Rene Przkora
Professor/Chief/Director/M.D. · University of Florida
Dr. Rene Przkora is an expert on pain medicine and researches nonopioid alternatives and advanced pain interventions.
Fellowship Education Pain Management Nonopiod Alternatives Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Matt Barton
Professor of Communication, Department Chair · Southern Utah University
Specializing in rhetoric and persuasion in public discourse, communication theory, and critical thinking
Communication Theories Professional Writing and Presentations Public Discourse Teaching Communication Theory Conflict and Communication in Relationships
Kevin Stein
Director MAPC Program/Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in the rhetoric of attack, apology, and responses to apology as well as political campaign communication.
Antapologia Strategies Political Campaign Messages Film Rhetoric of Defense Apologia
Gary Elkins, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience · Baylor University
Dr. Gary Elkins' areas of specialization are clinical psychology, health psychology, and hypnotherapy.
Clinical Psychology Health Psychology Hypnotherapy Hypnotherapy for Hot Flashes Breast Cancer Survivors
Roger B. Fillingim
Professor/Director · University of Florida
Roger B. Fillingim maintains an active research program investigating individual differences in pain.
Ethnic Group Differences in Pain Pain
Julie Johnson
Dean/Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Julie Johnson is an internationally-recognized leader in pharmacogenomics and genomic medicine,
Pharmacokinetics High Blood Pressure Treatment Precision Medicine Pharmacogenomics Clinical Pharmacology
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
Tabassum Salam, M.D., MBA, FACP
Chief Learning Officer · ChristianaCare
Dr. Salam is an internal medicine physician and chief learning officer for ChristianaCare.
Leadership Development Healthcare Management Medical Education Internal Medicine
Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP
Director and Clinical Professor of Allied Health-PA Program and Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine · UNC-Chapel Hill
Expert in pain-management with a focus on deprescribing opioids while finding what works best for each individual patient.
Primary Care Resident Education Genreal Internal Medicine Pain Management Opioid Management
Miriam Ezenwa
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Miriam Ezenwa’s research explores health disparities in pain management, pain and symptom management for people with sickle cell disease.
Symptom Management Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management
Lori Rubenstein Fazzio
Clinical Professor of Yoga and Health · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and College of Communication & Fine Arts
Pain Science Yoga Physical Therapy
Asimina Lazaridou, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Specializing in Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Disorders, and Mind-Body Therapies
Opioid Use Disorders Mood Disorders Chronic Pain Psychosomatic Conditions Anxiety Disorders
Tim Platts-Mills, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, with Joint Appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine and the Division of Geriatrics · UNC-Chapel Hill
Improving the quality of emergency care for older adults through research and support of geriatric emergency medicine researchers.
Coronavirus Geriatric Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Geriatric Medicine Research
Tiffany Field, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Over thirty years of research on the positive effects of touch
Infant Mental Health Alternative Therapies High-Risk Infants Depression Research Methods
Angela Starkweather, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Professor, Department of Nursing · University of Connecticut
Angela Starkweather, PhD, is an expert in symptom science, clinical trials, pain and pain mechanisms.
Omic Measures Symptom Science Biobehavioral Research Cancer Addiction
Dr. Mark Ware
Chief Medical Officer · Canopy Growth
Dr. Ware leads Canopy Growth’s medical division, Spectrum Therapeutics including research towards the development of cannabinoid medicines.
Endocannabinoid System Cannabis Research Cannabinoids Medical Cannabis Clinical Research
Martha Paynter
Registered Nurse, President of the Board · Wellness Within
Access to abortion, prison abolition, criminalization and reproductive health
Health Services Management Feminist Health Advocacy Childbirth Breastfeeding Pain Management
Lisa Holle, Pharm.D., BCOP, FHOPA
Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice · University of Connecticut
Dr. Holle’s clinical research focuses on medical marijuana, oral cancer therapy management, and impact of clinical pharmacy services
MyDispense Medical Marijuana Pain Cancer Cancer Therapeutics
Terrence (Terry) Carolan
Managing Director of Medical Rehabilitation · CARF International
Terry Carolan has more than 20 years of experience as a provider, educator, and administrator in the medical rehabilitation field.
Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation Stroke Rehabilitation Brain injury programs Healthcare quality oversight Physical and rehabilitation medicine
Dr. Sima Salahshor
Adjunct Professor · University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
Health Innovation Advisory and Program Design & Management
Pain Management Research Oncology Medical Genetics Health Technologies Health Innovation