Professor Joan Monin Yale School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences

The 2026 Fall Lecture Series theme is “Research on Aging and Women’s Health”

Dr. Monin is an internationally recognized leader and expert in the field of aging and the mental and physical health of caregiving for older adults. Her research takes an interpersonal and multimethod approach to understand the emotional lives of families, with the goal of developing multifactorial interventions to enhance quality of life. Her basic and translational work on emotional and relational processes in caregiving has transformed how interventions are being developed. She is a pioneer in dyadic research design and methods and developing interventions for close relationships to thrive in the early through late stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD).  She works with communities (e.g., LiveWell Institute; Southington, CT) the state (CT DPH ADRD Coalition) and national policy makers (e.g., AARP; National Alliance for Caregiving) on family-oriented and dementia positive approaches.

Our distinguished lecturers are:
Wednesday October 7, Professor Joan Monin, Yale School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Wednesday October 14, Panel: Tatiana Sadak Professor and Deputy Dean, Yale School of Nursing, Amanda Swan, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP, IFMCP, Heidi Gil, MA Chief Strategy Officer, Live Well,
Wednesday October 21, Professor Becca Levy, Yale School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Wednesday October 28, Rosemary Balsam, MD, MRCP, FRCPsych (Yale School of Department of Psychiatry)

The fee for the Fall Lecture Series is $65, and members who wish (and are encouraged to bring a guest) to a specific lecture will pay and additional fee of $10.00. You may pay at the link below, at the door, or send your check, payable to YUWO to Sandra Greer,38 Fernwood Rd, Hamden, Ct 06517.

Payment Link: Fall 2026 Lecture Series Registration

The Lecture Series is the primary sponsor for the YUWO Scholarship Program, supporting women resuming their postsecondary education to pursue their professional goals. All proceeds from the Lecture Series go to the Scholarship Program.DIRECTIONS TO THE WEST CAMPUS CONFERENCE CENTER:
If you are driving from North or East (New Haven) take I-95 South to exit 41 (Marsh Hill Rd). At the end of the exit ramp, take a left onto Marsh Hill Rd. At the next traffic light, take a left onto the West Campus Drive/I-95 Northbound entrance ramp. Stay in the right lane and check into the Welcome Center for directions to the Conference Center.

If you are driving from the South or West (New York) take exit 41 and go straight ahead at the exit ramp, across Marsh Hill Rd, onto the Northbound entrance ramp. Follow this to the fork and stay in the right lane and check in at the Welcome Center for directions to the Conference Center.

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