David Cross
Rees-Jones Director and Professor, Psychology · Texas Christian University
David Cross develops programs like TBRI to improve the lives of children who have experienced abuse, neglect, and/or trauma.
Research, Education and Outreach to Improve the Lives of Children who have Experienced Abuse, Neglect, and/or Trauma Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®)
Elissa Madden
Associate Professor · Baylor University
Research: child welfare, foster care, adoption (public & private), child & family mental health, service learning in social work education
Service Learning Adoption Research Child and Family Services Foster Care and Adoptions Child Welfare
LeRoi Hicks, M.D., MPH
Chief Medical Officer of Wilmington Hospital and Physician Leader of iREACH · ChristianaCare
Dr. Hicks is the recipient of numerous clinical and research awards and is nationally known for his research on health care disparities.
Social Determinants of Health/Health Disparities Medicine Chronic Disease Internal Medicine Health Equity
Anne Wilson
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology · Wilfrid Laurier University
Expert in identity, time, memory, goals, inequality, and cultural norms
Social Psychology Self/Identity Well-Being Psychology of change and stability Psychology of time and space
Fernando Estrada
Associate Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Higher Education Counseling Psychology Mental Health
Geri Alumit Zeldes
Professor & Faculty Excellence Advocate · Michigan State University
Documentary filmmaker, news coverage analysis involving race, gender and religion
Religion Race Flint Documentary Film
Monica Perez Jolles
Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Focus areas: health policy, mental health service, implementation of complex interventions such as patient-centered and trauma informed care
Behavioral Patient-Centered Care Complex Health Interventions’ Implementation Science Organization/Workplace Patient-Centered Medical Home Care Implementation Science
Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D.
Chief Health Equity Officer; Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Community Engagement · ChristianaCare
Leads health equity and government affairs strategies to advance ChristianaCare's vision and mission to serve the community.
Community Engagement Health Policy Strategy Vision Government Affairs
Thomas F. Babor, Ph.D.
Professor of Community Medicine and Public Health · University of Connecticut
Expertise includes research on public health policies related to alcohol, drug abuse and gambling
Research Ethics Alcohol Marketing Public Health Alcohol Policy Drug Control Policy
Ryan J. Watson, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.
Social Support LGBTQ Health Sexual Health, HIV Prevention Sexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult Health Family Acceptance and Rejection
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
Seth Noar
Professor · UNC-Chapel Hill
Noar is a health communication researcher who can discuss vaping prevention in youth and product warning labels.
E-cigarettes Tobacco Control Tobacco Warning label Vaping
Cheryl Rose
Director, Partnerships and Projects for SiG@Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
SiG@Waterloo's Director of Partnerships is enthusiastic about civic engagement and developing community-based social innovation initiatives
Social Innovation Social Finance Entrepreneurship and Community Development Leadership for Social Innovation Enhancing Individual and Organizational Resilience
Dr. Frances Westley
JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
Putting the SOCIAL in change is the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at SiG@Waterloo, which builds capacity for social innovation
Sustainable Development Social Innovation Social Finance Engagement and Social Change Social Innovation and Resilience
Helen Land
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Helen Land focuses on how culture, gender, stress, coping, and spirituality affect physical and mental well-being in vulnerable populations,
Health Spirituality Gender Social Work Education Social Work
Linda Maldonado, PhD
Assistant Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Linda Maldonado, PhD, RN, is an expert in labor and delivery nursing, maternal-child health, and the history of nursing.
Midwifery Maternal and Fetal Outcomes History of Nursing Labor and Delivery Prenatal Care
Beth NeSmith
Chair and Associate Professor, Physiological and Technological Nursing · Augusta University
Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work
Nursing Trauma Emergency Medicine
Rosamaria Alamo
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Alamo specializes in social work with children, youth, and families and integrated behavioral health.
Forensic Social Work School Social Work Individual and Family Counseling Building Organizational and Human Capacity Social Work
Haesuk Park
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Haesuk Park studies economic and health outcomes of medications and pharmaceutical care services and policy regarding pharmaceutical use.
Hepatitis C Claims Data Analysis Health Outcomes Pharmacoeconomics Policy Evaluations
T.S. Harvey
Associate Professor of Anthropology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.
North America Medical Anthropology Sanitation Environmental Protection Global Public Health