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Rachel A. Volberg

Research Professor of EpidemiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling, sports betting and problem gambling.

sports bettingEconomic Impact of GamblingGamblingProblem GamblingSocietal Impacts of Gambling
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Kathleen "Kitty" Hernlen, EDD, MBA, RRT

Program Director and Professor in College of Allied Health SciencesAugusta University

Kitty Hernlen's research interests are online education, experiential/active learning, and technology in education.

Technology in EducationExperiential EducationInterdisciplinary EducationExperiential/Active LearningOnline Education
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Richard Peltier

Professor of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.

Global HealthAir Pollution and HealthEnvironmental HealthFace MasksAerosol filtration
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J. Kenneth Byrd, MD

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Professor in the Dept. of Otolaryngology & Dept. of NeurosurgeryAugusta University

A respected leader in head and neck cancers with specialties in skull base surgery, otolaryngology, and transoral robotic surgery.

Transoral Laser MicrosurgerySkull Base SurgeryHead and Neck SurgeryHead and Neck SurgeryQuality of life in head and neck cancer
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Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence InstituteUConn Health

Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.

Stem Cell Science and TechnologyNanotechnologyPolymeric Materials ScienceTissue EngineeringRegenerative Engineering
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Carolyn Snider

Emergency Physician at Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre & Medical DirectorEmergency Department Violence Intervention Program

An academic emergency medicine physician dedicated to advocating for people affected by violence

Trauma CareYouth ViolenceIntimate Partner ViolenceEmergency Medicine
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Biplab Datta, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management, Economics, and PolicyAugusta University

Dr. Datta focuses on biopsychosocial determinants of health and the scope of psychosocial attributes in healthcare management.

Behavioral HealthPsychosocial WellbeingNoncommunicable DiseasesPopulation HealthHealth Economics
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Aaron Kruse-Diehr, PhD

Chair, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Dr. Kruse-Diehr’s research focuses on closing the gap between evidence and practice in healthcare settings.

Behavioral HealthDiabetes Self Management Implementation ScienceCancer ScreeningHealth Equity
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Deborah J. Rhea

Professor and Director LiiNK ProjectTexas Christian University

Deborah J. Rhea, Ph.D. is a full professor in Kinesiology and associate dean of Research and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University.

Children and Physical ActivitySchool RecessUnstructured PlayChildhood ObesityEating Disorders
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Karin Gravare Silbernagel

Professor, Physical TherapyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Silbernagel's research aims to advance the understanding of tendon and ligament injuries and repair.

Achilles TendinopathyPatellar TendinopathyAchilles Tendon RuptureTendon RuptureKnee Injuries