Katherine Arnup
Professor, Carleton University (Retired); Keynote & Presentation Speaker · Life Changes Coaching
Katherine Arnup is a writer, life coach, speaker, hospice volunteer, and retired Carleton University professor.
Death and Dying Medical Aid in Dying Hospice Care Aging Parents Caregiving
Joan Pirrung, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC
Interim President of Union Hospital · ChristianaCare
Joan Pirrung is the interim president at ChristianaCare’s Union Hospital.
Acute Inpatient Surgical and Trauma Services Trauma Service Leadership Trauma Nursing Trauma Care Adult Health
Erica Scharrer
Professor of Communication · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Erica Scharrer is an expert in the study of media content, opinions of media, media effects and media literacy.
Media and Children Media Literacy Media Effects Opinions of Media Media Content
Ketan Bulsara, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at UConn Health · University of Connecticut
Dr. Ketan R. Bulsara is a world-renowned neurosurgeon with an unparalleled range of expertise in treating neurological disorders.
Brain Surgery Spine Surgery Brain Aneurysms Endovascular Surgery Ischemic Stroke
Laura Briggs
Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.
Transnational Adoption Reproduction Politics Adoption Child Separation
Megan Mickley, M.D., MBA, FAAP
Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Co-Physician Executive of the Women’s & Children’s Service Line · ChristianaCare
Dr. Megan Mickley is the Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Co-Physician Executive of the Women’s & Children’s Service Line
Healthcare Management Pediatric Emergency Medicine Emergency Ultrasound Pediatrics
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Psychiatry Treatment of Trauma Trauma Stress Trauma in Children
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Tammy Schirle
Associate Professor of Economics · Wilfrid Laurier University
Associate Professor of Economics & Director of the Laurier Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis
Applied Econometrics Economics of Gender Economics of Aging Public economics Labour Economics
Joanne C. Gerstner
Sports Journalist in Residence · Michigan State University
Expert in: Sports multimedia journalism, social media, sports neurology & concussion, youth sports, women in sports & sports media, Title IX
Athletic Culture Title IX Medicine Sports Media Sports Business
Michael A. Genovese
Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
American Politics The American Presidency Law and Presidential Power British Politics
Kartik Ariyur
Assistant Professor · Purdue University
Assistant Professor at Purdue University
Matlab Algorithms Simulations Controller Design Health Monitoring
Andrew Deener, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Andrew Deener is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.
Food Systems Gentrification Economic Sociology Culture City Development
Stephanie Nawyn
Associate Professor and Co-director of Center for Gender in Global Context · Michigan State University
Stephanie Nawyn specializes in migration and refugees, human trafficking and migrant labor exploitation.
Gender Immigration Refugees Resettlement
Linda Struckmeyer
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Linda Struckmeyer has over 30 years of OT clinical practice across the lifespan and 11 years of expertise as an educator and researcher.
Mentoring Doctoral Capstone Students Aging in Place Home Modifications for Persons with Dementia
Heather Bittner Fagan, M.D., MPH, FAFFP
Associate Vice Chair of Research and Faculty with ChristianaCare's Department of Family and Community Medicine · ChristianaCare
Dr. Heather Bittner Fagan is a practicing physician, faculty member and researcher in Family & Community Medicine at ChristianaCare.
Family Medicine
Courage Igene
Author, Founder · All Nations Church
Courage Igene is an author and passionate community leader as well as a father, son, teacher, speaker, actor, and producer.
Writing Public Speaking Teaching Author
Christy Ledford, PhD
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine · Augusta University
A leading expert in health and strategic communication
Corportate Communication Health and Strategic Communication Medical Journalism Technical Communication
Claire Kamp-Dush
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science | Department of Sociology · The Ohio State University
Human sciences and sociology expert, focusing on family science
Intimate Relationships Marriage Cohabitation Demography
David Vaillancourt
Professor/Chair · University of Florida
David Vaillancourt’s studies how the brain regulates voluntary and involuntary movement with a specific focus on motor disorders.
Structural and Functional Imaging in Rodents and Humans Rehabilitative, Surgical and Pharmacological Interventions for Motor Disorders Cortical Oscillations that Underlie Voluntary and Involuntary Movement Neuroscience and the Brain Progression Markers of Parkinson’s Disease