C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP
Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice · University of Connecticut
Dr. White’s research interests are in drug, dietary supplement, and illicit drug safety, quality, and cost
Diet CBD Drug Costs Dietary Supplements Cardiovascular Drugs
Justin Cole
Director of the Center for Pharmacy Innovation · Cedarville University
Dr. Cole is an expert in pediatrics, pharmacy innovation, interprofessional care, and pharmacy practice advancement.
Neurology Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Pediatrics Pharmacy Innovation
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
Patrick Tighe
M.D./Associate Professor/Co-Director · University of Florida
Dr. Patrick Tighe’s research examines how AI can improve acute postoperative pain and patient safety.
Tools to Reduce Disparities in Perioperative Outcomes Perioperative Medicine Biomedical Informatics Anesthesiology Artificial Intelligence
Caitlin Halbert, DO, MS, FACS
Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical Services · ChristianaCare
Dr. Caitlin Halbert is a Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical Services.
Bariatric Surgery Foregut Surgery (hiatal hernia, reflux surgery, achalasia) Clinical Research Leadership Education
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence Institute · UConn Health
Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.
Stem Cell Science and Technology Nanotechnology Polymeric Materials Science Tissue Engineering Regenerative Engineering
Douglas Schmidt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Computer Science · Vanderbilt University
Expert in mobile cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, information technology and data privacy.
Computer Science Risk and Reliability Big Data Digital Learning Cyber-Physical Systems
Muneeza Sheikh
Partner · Levitt LLP
Muneeza Sheikh practices in the area of labour and employment law
Canadian Politics Diversity Engagement in the Workplace Human Rights in Canada Labour Law in Canada Employment Law in Canada
Eric Rosenberg
M.D./Professor/Division Chief · University of Florida
Dr. Eric Rosenberg specializes in the preoperative evaluation of medically complex patients who need surgery at UF Health.
Implementation Science Patient Safety Pre-surgical Medical Assessment General Internal Medicine Disease Screening
David Neumark
Distinguished Professor of Economics · UC Irvine
David Neumark is a labor economist whose work focuses on minimum wages, discrimination in the work force, and worker compensation.
Health Economics Finance Gender Inequality in Relationships Economics Demographics
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
Genevieve Weber
Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions · Hofstra University
Dr. Weber is a licensed mental health counselor, with a specialty in LGBTQ inclusion/cyber-bullying and substance abuse/heroin addiction.
Addiction Substance Abuse Cyberbullying Homophobia LGBT Inclusion
Valerie Earnshaw
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Earnshaw examines associations between stigma and health inequities.
Health Inequities Health Outcomes HIV Stigma AIDS Stigma Stigmatized Conditions
Erin Calipari
Associate 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
J. Aaron Johnson, PhD
Director of the Institute of Public and Preventive Health and Professor of Psychology · Augusta University
For two decades, J. Aaron Johnson's research has focused on evidence-based practices, primarily in substance use prevention.
Alcohol Screening Brief Interventions Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Opioid Epidemic
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
Robert Bird
Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics · University of Connecticut
Robert Bird is an expert in corporate compliance, employment law, legal strategy, business ethics, and corporate governance.
Corporate Governance Employment Law Business Law Corporate Compliance Business Ethics
Nancy D. Campbell
Professor and Graduate Program Director, Science and Technology Studies (STS) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the history of science, technology, and medicine as it relates to drug policy and the social significance of drugs
Opioid Crisis Harm Reduction Opioid Overdose History of Science & Medicine Gender & Addiction
Joleah Lamb
Assistant Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · UC Irvine
Joleah Lamb's research focuses on natural buffers for mitigating infectious diseases that threaten coral reefs in coastal regions.
Coral Reefs Ecosystems Conservation Biology Ocean Health Ocean Pollution Disease Ecology
John Neubert
Professor · University of Florida
John Neubert has clinical and translational research expertise relating to the understanding and treatment of orofacial pain conditions
Orthodontics Orofacial Pain Pain Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders