UGRA Fall Forum

Join UGRA for the Fall Forum on Thursday, November 14 from 2pm to 4pm.

Attend in person or online via ZOOM.  A link to the ZOOM meeting will be available closer to the date.

The theme for the forum is Aging Well.

The featured speakers will be:

1.  Tuuli M. Kukkonen, PhD, CPsych.  The title of her talk will be "Sexual Healing - It’s Good for Us! Examining the Importance of Sexual Wellness in Older Adulthood"

Dr. Kukkonen is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor, Associate Chair, and the Director of the Psychophysiology of Sexual Health (POSH) lab in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph.  Dr. Kukkonen’s research focuses on the measurement of sexual response across the adult lifespan, with a particular interest in aging and sexual arousal.

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2.  Safura Syed, MSc, PhD candidate.  The title of her talk will be "Aging Well with Diet and Nutrition"

Ms. Syed is working towards a PhD in the department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences (Aging, Health and Well-being) under the supervision of Professor Heather Keller. She is a registered dietitian working in long-term care with experience in the community. Ms. Syed completed her BSc(honours) in Nutrition and Dietetics at Brescia University College, Western University in London. She also holds an MSc in Applied Human Nutrition from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, where she explored the impact of culture on resident-centred care and meal satisfaction. For her dissertation, Ms. Syed is exploring culturally inclusive menu planning in long-term care.

A complete program will be available soon in the UGRA website News feed.

Hope to see you there.