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Discoveries & Dialogues Colloquium Series

About the Colloquium Series

The monthly Discoveries & Dialogues Colloquium series is organized by the University Research Council in collaboration with the Division of Research and Innovation. It is designed to showcase innovative research and other accomplishments across various departments, encourage interdisciplinary collaborations, and enrich our academic community.

Each colloquium features three 10-minute long presentations by SDSU scholars with 5 minutes for questions and discussion between talks. While brief, the TED-like format is designed to convey the excitement of the what, why, and how of engaging in research, scholarship, and creative activities.

After the presentations, attendees are invited to mingle, network, and enjoy light refreshments.

Call for Speakers

If you or a colleague are interested in speaking at an upcoming Discoveries & Dialogues Colloquium, please fill out our call for speakers form.

Upcoming Discoveries & Dialogues Colloquia

Wednesday Jan. 28, 4 - 5:30 p.m. in Love Library 430, Leon Williams Room | RSVP

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From Self-Expression to Self-Incrimination: Consumer Responses to Data Threats by Nita Umashankar, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing

Black Histories and Identities in Western Nicaragua: Seeking Freedom Against the Backdrop of U.S. 19th Century Imperialism by Victoria González-Rivera, Ph.D., professor and chair of Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies

Beyond the Bedroom: How Friends Talk About Sex and How it Affects our Wellbeing by Katrina Pariera, Ph.D., associate professor of communication

Wednesday Feb. 18, 4 - 5:30 p.m. in Love Library 430, Leon Williams Room

Wednesday March 18, 4 - 5:30 p.m. in Love Library 430, Leon Williams Room

Wednesday April 15, 4 - 5:30 p.m. in Love Library 430, Leon Williams Room

Wednesday May 13, 4 - 5:30 p.m. in Love Library 430, Leon Williams Room

Past Colloquia Recordings

Oct. 1

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EchoThief: Relocating Sounds Through Augmented Reality by Chris Warren, Ph.D., associate professor of digital composition and sound design

Autism Doesn’t End at 21: Why We Fail Young Adults by Teresa Girolamo, Ph.D., assistant professor in School of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Trouble in Paradise: Public Health Microbiology of the Tijuana River by Scott Kelley, Ph.D., professor of biology, director of bioinformatics program

 

Wednesday Nov. 19

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Night at the MRI: How brain imaging can help us reveal why children with autism struggle to sleep by Annika Linke, Ph.D., research assistant professor of psychology

Maximizing scientific knowledge from intervention trial data by Eileen Pitpitan, Ph.D., professor in the School of Social Work and associate director of the SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use

The quest for new engineering materials to drive innovations and impact in biomedical devices, energy generation and storage, and sensors by Sam Kassegne, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering