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: 2026 - 2027 speakers
Managing the Risks of Occupational Fatigue
OccHealthSci seminar with Jesse Jacobs, Ph.D.
Wednesday, September 30
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Jesse Jacobs, Ph.D., Product Director of Science & Research, Risk Control Services, Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Catch up on past OccHealthSci seminars
To watch video of seminars from past seasons, visit our OccHealthSci video library.
Creating a Safe Workplace: A Multi-Level Approach from Individual Cognition to Team Social Networks 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
Sleep Extension or Circadian-Based Interventions: Impacts on Cardiometabolic Health
OccHealthSci seminar with Chris Depner, Ph.D.
Wednesday, June 3, 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
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
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