John Spink

Assistant Professor of Food Safety · Michigan State University

Expert in food fraud and safety.

Food Fraud Food Safety

Sara Mednick

Professor of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine

Sara Mednick is an expert in memory consolidation, sleep, aging and brain stimulation and author of “The Power of the Downstate.”

Memory Consolidation Aging Sleep Pharmacology Cognitive Science

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations Institute · University of Connecticut

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Care Coordination Crisis Response Systems Implementation Science Sustainable Financing Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Sarah Mercer

Owner · Serenity Reiki Clinic

Reiki Master Teacher

Reiki Natural Healing Holistic Healing

Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux

Chair on Truth and Reconciliation · Lakehead University

Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.

Community Development Government Community Outreach Leadership Teaching

Steve Metraux

Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration; Director Center for Community Research & Service · University of Delaware

Prof. Metraux has over two decades of experience with research and policy work on homelessness, affordable housing and eviction.

Homelessness Housing Affordabiilty Veteran Homelessness Affordable Housing Eviction

Katie Edenfield

Associate Professor/Team Physician · University of Florida

Dr. Katie Edenfield's expertise is in non-operative sports medicine, with specific expertise in sports cardiology and sports supplements.

Doping Sports Related Concussion Sports Cardiology Swimming Sports Supplements

Ashley Walker

Director, Graduate Studies · Georgia Southern University

Ashley Walker's work encompasses both disability care services and community based research.

Health Studies Community Health

Robert Wyllie, MD

Chief Medical Operations Officer · Cleveland Clinic

Inspires leaders to use business intelligence and continuous improvement tools to boost operational efficiencies and drive down costs

Continuous Improvement Cost Reduction Service Line Performance Management Length of Stay Initiatives Operating Room Management

Kaylee Hackney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management · Baylor University

Dr. Hackney is an expert in Employee Work and Family Management as well as Workplace and Pregnancy Discrimination

pregnancy descrimination Work-Life Balance Work-family balance pregnancy at work working during pregnancy

Elizabeth Culatta, PhD

Assistant Profoessor · Augusta University

My research program concentrates on how identity processes affect health, especially during the transition to adulthood.

Sexual Harassment Mental Health Identity Processes in Transition to Adulthood Sociology of health and illness Sociology of Health Care

Joseph Patrnchak, MS

Chief Human Resources Officer · Cleveland Clinic

Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic has continued to drive patient satisfaction by emphasizing employee engagement

Employee Engagement Service Culture Employee Health Plan and Wellness Organizational Language as A Lever to Build Caregiver Culture Serving Leadership

Leigh E. Rich

Professor of Health Administration · Georgia Southern University

Leigh Rich is an expert in bioethics, biotechnology, health communication, and gender and the media.

Qualitative Research Methodologies Health communication Health-related Law and Policy Bioethics Philosophy, Health Care, and Television

Trisha Andrew

Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Trisha Andrew's lab creates smart garments and wearable textiles that lets people monitor their health data using their clothing

Smart Garments Wearable Technologies Garment-Integrated Technologies Solar Textiles Textile Electronics

Alex Mapp, MPH

Director of Research and Development · ChristianaCare

Alex Mapp, MPH, is the director of Research and Development at ChristianaCare.

Innovation Research & Analysis R&D

Professor Susan Backhouse

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

An expert in athlete welfare, drug use in sport, why athletes dope, what makes athletes vulnerable to doping and more.

Doping Drug Use in Sport Sports Integrity Athlete Welfare Clean Sport

Michele Lobo

Associate Professor, Physical Therapy · University of Delaware

Prof. Lobo's research focuses on interventions and devices for young children that maximize early learning and development.

Wearable Technology Rehabilitation Devices Exoskeletons Pediatrics

Aneil Mishra

Managing Partner · Total Trust Coaching & Consulting

Internationally experienced speaker that shows how leaders can build trust for lasting positive change.

Leading With Trust Improving Health-Care Outcomes Through Trust-Based Leadership

Staja Booker

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Staja Booker is an expert in racial disparities and health equity in pain management in Black/African American older adults.

Health Equity Black/African American with Chronic Pain Chronic Pain in Older Adults Chronic Pain Osteoarthritis

Michael von Fricken

Associate Professor/Director · University of Florida

Michael von Fricken focuses on vector-borne disease surveillance, control, and pathogen discovery.

Global Health Security Emerging Infectious Diseases Vector-Borne Diseases One Health Epidemiology