Biography
Carla J. Berg, PhD is Associate Director of Population Sciences and member of the Cancer Prevention and Control research program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Dr. Berg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in the Rollins School of Public Health. She joined the faculty at Emory University in 2009 from the University of Minnesota.
Research Interest
Dr. Berg's research primarily focuses on tobacco control, with particular emphases on social marketing, consumer behavior, policy change and impact, and vulnerable populations (e.g., youth, minorities). She has conducted NIH-funded research domestically focusing on youth tobacco use and prevention as well as comorbidities including alcohol and marijuana use within the context of diverse policy and market environments. She is well-known for her work in alternative tobacco products, particularly e-cigarettes, as well as for her work in tobacco-marijuana co-use. She also received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2013 to conduct tobacco control research in the Republic of Georgia; she has worked internationally in China, India, and elsewhere as well. Dr. Berg also is working in the area of improving quality of life among cancer survivors through the use of positive psychology. To address these research areas, Dr. Berg's methodological strengths include developing and testing interventions involving technology-based approaches, behavioral counseling, and pharmacotherapy; conducting longitudinal studies; survey research; and qualitative research.
Biography
Dr Justin Brophy is the appointed Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of the HSE Wicklow Mental Health Services, and Executive Clinical Director of HSE Dublin South East/Wicklow Mental Health Services.He is a Fellow of The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Past President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. Dr Brophy is a Director and Chairman of the Irish Association of Suicidology and is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He served on the Expert Advisory Group for Mental Health that drafted a Vision for Change, and currently serves on the National Patient Safety Advisory Group.
Research Interest
Biography
Javier Fiz Perez Ph.D., Psychotherapist and Professor of Psychology at the European University of Rome, where he cooperates also as Delegate for the International Research Development. He is Co-Director of the Laboratory of Applied (Business and Health Lab). Graduated in Philosophy, Psychology and Social Bioethics, getting also an specialization in Executive Business Administration (EMBA) after the PhD He’s a Member of the Advisory Board of the Academic Senate of the Accademia Tiberina. Professor Fiz Perez is the Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of The International School of Economics and Ethics (Italy) and collaborates with the International Academy for Economic and Social Development (AISES) of which he has been Vice President for Spain and Latin America. He is also the Scientific Research Director of the European Institute of Positive Psychology at Madrid (IEPP) being also a Member of the Scientific Committee of International Institute Jacques Maritain. He is also a Member of several Committees of Scientific Journals and the Director of the International Network for Social and Integrated Development (INSID). Professor Fiz Perez has more than 150 national and international pubblications. He is also the Chief Editor of “Sviluppo Integrale†(Persiani Editori Bologna) Actually he collaborates also with “Core Values†as Director of International Development - Educational field.
Research Interest
Life Span, Integral Formation and Developmental Psychology; Vocational Rehablitation; Social Reintegration; Cross cultural intelligence; Cognitive and behavioral Psychotherapy; Quality of life; Positive Psychology, workplace and work life balance; Emotional intelligence
