2024 Director’s Regional Meeting Agenda

The 2024 NIA Director’s Regional Meeting will be held virtually on Dec. 10, 2024, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. MT)

Hosted by:

The University of Arizona and Arizona State University

In partnership with:

  • The University of Arizona Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques (SALT) Center
  • The Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging (CIHRA) at Arizona State University (ASU)
  • The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
  • Diné College
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Navajo Department of Health

Learn more about the 2024 Director’s Regional Meeting .

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

11:30-11:45 a.m. ET
9:30-9:45 a.m. MT

Welcome — Opening Remarks (15 minutes)

  • Dr. Patricia Jones, Director, Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging
  • Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, National Institute on Aging
  • Dr Levi Esquerra, Senior Vice President Native American Advancement and Tribal Engagement, University of Arizona
  • Dr. Lara Ferry, Vice President of Research, Arizona State University
  • Ms. Sherylene Yazzie, Interim Executive Director, Navajo Department of Health

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. ET
9:45-10:45 a.m. MT

NIA Leadership and Career Development/Training Award Opportunities Presentations with clarifying questions (one hour)

  • Dr. Richard Hodes — NIA Overview
  • Dr. Kenneth Santora, Division of Extramural Activities (DEA), and Drs. Shoshana Kahana and Jaime Lahvic from the DEA’s Office of Strategic Extramural Programs — Overview of NIA Career Development/Training Award Opportunities

12:45-1:45 p.m. ET
10:45-11:45 a.m. MT

Division Breakout Discussions (Cycle 1) (1 hour)

1:45-2:00 p.m. ET
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MT

**Break (15 minutes)**

2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
12:00-1:00 p.m. MT

Division Breakout Discussions (Cycle 2) (1 hour)*

*Virtual breakout rooms are moderated with researchers from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University and other partnering institutions.

3:00-3:30 p.m. ET
1:00-1:30 p.m. MT

Meeting Wrap/Close Out Discussion (all parties return to main virtual room) (30 minutes)

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