Learn & be inspired at the
Resilience Symposium 2021:
The Awe Project
Have a look at the agenda that includes:
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2 days of presentations
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More than 20 speakers
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1 Keynote presentation
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2 Plenary sessions
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7 panel sessions
All times are listed eastern standard time in the United States (New York City). For other time zones, click each session.
Day One
May 10
8:45 am
John Mann, MD
The Paul Janssen Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Director, Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division at the New York State Psychiatric Institute
9:00 - 9:45 am
Dacher Keltner, PhD
Co-Director of the Greater Good Science Center (USA)
10:00 - 10:50 am
Awe: Neuroscience & "Now" Moments
Michelle "Lani" Shiota, PhD
Associated Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University (USA)
Jennifer Stellar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto - Mississauga (Canada)
11:00 - 12:00pm
Evidence-Based Awe Practices
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD
Science Director, Greater Good Science Center, University of California - Berkeley (USA)
Susan, Mangan, PhD
Thrive Center for Human Development (USA)
Jeff Thompson, PhD
Detective/Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator, NYPD; Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center (USA)
12:00 - 12:30pm
Short Lunch Break
12:30 - 1:30pm
Awe: Promoting Resilience & Wellbeing
Virginia Sturm, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California-San Francisco (USA)
Claire Prade, PhD
Psychology Department, Aix-Marseille Université (France)
Megan Powell Cuzzolino, EdD
Educational Researcher and Instructional Consultant (USA)
1:45 - 2:45pm
The Spiritual & Psychology of Awe
Kirk Schneider, PhD
Adjunct faculty at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University; President of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (USA)
Piercarlo Valdesolo, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College (USA)
Edward Bonner, PhD, LPC, MS
Lehigh Valley Health Network (USA)
Day Two
May 11
9:00 - 9:50 am
Day 2 Plenary Session: From Research to Real Life
David Bryce Yaden, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (USA)
Craig Anderson, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Marketing, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis (USA)
10:00 - 11:00am
Awe: Measuring & Meaning
William L.D. Krenzer, PhD
Scientific Integrity Associate, Duke University (USA)
Susan Chen
Doctorate student and researcher, Clinical Psychology, York University (Canada)
Daniel Silva Luna
PhD candidate, Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago (New Zealand)
11:15 - 12:15pm
Awe & Technology
Alice Chirico, PhD
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)
H. Anna T. van Limpt-Broers
Doctorate student, Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Sean Goldy
PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, University of California - Irvine (USA)
12:15 - 1:00pm
Short Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00pm
Awe Environments
Andrea Gaggioli, PhD
ExperienceLab, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)
Sheila Krogh-Jeserpsen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (USA)
Marianna Graziosi, MA, MAAP
Clinical Psychology PhD candidate, Hofstra University; Instructor, Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
2:15 - 3:15pm
Awe: The Sublime, Fear, & Horror
Robert R. Clewis, PhD
Professor, Gwynedd Mercy University (USA)
Pamela Taylor, PhD
Assistant Professor, Akita International University (Japan)
Alice Chirico, PhD
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)