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Bill Mase

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management Georgia Southern University

Bill Mase has conducted studies and taught courses in public health, ethics and health policy.

Food Safety Evidence-Based Public HealthHealth PolicyEthicsEpidemiology
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Lindsay Distefano, Ph.D

Professor, Department of Kinesiology, and Associate Vice President for Research DevelopmentUniversity of Connecticut

Lindsay DiStefano works to promote safe physical activity in children through physical literacy development and sport-injury prevention.

ACLYouth AthletesInjury PreventionMotor DevelopmentPhysical Literacy
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Idris Jeelani

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Idris Jeelanis's research focuses on construction safety, visual data analytics and cognitive sciences.

Human-Drone InteractionConstruction SafetyComputer VisionEye-Tracking
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Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and HealthUniversity of Connecticut

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Weight DiscriminationWeight StigmaWeight-based bullying
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Amy Gorin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on long-term weight loss.

Weight Loss MaintenanceBehavioral Weight ManagementObesitySocial Support
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Lisa J. Merlo

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Lisa Merlo’s research focuses on mental health, well-being and professional fulfillment among healthcare professionals.

Motivational InterviewingBurnout of Health ProfessionalsWell-being of Health ProfessionalsMedical Student Wellness
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Vishesh Agarwal, M.D.

Chair of Addiction Medicine Services, Vice Chair of Department of PsychiatryChristianaCare

Dr. Vishesh Agarwal is an addiction psychiatrist with a demonstrated history of working in the health care industry.

Evidence Based CareSmoking CessationBehavioral AddictionsInpatient PsychiatristAddiction Psychiatry
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Julie Levy

Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Julie Levy focuses on shelter animal wellness, feline infectious diseases, spay/neuter and humane cat population control alternatives.

Animal WelfareFeline Infectious DiseasesFeLVFIPFIV
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Linda Pescatello, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA

Distinguished Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Pescatello specializes in exercise prescription for health benefit

Blood PressureCardiovascular DiseaseComplementary and Alternative ExerciseExercise GenomicsExercise Prescription
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Dr. Marty Makary

Physician, Researcher, Author, Medical CommentatorJohns Hopkins School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

This won't hurt a bit! In fact, your audience will say "Ahh" when a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine physician and author is at the podium

Minimally-Invasive SurgeryHealth Services ResearchCancer TherapyHealth PolicyAccess to Healthcare