Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Pringle is an epidemiologist by training with extensive experience in health services research. Her particular areas of expertise are addiction services research, especially research involving the application of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) within various healthcare settings. Recently, she served as Director of the $12 million federally-funded Pennsylvania SBIRT initiative’s Data Coordinating Center (DCC) and as its lead evaluator. Currently, Dr. Pringle is one of the 11 principal investigators funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Association to develop and implement an SBIRT curriculum for medical residencies throughout Pennsylvania. Dr. Pringle also participates in the Allegheny County Overdose Prevention Consortium. She has been involved as a principal investigator or co-investigator for a number of federally-funded studies involving health services, patient safety, addiction treatment and addiction and chronic disease prevention research.
First Nations Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Dr Jessa Rogers CF GAICD MAIATSIS is a Wiradjuri researcher, educator and board director with over fifteen years of teaching experience in schools and tertiary education. Jessa’s research focuses on Indigenous research methods and methodologies, and Indigenous peoples’ experiences of education. Jessa holds positions of First Nations Senior Research Fellow, and Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Research (DECRA) Fellow (DE230100140) in the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) at QUT. She was the founding principal of Australia’s first boarding school for Indigenous young mothers and babies in Far North Queensland. She has been a Fulbright Scholar (Harvard University), a Churchill Fellow, and was awarded a National NAIDOC Award for her contributions to Indigenous girls’ education. Jessa’s research draws attention to the voices of Indigenous students, with a specific focus on Indigenous boarding school experiences in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and mainland USA. Jessa is the Managing Director of Baayi Consulting. She serves on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, St Philip's College (Alice Springs), the Wesley Mission Queensland Board, and the Pearson First Nations Advisory Board. Jessa is a member of the ACCAN Indigenous Advisory Group, and serves on the Aboriginal Australian Studies Journal Editorial Board, among other boards and committees.
Professor, Australian Catholic University I am a Professor in the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney, Australia. In my research, I focus on all aspects of human motivation and emotion, but mostly on: (1) autonomy-supportive teaching (e.g., Supporting students' motivation; Routledge, 2023). (2) agency and agentic engagement (3) neuroscience of intrinsic motivation I have authored 4 books, edited 3 books, and published 86 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Educational Psychology and American Psychologist. I served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Motivation and Emotion, 2011-2017.
PhD Student in Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut As a graduate research assistant in plant science, specializing in native plants of New England, their co-evolution with pollinators, and the ecosystem services they provide, I have had to learn and develop a wide range of skills. I have formulated rigorous methodological models for testing scientific hypotheses. I have planned and supervised the growth of tens of thousands of plants for the establishment of scientific experiments that required extensive record keeping. I have led a team of researchers for the publication of a 283 page manual adopted by New England Departments of Transportation to transition to more sustainable methods for re-vegetating roadsides. I have worked closely with and built a reputation among other experts and practitioners in the fields of native plants and pollinator health. Together we have created organizations and advocated for policies that inform legislators and the general public of the role native plants play in maintaining the health of our environment and ecology. As a teaching assistant for our department’s cannabis production class, I became familiar with the extensive spectrum of knowledge required for cannabis production, including plant physiology, breeding techniques, growing equipment and practices, industry specific pests and diseases, and areas for further research in the field.
Professor of Horticulture, University of Connecticut Dr. Kuzovkina teaches courses related to ornamental and environmental horticulture. Her research focuses on development of new crops and phytoremediation, a process that uses various types of plants to remove, transfer, stabilize, and/or destroy contaminants in the soil and groundwater. Professional Positions & Education August 2017: Professor, Department of Plant Science, University of Connecticut August 2011: Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, University of Connecticut August 2005: Assistant Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, University of Connecticut 1999 – 2003: Ohio State University, Ph.D. in Horticulture 1988 – 1990: Moscow State University, M.S. Botany 1985 – 1988: Moscow State University, B.S. Botany
Republic Constitutional Scholar, Federalist, Co-Author of the Uluru Statement, University of Notre Dame Australia Jesse J. Fleay is a leading Noongar constitutional academic, whose PhD at the University of Notre Dame explores the depth and meaning behind the Uluru Statement from the Heart, effective First Nations concepts of justice, and a model for an Australian republic.
