Health & Wellbeing Day 2023

Health & Wellbeing
You’re invited to Health & Wellbeing Day! 
Come listen to panelists share their expertise in how to prioritize your health & mental wellbeing through biology.
May 20, 2023
BioSci III, Room 1200


Talks: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Luncheon Mixer: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  

Agenda:
The Mind-Body Connection in the Neuroscience of Wellbeing (John Guzowski, PhD, Neurobiology & Behavior, BioSci)
Exercise (Jim Hicks, PhD, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, BioSci)
Sleep (Bryce Mander, PhD, Psychiatry & Human Behavior; UCI SOM)
Diet-Gut-Microbiome (Katrine Whiteson, PhD, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, BioSci)
Mindfulness Practice and the Nervous System (John Guzowski, PhD, Neurobiology & Behavior)
Psychological Pillars of Wellbeing (Joel Milam, PhD, Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Public Health)
A Neuroscience Framework for Psychological Wellbeing (Golnaz Tabibnia, PhD; Psychology; Social Ecology)
Open Panel Discussion / Student Q & A (all speakers, Beth England-Mackie, and Meladee Garst, PhD)  

Panelists:

John Guzowski, PhD
Neurobiology & Behavior
BioSci
 Jim Hicks, PhD
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
BioSci
Bryce Mander, PhD
Psychiatry & Human Behavior;
School of Medicine
Katrine Whiteson, PhD
 Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, BioSci
Joel Milam, PhD
Epidemiology & Biostatistics;
Public Health
 Golnaz Tabibnia, PhD
Psychology;
Social Ecology
Beth England-Mackie
Assistant Director
Student Wellness & 
Health Promotion
Meladee Garst, PhD
Assistant Director/Director
Director of Student Educational
Program & Outreach