Valerie Jeannis
Speaker, Author, Coach · Limitless Success Enterprises
Author l Youth Motivational Speaker l Leadership Trainer
Self-Esteem Empowerment Young Women
Bree Akesson
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work · Wilfrid Laurier University
Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work
Refugee and Human Rights Issues War and Violence Children and Families Social Work Social Work Education
Michelle Zabel, MSS
Executive Director of Innovations Institute · University of Connecticut
Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.
Care Coordination Crisis Response Systems Implementation Science Sustainable Financing Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor and Director of Field Education · University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Prof. Berthold's clinical and research expertise is with refugee and asylum seeking survivors of torture and the Cambodian genocide.
Trauma and Recovery refugees and asylum seekers vicarious trauma and resilience human rights approach to social work co-ocurring health and mental health conditions post torture and genocide