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Teal Benevides, PhD, OTR/L

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Autism ServicesAutism Research and TreatmentMental Health ResearchServices and SupportAdults With Autism
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Huan Chen

Associate Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

Huan Chen’s research interests include AI and communication, new media and advertising, social media and health communication.

Artificial IntelligenceInternational and Intercultural CommunicationDigital and Mobile Media CommunicationIntegrated CommunicationStrategic Communication
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Catherine Cook

FounderMyYearbook

Young entrepreneur and experienced social media speaker

Synchronous GamingMonetizing MobileFemale EntrepreneurshipYoung EntrepreneurSocial Media Marketing
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Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.

Abolition and EmancipationSlavery in Popular CultureSlaveryBlack Atlantic
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Claire Kamp-Dush

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science | Department of SociologyThe Ohio State University

Human sciences and sociology expert, focusing on family science

Intimate RelationshipsMarriageCohabitation Demography
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Keith Smith

Survivor of a childhood stranger abduction rapeAuthor, "Men in My Town"

Speaker on sexual abuse prevention and childhood sexual trauma.

Sexual ViolenceSex Abuse SurvivorsChild Sexual AbuseChild Sex Abuse TraumaChild Sex Abuse Prevention
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Bridgette M. Rice, PhD, MDiv, APRN, FAAN

The Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations; Associate Dean for Research and InnovationM. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing | Villanova University

Dr. Rice is an expert in community-based practice with a focus on gun violence, youth mental health and health equity.

Adolescent Mental HealthBehavioral HealthCommunity & Public Health NursingGun ViolenceHealth Equity
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Willie D. Spears Jr.

Speaker, Author, Teacher, Coach, Story TellerThe Willie Spears Experience

Willie has talked to youth & adults about Leadership, Life Choices, Teacher Inservice. Charismatic speaker. www.williespears.com .

Life Choices/ManagementHealth and FitnessLeadership/MotivationBuilding the Team/RelationshipsDiversity
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Cynthia Savage

Professor of Professional Practice, Associate Dean of Undergraduate StudiesTexas Christian University

Cynthia Savage researches initial teacher certification at the undergraduate level.

School CounselingEducational Research and Quantitative MethodologyElementary EducationEarly Childhood Education Teacher Certification
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Carolyn Penstein Rosé

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Carolyn Rosé's research advances Sociotechnical AI through human-AI collaboration and data-driven inductive biases and representations.

Computational Social SciencesComputational Data ScienceCoding AgentsMedical NLPAutomated Discourse Analysis