20 years dedicated to professional development as a Psychologist in the field of Health and as a mediator. Doctor in Clinical Psychology and Health. Therapies with virtual reality. External mediator of different companies and organizations. Complementing my profession with teaching at the University of Valencia and other public and private institutions. I currently do research in the field of Psychology and Mediation. I am a member of the International Forum of Mediators, Wordl International Mediation, ambassador of ODR Latin America, member of the Delegation of the World Forum of Mediation in the Community of Valencia, member of the Chair of entrepreneurs of the University of Valencia and the University of Salamanca , member of the Network5 of Professors Motivating the Entrepreneur Spirit in the Classroom, member of the Division of Legal and Forensic and the Division of Psychology of the Organizations of the Official College of Psychologists of the Community of Valencia. Finalist in the Distinctions of INVASSAT and finalist in the MOTIVEM awards of the University of Valencia. International lecturer, congresswoman, author of books and various publications on mediation and conflict resolution.

Mental Health

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.

Psychology, Psychiatry, Mental Health

Degree in Psychology and Master in Psychopathology and Health. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED, related to Stress and the Immune System, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moobing. Chief of Brigade in the Forest Fire Service of the Generalitat Valenciana, with more than 20 years of experience. With multidisciplinary training at the Master's level in areas such as: Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Sport Psychology, Human Resources Management, Mediation, Conflict Resolution and Coaching. Postgraduate in Environmental Consulting and Criminology. As a psychologist, he collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources management. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and Diploma of University Specialization in "Instructor in Emergency Operations Services", among others. He is Director and President of the International Scientific-Professional Committee of the National Symposium on Forest Fires (SINIF). He has given numerous conferences at international level and has been part of the Organizing Committee of several International Congresses. He is part of the Editorial Board of several international scientific journals. He has published numerous articles on forest fires, stress, psychosocial risks and emotional trauma, mainly in relation to emergency services and natural disasters. Currently, he is assigned to the Research Group in "Climate and Territorial Planning" (Department of Regional Geographical Analysis and Physical Geography) of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Alicante, where he researches on the Social Perception of Forest Fire Risk and Conduct to possible Disasters. He is a member of the Spanish Society for the Study of Anxiety and Stress (SEAS), and the Spanish Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology (AEPCP)

Work stress, occupational health and safety, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, social perception of risks and psychology in emergencies.

Experienced Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Mental health activist and good events planner.

Mental Health

David Burger, Senior Business Advisor with Stryde Solutions here in the United States.

Business Management

A visionary and dynamic mature professional who has the ability to look beyond the thin veneer of the sameness; and is able to command a panoramic view of the organization, its mandate, scope of services, its abilities and the specific areas of improvement, and working in the best ethos of safe, ethical and professional bounds of clinical practice drive towards clinical superiority within the realistic budgetary and resource constraints Excellent strategic leadership and management skills flourishing in a complex healthcare organization, able to drive motivation and continual sustained and sustainable performance improvement with in a highly diverse medical workforce through ‘Trophic Cascade’ impetus.

Mental Health

Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the health wellness and fitness industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Grief Counseling, Adolescent Therapy, Trauma Therapy, and Family Therapy. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Human Services, Masters in MFT from Hope International University.

Trauma, Mental Health

Sam Vaknin is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and other books about personality disorders. His work is cited in hundreds of books and dozens of academic papers. He spent the past 6 years developing Cold Therapy: a treatment modality for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Over the years, with dozens of volunteers, he found that it was effective with clients suffering from a major depressive episode as well.

Personality disorders

Cara, is working at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo Colorado in the USA. She is the Director of Clinical Education and Community Relations.

Mental Health, Psychiatry

Dr Hadi Eltonsi a medical graduate trained in group psychotherapy , hypnosis, silva mind control, NLP, Reiki Master, Pranic Healing,Life Couch, Mantra Yuga meditation among others courses for psychic powers, family constellation thru his medical study and practice then as a diplomat and Ambassador. He performed many TV , Radio interviews and seminars apart of two short American films about his work or inspired by his skills which were shown in international film festivals, the second got an award in Venice 2017.

