Join us for the inaugural Sandy Talbott Speaker Series this January and February 2023. Created in honor of former Parish Nurse Sandy Talbott (2012-2020), this annual series will feature health and wellness speakers who focus on topics to help us deepen our understanding of the intersection of faith and physical and mental health and wellness.
Dementia and Brain Health
Monday, January 9
7:00 p.m. | Monteith Hall
Livestream on YouTube
Guest Speaker: Scott Roberts, Ph.D.
Although some degree of cognitive change comes with aging and is normal, more significant changes may point toward something more serious. What is it that your loved one is experiencing? Is it normal aging, or could it be mild cognitive impairment or dementia? What can we do to maintain our brain health as we age? What are the risk factors? These issues and more will be covered by our speaker Dr. Scott Roberts, in his presentation, “Dementia and Brain Health,” on Monday, January 9, at 7:00 p.m. Join us in person or online.
Scott Roberts, PhD, MA, is associate director of the National Poll on Healthy Aging, which is focused on elevating the voices of Americans aged 50 to 80 on various aging-related topics to better inform healthcare research, policy, and practice. He is a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the UM School of Public Health. He leads the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core of the NIH-funded Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. His aging-related interests include public education about dementia, disclosure of genetic and biomarker information for Alzheimer’s disease, and development of mental health interventions for older adults.
Just the Facts: Cannabis in Michigan
Monday, February 13
7:00 p.m. | Monteith Hall
Livestream on YouTube
Guest Speaker: John A. Hopper, M.D.
Dr. Hopper is an addiction specialist from Trinity Health. He will discuss the public health and policy implications of Michigan’s cannabis laws with an emphasis on implications for young people. An evidence-based approach to marijuana policy will be reviewed with respect to mental health and social and criminal justice.
Dr. John Hopper is a board-certified physician with specializations in addiction medicine, pediatrics, and adult internal medicine who has been an active clinician and medical educator in Southeast Michigan since 1994. Dr. Hopper is an adjunct clinical professor at Central Michigan University, Georgetown University and Wayne State University. He is employed by Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, providing clinical care in hospital medicine and addiction medicine.