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HEALTH INFORMATICS SEMINAR
February 6, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
When: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 4-5 PM
Where: Health Science Library, room 227
Presentation Title: ROADI (Research for Older Adult Driving Initiative) – Strategies for Research Collaboration
Speaker: Anne E. Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM, FAOTA (presenting from ECU)
Seminar Abstract: In this webinar, Dr. Anne Dickerson will share her experiences and insights as she developed her research agenda over the last 20 years. She will share how her educational experiences assisted her in determining which questions to pursue for research. Through examples of her students and research agenda, strategies to select potential funders and maximize data gathered will be highlighted. Finally, collaboration with other researchers both within and outside her field will be discussed.
Biosketch: Anne Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM, FAOTA is Professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Occupational Therapy and Director of the Research for the Older Adult Driver Initiative (ROADI). Dr. Dickerson is an international leader in occupational therapy research in areas of older adults, driver simulation, and drivers with autism spectrum disorder, and driver rehabilitation. She was awarded ECU’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity. Dr. Dickerson is the PI for a funded grant from NHTSA to the state of North Carolina: A demonstration project promoting highway safety program guideline No. 13 and is a co-PI on a NHTSA project with the American Occupational Therapy Association.
For a complete seminar schedule, visit the CHIP website:
https://chip.unc.edu//duke-unc-health-informatics-seminar-series/