OccHealthSci Seminar Series
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences seminar series runs through the academic year and strives to bring prominent scientists to OHSU to present current research in the general areas of the occupational health sciences. This series has had many notable contributors from across the country and from numerous international research and academic institutions. Did you miss a seminar or want to rewatch a past seminar? Previous seminars are available to watch at the OccHealthSci video library.
OccHealthSci seminar series: 2025 - 2026 speakers
Precarious Employment in the Extended Working Lives and Cognitive Functioning of Older Americans
OccHealthSci seminar with Anita Minh, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Anita Minh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
OHSU
OccHealthSci seminar with Tim Bauerle, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Tim Bauerle, Ph.D.
Research Behavioral Scientists
National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety
OccHealthSci seminar with Yimin He, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Yimin He, Ph,D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Georgia
OccHealthSci seminar with Deb Karasek, Ph.D.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Deb Karasek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
OHSU
Sleep Extension or Circadian-Based Interventions: Impacts on Cardiometabolic Health
OccHealthSci seminar with Chris Depner, Ph.D.
Wednesday, June 6, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Christopher Depner, Ph.D.
Assistnat Professor
Department of Health and Kinesiology
University of Utah
Catch up on past OccHealthSci seminars
To watch video of seminars from past seasons, visit our OccHealthSci video library.
Investigating the effects of Centella asiatica on age-related cognitive decline: Lessons from BENFRA with Nora Gray, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Nora Gray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine
OHSU
Chronic impairments in a regenerative mechanism after mild traumatic brain injury and its implications question
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Laura Villasana, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist
R.S. Dow Neurobiology Laboratories
Legacy Health Research Institute
Cracking Circadian Codes: A Hybrid Approach to Shift Worker Health and Performance, with Brieann Satterfield, Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Brieann Satterfield
Assistant Professor - Translational Medicine and Physiology
Department of Psychology - Washington State University
The Science of Well-being Informed Leadership During Uncertain Times, with Bryan Sexton Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
John Bryan Sexton, Ph.D.
Medical Associate Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Duke University
Assessment of timber faller working conditions in mixed hand and tethered-machine cut harvest units on steep slopes
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Francisca Marrs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Resources and Management
Department of Forest Engineering
Oregon State University