DANBURY, Connecticut — Western Research Days, an annual event where Western Connecticut State University students officially present research and other creative projects, will be held on May 4 and 5 and the public is invited to attend and hear from keynote speakers. Western Research Day 2022 will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. both nights in the university’s Science Building on the Midtown campus at 181 White Street, Danbury. Awards for top presentations will be given at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5.
Keynote speakers inlcude Yanerys Leon, Ph.D., at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, and AmberJean Hansen, M.P.H., at 4 p.m. on May 5. Leon is a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology of the University of Miami (ABA Master’s Program), co-director of the Intensive Behavior Intervention Services (IBIS) Clinic, and director of Applied Research and Behavioral Training at the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism & Related Disabilities. Her address is entitled “Token Economies for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Bridging the Research to Practice Gap” and is sponsored by the WCSU Foundation.
For more information, go to https://www.wcsu.edu/wrd/ or contact WCSU Public Relations at pr@wcsu.edu.