By cultivating collaborative research locally and globally, the college accelerates discovery in a number of critical areas — including cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease. Championed as a student-centric campus, the college has graduated more than 900 physicians, all of whom received exceptional training from nine clinical partners and more than 2,700 diverse faculty members. As the anchor to the Phoenix Bioscience Core , which is projected to have an economic impact of $3.1 billion by 2025, the college prides itself on engaging with the community, fostering education, inclusion, access and advocacy.

Agroecosystem Research in the Desert

At the intersection of agricultural production and holistic ecosystem science.

Arizona, the climate of tomorrow - today.

Hotter temperatures and drought are rapidly reshaping the world we live in and directly threaten the food systems we rely on. Currently, arid lands represent 41% of Earth’s land surface, are home to 30% of the global population and produce over 60% of the world’s food.

Harnessing Arizona's expertise to be a world leader in sustainable food production.

The Agroecosystem Research in the Desert (ARID) Center's mission is to identify and solve critical challenges facing arid land agriculture and to ensure access to healthy, nutritious calories needed by a growing population.

Agroecosystems are subsets of natural ecosystems that center around the human activity of agriculture. They represent species assemblages and energy flows across all scales not only at the site of agricultural activity, but also across the entire region. 

ARID leverages University of Arizona expertise and the state's unique environment to unravel the complex interactions between the physical environment, plants, and the agroecosystem surrounding them to deliver solutions to promote sustainable agriculture production.

Preparing for a hotter, drier future.

Significant attention is paid to the shifts and reductions in precipitation patterns. However, within climate science a new focus has begun to emerge that is centered on the increased aridity predicted in future climate scenarios.

Aridification resulting from decreased precipitation and increased air temperatures combine to have significant effects on all terrestrial ecosystems. These effects include more extreme temperatures, more severe droughts, drier soil conditions, and hydrological stress on surface water, natural ecosystems, and agricultural systems. The combined effects of these climate-related conditions are leading to drastic changes that are occurring faster than anticipated, and certainly faster than nature can naturally respond to.

With climate driven changes impacting much of the Western United States and other arid regions around the world, the costs to human and natural ecosystems will only increase.

Arizona, and specifically Arizona agriculture, is at the forefront of confronting the challenges posed by these rapidly changing environmental conditions.

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Collaborate.

Foster new collaborations among researchers to enhance and create opportunities to pursue transdisciplinary research that spans multiple domains. Strengthen research capacity by sharing and aligning resources to maximize output and impact.

Develop and deploy new technologies to enhance agricultural sustainability and reduce environmental impacts. Work with existing and new companies to promote ag-tech solutions that benefit Arizona, US, and international agricultural producers.  

Create novel learning and educational opportunities for students to become broadly trained in biological and physical science research. Train the next generation of researchers in data science literacy and emerging analytical methods for data analysis including artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Learn how ARID is using the world’s largest agricultural robot to understand how crop plants cope with extreme heat and drought conditions.

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Learn how ARID researchers and other University of Arizona experts are working together to find solutions to drought.

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Researchers are addressing food insecurity for people around the world by studying a desert bean that needs little water and withstands harsh environments.

Betsy Arnold, PhD, and Duke Pauli, PhD, grow tepary beans at the University of Arizona’s Maricopa Agricultural Center.

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Graduate students seek to better understand water regulation in plants through field research .  

Sebastian Callejas, graduate student at the University of Arizona's School of Plant Sciences, conducting field research at the Maricopa Agricultural Center.

Recently Published Research

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A study using novel sensors that can be used to improve cotton irrigation efficiency and scheduling.

Meet the team

Our scientific advisory board is comprised of leading experts in ecology, data science, soil health, plant physiology, fungal ecology, and plant science. Their combined expertise represents the transdisciplinary approach ARID is taking to address the critical challenges facing arid land agriculture.

Duke Pauli, Director

Associate professor, school of plant sciences.

The goal of my research program is to understand the natural genetic and phenotypic variation present in plant populations. I’m particularly interested in genetic mechanisms responsible for key agronomic, quality, and stress-adaptive traits that are critical to crop production in areas prone to intense abiotic stress pressures (e.g. heat, drought. etc).

A. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold

Interim director and professor, school of plant sciences.

My research focuses on fungal ecology, evolution, and systematics, with a special focus on fungal endophytes. We focus on plant communities ranging from Arctic tundra to hot deserts, tropical forests, and agroecosystems. Our diverse projects are united by an interdisciplinary approach and our passion for organismal biology.

Joseph Blankinship

Associate professor, department of environmental science.

My research investigates the roles of soil microorganisms in controlling ecosystem services, including their glues that help prevent wind and water erosion, their extracellular enzymes that unlock plant nutrients, their residues that sequester carbon, and their metabolic activities that produce and consume atmospheric greenhouse gases. 

