Ludmila De Faria

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Ludmila De Faria specializes in increasing access and decreasing mental health disparities among minorities and underrepresented groups.

Anxiety Disorders Women's Mental Health College Mental Health Diversity and Health Equity Gender Affirming Psychiatry

Wizdom Powell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UConn Health · University of Connecticut

Expert on the role of racism and gender norms in African American male health and healthcare inequities.

Ptsd African American Men Health Health Disparities Military Mental Health

Chip Schooley

Infectious Disease Specialist · UC San Diego

Dr. Chip Schooley's personal research interests include HCV, influenza and HIV pathogenesis.

COVID-19 Tropical Medicine HIV & AIDS Infectious Diseases Clinical Trials

Kay Roussos-Ross

M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Kay Roussos-Ross' focus is the clinical care of high-risk obstetric patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Postpartum Depression/Anxiety/OCD Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Perinatal Psychiatry Perinatal Substance Use Disorders Perimenopausal Mood Disorders

Melissa Nelken

Emerita Honorable Raymond Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: 415.565.4662 / nelkenm@uchastings.edu

Civil Procedure Alternative Dispute Resolution Law & Psychiatry

Hendree Jones, PhD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of UNC-Horizons · UNC-Chapel Hill

Expert in the development and examination of behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for pregnant women and their children.

Substance Use Disorders Clinical Research Behavioural Medicine Addiction Psychiatry Narcotic Abuse

Randy Nelson

Professor and Chair | Department of Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

Expert in biological rhythms, sleep, neuroinflammation and behavioral endocrinology.

Behavioral endocrinology Neuroinflammation Sleep Biological rhythms Nighttime light exposure

Takahiro Soda

Assistant Professor/Medical Director · University of Florida

Dr. Takahiro Soda conducts clinical research in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders in adults, adolescents and children.

Integrating Genetics into Psychiatric Care Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Autism Spectrum Disorder

Michelle Faubert

Professor · University of Manitoba, Romantic Literature & Visiting Fellow, Northumbria University

Professor of Romantic Literature in the Department of English, Film and Literature

Romanticism Representation of Suicide History of Psychiatry Historical Feminism Literature of Sensibility

Kyle William Bishop

Professor of English · Southern Utah University

Specializing in British Gothic literature, film and television studies, cinematic adaptation, and pop culture

Video Games Visual Literacy Saxophone American Studies Music

Mark Litt, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Litt is an expert in health behaviors, especially addictive behaviors, and chronic pain

Coping and Behavior Change Chronic Pain Health Behaviors Addictive Disorders

Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care · Kingston University

Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne's research explores end of life care for people with learning disabilities and how to manage their conditions.

Bereavement Palliative Care People with Learning Disabilities End of Life Care Learning Disabilities

Tracey Covassin

Professor of Kinesiology · Michigan State University

Tracey Covassin is an expert in the effects of concussions and the epidemiology of sports injuries.

Concussions Athletics Injuries

Chris Slobogin

Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence law.

Juvenile Crime Insanity Defense Criminal Procedure Evidence Law Criminal Law

George Bisharat

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: bisharat@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4721 / Office 603F-200

Criminal Procedure Islamic Law Law and Social Anthropology Criminal Practice Law in Middle East Societies

David Hess, MD

Dean · Medical College of Georgia

Dr. David C. Hess, a stroke specialist, educator, and entrepreneur, is dean of the Medical College of Georgia.

Stroke Neuroscience Telemedicine Neurology Stem Cell Research

Vaughn McCall, MD

Case Distinguished University Chairman for the Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior, Executive Vice Dean for the Medical College of Georgia · Augusta University

Vaughn McCall focuses on depression, electroconvulsive therapy, quality of life, insomnia, and suicide.

Suicide Quality of Life Depression Electroconvulsive Therapy Insomnia

Jennifer Lewis

Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Integrated health and mental health expert, focusing on HIV, suicide prevention, stress, trauma and resilience.

Psychotherapy Mental Health Adults and Healthy Aging Health

Sara Mednick

Professor of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine

Sara Mednick is an expert in memory consolidation, sleep, aging and brain stimulation and author of “The Power of the Downstate.”

Memory Consolidation Aging Sleep Pharmacology Cognitive Science

David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.

Professor and Chair, Psychiatry · University of Connecticut School of Medicine

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

Dementia Late-Life Depression