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RCCWB 2023-24 Distinguished Speaker Series

The speakers for this season’s Distinguished Speaker Series are confirmed! The season is kicking off with Dr. Linda Collins on Friday, September 8th. She is presenting “Towards More Effective, Affordable, Scalable, and Efficient Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST).” If you would like to attend her presentation, RSVP here.

Our other speakers this season are:

Fri Oct 6 noonWendy Reinke (UMissouri Prevention Science Institute)
Fri Nov 3 3:00-5:00Tribute to 26-year Editorship, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Fri Dec 1 noonSalma Musaad (Baylor College of Medicine)
Fri Jan 12 noonElizabeth Stormshak (University of Oregon)
Fri Feb 2 noonEric Daza (LeadBiostatistician, Evidation)
Fri Mar 1 noonStephanie Anzman-Frasca (Pediatrics, University of Buffalo)
Fri Apr 5 noonJenny Radesky (Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School)
Fri May 3 noonEric Hekler (University of California San Diego)

We are excited to have all of these amazing speakers joining us!

If you want to learn more about our speakers this season or view attendance options, visit our Distinguished Speaker Series page here.

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