Psychotherapy, Psychiatry

For over 20 years, I have been setting-up turnkey hospitals and working as a hospital director. We offer medical consultancy to health care institutions in the following areas; designing architectural projects, making the hospital fully operational, ensuring the hospital is designed in accordance with the regional and international standards and regulations, preparing organizational schemas, workflow charts, all management procedures and other processes related to hospital management. So far, I managed, directed and provided consultancy to over 40 national and international projects. I have been managing and supervising all processes for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) hospital projects in Turkey. As a company, we provide national and international services in bioinformatics and it services, defense industry and facility security.

Mental Health, Medicine

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.

Jaime Senabre. Degree in Psychology and Master in Psychopathology and Health. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED, related to Stress and the Immune System, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moobing. Chief of Brigade in the Forest Fire Service of the Generalitat Valenciana, with more than 20 years of experience. With multidisciplinary training at the Master's level in areas such as: Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Sport Psychology, Human Resources Management, Mediation, Conflict Resolution and Coaching. Postgraduate in Environmental Consulting and Criminology. As a psychologist, he collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources management. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and Diploma of University Specialization in "Instructor in Emergency Operations Services", among others.

occupational health and safety, Work stress, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, social perception of risks and psychology in emergencies

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.

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

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.

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.

Kully Bath Clinical Director and certified Practitioner of Acupuncture Haven is passionate about creating awareness of adolescent Mental Health and the importance of early intervention. Kully has extensive knowledge on Chronic Schizophrenia and has worked with many different Consultants and Nurses to identify the physiological and neurological impact of this condition. This is further underpinned with her own journey and experiences of the collateral damage on children caused by serious Mental Health conditions such as Schizophrenia. She has worked extensively with the Mayor and Mayoress of Walsall, UK, to raise funds for a local charity that provides support for teenage Mental Health. Kully recently released a video covering a wide range of conditions and is committed to providing the best standard of treatments for clients. The aforementioned video can be viewed in full by searching Acupuncture Haven on YouTube.

Schizophrenia, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

A highly motivated visionary and an expert at building partnerships, engaging stakeholders, and inspiring change, Ed has led innovation and improvement in healthcare for over two decades. As Vice President of Programs and Priorities at the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Ed is dedicated to promoting mental health and changing the attitudes of Canadians toward mental health problems and illnesses. By collaborating with stakeholders to improve mental health services and supports, he leads the way for change. Ed pays particular attention to reducing stigma, increasing mental resiliency and improving access to services, through innovative measures. As an Accreditation Surveyor with Accreditation Canada, he contributes to quality and safety in healthcare across Canada and internationally, including serving as co-chair of the Health Standards Association Mental Health and Addictions Technical Advisory Committee. Ed is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, holds a Master’s of Science Administration, and is a Certified Health Executive.

Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

Dufrene is the Chief Nursing Officer for the NYS OMH Corrections Based Operations. She seats on the Executive Board of Directors for Hudson River HealthCare. She has served as both lecturer and clinical instructor. She is a published author, a well decorated acclaimed leader, and sought after speaker on leadership, correctional nursing, mental health and addiction issues. She is both a general practitioner and a specialist with a nursing career that encompasses many areas including pediatric psychiatry, forensics, addiction, MRDD and nursing education. She is the founder and past president of the Haitian American Nurses Association of Rockland County, Inc. (HANA). She is the current President of the Zeta Omega Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. She has served as both a leader and member of many community organizations, such as the NAACP, the Tau Phi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., and NYSNA District 17 – Professional Nurses Association of Rockland County.

pediatric psychiatry, addiction, nursing

Jill Becker Feigeles completed her PhD in 2006 at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University. She is currently Assisant Clinical Professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work where she teaches first year practice and assists the director of field education. In addition, Dr. Becker Feigeles teaches advanced practice in the social work department at Lehman College CUNY. Her previous publications have focused on quality of life issues and older adults.

Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

Professor of Psychology (Developmental Psychology and Formation: Clinical and Organizational Psychology) at the European University of Rome, where he works also as Responsible for the development of international research and of the Laboratory of Applied Psychology in the field of Organizational Psychology. He’s a Psychologist and Psychotherapist (N ° 16893 Lazio) being in Italy an Academic Member of the prestigious Accademia Tiberina (Reg. N ° 20.145). Professor Fiz Perez is also a Member of the Scientific Committee of the Chair of Bioethics and Human Rights UNESCO (APRA-UER Rome) and a Member of the Scientific Committee of the International School of Economics and Ethics and the International Academy for Economic and Social Development (AISES) of which he was Vice President for Spain and Latin America. He is also the Scientific Research Director of the European Institute of Positive Psychology (IEPP. Madrid) being also the bioethics expert in the bioethics Committee Lazio 1. For years he has worked as an Academic Visitor at Blackfriars Hall (University of Oxford), at the Institute for psychological sciencies (Washington DC), at the University Francisco Vitoria (Madrid) and at the Anahuac University (Mexico D.F). He has also worked as an Advisor at MIBAC in Italy (Ministry of Culture - Department of Equal Opportunities) as an expert for the establishment of Psychological Services collaborating with MISE (Ministry of Economy and Development). He is also the Editor of “Integral Development” Publishing Series (Publisher Persiani - Bologna) being a Member of several Scientific Committees of Psychological Journals as "Modelli per la mente”, "Il Minotauro"​, "lF – Studi Filosofici"​, "EI Psicologo Anahuac"

Human Resources. Business Aministration. Cross Cultural Intelligence. Antropology and Comunication.Social and Developmental Psychology.Economics and Ethics.Social Responsibility in Business and Sustainable Economy.EMBA. Bioethics and health.

Atul Kumar Mehra is an author, international speaker and a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada. He has participated in Moderated Panel Discussion Videos with Dr. John Gray (The author of Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars) on various topics. He has presented in same international event He has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows in different languages, as well as a keynote presenter for national and international conferences. Atul has always had a love of writing and has published articles in several countries and in several languages. In addition to publishing his book The Unseen Wisdom of the Unborn, he is working on two other books - Addiction is Survival, Not Guilt and How to Program your Subconscious Mind.

Addiction is Survival, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology

Ken C. Winters, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute and adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota. Dr. Winters retired as a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, where he found and directed the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research for 25 years. His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of addictions, with a focus on adolescent drug abuse. Along with Keven Sabet, he is co-editing a book on marijuana and health, to be published by Oxford press in 2018, and he is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, and the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Dr. Winters received numerous research grants from the National Institute of Health and various foundations and published over 100 peer-reviewed articles over a 30-year period.

Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health and wellness

Cara Dasher is the Chief Nursing Officer (RN VI) at Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. It is a facility with over 1,000 staff (approximately 500 nursing staff), 19 units and 450 inpatient beds that serve both civil and forensic commitments.

Nursing, Healthcare management, Psychiatry

David Baron is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Director, and Global Center for Exercise, Psychiatry and Sports at USC and Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He is currently working on cutting edge research on Traumatic Brain Injuries funded by the NFL. He received his MEd from USC, and trained in bioethics at Georgetown University and NIH. Additionally, he was the NIMH bioethics representative at NIH.

Psychiatry, Mental Health, Psychology

Dr. Awad is a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry, and on the Faculty of the School of Graduate Studies in the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto. Dr. Awad also serves as the Psychiatrist in Chief of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto, a large department which was created by the merger of three general hospitals. Dr. Awad continues to serve as a national and international reviewer and consultant for academic and service programs. He also serves in several national and international organizations, including recently being elected as the first Founding President of the newly developed International Society for CNS Clinical Trails and Methodology (ISCTM). He also served as the eleventh president of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He chaired and served on a number of NIH, NIMH, CINP committees. He continues to serve as a member of the International Advisory Board to the German federal government, which oversees the network of Schizophrenia Centres of Excellence in Germany. Dr. Awad made significant contributions to the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation, having chaired its Professional Advisory Board for a number of years and was instrumental with support from the Tanenbaum family to establish the Tanenbaum Distinguished Scientist Award in Schizophrenia. Dr. Awad was honoured to receive such an award in 1998. In 2000, he was also awarded the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology medal for meritorious contributions in psychopharmacology research, teaching and services.

Psychiatry, Mental Health

Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Depression

Dr. Zanetos is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia. She has countless years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse educator in higher education. She is published in nursing journals and has been a previous speaker at the International Conference for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Nursing Education, Public Speaking, Adult Education, Teaching

Occupational stress and stress management programs, capacity building for hospital personnel, school mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, child and adolescent psychiatric nursing

Sharon L. Bowman, PhD, HSPP, ABPP, LMHC is currently professor and chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University (psychology BA); the University of Akron counseling (psychology MA); and Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (counseling psychology PhD). Her doctoral internship was completed in the counseling center at the University of Delaware. In addition, Dr. Bowman is a psychologist in private practice.

