How to Speak so Scientists Will Listen

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*Cette session sera interpréter en direct de l’anglais vers le français.

Standing on the shoulders of giants is seen as a necessary part of innovation and science. However, it is not just giants that must capture our imagination and fuel our pursuit of knowledge. All scientists, of big and small reputation, have a part to play in evolving fields to new heights through clear and exciting communication of their results.  As scientists we must learn to not just communicate our findings but inspire others to take up our work and think about our work even after they have left the lecture.  In this talk, Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell (Tier 1 York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health; DIVERT Mental Health NPI) has translated her experience as a TEDx speaker into lessons for scientists to speak to other scientists. Geared towards trainees and faculty, this interactive professional development workshop will guide you to create talks that will help spark interest in your work and help others engage with your ideas…or, at the very least, to have the audience check their email and texts less when you are speaking!

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  Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell is the Nominated Principal Investigator for DIVERT Mental Health. She is the Tier 1 York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health and Director of the Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt Laboratory (OUCH Lab ; www.yorku.ca/ouchlab) in the Department of Psychology of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is also a registered clinical psychologist, focused on her practice in perinatal/parent mental health, infant mental health, and chronic pain. As both a basic behavioural scientist and a clinician-scientist, Dr. Pillai Riddell leads a multi-national research program that studies parents and babies during painful procedures. Her research is funded by all three national Canadian research councils (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council). She is also involved extensively in supporting EDI initiatives in research ecosystems. She also leads an open-access online learning platform for Canadian researchers on how to adjudicate more inclusively and supportively (https://www.yorku.ca/research/project/polaris/). Dr. Pillai Riddell is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. She was also recently awarded the 2020 Canadian Pain Society’s Outstanding Mentorship Award and the 2019 American Pain Society’s Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain.