Jonathan M. Metzl

Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University

World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.

Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare

Farha Abbasi

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry · Michigan State University

Farha Abbasi's areas of interest are cultural psychiatry and teaching how to provide culturally appropriate care to Muslim patients.

Muslim Mental Health Muslim American Community

Holly Oxhandler, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Associate Professor, Diana R. Garland School of Social Work · Baylor University

Oxhandler studies how to ethically & effectively assess and discuss clients’ religion/spirituality within health and mental health treatment

Religion and Social Work Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice Evidence-Based Practice Process Scale Development Mental Health (primarily Anxiety and Depression)

Michael J. Vitacco

Professor · Augusta University

Professor Vitacco is an established expert in the field of forensic psychology.

Public and Preventive Health Psychiatry Clinical Psychology Forensic Psychology Health Behavior

Lauren Mizock, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology PhD Program · Fielding Graduate University

Cultural competence in clinical practice, pedagogy, and research; gender and mental health; mental illness and recovery

Gender Affirmative Care Women's Mental Health Serious Mental Illness Multicultural Psychology Humanistic and Existential Therapy

Ana Turner

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Ana Turner's expertise is street psychiatry, treating those experiencing both homelessness and mental illness on the streets.

Community Psychiatry Homelessness Stress Psychiatry

Brittany Glidden

Associate Clinical Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Brittany Glidden is an Associate Clinical Professor of Law at UC Hastings

Civil Litigation Civil Rights Prisoners' Rights Employment Rights Externships

Kathleen M. Brennan

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Kathleen M. Brennan's research interests include mental health, medical sociology and social psychology.

Sociology of Emotions Social Psychology Mental Health Medical Sociology Work and Occupations

Sabas Whittaker

Poet, Historian, Mariner, Artist, Composer · Author

A discussion of mental health - numerous aspects of treatment from various perspectives, seeking a unified approach that could benefit all.

Garrett Strosser

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology · Southern Utah University

Specializing in empirical social psychology research on topics such as morality, political psychology, and cultural psychology.

Morality and Values Stigma Against Mentally Ill Statistics in Psychology Social Norms Political Psychology

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

Christopher J. Cormier

Associate Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Education Policy Equity in Education History of Education International and Comparative Education Psychchology

Connie Veazey, Ph.D.

Program Director - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Trauma impact specialist

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trauma Recovery Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Health Psychology

James C. Kaufman, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on creativity and educational psychology.

Creativity and Personality Creativity and Equity Creativity and Meaning Creativity and Positive Psychology

Amy Gorin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut

Professor focused on long-term weight loss.

Weight Loss Maintenance Behavioral Weight Management Obesity Social Support

Sheri Atwater

Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Cognition Individual and Group Counseling Sessions Pedagogy Clinical Counseling Emotion

Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences · University of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Problem Gambling Domestic Violence Physical Punishment Child Maltreatment Sociology

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

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

Jon Bauer, J.D.

Clinical Professor of Law · University of Connecticut

Expertise: Asylum and Refugee Law, Immigration Law, Employment and Housing Discrimination, and Legal Ethics

Asylum and Human Rights Employment and Housing Discrimination Asylum and Refugee Law Immigration Law Legal Ethics