InCHIP Lecture Series, Fall 2016
“Reinforcement Pathology and Obesity”
Leonard Epstein, PhD
University of Buffalo, SUNY
12:30 - 1:30pm
Co-Sponsors:
UConn Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
UConn School of Business
UConn School of Medicine
UConn Center for Public Health and Health Policy
UConn Neag School of Education
UConn Department of Human Development and Family Studies
UConn College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UConn Global Affairs
UConn Department of Communication
UConn Occupational and Environmental Medicine
UConn Office of Public Engagement
UConn Center for Environmental Health and Health Promotion
UConn Department of Allied Health
Location
Video Conference Room 204, 2nd floor
J. Ray Ryan Building, 2006 Hillside Road
University of Connecticut, Storrs Campus
For directions and maps, see http://www.chip.uconn.edu/about/directions-to-chip/.
Accessibility: elevator available in building lobby on ground floor.
Web Stream
You can view this talk streamed live during the lecture – or archived after the lecture – here.
About the Speaker
Leonard H. Epstein, Ph.D. is SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Community Health and Health Behavior at the University of Buffalo, and the Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Epstein’s research interests focus on health behavior change and determinants of eating, physical activity and drug self-administration. Dr. Epstein is an internationally recognized authority in the fields of childhood overweight, physical activity, weight control and family intervention. For the past 25 years, Dr. Epstein has conducted research relevant to the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, including mechanisms that regulate intake and energy expenditure in children. He is a fellow in numerous scientific organizations including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and has been the President of the division of Health Psychology, APA, and recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology. Dr. Epstein chaired the Behavioral Medicine Study Section, NIH, and served on the Advisory Board for Center for Scientific Research, NIH. Dr. Epstein has published over 400 scientific papers and three books.
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