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The School of Architecture at the University of Arizona is devoted to professional education, innovative research and community service with a sensibility honed by the conditions of an extreme climate.

Vision: The School of Architecture at the University of Arizona has the following aspirations:

• We are designers, researchers, and innovators.
• We are scholars and practitioners.
• We are inclusive, interdisciplinary, collaborative and diverse.
• We foster agency, stewardship, responsibility and professionalism.
• We are adaptive and empathetic.
• We are engaged locally and globally.
• We use tactile learning and experimentation.
• We embrace a multi-method design approach.

We offer interactive, immersive and engaged educational programs: Bachelor of Architecture , Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Architecture , plus the undergraduate Minor in Architectural History and Theory .

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BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

The highly ranked, NAAB-accredited five-year B.Arch program prepares students for professional registration and practice in the field of architecture and design.

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The NAAB-accredited, STEM-designated M.Arch, available in two- and three-year tracks, places an emphasis on critical practice and sustainable design honed by the poetics of place.

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Devoted to applied research on the built environment, the 18-month, STEM-designated MS.Arch allows students to move across and between concentration areas or form their own specialization.

Minor in Architectural History and Theory

The 18-unit undergraduate Minor in Architectural History and Theory is designed for students who are interested in architectural history, theory and preservation as well as those who are studying to receive an advanced degree in art or architectural history.

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Architecture students regularly win a variety of awards, both those offered through the school, such as the end-of-year Design Excellence Awards, as well as esteemed regional, national and international awards. Learn more about our award-winning students and their projects.

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At the end of each academic year, faculty nominate student work across all programs and years for Design Excellence awards, which are sponsored by AIA Southern Arizona and judged by leading architects from around the world. View recent Design Excellence project nominations and winners and meet the judges:

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Graduate and undergraduate students from Harvard and other schools are invited to participate in Hack-A-House, a 24-hour virtual hackathon for students to formulate and pitch innovative ideas to improve housing affordability. The competition is hosted by Ivory Innovations, a housing-focused nonprofit based at the University of Utah.

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The award-winning faculty of the School of Architecture are leaders in their fields, with expertise in a broad range of topics, from building technologies to urban design, energy and water systems to biomimetics, market transformation to environmentally adaptive design and much more.

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Faculty within the School of Architecture conduct a wide array of transformative research related to design and our built environments. From alternative building materials and energy systems to heritage conservation and wellness, learn more about our research.

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Many School of Architecture faculty are award-winning architects and designers here in the Sonoran Desert and around the world. Learn more about their work in galleries and narratives exploring individual projects.

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The faculty of the School of Architecture comprise a dynamic community, bringing their expertise to the built environment from across the country and around the world. In these detailed profiles, you'll learn about their teaching, research, practice and much more.

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  CAPLA's state-of-the-art Materials Labs comprise 9,000 square feet dedicated to model-building and fabrication using metals, wood, concrete, ceramics, glass and plastics. Equipment includes CNC tools, robotics, lasers, 3D printers and woodworking tools for digital and analog fabrication.  

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The Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board and in order to become a registered architect in most U.S. states, one needs a professional architecture degree from a NAAB-accredited program, plus other requirements.

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The School of architecture fosters intellectual growth and a creative, collaborative and engaged studio/lab community. Our studio culture policy affirms principles of design education and augments the UArizona Student Code of Academic Integrity.

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CAPLA's equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives are designed to create a welcoming environment, promote diverse perspectives, and ensure equitable opportunities for all members of the college community.

For additional information about the School of Architecture and our programs, please contact contact us.

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The 31st issue provides readers with up-to-date scholarly information on conferences, exhibitions, and digitization projects on the Jingshan Canon, as well as canon-related training courses and research papers, etc.

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Please join us for a presentation featuring Professor Charles Raison with the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine. Dr. Raison is internationally recognized for his studies examining novel mechanisms involved in the development and treatment of major depression and other stress-related emotional and physical conditions, as well as for his work examining the physical and behavioral effects of compassion training.   Keynote Speaker:   Charles L. Raison , MD, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and the Barry and Janet Lang Professor of Integrative Mental Health at the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona.

Respondents:

Albert Welter, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of East Asian Studies Fenton Johnson, MFA, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Department of English   A light reception will follow in the San Pedro Room in the Student Union Memorial Center. This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the University of Arizona Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture (ISRC), a member of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI), and the College of Humanities’ Religious Studies Program.   Charles Raison, MD, is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and the Barry and Janet Lang Professor of Integrative Mental Health at the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona. Dr. Raison also serves as the founding Director of the Center for Compassion Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona. The recipient of several teaching awards, Dr. Raison has received research funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2014 Dr. Raison received the Raymond Pearl Memorial Award from the Human Biology Association “in recognition of his contributions to our understanding of evolutionary biocultural origins of mental health and illness.” In addition to his activities at University of Arizona, Dr. Raison is the mental health expert for CNN.com.    

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