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
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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
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9:00 - 9:45 am
Dacher Keltner, PhD
Co-Director of the Greater Good Science Center (USA)
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10:00 - 10:50 am
Awe: Neuroscience & "Now" Moments
Michelle "Lani" Shiota, PhD
Associated Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University (USA)
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Jennifer Stellar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto - Mississauga (Canada)
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11:00 - 12:00pm
Evidence-Based Awe Practices
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD
Science Director, Greater Good Science Center, University of California - Berkeley (USA)
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Susan, Mangan, PhD
Thrive Center for Human Development (USA)
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Jeff Thompson, PhD
Detective/Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator, NYPD; Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center (USA)
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12:00 - 12:30pm
Short Lunch Break
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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)
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Claire Prade, PhD
Psychology Department, Aix-Marseille Université (France)
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Megan Powell Cuzzolino, EdD
Educational Researcher and Instructional Consultant (USA)
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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)
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Piercarlo Valdesolo, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College (USA)
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Edward Bonner, PhD, LPC, MS
Lehigh Valley Health Network (USA)
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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)
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Craig Anderson, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Marketing, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis (USA)
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10:00 - 11:00am
Awe: Measuring & Meaning
William L.D. Krenzer, PhD
Scientific Integrity Associate, Duke University (USA)
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Susan Chen
Doctorate student and researcher, Clinical Psychology, York University (Canada)
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Daniel Silva Luna
PhD candidate, Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago (New Zealand)
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11:15 - 12:15pm
Awe & Technology
Alice Chirico, PhD
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)
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H. Anna T. van Limpt-Broers
Doctorate student, Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tilburg University (Netherlands)
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Sean Goldy​
PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, University of California - Irvine (USA)
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12:15 - 1:00pm
Short Lunch Break
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1:00 - 2:00pm
Awe Environments
Andrea Gaggioli, PhD
ExperienceLab, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)
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Sheila Krogh-Jeserpsen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (USA)
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Marianna Graziosi, MA, MAAP
Clinical Psychology PhD candidate, Hofstra University; Instructor, Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, University of Pennsylvania (USA)
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2:15 - 3:15pm
Awe: The Sublime, Fear, & Horror
Robert R. Clewis, PhD
Professor, Gwynedd Mercy University (USA)
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Pamela Taylor, PhD
Assistant Professor, Akita International University (Japan)
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Alice Chirico, PhD
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)
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