Marilyn Freimuth, PhD
Doctoral Faculty and Director of the Neuropsychology Specialization Training Program · Fielding Graduate University
Author of two groundbreaking books providing tools for recognizing substance and behavioral addictions
Addiction Assessment Provider-Patient Relationships Addiction Treatment Within the Context of Psychotherapy Thinking About Theories : Finding Your Clinical Orientation Facilitating Addiction Recognition in Mental Health Care and Health Care Settings
Vishesh Agarwal, M.D.
Vice Chair of Department of Psychiatry · ChristianaCare
Dr. Vishesh Agarwal is an addiction psychiatrist with a demonstrated history of working in the health care industry.
Evidence Based Care Smoking Cessation Behavioral Addictions Inpatient Psychiatrist Addiction Psychiatry
Karen Shackleford, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Media violence; Fandom and the construction of meaning from media; Media, race and gender.
Media Psychology Media Effects Social Psychology Gender Race
Abbe Finn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Expert in school shooting prevention and crisis response · Florida Gulf Coast University
Abbe Finn specializes in school violence and workplace violence prevention.
school shooting prevention and intervention Clinical Mental Health Counseling Suicide Prevention Addictions Crisis Response
Elaine Hyshka
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · University of Alberta
Professor Hyshka is a health services and policy researcher focused on reducing the health, social, and economic costs of substance misuse.
Harm Reduction Opioids Cannabis Drug Policy Substance misuse
Michael (Mike) Johnson
Managing Director of Behavioral Health · CARF International
A creative, solutions oriented leader who is passionate about improving quality in behavioral healthcare.
Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Mental Health (Severe Mental Illness) Practice and Policy Suicide Prevention Substance Use Disorders
James Roberts, Ph.D.
Director, Centre for Nonprofit Leadership and Service, Professor - Marketing · Baylor University
Expert on consumer behavior, human-computer interaction, compulsive buying, and effects of consumerism & technology on individual happiness.
Consumer Psychology Consumer Behavior Marketing Consumer Culture Materialism
Erin Calipari
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the neuroscience of mental illness and addiction, including gender differences.
Opioids adaptive processes self-administered drugs Dopamine Addiction and Recovery
Gordon Coonfield, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Gordon Coonfield, PhD, has expertise in visual communication, popular culture, philosophy of technology, and new media.
Popular Culture and Cultural Studies New Media Race and media Gender and Media Visual Communication
Benjamin Henwood
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Expert on housing and integrative support for homeless individuals
Serious Mental Illness Housing First, homelessness, permanent supportive housing Integrated behavioral and primary healthcare
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Psychiatry Treatment of Trauma Trauma Stress Trauma in Children
Kathy Seifert
CEO · ESPS, LLC
Dr. Seifert brings her unique research on the roots and prevention of violent crime and dynamic style to your discussion of today's top issu
Treatment of Trauma and Attachment Problems Assessment and Treatment of Violence Developmental Effects of Trauma Threat Assessment
Gary Elkins, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience · Baylor University
Dr. Gary Elkins' areas of specialization are clinical psychology, health psychology, and hypnotherapy.
Clinical Psychology Health Psychology Hypnotherapy Hypnotherapy for Hot Flashes Breast Cancer Survivors
Josh Shipp
Owner and Founder · Josh Shipp Productions
Helping Adults Understand Teens and Teens Understand Themselves
Making Positive Choices Peer Pressure Overcoming Adversity Benefits of A Positive Attitude How to Overcome Problems
Kimberly Young
Director, Masters in Strategic Leadership and Professor of Management · St. Bonaventure University
Founder and Director at Center for Internet Addiction Recovery
Teaching Higher Education Clinical Internet Addiction Internet Gaming Addiction
Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University · Movable Type Management
From nightlife to insight! Discover the beauty & transformative teachings of the Greek metaphysical philosophy of Plato and Pythagoras
Holistic Health & Wellness Philosophical Counseling Treatment of Addictions
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Chair on Truth and Reconciliation · Lakehead University
Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.
Community Development Government Community Outreach Leadership Teaching
Neil MacKinnon, PhD
Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs · Augusta University
Dr. Neil MacKinnon is a senior university administrator, academic health leader and an expert in population health and public health.
Opioid agonist maintenance treatment (i.e. addictions treatment via Methadone and Suboxone) Opioid Abuse Rural Health Care Access & Delivery Rural Health Medication Error
Patrick Bordnick
Dean, Tulane University School of Social Work · Tulane University
Bordnick is a pioneer in the use of virtual reality for substance abuse assessment and intervention.
Social Work Behavioral Health Addiction & Recovery Mental Health Self-Care
Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Director of Research and Advocacy · Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida
Human rights advocate for people living with, affected by and vulnerable to HIV.
Hiv / Aids Prison health Drug Policy Harm Reduction Sex Work and Prostitution Law