CATSS Fall Symposium 2024 Event Photos

On Friday, October 11th, 2024, CATSS hosted our annual fall symposium in the McNamara Alumni Center. Our symposium included short talks from CATSS faculty, graduate students and postdocs and two keynote speakers. The event kicked off with an internal keynote talk from CATSS faculty member, Steve Engel, and closed with an external keynote talk given by Torsten Dau of the Technical University of Denmark.

Steve Engel stands behind a podium, speaking to the crowd of attendees in the foreground. Steve is wearing a light blue, button-up shirt.

Psychology faculty member Steve Engel gave the internal keynote talk to start our event. His talk discussed understanding perception in macular degeneration and visual snow.

Melissa Polonenko stands at a podium, presenting her work. She is wearing a black sweater and a floral top.

SLHS faculty member Melissa Polonenko speaks about improving objective assessment of hearing thresholds.

Attendees gathered in groups, talking to each other.

Attendees chat during the coffee break.

Jacquelyn Sertic stands behind the podium on the right, wearing a white top. Attendees watch in the foreground.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences postdoc Jacquelyn Sertic presents on the relationship between ankle proprioception and muscle rigidity in Parkinson's disease.

Attendees gathered in groups, talking to each other.

Attendees chat during the coffee break.

Torsten Dau stands behind podium to the right, wearing a white, button-up shirt. Attendees watch in the foreground.

External keynote speaker Torsten Dau presented on data-driven auditory profiling and scene-aware signal processing in hearing aids.

Arda Fidanci stands at the podium wearing a black shirt and black pants.

Psychology graduate student Arda Fidanci presented on the use of a preferred retinal locus used in reading by people with central vision loss.

Shima Amini stands behind a podium while presenting. She is wearing a white shirt with a geometric pattern.

Kinesiology grad student Shima Amini presents on using vibro-tactile stimulation to treat laryngeal dystonia.

Arda Fidanci and Gordon Legge are shown talking to each other. Arda is wearing a black shirt and black pants, Gordon is wearing a gray jacket and khaki pants.

Psychology graduate student Arda Fidanci and Psychology faculty member Gordon Legge chat during the coffee break.

Lei Feng wears a striped sweater and stands behind a podium while speaking.

Otolaryngology faculty member Lei Feng discusses invasive and noninvasive approaches to treating hearing disorders and pain.

Grace Conchas stands at podium, speaking next to slide presentation. She is wearing a sweater.

BME postdoc Grace Conchas presents on a tinnitus pilot study.