Kirk Garratt, M.D., MSc
Medical Director of Center for Heart & Vascular Health and John H. Ammon Chair of Cardiology · ChristianaCare
Dr. Garratt oversees one of the nation's busiest heart programs, renown for its exceptional speed in heart attack response times.
Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease Heart Health
Jackie Eastman
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Jackie Eastman is an expert in marketing research and buyer behavior.
Online Pedagogy Status Consumption Strategic Planning for Making Marketing Plans Marketing Management Marketing Research
John Brownstein
Chief Innovation Officer · Boston Children's Hospital
John Brownstein's research is focused on predicting patterns of epidemics and pandemics, and the efficacy of disease control strategies.
Population Health Informatics Molecular Biology Program Management Epidemiology Public Health
Diana Wilkie
Professor · University of Florida
Diana Wilkie has devoted her research program to cancer pain and sickle cell disease management, palliative care and end-of-life issues.
Cancer Pain Palliative Care End-of-Life Issues
Dawn Bowdish
Associate Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine · McMaster University
Understanding why changes in immunity that occur with age and how this predisposes us to infection and chronic inflammatory diseases.
Immunology Microbiome Immunosenescence Aging Immune System Pneumonia
Tracy Centanni
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Tracy Centanni studies the neural and genetic correlates of reading acquisition, risk factors for dyslexia, and neural plasticity.
Neural Plasticity Dyslexia Auditory and Visual Perception Brain Basis of Reading Acquisition Genetic Factors for Dyslexia
Phil Esposito
Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Undergraduate Program Director · Texas Christian University
Phil Esposito researches interventions targeting health and developmental disparities in individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Interventions Targeting Health Disparities Intellectual Disabilities Developmental Disparities
David Kovacs, PhD
Senior Lecturer of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Medieval Philosophy Philosophy of Religion
Sherry Grace
Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science · York University
Studying access to chronic cardiac care, as well as optimizing quantity and quality of life in heart patients.
Healthcare Public Health Clinical Research Heart Disease Behavioural Cardiology
James "Jay" Clugston
Associate Professor/Team Physician · University of Florida
Dr. Jay Clugston's expertise in non-operative sports medicine, with specific expertise in concussion management.
Concussion management Concussion Biomarkers Sickle Cell Trait in Athletes Sports Related Concussion Heat Illness
Jennifer Watling Neal
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Jennifer Watling Neal researches how social networks can be leveraged to improve K-12 educational contexts
Social Development Dissemination and Implementation Psychology K-12 Education Social Networks
Azra Bihorac
Professor/M.D. · University of Florida
Dr. Azra Bihorac’s research focuses on a computing framework for developing and deploying AI and pervasive sensing techniques.
Data Science Machine Learning Intelligent Human-Centered Health Care Clinical Informatics Precision Medicine
Marc Freedman
CEO and Founder · Encore.org
An award-winning social entrepreneur, frequent commentator in the national media, and the author of multiple books
Retirement Baby Boomers Aging Careers
Aprinda Indahlastari
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Aprinda Indahlastari focuses on achieving precision medicine by improving existing medical devices/intervention methods.
Cognitive Aging tDCS Computational Neuroscience Finitie Element Methods Neuromodulation
Jeff Reep, M.Ed.
Director of Career Services · Cedarville University
Jeff Reep has coached collegiate basketball for 22 years
Career Preparation
Abbas Shahmohammadi
Assistant Professor/M.D. · University of Florida
Dr. Abbas Shahmohammadi specializes in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.
Advanced Lung Failure ARDS COVID-19 ECMO/ECLS Lung Transplantation
Loureen Smart Downes, Ph.D.
Expert in healthy lifestyle behaviors · Florida Gulf Coast University
Loureen Downes researches physical activity, nutrition and chronic disease prevention.
Lifestyle Medicine Nutrition Disease Prevention Type 2 diabetes and diabetes self-management education
Professor Gareth Roderique-Davies
Professor of Psychology · University of South Wales
His main areas of research address gambling addiction and alcohol-related brain damage.
Gambling Addiction Substance misuse Craving
Jorge Cortes, MD
Director, Georgia Cancer Center · Augusta University
Jorge Cortes is a clinical investigator who has helped research and develop multiple treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Blood and Bone Marrow Transplants Cancer Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Aleda Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAPhA
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice · Cedarville University
Dr. Chen is an expert in pharmacy education, patient health behavior change, and vaccine hesitancy.
Pharmacy Education Patient Behavior Change Vaccine Hesitancy Patient Ability to Understand Health Information