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 AI in Geriatric Mental Health: Integrating Precision and Presence Friday, October 16, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. |
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Howard J. Aizenstein, MD, PhD, is the Reynolds and Detlefsen Chair of Geriatric Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry, Bioengineering, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Trained in the computational theory of learning and in geriatric psychiatry, he applies AI and neuroimaging to brain aging, late-life depression, and dementia. His work addresses how precision technologies can serve, rather than replace, the human relationship at the heart of mental health care. He helps lead transdisciplinary training programs bridging engineering and psychiatry. |
The Female Brain Across the Lifespan: Insights for Healthy Aging Friday, October 16, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
| Jenny Rabin Jenny Rabin, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist, Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine (Neurology) at the University of Toronto, where she holds the Sunnybrook Professorship in Neurology. Her research examines how female-specific health factors, particularly menopause and reproductive aging, influence brain aging and dementia risk. She integrates neuroimaging, fluid biomarkers, and longitudinal cognitive data to identify pathways underlying risk and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. |
From Risk to Resilience: Precision Cognitive Assessment and Pathways to Brain Health in Aging
Saturday, October 17, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
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Dr. Kristina Gicas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Fraser Valley where she teaches clinically-oriented courses in psychology and conducts neuropsychological research in aging, dementia, and homelessness. She is also a licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist in British Columbia and conducts neuropsychological assessments for individuals across the adult lifespan. |