Let’s Talk About Light and Health-2022

Let’s Talk About Light and Health-2022 2023-03-17T06:42:34-05:00

Let’s Talk About Light and Health
2022 Series

A monthly Q&A following interviews with experts in light and health.
Hosted by Randy Reid of the NLB and produced by Allison Thayer of the LHRC that
incorporated a variety of topics with experts in various backgrounds. Check out the 2022 series videos below.

Hosted by Rendy Reid of the NLB andproduced by Allison Thayer of the LHRC

Last Monday of each month at 12:00 PM, ET

In cooperation with the Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center (LHRC), the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) presents:

JAN 31
Your Daily Light. How does Light Impact your Health?
Mariana Figueiro PHD sponsored by LEDVANCE
FAB 28
Out of the womb: Lighting up the NICU
Robert White, MD sponsored by GE Current
MAR 28
A new kind of lullaby: Robust light/dark pattern for babies
Sofia Axelrod, PhD
APR 25
Hold the coffee: Perking up the office with light
Bryan Steverson, MA
MAY 23
Skip the nap: Consolidating sleep for older adults
Mariana Figueiro, PhD
JUN 27
Fee-fi-fo fungicide: Light as a natural pesticide
David Gadoury, PhD
JUL 25
It’s a dangerous world out there: Exposomics and light
Robert Wright, MD
AUG 29
Safety first: Making driving less lethal
John Bullough, PhD Sponsorby GE Current
SEP 26
Beyond the visible: UV disinfection
Bernard Camins, MD Sponsorby GE Current
OCT 31
Let’s get deep: Lighting in submarines
Commander Christopher Steele, PhD
NOV 28
Equal lights: Projects focused on health equity
Charles Jarboe, MS
DEC 19
Not your typical design: Circadian-effective lighting
Allison Thayer, MS

In cooperation with the Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center (LHRC), the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) presents:

JAN 31
Your Daily Light. How does Light Impact your Health?
Mariana Figueiro PHD sponsored by LEDVANCE
FAB 28
Out of the womb: Lighting up the NICU
Robert White, MD sponsored by GE Current
MAR 28
A new kind of lullaby: Robust light/dark pattern for babies
Sofia Axelrod, PhD
APR 25
Hold the coffee: Perking up the office with light
Bryan Steverson, MA
MAY 23
Skip the nap: Consolidating sleep for older adults
Mariana Figueiro, PhD
JUN 27
Fee-fi-fo fungicide: Light as a natural pesticide
David Gadoury, PhD
JUL 25
It’s a dangerous world out there: Exposomics and light
Robert Wright, MD
AUG 29
Safety first: Making driving less lethal
John Bullough, PhD Sponsorby GE Current
SEP 26
Beyond the visible: UV disinfection
Bernard Camins, MD Sponsorby GE Current
OCT 31
Let’s get deep: Lighting in submarines
Commander Christopher Steele, PhD
NOV 28
Equal lights: Projects focused on health equity
Charles Jarboe, MS
DEC 19
Not your typical design: Circadian-effective lighting
Allison Thayer, MS
Contact Randy Reid at randy@nlb.org
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LET’S TALK ABOUT LIGHT AND HEALTH

During the 2022 Series, each month, we hear from our host, Randy Reid, and producer Allison Thayer along with 10 industry leaders and professionals.

Meet your host:

Randy Reid, MBA

Executive Director of the National Lighting Bureau

Along with being an Executive Director of the National Lighting Bureau, Mr. Reid is also the editior of the edisonReport and the editor of designing lighting(dl) magazine. He is a past president of the Illuminating engineering Society and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve.

Meet your producer:

Allison Thayer,MS

Associate Researcher
Mount Sinal’s Light and Health Research Center(LHRC)

Ms. Thayer assists in human health research, participating in efforts from proposal writing to field study applications. Using her background in architectural design focuses on developing design guidelines and luminaries for circadian effective lighting solutions to implement into practice. She also plays a role in outreach education efforts for spreading the word about light’s impact on circadian rhythms, which includes the development of a
website to contain educational materials for individuals inside and outside the lighting industry.

Meet our speakers

Learn more about their biographies by visiting the link below:

  • Mariana Figuerior,PhD
  • Robert White, MD
  • Sofia Axelrod, PhD
  • Bryan Steverson, MA
  • David Gadoury, PhD
  • Robert Wright, MD, MPH
  • John Bullough, PhD
  • Bernard Camins, MD
  • CDR Christopher Steele, PhD
  • Charles Jarboe, MS
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