Dr. Bowman ‘s work is focused in areas of diversity (race and ethnicity, women’s issues, LGB issues), in mentoring and supervision, and in disaster and trauma psychology (she is a disaster mental health counselor with the American Red Cross). Dr. Bowman generally teaches doctoral courses in supervision and in advanced diversity, and master’s courses in mental health counseling and in practicum.

Dr. Brigitte Khoury is an associate professor and clinical psychologist at the Psychiatry Department at the Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut. She is the director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program, and the Director of the Arab Regional Center for Research and Training in Mental Health. Her main activities revolve around clinical work, teaching and supervising psychology graduate students and conducting research. Her research interests relate to sexuality and reproductive health, diagnostic and classification processes, and comparing psychology across international settings. She is a member of the advisory group for the revision of the International Classification of Diseases with WHO-Geneva; and the regional coordinator for the field studies in the Arab region. She is the founding president of the Lebanese Psychological Association and a current board member. She is also a founding board member of the Arab Union for Psychological Science and the current Vice President.

Her research interests relate to sexuality and reproductive health, diagnostic and classification processes, and comparing psychology across international settings.

Leyla Akoury- Dirani earned her PhD in Clinical psychology and psychopathology from Paris 5. She is currently an associate professor in the department of Psychiatry of the American University of Beirut She provides clinical services, and teaches medical students and clinical psychology interns. Dr Akoury Dirani is also the director of the Child Protection Program and Member of the Ethics Committee at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. As scholar, Dr Akoury Dirani focuses her research on prevention and intervention studies in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Dr. Akoury Dirani is also the current president of the Lebanese Psychological Association.

Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology

A Public Health Consultant, she has been leading Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), the largest public Hospital in Asia since 2006. HKL has 1,200 beds with 11,300 employees. She has demonstrate continuous growth, achievements, and impressive leadership in the management of complex activities within the healthcare industry. As a leader, she has solid business insight with the ability to ascertain and analyze needs, forecast goals, streamline operations, and envision new program concepts. Her excellent communication and interpersonal skills serve as the foundation to effectively network, collaborate, negotiate, and maintain positive partnerships with physicians, staff, external vendors and other organizations. She’s proficient in managing diverse range of departments, professionals, and programs through a complete understanding of the healthcare arena and integrated networks, adept at setting, expecting, and achieving high standards of quality. Actively involved in Research and Psychology is the subject of her passion.

Psychology

Ada Zohar completed her PhD at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a postdoc at Yale University School of Medicine. She is faculty at Ruppin Academic Center as of 2001, where she headed the clinical psychology program and served as dean of the school of Social and Community Sciences 2009-2016. She was recently a visiting scientist at Washington University School of Medicine. She has published more than 70 papers in refereed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of PeerJ, as well as serving as an incidental reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals and funding agencies.

Ebru Özlem Albayrak has completed his PhD from Marmara University in Istanbul and Postdoctoral studies from Bakirköy Mental Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. She is the Director of Ludens Psychiatry Clinic. She has published more than 10 papers in reputed journals especially on anxiety and mood disorders.

Huda N Shaaban has completed her PhD in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Learning Disabilities. She has an intensive expertise in: Educational leadership, Learning Disabilities, Brain Based Learning, Dyslexia, ADHD, and Behavior Management. She has more than 22 years of experience in working with youngsters, youths and families. She served as an Educational Specialist, Program Coordinator, Educational Consultant, Researcher and Lecturer at Lebanese University as well as a School Director. She was assigned by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as an Expert Consultant in LD/ADHD to support the Kuwaiti Association for Learning Differences (KALD), during which she has planned and organized many national and international conferences, forums, training sessions, and initiated many public LD/ADHD awareness campaigns. Currently, she is the Assistant Director for the Disability Services at American University of Kuwait working directly with students in identifying accommodations resources and needs, to ensure them an equitable chance of success. She is a certified ADHD Coach for the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is the founding member and President of the Learning Difficulties Professional Association in Kuwait (LDPA) that was founded on November 2002 in Kuwait.

Anselme Sadiki is the Executive Director of Children’s Home Society of Idaho that operates the Warm Springs Counselling Centre in Boise, Idaho. The centre provides mental and behavioural healthcare services to children. He holds his Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Social work from Idaho State University. Prior to joining the Children’s Home, he has worked in various capacities with United Nations Development Programme for 12 years.

