{"id":66338,"date":"2021-01-08T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/?page_id=66338"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:50:09","slug":"sargent-speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/alumni\/stay-connected\/sargent-speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Sargent Speaker Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span data-teams=\"true\">Thank you for joining us for our Sargent Speaker Series!<br \/>\nTalks are available to watch online using the links below. More events coming soon.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Food, Nutrition &amp; Wellness Trends in Today\u2019s Changing Landscape<\/h2>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 600px; height: 485px; border: 0;\" id=\"kaltura_player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_q6ourt4v&amp;config%5Bprovider%5D=%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%221_l9mg9pn8%22%7D&amp;config%5Bplayback%5D=%7B%22startTime%22%3A0%7D\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" title=\"SARGENT SCAA Nutrition 4.29.26\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\nJoin Janet Helm for a dynamic, insights-driven exploration of the key food, nutrition, and wellness trends shaping 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n<h2>Sargent Fireside Chat<\/h2>\n<p>SCAA Presdient Kelly Pesanelli sits down with Sargent Dean Jack Dennerlein. He discusses the state of the college, the results of his listening tour, our new President and Provost as well as what he looks forward to this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JoRN3Zc18Y\" title=\"Fireside chat with Sargent College Dean Jack Dennerlein and Professor Kelly Pesanelli\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Previous Events<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sargent Town Hall: The State of the College<strong><\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Sargent Dean Emeritus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/christopher-a-moore-ba-ms-phd\/\">Chris Moore<\/a>\u00a0and SCAA President &amp; Sargent Lecturer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/kelly-pesanelli\/\">Kelly Pesanelli<\/a> discussed the state of the college in the new academic year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/christopher-a-moore-ba-ms-phd\/\">Christopher A. Moore<\/a><\/strong>, PhD, <em>Dean Emeritus, Sargent College of Health &amp; Rehabilitation Sciences<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/kelly-pesanelli\/\"><strong>Kelly Pesanelli<\/strong><\/a><span>, PT, MSPT, <em>President, Sargent College Alumni Association &amp; Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Science<\/em><\/span><span><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miss the event? Watch it online now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zh11NkMusAw&amp;t=2s\"><strong>Watch Now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sargent Roundtable Symposium -  Successful Strategies for Pain Management: Case Study, Lower Back Pain<strong><\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The annual Sargent Symposium was presented as part of BU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/alumniWeekend\/home.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni Weekend 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/kelly-pesanelli\/\"><strong>Kelly Pesanelli<\/strong><\/a><span>, PT, MSPT, (Sargent \u201996, \u201998) <em>President, Sargent College Alumni Association &amp; Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Science<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/vscc-research\/person\/aaron-yengo-kahn\">Aaron Yengo-Kahn<\/a><\/strong>, MD, Sargent \u201911, <em>Neurology Fellow, Vanderbilt University<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/diane-dalton-pt-dpt-ocs\/\">Diane Dalton<\/a><\/strong>, PT, DPT, OCS, <em>Sargent College Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/profile\/sorcha-martin\/\">Sorcha Martin<\/a><\/strong>, PT, DPT, OMT, FAAOMPT, <em>Sargent College Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sargent\u2019s Students: Reflections over a 40 Year Career<strong><\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Debbie Claar has been supporting students as an academic advisor at Boston University for the past 40 years. She has worked with direct entry, internal transfer, and external transfer students at Sargent College and has made lasting impressions on the students she advises. She is known and appreciated for her warmth as well as her knowledge. Debbie was the recipient of BU\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2020\/academic-advising-awards-deborah-claar-nancy-lowenstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 2020 Professional Academic Advisor Award<\/a>. In this fireside chat session, Kelly spoke with Debbie about her reflections on Sargent students over the course of her career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debbie Claar, Assistant Director, Academic Services at Sargent College<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Pesanelli, PT, MSPT, President, Sargent College Alumni Association &amp; Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miss the event? Watch it online now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WZ2TPPZOwBk&amp;t=272s\"><strong>Watch Now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for joining us for our Sargent Speaker Series! Talks are available to watch online using the links below. More events coming soon. Food, Nutrition &amp; Wellness Trends in Today\u2019s Changing Landscape Join Janet Helm for a dynamic, insights-driven exploration of the key food, nutrition, and wellness trends shaping 2026 and beyond. 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