PENN GLOBAL RESEARCH & ENGAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM 2023 Launch Symposium

Symposium Agenda

12:00 - 12:10 PM  |  Welcome and Opening Remarks

Eugenie L. Birch, Weitzman School of Design / Penn Institute for Urban Research 

12:10 – 1:00 PM | Panel 1: SDGs in Africa
Holman Africa Research and Engagement Fund Spotlight

Moderator:  Stephen Avery, Perelman School of Medicine

1. The Impacts of Income Volatility and Risk on Economic Outcomes in Ghana
   Heather Schofield, Perelman School of Medicine / The Wharton School

2. Resilient Ecosystem and Sustainable Transformation of Rural Economies
   Heather Huntington, School of Arts and Sciences

3. Botswana Education and Research Development
   Megan Rybarczyk, Perelman School of Medicine

4. Resuscitation Education and Acute Care Help (REACH)-Sub-Saharan Africa
   Vanessa Denny, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
   Kyle Cassidy, Annenberg School for Communication
   on behalf of Vinay Nadkarni, Perelman School of Medicine

5. To Improve Stroke Care in Africa
   Renyu Liu, Perelman School of Medicine

1:00 – 1:05 PM | Break

1:05 – 1:55 PM | Panel 2: SDGs in India
India Research and Engagement Fund Spotlight

Moderator: Amrit Thapa, Graduate School of Education

1. Stories of Climate Action: Negotiating Planning in Mumbai's Wetscapes
   Rohit Mujumdar, School of Environment and Architecture (Mumbai, India) on behalf of Nikhil Anand, School of Arts and Sciences  

2. Synergy to Solve SDGs (S3): Targeting Physical and Mental Health in India
   Jere Behrman, School of Arts and Sciences / Graduate School of Education

3. Clinical Multimodal Integration for Stratification of Glioblastoma Patients
   Spyridon Bakas, Perelman School of Medicine 
   Sharath Chandra Guntuku, School of Engineering & Applied Science

4. Impact of Tech-based Teaching on Learning in India: Towards UN SDG4
   Daniel Wagner, Graduate School of Education

1:55 – 2:00 PM | Break

2:00 – 2:50 PM | Panel 3: SDG Intersections of Climate, Education, and Knowledge-Sharing

Moderator: Melissa Brown Goodall, Penn's Environmental Innovations Initiative

1. Designing a Just and Climate Resilient Transboundary Region
   Matthijs Bouw, Weitzman School of Design
   on behalf of Simon Richter, School of Arts and Sciences

2. Blue Planetary Boundaries for Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development
   Sergey Molodtsov (postdoc), School of Arts and Sciences
   on behalf of Irina Marinov, School of Arts and Sciences

3. Knowledge Building Innovation Network in Greater China: Educating Towards a Sustainable Future
   Bodong Chen, Graduate School of Education

4. PBL for Global Climate Justice
   Zachary Herrmann, Graduate School of Education

2:50 – 3:00 PM | Break

3:00 – 3:50 PM | Panel 4: Next Gen Penn – RAs and Postdocs Engaging SDGs

Moderator: Brianna Parsons, School of Veterinary Medicine

1. Kidney CEUS in Latin America, Multinational Education and Research Program
   Mónica Miranda Schaeubinger (postdoc) on behalf of Hansel Otero, Perelman School of Medicine

2. Living Learning Environments: Early Education for Sustainable Futures
   Victor Li, C'25 on behalf of Laia Mogas Soldevila, Weitzman School of Design

3. Cost-Effectiveness Studies of Early Childhood Interventions Serving Refugees
   Sangyoo Lee (postdoc) on behalf of Brooks Bowden, Graduate School of Education

4. Evaluating Europe's Flagship Carbon Policies
   Prakash Mishra, GrW'25 on behalf of Arthur van Benthem, The Wharton School

5. Income, Family Structure and CCT Effects on Child Maltreatment in Mexico
   Ornella Darova G'24 and Patrick Zhang, C'25 on behalf of Petra Todd, School of Arts and Sciences

3:50 – 4:00 PM | Closing Remark

Amy Gadsden, Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives; Executive Director for China Initiatives