MARC H. BORNSTEIN is Senior Investigator and Head of Child and Family Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He holds a B.A. from Columbia College, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Padua. Bornstein has held faculty positions at Princeton University and New York University as well as academic appointments in Munich, London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Bamenda, Seoul, Trento, Santiago, Bristol, and Oxford. Bornstein is President of the SRCD and a past member of the SRCD Governing Council Executive Committee of the ICIS. Bornstein was named to the Top 20 Authors for Productivity in Developmental Science by the AERA

Dr Clare Henn-Haase obtained her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, USA, and is a U.S. licensed and certified clinical psychologist working in the field of trauma for over 15 years. Prior to her appointment at NUS, she conducted clinical research and clinical practice as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, USA and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs followed by an Assistant Professor and Clinical Director of the PTSD Research Program at New York University Medical Center. A member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) and American Psychological Association, she has over 25 peer-reviewed publications.

ANGEL JOSÉ SALVADOR CASANOVA. MEDICAL PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, MASTER IN DRUG DEPENDENCIES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY COMPLUTENSE OF MADRID. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SUCH FACULTY. CLINICAL HEAD OF PSICOMED S.L. HAS BEEN HEAD OF SERVICE OF SOCIO-HEALTH PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DELEGATION FOR THE NATIONAL DRUG PLAN. MADRID. SPAIN.

Addiction

Vladimir Einisman, M.D. is a general psychiatrist with a post-doctoral fellowship in Geriatric psychiatry and he is a Certified Medical Director of Long Term Care (CMD). Dr. Einisman is also the Medical Director of Serenity Place at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, which is the area's only voluntary, inpatient behavioral health program. Dr. Einisman began his career in Houston at the Texas Baylor College of Medicine where he did his psychiatric residency. Continuing his career path, Dr. Einisman completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences. He is a former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Dr. Einisman is a past recipient of the Florida Power and Light and Florida Geriatric Society Individual Award Service to Seniors and former Chairman of the Committee on Aging of the Florida Psychiatric Society. Dr. Einisman also has a great passion for psychopharmacology, the effects and side effects of psychotropic medications, and has special certification to provide subopiate treatment. Dr. Einisman arrived in Sarasota several years ago with his wife Linda, who is a former teacher from New Jersey.

Geriatric psychiatry and Psychopharmacology

Dr Petti completed his MD at Case-Western Reserve University, general psychiatry training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, child and adolescent psychiatry training at Bellevue-New York University, and MPH at the University of Pittsburgh. He is Professor of Psychiatry and has had numerous leadership positions in academia and professional organizations. He is widely published with varied research interests that evolved around, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and service delivery of the most severe pediatric psychiatric disorders, particularly depression in which he was among the earliest proponents of its existence in children, ADHD, coping styles, and language/communication disorders

pediatric psychiatric disorders,ADHD and language/communication disorders

Professor Javier Fiz Perez teaches Developmental Psychology, Spam of life and Education apply to Clinic and Organizational field. Responsible for the development of international research and Senior Research of the Laboratory of Applied Psychology in the field of Organizational Psychology (Business and Health Lab) at the European University of Rome. He’s a Psychologist and Psychotherapist being in Italy a Member of the Advisory Board of the Academic Senate of l’Accademia Tiberina. Professor Fiz Perez is also the Scientific Research Director of the European Institute of Positive Psychology (IEPP. Madrid).

Developmental Psychology

Prof. Dr. Sergio Perez is a psychiatrist from Cuba involved in suicide prevention since 1976. He was member of the main organization of suicide prevention ( IASP, IASR, BI; ADIS; etc). He is founder of Suicidology Section in the World Psychiatry Association and the World Suicidology Net. He is temporal advisor of World Health Organization and Panamerican Health Organization for the suicide prevention in the Region of The Americas.

Suicide Prevention

Donald Warne, MD, MPH is the chair of the Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University, and he serves as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board. In addition, he is an adjunct clinical professor at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where he taught American Indian Health Policy

Psychaitry

Delphine Collin-Vézina is the Director of the McGill centre for research on children and families. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, Canada Research Chair in Child Welfare and Associate Professor in the McGill School of Social Work. She has developed a strong interest in research and clinical topics related to child maltreatment, child sexual abuse and trauma. Overall, her research has contributed to an understanding of epidemiological trends in child sexual abuse, of child protection responses to reports of child sexual abuse cases, of trauma-related needs of children and adolescents from different health and social services settings (e.g. youths in out-of-home care) and of trauma-related service provision in child protection agencies and health.

