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Jennifer Epp is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Huron at Western. Her research investigates intersections between the ethics, epistemology, and politics of testimony, with a current focus on ethical remembering and forgetting post-atrocity. She also writes about consent, and teaches courses on embodiment; gender and sexuality; normative ethics; history of political philosophy; reconciliation; and the philosophy of sex, love, and friendship. She has two children, grew up on a peach and nectarine farm, and will happily talk to you about gardening and all things tree-related, pedagogy, and your latest creative pursuit. STEM students seeking interesting electives are welcome!

WORKSHOP: STeps Toward A Queer Friendly STem

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Location: University Community Centre (UCC), Room 210

Career Education at Western helps students, past and present, design a meaningful life. We work with students to help them explore and connect with opportunities, test out possibilities for the future, and prepare for work in a changing world. We partner with employers and the community to develop meaningful talent pipelines, and, with the help of faculty, staff, and parents, cultivate a strong network of support for all students. 
David is a seasoned career development practitioner, assisting students in navigating a path to help them fulfill their career goals. Changing paths himself, after leaving Graduate School, David has a unique perspective on change and career design.  Whether through the facilitation of workshops or one-on-one appointments, David is committed to creative career development and sees the career path as a multi-forked road. In his current role David helps support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their journey toward a meaningful life and career.  Film, theatre, cooking and reading are activities that help David recharge.

WORKSHOP: LinkedIn Basics: Setting Up Your Profile

Did you know that approximately 90% of companies use LinkedIn for recruiting? LinkedIn is a powerful job search tool if used right. Learn how to set up and optimize your profile, so that you can build your professional network most effectively and make LinkedIn a valuable asset in your job search.

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Professor Eagleson teaches Human-Computer Interaction, Hardware/Software for Minds and Machines, and co-organizes an annual workshop on Ethics and Philosophy of Machine Intelligence (EPIMI) at a Medical Imaging conference (MICCAI). He received his PhD in 1992 at the UWO Centre for Cognitive Science, was a postdoctoral student at Rutgers University, an assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, and is now a Full Professor at Western University; on faculty here since 1996.

He supervises graduate students in Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Neuroscience, and is funded by NSERC and CIHR. He is a member of the Western Institute for Neuroscience, Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, and the Rotman Institute of Philosophy.

WORKSHOP: Implicit Bias in Human and Artificial Intelligence

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Rebecca Brown’s career has spanned over 36 years within medical social work, child welfare and crisis response. The majority of her career was in the child protection system as a Supervisor and Coordinator of the Critical Incident Debriefing Team. Rebecca is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Western University, a sought after public speaker and has been delivering workshops and conferences throughout Canada and the USA on the topics of Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Resilience to professionals in the trauma and health fields. Her clinical time is now shared between Primary Health Care and her private practice which includes certification in Equine Assisted Therapy. Rebecca is certified in Crisis Intervention and has been deployed to provide Psychological First Aid at tragic events locally and internationally. She has just published her first book, “Shelter from our Secrets, Silence & Shame; How Our Stories Can Keep Us Stuck or Set Us Free.” 

WORKSHOP: Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue & Resilience

This interactive presentation provides valuable information about the impact of trauma work on professional helpers who work in the most challenging jobs. Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue are now seen as “the Cost of Caring” for these dedicated people on the front lines. It has become the personal price we pay as professional helpers in the fields of medical, health care, police, law, child welfare, shelters, trauma work, emergency and crisis responders, addictions, domestic violence, poverty, human trafficking, with the elderly and ill. 

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Carolynn is a 4th year PhD student in Psychology in the Cognitive, Developmental, and Brain Sciences stream. Her research has 2 main focuses: (1) audiovisual multisensory integration in children and adults with ADHD, and (2) factors that impact diagnosis, treatment, and stigma surrounding ADHD. She believes strongly in creating inclusive workspaces and involving individuals from the populations you are studying. A lot of her research stems from her experience having ADHD. Now she uses her platform to give community talks/presentations and sometimes creates art to share her perspective. Her goal in the future is to become a professor and continue researching ADHD and neurodivergence.

WORKSHOP: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach to Research and Grad School