Lecture Series

Lecture 40: Anxiety Disorders (Part 2): Treatment Methods

Date & Time: Thursday August 11, 2011 – 7:00 PM

Note: Lecture Starts at Sharp 7:00pm

Note: Location Changed 

New Location:
Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Campus Center (CC), Faculty and Staff Dining Room (Room 158) Montgomery College Map
 
Speaker: Dr. Neda Farzad Gould
 

Synopsis:

Anxiety Disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders and include obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and specific phobias. This lecture builds on a previous lecture given that provided an overview of anxiety disorders and their diagnosis. During this lecture, the treatment of anxiety disorders will be discussed. The focus will be on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), including relaxation techniques and ‘exposure-based’ methods.

About the Speaker:

Neda Farzad Gould received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology through a joint program between the National Institute of Mental Health and The George Washington University. She subsequently completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine specializing in anxiety disorders. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins and Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Anxiety Disorders Clinic.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Neda Farzad Gould

Lecture 39: Computer System Data Architecture: Design, Mining, & Warehousing

Date & Time: Thursday July 14, 2011 – 7:30 PM

Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )

Speaker: Mr. Abdi Ayati

Synopsis:

Mr. Ayati’s talk will address the challenges of Computer System Data Architecture: Design, Mining, & Warehousing while focusing on Census 2010 Data, and Fannie Mae. The following topics will be covered:
• Data Management in today’s world of “Big Data” and Social Network Systems
• Challenges associated with Data Management when billions of transactions and Petabytes of data are created daily
• Enterprise Data Architecture: The standard Enterprise Data Architecture Methodology
• Corporate Information Factory
• Design and challenges of a CIF
• Data Warehousing: Definition , Uses and Challenges
• Data Mining: Definition , Uses and Challenges
• Census 2010 Data Architecture Challenges.

About the Speaker:

Abdi Ayati owns his own Computer System Architecture Company here in Rockville Maryland. He finished his high school in Tehran’s Alborz high in 1974. He came to the United Stated, that year, and finished his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. He and his company have been contracted by some of the largest companies around the world: MCI, AT&T, Verizon, British Telecom, & Ford Motor Company. Recently, he has been involved with financial giants such as Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. In 2008, he was awarded the 2010 Census Bureau project as the lead Data Architect. This project is one of the most important and politically sensitive projects in the Federal Government. He is currently contracted with a private company in California designing a series of products for a Social Network Site whose goal is to speed up the democratization process in an ever expanding virtual universe.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Majid Fotuhi

Lecture 38: Information for buyers, sellers, landlord, tenants

Date & Time: Thursday June 9, 2011 – 7:30 PM

Note: Location Changed

New Location:
Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Campus Center (CC), Faculty and Staff Dining Room (Room 158) Montgomery College Map

Language: This lecture will be offered in Farsi

Speaker: Mr. Firouz Soltani

Synopsis:

– Useful information for buyers, sellers, landlord, tenants
– Auction Sale, short sell, foreclosure
– Common mistakes by buyers, sellers, landlord, tenants
– What happens to a tenant in a foreclosure case or short sale
– MPDU properties
– What is the role of a realtor/agent
– MRIS listings, costar/ loop-net listings, packet listings (residential, commercial)

About the Speaker:

Firouz Soltani is a licensed realtor in MD, VA, and D.C. His expertise in the field includes both residential, and commercial real estate. He is especially well known in the Iranian community in the greater Washington area because of his informative articles published in a well-circulated Farsi language weekly paper.

Firouz has been living in the US for the past 23 years, nine of which in Virginia. His many years of experience as a business owner, manager, and sales professional gives him a unique perspective, which in turn- translates in greater benefit for his clients. Firouz was born in Iran, lived in Germany for over ten years, where he attended and graduated from the Technical University of Berlin with a Masters degree.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Majid Fotuhi