She has been the Principal Investigator of several substantial provincial and federal grants and has led and collaborated on significant projects on mental health, family violence and service provision with key organizations in Canada.

Cathy Street is a founding member of the GIFT Partnership which supports the inovlvement of children and young people in mental health services transformation. GIFT was commissioned by NHS England from 2012-15 to support participation in the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) Programme; part of this focused on improving transtion from CAMHS

Mental Health, Psychology, Young People

Dr. Nguyen has said that he sees his role as serving to oversee the clinical care of patients, provide guidance and training for our trainees, manage and supervise the day-to-day clinical operations, all the while being cognizant of financial responsibilities and availability of resources. Another major priority is collaboration with other services and departments. As Chief of the Psychiatry C/L Services, Dr. Nguyen has worked diligently to improve care and treatment for psychiatrically ill patients in the medical and surgical settings. "Good patient care means providing the best medical opinion and treatment available for the patient. But in this day and age, it also must mean being knowledgeable about resources, collaborating appropriately with colleagues, and being mindful of health care costs and dollars. Setting a good example in this is the best type of mentoring for our young doctors."

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Hinshaw's interests lie in the fields of clinical child and adolescent psychology and developmental psychopathology. Major themes include the diagnostic validity of childhood disorders, the role of family and peer relationships in normal and atypical development, the early prediction of behavioral and learning problems, the neuropsychology and neurobiology of impulsive and externalizing behavior, expressions of psychopathology in female samples, and the implementation of combinations of psychosocial and pharmacologic intervention for children with externalizing behavior disorders, with strong emphasis on moderators and mediators of outcome. Increasingly, research interests are focusing on adolescent and young adult outcomes, as the youth in his various projects continue to participate in prospective, longitudinal studies. An additional area of focus is the stigmatization of mental illness, with interest in a variety of related topics (e.g., interpersonal manifestations of stigma, implicit attitudes, developmental processes, media influences, dehumanization, international efforts to combat stigma).

Developmental psychopathology; externalizing behavior dimensions and disorders; family, peer, and neuropsychological risk factors; moderators and mediators of outcomes of clinical trials; resilient outcomes; mental illness stigmatization

Dr. Shaaban has PhD in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Learning Disabilities. Has an intensive expertise in: Educational leadership, Learning Disabilities, Brain Based Learning, Dyslexia, ADHD, and Behavior Management. Dr. Shaaban has greater than 22 years of experience worked with youngsters, youths and families. She served as an educational specialist, program coordinator, educational consultant, researcher, lecturer at the Lebanese university as well as a school director. With a command of Arabic and English, has presented in many professional events, national and international conferences, forums, seminars and workshops in Kuwait and the Arab world. on such topics as Learning Difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teaching Strategies, Classroom Practices, Differentiation Instructions, Curriculum Accommodations and Modifications, Behavior and School Management, Social Emotional Learning, Emotions and Motivations, Multiple Intelligence, Learning Styles, Brain Based Learning, and Executive Functions. Dr. Shaaban was assigned by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as an Expert Consultant in LD/ ADHD to support the Kuwaiti Association for Learning Differences (KALD), during which she has planned and organized many national and international conferences, forums, training sessions, and initiated many public LD/ADHD awareness campaigns. Currently, Dr. Huda is the Assistant Director for the Disability Services at the American University of Kuwait working directly with students in identifying accommodations resources and needs, in order to ensure them an equitable chance of success.Dr. Huda Shaaban is the founding member and president of the Learning Difficulties Professional Association in Kuwait (LDPA) that was founded on November 2002 in Kuwait and work closely with educators and professionals in the international private schools and psychological centers.

LD/ ADHD

Ingunn Hagen's research includes such fields such as audience reception studies, political communication, consumption of popular culture, young people and new media, and recently children and consumption. She is on the editorial board of journals like Participation and European Journal of Cultural Studies. Her books include Hagen, Ingunn & Thomas Wold (2009): Mediegenerasjonen. Barn og unge i det nye medielandskapet (The Media Generation. Children and Young People in the New Media Landscape), Samlaget; the book by Hagen, Ingunn: Medienes publikum. Fra mottakar til brukar? (Media Audiences. From Receivers to Users?), Ad Notam Gyldendal, 2004/1998; and Hagen, Ingunn & Janet Wasko (Eds.): Consuming Audiences? Production and Reception in Media Research. Hampton Press, 2000. She has published articles in a number of books and journals, both in English and Norwegian.

