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Joseph Coughlin, PhD

Director, AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Coughlin's work explores how global demographics, technology and changing behaviors are transforming business & society.

Market ResearchGlobal DemographicsTechnology and AgingStrategic Planning
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Brianna Morgan, PhD

Assistant Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Dr. Brianna Morgan is a geriatric and palliative nurse practitioner who researches supportive care for older adults living with dementia.

Alzheimer's Disease and Related DisordersDementiaPalliative CareGeriatricsCaregiving
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John Lednicky

Research ProfessorUniversity of Florida

John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.

Airborne TransmissionZoonotic DiseasesWest Nile VirusInfectious DiseaseAirborne Disease
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Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Connecticut

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

Interpersonal, Family, and Health CommunicationMedically unexplained symptoms Chronic PainMedical GaslightingVoluntary Childlessness
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David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.

Professor and Chair, PsychiatryUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine

Dr. Steffens' research focuses on late-life mood and cognitive disorders.

DementiaLate-Life Depression
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Katharina Busl

Professor/ChiefUniversity of Florida

Dr. Katharina Busl is an expert in subarachnoid hemorrhages, acute brain injuries, acute spine injuries and neurocritical care.

Critical Care NeurologyAcute Brain InjurySubarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Dr Alexis Paton

Director, Centre for Health and SocietyAston University

Dr Paton examines the impact that society has on health with a special interest in how people make decisions about health.

Public Health EthicsPandemic ethicsPatient autonomyPatient SafetySocial Determinants of Health
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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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Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D.

Professor of Geriatric MedicineFlorida Atlantic University

Joseph Ouslander, M.D., is an internationally recognized geriatrician and a leader in the advancement of quality care for older adults.

Geriatric MedicineGeriatric SyndromesQuality of CareAging ServicesQuality Care for Older Adults
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James C. Kaufman, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on creativity and educational psychology.

Creativity and PersonalityCreativity and EquityCreativity and MeaningCreativity and Positive Psychology