Sarah Westen

Clinical Assistant Professor | Director · University of Florida

Sarah Westen's patient-oriented clinical research focuses on biopsychosocial factors related to health engagement.

Disease Adolescents Coping Chronic health conditions Mental Health

E. Alison Holman

Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine

E. Alison Holman studies the early post-event predictors of co-morbid trauma-related mental and physical health problems.

Physical health Acute Stress Acute Stress & Cardiovascular Disease Psychological Trauma Media Exposure

Professor Jane South

Professor · Leeds Beckett University

Jane South is Professor of Healthy Communities working in the field of community engagement and public health.

Volunteering Community Health Public Health Health Health Promotion

Nadine Wathen

Professor · University of Western Ontario

Nadine Wathen is committed to developing and mobilizing knowledge to improve the lives of women and children exposed to family violence.

health information Knowledge Mobilization violence against women/gender-based violence Child Maltreatment Domestic Violence

Shira Shafir

Senior Lecturer in Biology · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Coronavirus Epidemiology Infectious Diseases COVID-19

Narayanan Palani

Engineering Lead · Lloyds Banking Group

Technically sound and dynamic speaker in Software Test Management

Test Tools Test Plan Emerging Methods in Testing Test Management Psychological Leadership and Decision Making

Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences · University of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Problem Gambling Domestic Violence Physical Punishment Child Maltreatment Sociology

Lara Pilutti

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences · University of Ottawa

The goal of our research is to optimize the accessibility of exercise for people with multiple sclerosis to maximize health-related benefits

Exercise Physical Activity and Health Exercise and chronic diseases Multiple Sclerosis Kinesiology

Richard Arum

Professor of Education and Sociology · UC Irvine

Richard Arum's research is focused on education, social stratification and formal organizations.

Social Stratification Legal and Institutional Environments of Schools Digital Education

Stuart Candy

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.

Speculative Design Future of Work Design Fiction Foresight Transmedia Storytelling

Heather K. Vincent

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Heather K. Vincent studies exercise medicine and active lifestyles to prevent injury and improve sports performance in people of all ages.

Physical Function Injury Prevention Lifestyle Sports Exercise Medicine

Alexandra (Alex) Sturm

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Developmental Psychology Executive Function ADHD Autism Spectrum Disorders Psychometrics

Aryn Gittis

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Aryn Gittis studies neural circuits in a multifunctional brain region that plays a role in the regulation of movement, learning, and reward.

Movement Disorders Optogenetics Neuroscience Electrophysiology Neural Circuits

Bettina von Stamm

Director & Catalyst · Innovation Leadership Forum

Inspiring, engaging and thought provoking insights on and around innovation

Innovation Design Thinking Future of Work Future of Innovation Innovation

Bradley Smith

Extension Instructor · Loyola Marymount University

Continuing Education

Amy Nuttall

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · Michigan State University

Amy K. Nuttall is an expert in the areas of family relationships, parenting, and how families cope with stress.

Family Dynamics Maltreatment Parenting Caregiving Quantitative Psychology

T.S. Harvey

Associate Professor of Anthropology · Vanderbilt University

Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.

North America Medical Anthropology Sanitation Environmental Protection Global Public Health

Ruogu Fang

Associate Professor | Associate Director · University of Florida

Ruogu Fang works on artificial intelligence-empowered precision brain health and brain/bio-inspired AI.

Brain Informatics Neuroimaging Precision Intervention Deep Learning Medical Image Analysis

Dr Jane Waite

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology · Aston University

Dr Waite focuses on understanding the development of mental health difficulties, and improving identification of these difficulties.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Intellectual Disabilities Mental Health Difficulties Neurodevelopmental Conditions Communication Difficulties

Annie T. Ginty, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience · Baylor University

Expert on peripheral nervous system & cardiovascular responses to stress & their relationship with unhealthy behaviors & future disease

Pyschological Stress and Disease Cardiovascular Medicine The Nervous System