Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco Jennifer Mitchell is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the Acting Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr. Mitchell's current work is focused on identifying and developing novel therapeutics for drug and alcohol abuse, PTSD, stress, anxiety, impulsivity, and depression and on understanding the neural mechanisms responsible for these disorders. She conducts translational neuroscience research that rests at the intersection of psychology, behavioral pharmacology, and neuroanatomy. Over the past few years, Dr. Mitchell has worked on the development of psychedelic therapeutics for a range of psychiatric conditions including MDMA for PTSD and psilocybin for demoralization and depression. She is a member of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and the UCSF Neuroscape Psychedelics Division and has extensive and diverse experience with human and animal pharmacology, hypothesis-driven neuroscience, human proof-of-concept studies, translational models, and clinical trials.
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Jonathan Kaplan is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching focus on the study of the Hebrew Bible and the history of its interpretation in the Second Temple and early Rabbinic periods. He is the author of My Perfect One: Typology and Early Rabbinic Interpretation of Song of Songs (Oxford University Press, 2015). He is currently writing a book on the interpretations of the Levitical Jubilee in ancient Judaism and Christianity. He conducted research remotely for this volume in summer 2021 while supported by a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and hosted by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He is also writing a commentary on the Book of Daniel for the Oxford Biblical Commentary series. Previously, he was a Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Postdoctoral Associate in the Judaic Studies Program at Yale University.
Senior Lecturer, Disaster Healthcare, University of South Wales Qualified as nurse in the late 1980s and worked in intensive care units across the UK before joining the University of Glamorgan/University of South Wales in 1998. Since then have led our masters programme in disaster healthcare. My current area of research and scholarship is the nature of ethical dilemmas faced by healthcare workers in disasters. I have worked in humanitarian response operations in Afghanistan and the USA, and worked on disaster education programmes and disaster resilience projects in Uganda, China and Hong Kong. I am a member of the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team
Betty Fyffe Chair of Rural Health Director of University of Newcastle Dept of Rural Health, University of Newcastle Clinician/Academic with interest in rural health and rural general practice .Lived and worked rurally for 30 years involved in research, advocacy and service delivery. Director of a rural health multidisciplinary programme .
PhD Candidate and Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (Hons 1) Graduate Diploma Chartered Accounting Chartered Accountant
Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology Jayne began her career in education as a primary teacher. She has taught across the primary years in NZ and in the USA and been involved in school leadership. As a classroom teacher, Jayne maintained a dual focus on social and academic skills. Jayne has worked in Initial Teacher Education since 2007. Her Doctorate focused on working with parents to support struggling readers in ways which were compatible with home culture. This work continues to inform research in the field of literacy. Jayne is involved in the nationwide evaluation of the Healthy Active Learning Initiative which aims to increase the physical activity of tamariki and rangitahi. The evaluation is multifaceted and seeks to understand the impact on physical activity and student's emotional, social and academic skills.
