Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
Barbara Fredrickson is a professor, author, and award-winning researcher who studies emotions, well-being and positive psychology.
Psychology Social Psychology Positivity Career Counseling Leadership Development
Kim Anderson
Associate Professor, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition · University of Guelph
Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies
Oral history and Indigenous knowledge translation Community-based Indigenous research Indigenous Masculinities Indigenous feminism Gender and Indigenous peoples
Elaine Hyshka
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · University of Alberta
Professor Hyshka is a health services and policy researcher focused on reducing the health, social, and economic costs of substance misuse.
Harm Reduction Opioids Cannabis Drug Policy Substance misuse
Electra Paskett
Professor of Cancer Research I Department of Internal Medicine · The Ohio State University
Electra Paskett is the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in the College of Medicine.
Cancer Prevention Cancer Research Health Disparities Public Health
John Lednicky
Research Professor · University of Florida
John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.
Airborne Transmission Zoonotic Diseases West Nile Virus Infectious Disease Airborne Disease
Matt Andersson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology · Baylor University
Expert on health inequality, focusing on educational and socioeconomic inequalities in mental and physical well-being
Parent-child Bonding Comparative parenthood Health Behaviors Health inequality Parent-child Bonding
Ahu Yildirmaz, Ph.D.
Vice President, Head of ADP Research Institute · ADP
PhD economist with global background and insight on employment, big data, healthcare and workforce demographics
Big Data Business Intelligence Employment Jobs Creation Workforce Demographics
Stephen Hooper
Faculty · UNC at Chapel Hill
Chair, UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Allied Health Sciences; Professor and Associate Dean at UNC School of Medicine
Child Psychology Education Medicine Allied Health Sciences Clinical Psychology
Karen Lincoln
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Lincoln's research focuses on stress, aging, and mental health disparities
Alzheimer Disease Minority Health Social Networks African American Families Social Work
Joseph F. Coughlin
Director, MIT AgeLab · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
You're not getting older, you're getting better! MIT's AgeLab Director explains how changing demographics will impact business & government
Aging Social Innovation Gerontology New Technology Understanding the Impact of Place On Well-Being
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD
Associate Professor; Director of the Center for Global and Public Health | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing
Climate Change Immigrant Health Public Health Community & Public Health Nursing Epidemiology
Rita Osborn
Executive Director of Utah Center for Rural Health · Southern Utah University
Specializing in rural Utah healthcare, community building, and project management.
Community Health Programs Rural Health Care Access & Delivery Property Management Healthcare Grants
Ram Sharma, M.D.
Psychiatrist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Ram Sharma is a psychiatrist with the Behavioral Health Unit at ChristianaCare’s Wilmington Hospital.
Psychiatric Clinical Research Psychopharmacology Psychosis Treatment Resistant Depression Bipolar Disorder
Alison Stuebe, M.D, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health · UNC at Chapel Hill
Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health & Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics & Gynecology Lactation Consultation Post Partum Depression Breastfeeding Maternal Child Health
(William) Jeff Bryson, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Sleep disorders, somatic symptom disorders, tic disorders; nightmares among patients with chronic pain; weight-related quality of life.
Biological Bases of Behavior Excoriation Disorder Trichotillomania Tic Disorders Somatic Symptom Disorders
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence Institute · UConn 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 Technology Nanotechnology Polymeric Materials Science Tissue Engineering Regenerative Engineering
John Kenagy
Author / Keynote Speaker · Kenagy & Associates
Creating Adaptive Capacity
Leadership: Leaving A Legacy in Uncertain Times 21st Century Health Care Quality-Centered Health Care Developing People as the Number One Resource Patient-Centered Point-Of-Care
Hui Liu
Assistant Professor of Sociology · Michigan State University
Hui Liu is an expert in the relationship between health and relationships, including marriage, divorce, and ethnic minorities.
Aging Marriage Health Family Medicine
Jenene W. Craig, Ph.D., MBA, OTR/L, CNT
Program Director - Infant & Early Childhood Development - School of Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Neonatal health; Collaborative, progressive leadership & management with clinical experience in non-profit higher education
Neonatal Intensive Care Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Trauma-Informed Care Infant and Early Childhood Development Parent-Infant Attachment