Political communication, consumption of popular culture, young people and new media, and recently children and consumption

Dr Wong graduated from NUS in 1987, and completed his specialist training in psychiatry at NUH, IMH and TTSH. He was awarded Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) in 1992, and exited form Advanced Specialty (Psychiatry) training program in 1995. He was appointed a Fellow in Trauma Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA in 1996, participated in trauma management training with the American Red Cross Disaster Management Division and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Dr Wong was instrumental in the training development of Psychological Trauma Management for doctors and mental healthcare workers in SAF. He is a graduant of the US Military Strategic Leadership Program 2004 and the Singapore Armed Forces Command and Staff College Senior Commander Course 2005.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Mario F. Juruena is a specialist in adult psychiatry in the UK according to the STA of the Medical Royal Colleges and General Medical Council.He has published over 80 original research articles, reviews and book chapters, and edited four books. Most of his studies are related to the physiology, diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders; and its relationship to stress. He is currently the Associate Editor of BioMed Central (BMC) Psychiatry-UK. He has been invited as a speaker in numerous international conferences such as British Association for Psychopharmacology that awarded him "The Senior Clinical Psychopharmacology Award 2007". He also received the Robert W. Psychopharmacology Kerwin Prize in 2010 from the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the best article published on the subject in the British Journal of Psychiatry. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, University of São Paulo (USP-FMRP) and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London.

Mood disorders, Psychopharmacology, Psychoneuroendocrinology and Mental health.

Michelle Villani have served as a School Counselor in the New Jersey public schools for 6 years.She is presently enrolled in the Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology program at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey. She completed her Masters degree in Counseling Psychology at the College of Saint Elizabeth as well as my certification as a New Jersey School Counselor in 2008.She received her Bachelors degree in Psychology, Cum Laude, from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2005.She have presented at a number of conferences ,I have also presented on a panel regarding “Stigma and OCD” at the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Annual conferences. she will be presenting at the International Child Psychology & Adolescent Medicine conference in London on "Person Centered Therapy with siblings of children with cancer" as well "Person Centered Therapy with victims of domestic violence and human trafficking" at the Person Centered Experiential conference at Columbia University. She is a member of the Morris County Psychological Association, an affiliate of the New Jersey Psychological Association; the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, the New Jersey Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, the Society for Pediatric Psychology, and the Society of Counseling Psychology, divisions of the American Psychological Association. My orientation to therapy relates mostly to a combination of person-centered and cognitive behavioral although she use different styles based on clients' presenting problems.

Counselling Psychology

Sergio Perez is a psychiatrist from Cuba involved in suicide prevention since 1976. He was member of the main organization of suicide prevention ( IASP, IASR, BI; ADIS; etc). He is founder of Suicidology Section in the World Psychiatry Association and the World Suicidology Net. He is temporal advisor of World Health Organization and Panamerican Health Organization for the suicide prevention in the Region of The Americas.

Dr Stephen Hinshaw interests lie in the fields of clinical child and adolescent psychology and developmental psychopathology. Major themes include the diagnostic validity of childhood disorders, the role of family and peer relationships in normal and atypical development, the early prediction of behavioral and learning problems, the neuropsychology and neurobiology of impulsive and externalizing behavior, expressions of psychopathology in female samples, and the implementation of combinations of psychosocial and pharmacologic intervention for children with externalizing behavior disorders, with strong emphasis on moderators and mediators of outcome. Increasingly, research interests are focusing on adolescent and young adult outcomes, as the youth in his various projects continue to participate in prospective, longitudinal studies

Developmental psychopathology, externalizing behavior dimensions and disorders, family, peer, and neuropsychological risk factors

Psychiatric Disorders, Newborn health, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia

Dr. Mona Eissa, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Houston, Texas. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Texas. She is affiliated with University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals and is a Professor at University of Texas Medical School

Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics

She holds a MS in Child Development and Child Care from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently Assistant Professor of Psychology at Slippery Rock University, where she is a member of the core faculty of the Honors program in Developmental Psychology.

Elizabeth Boerger research specialization is social-cognitive development during early and middle childhood and early adolescence. Her areas of expertise include childrens understanding of others beliefs and emotions, childrens understanding of fantasy, and relations between social-cognitive development and social behavior, including both prosocial and antisocial behavior.