Introductions | 2:00 PhD research journey: Dr. Peters | 5:00 PhD research journey: Dr. Wilkey | 13:00 Current Research | 17:00 Affiliations | 19:00 Concluding Remarks | 22:00 How Dr. Wilkey and Dr. Peters ended up at Western | 28:00 Mentor/mentee discussion | 35:00 Experiences with professors during undergraduate years | 40:00 What was the process like when applying to graduate programs in this field? | 47:00 Impact of COVID-19 on ongoing research + upcoming projects Dr. Wilkey and Dr. Peters are excited to work on, post-COVID | 51:00 Work aside from research (teaching + working with various organizations) | 55:00 Issues in research | 1:12:00 Brief overview on “Are specific learning disorders truly specific, and are they disorders?” Dr. Peters | 1:18:00 “I hope to do research that informs pedagogical techniques for struggling learners, diagnosis of learning disabilities, and remediation of math deficits.” - Dr. Wilkey | 1:28:00 Explanation of how fMRI (used to examine brain activity) has benefited Dr. Peters' research instead of other methods that were possibly available to her | 1:36:00 Suggestions regarding how Western can improve education for students with LDs | 1:42:00 Audience Q&A