Zeigler Research Forum | College of Nursing and Health Sciences | The University of Vermont(title)

The annual Zeigler Research Forum features student poster presentations, research talks, and a keynote speaker.

2024 Forum Schedule

Wednesday, May 8, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., UVM Davis Center

  • 8 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast and poster set-up
  • 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Opening remarks and keynote
  • 9:45 -11 a.m. Posters
  • 11-11:30 a.m. Presentation by Research Incentive grant winner Melissa Scheiber, Ph.D., MLT (ASCP), MB, CM
  • 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Poster data blitz
  • 12 - 12:15 p.m. Closing remarks

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Rae Walker

Keynote speaker

Rachel (Rae) Walker, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (they/them), associate professor, Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and director of the Nursing Ph.D. program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will discuss valuing health care work in an AI era.

Learn more about Dr. Walker

About the forum

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The Zeigler Research Forum was established in 2010 to honor Jim Zeigler, who passed away in 1984 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma six months after graduating from UVM with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.