The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Labs Summit brings together researchers from all 12 Arts Endowment-funded Labs, along with other leading researchers and arts practitioners, to share results and identify cross-cutting research across the NEA Research Labs program.

During the public session on June 4, Nina Kraus, Director of the Brainvolts Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University, will deliver the keynote presentation. Summit participants will share insights from the previous day’s closed-session proceedings, and attendees will learn about arts research opportunities through other federal agencies.

The Summit’s public session on June 4 is free to attend, and advanced registration is required through Eventbrite. To enter the building, attendees will be asked to present a government-issued photo ID. For any accessibility needs, please email events@arts.gov.

The Summit will also be livestreamed at https://www.arts.gov/research-analysis/all-labs-summit.

For more information about the NEA Research Labs program, visit https://www.arts.gov/artistic-fields/research-analysis/national-endowment-for-the-arts-research-labs

About the Keynote Speaker

Nina Kraus, PhD, is a thought leader and pioneering researcher in the study of neurobiology of auditory learning and speech and music perception. The end-goal of Kraus’ years of research is to improve human communications by applying our knowledge of neuroplasticity in the classroom, in our healthcare system, and in society at large. More specifically, her research focuses largely on understanding neurobiologic processes underlying speech perception and brain plasticity. Currently the Director of Brainvolts Auditory Neuroscience Lab at Northwestern University, she is also The Hugh Knowles Professor of Communication Sciences, Neurobiology and Otolaryngology. For more information about her work, visit www.brainvolts.northwestern.edu.

Draft Agenda (Subject to change)

9:00 Welcome and Introductions from the National Endowment for the Arts

9:15 Results from the First Cohort of NEA Research Labs

Presenters: Project Directors from NEA Research Labs at Drexel University, University of Arkansas, University of Iowa, and Vanderbilt University

10:15 Perspectives from Day One of the NEA Research Labs Convening

Presenters: Steven Holochwost (Johns Hopkins University & WolfBrown), Julene Johnson (UCSF School of Nursing), and Brian Smith (Drexel University)

11:00 Break

11:15 Arts Research Opportunities at Other Federal Agencies

Panelists representing the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S Department of Education

12:00 Keynote presentation by Nina Kraus, Brainvolts Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University

1:00 Adjournment