Michael Gaeta

President · Gaeta Communications

Visionary clinician and inspiring speaker in the fields of healing, wellness and nutrition

Wellness & Healing Nutrition: Diet and Supplementation Preventative Medicine Whole Food Nutrition Business

LeRoi Hicks, M.D., MPH

Campus Executive Director, ChristianaCare, Wilmington campus · ChristianaCare

Dr. Hicks is the recipient of numerous clinical and research awards and is nationally known for his research on health care disparities.

Social Determinants of Health/Health Disparities Medicine Chronic Disease Internal Medicine Health Equity

Diana Antholis

Wellness Coach & Personal Trainer · Diana Antholis

I help women live the centered, balanced, and sexy lives they deserve.

Exercise Nutrition Work/Life Balance Organizational Behavior Marketing

Hawley Almstedt

Professor of Health and Human Sciences · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Nutrition Global Nutrition Nutrition & Wellness Nutrition Service Learning Exercise Physiology

Ara Jo

Clinical Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Ara Jo has expertise in healthcare system management and the development of preventive care models for chronic diseases and risk assessment.

Body composition assessment Healthcare System Preventive care model for chronic diseases (i.e., diabetes and prediabetes) Sarcopenia

Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering · UC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Climate Extremes Climatology Climate Change Flood Drought

John Stepp

Associate Professor · University of Florida

John Stepp conducts conservation research on the persistence, change and variation of traditional ecological knowledge.

China Biocultural Diversity Indigenous Peoples Issues Latin American Studies Ethnobotany

Bikash Sahay

Research Associate Professor · University of Florida

Bikash Sahay works on the interaction of Borreliella burgdorferi with its host and the beneficial use of gut microbes-derived products.

Gut-Microbiota Lyme Disease Probiotic-Engineering and Application

Ashley English

Assistant Professor · Texas Christian University

Ashley English is an expert in contributions and community engagement strategies of faith-based organizations.

Megachurch Involvement in Economic Development Community Engagement Strategies Faith-Based Organizations

David W. Stewart, Ph.D.

Emeritus President's Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Educational Administration Consumer Behavior Product Management Marketing Strategy and Communication Marketing and Public Policy

James Walter

Professor Emeritus of Bioethics · Loyola Marymount University

James J. Walter is the Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics and chair of the Bioethics Institute of Loyola Marymount University.

Victoria Lorient-Faibish MEd, CCC, BCPP

Keynote Speaker/Holistic Psychotherapist//Relationship Expert/Life and Wellness Coach · MassEnergy

Keynote Speaker/Holistic Psychotherapist//Relationship Expert/Life and Wellness Coach

The Ultimate Holistic Anti-Anxiety Workshop Relationships Boundaries Transform the Inner Bully Into A Supportive Coach

Michael Kaufman

Professor and Chair · Michigan State University

David Kaufman, D.O. Professor and Chair Dept of Neurology and Ophthalmology

Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Director, Human Rights Institute and Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut

Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.

U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children

Robin Gates

Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Robin Gates has expertise in managing primary care clinics, homecare, hospice and clinical trials.

Nursing Healthcare Hospitals

Elizabeth Dorrance Hall

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Elizabeth Dorrance Hall has applied and extended interpersonal and family communication theories to explore difficult conversations.

Interpersonal Communication Family Communication Organizational Communication

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs · Yale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

Justice in Health Care Social and Political Philosophy Ethics and Moral Philosophy Globalization and Inequality

Annalee Althouse, RD, LDN

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist · ChristianaCare

Annalee Althouse, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian at ChristianaCare.

Clinical Nutrition

Erin Nichols, MSM, RDN, LDN

Clinical Dietitian · ChristianaCare

Erin Nichols, MSM, RDN, LDN, CNSC, is a senior clinical inpatient registered dietitian at ChristianaCare.

Nutrition Education Food and Nutrition

Kenneth Hovis

Associate Teaching Professor, Mellon College of Science; Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives · Carnegie Mellon University

As Mellon College of Science Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives, Kenneth Hovis oversees the MCS core education.

Higher Education Biochemistry Science Education Biological Sciences Neuroscience