Keynote Speaker: Dr. Matthew Rizzo

Date/Location
Nebraska Student Union - City Campus
May 14-17, 2017
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.

Important Dates
Submission of full papers:
February, 2017

Notification of acceptance:
April 10, 2017

Final Manuscript in PDF form:
April 15, 2017

Author registration deadline:
April 15, 2017


Wednesday, May 17, 2017


Matt Rizzo
Dr. Matt Rizzo
Director of Neuroscience Services, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Director of the Great Plains Clinical and Translational Research Network

Abstract

Dr. Matt Rizzo is the Frances and Edgar Reynolds Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Sciences and Chief Physician for Neuroscience Clinical Programs (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Psychology/ Neuropsychology, Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). He is also Director of the Great Plains Clinical and Translational Research Network spanning the Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas.

As Professor of Neurology, Engineering, and Public Policy at the University of Iowa, he was founding Director of the Provost’s university-wide Aging Mind and Brain Initiative including research faculty across 5 colleges (Medicine, Engineering, Pubic Health, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing). He was Vice-Chair for Translational Research in Neurology, Director of the Division of Neuroergonomics, and senior attending physician in the Memory Disorders Clinic.

His research has been continuously funded by the NIH, other agencies, and academia–industry partnerships and have been an author on hundreds of articles and multiple books, with findings cited in many venues including the New York Times, Scientific American and the Washington Post. Dr. Rizzo helped develop a new generation of tools for naturalistic research at home and in the field and was first to deploy high-fidelity interactive driving simulation in university hospital settings. Relevant service includes the U.S. National Academy of Sciences/Board on Human–Systems Integration, U.S. FDA Panel for PNS and CNS Drugs, Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration Medical Advisory Committee (appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation).

Dr. Rizzo has mentored many faculty as well as students at all levels including residents, postdoctoral scholars, PhD and MS candidates, and undergraduates, who have advanced to professional careers in academia and industry. He has served on many AAN Committees, is the ANA liaison to the AAN Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Brain Coalition. He is committed to building an effective system and infrastructure to advance neuroscience research, education, patient care and outreach across the nation.