Annual Scientific Meeting Program Workgroup and Program Panel

Tamar Shovali, PhD, FAGHE | Eckerd College
LEAD: AGHE Section Vice Chair

Karen Kopera-Frye, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA | New Mexico State University
AGHE Section Vice Chair-Elect

Erta Cenko, PhD | University of Florida
AGHE ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Geunhye Park, PhD | State University of New York
AGHE ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Christine A. Fruhauf, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE | Colorado State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Laura Donorfio, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE | University of Connecticut
Program Panel Volunteer

Jeffrey Stokes, PhD | University of Massachusetts Boston
LEAD: BSS Section Vice Chair

Amanda Leggett, PhD, FGSA Wayne State University
BSS Section Vice Chair-Elect

Eunyoung Choi, PhD, FGSA | Wayne State University
BSS ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Emily Mroz, PhD | Emory University
BSS ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Flavia D Andrade, PhD | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Program Panel Volunteer

Khunza Asma, PhD | University of South Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Esha Azhar, BS | West Virginia University
Program Panel Volunteer

Casey L Brown, PhD | Georgetown University
Program Panel Volunteer

DeAnnah Byrd, PhD | Arizona State University The College of Nursing & Health Innovation
Program Panel Volunteer

Shekhar Chauhan, PhD | Florida State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Ruijia Chen, ScD | Boston University
Program Panel Volunteer

Emily Choi, PhD | Texas Tech University
Program Panel Volunteer

Yoonseok Choi, PhD | Simon Fraser University
Program Panel Volunteer

Katie Ehlman, PhD, MBA, MSW | University of Nevada, Reno
Program Panel Volunteer

Janelle E Gore, MPH | The University of Alabama
Program Panel Volunteer

Lily G Gorman, BA | University of Connecticut
Program Panel Volunteer

Zhuoer Lin, PhD | University of Illinois at Chicago
Program Panel Volunteer

Lynn M Martire, PhD | Pennsylvania State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Millicent O Ngwu, MA, BSc | University at Buffalo
Program Panel Volunteer

Chizobam Nweke, MD, MA | University of Connecticut
Program Panel Volunteer

Aaron M Ogletree, PhD, MS | Virginia Tech
Program Panel Volunteer

Dori E Rosenberg, PhD, MPH | Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Program Panel Volunteer

Krishna P Sapkota, MHSc, MA | Miami University
Program Panel Volunteer

Gul Seckin, PhD | University of North Texas
Program Panel Volunteer

Keyi Shi, MSW | Washington University in St. Louis
Program Panel Volunteer

Yeonsu Song, PhD | UCLA
Program Panel Volunteer

Angelina R Sutin, PhD | Florida State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Yiwen Wang, PhD | University of Central Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Hannah Wolfe, PhD | Stockton University
Program Panel Volunteer

Mark McCormick, PhD | University of New Mexico
LEAD: BioSci Section Vice Chair

Scott Leiser, PhD, FGSA | University of Michigan
BioSci Section Vice Chair-Elect

Sarah A. Ashiqueali, PhD | Mayo Clinic
BioSci ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Jiyeon "Joan" Baek, PhD | Pennsylvania State University
BioSci ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Katherine Carrol Britt, PhD, MSN, RN | University of Pennsylvania
LEAD: ESPO Section Vice Chair

Minzhi Ye, PhD | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
ESPO Section Vice Chair-Elect

Sangwoo Ahn, PhD, RN | Pennsylvania State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Eleanor Batista-Malat, BA | University of Southern California
Program Panel Volunteer

Kathryn Coccia, PhD, MT-BC | Saint Louis University
Program Panel Volunteer

Deborah A Dadson, MSc | University of Alabama, Birmingham
Program Panel Volunteer

Shaoqing Ge, PhD, MSH, RN | University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
Program Panel Volunteer

Eunjung Ko, PhD | New York University
Program Panel Volunteer

Hye Soo Lee, PhD | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Program Panel Volunteer

Kelly S O'Sullivan, MS | Washington State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Julie S Rekant, DPT, PhD | University of Maryland, Baltimore
Program Panel Volunteer

Alok Tripathi, PhD | Augusta University
Program Panel Volunteer

Ashley Wei | Royal College of Surgeons
Program Panel Volunteer

Charlotte R Weiss, PhD, MSN | University of Pennsylvania
Program Panel Volunteer

Tess Wild, MA | Cornell University
Program Panel Volunteer

Elizabeth Vasquez, DrPH, FGSA | University at Albany (SUNY)
LEAD: HS Section Vice Chair

Mary Milidonis, PhD | Cleveland State University
HS Vice Chair-Elect

Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue, MS, RN | University of Massachusetts Amherst
HS ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Laura Block, BS, BSN, PhD, RN | University of Utah
HS ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Jeffrey Boon, PhD | The Ohio State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Miyeon Jung, PhD | Indiana University School of Nursing
Program Panel Volunteer

Yu Jin Kang, Phd, MPH | Georgia State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Natalie E Leland, PhD | University of Pittsburgh
Program Panel Volunteer

Chiung-ju Liu, PhD | University of Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Jennifer T May, PhD | University of South Carolina
Program Panel Volunteer

Camilla B Pimentel, PhD, MPH | VA Bedford Healthcare System
Program Panel Volunteer

Idorenyin I Udoh, PhD | University of Michigan
Program Panel Volunteer

Jenny T van der Steen, PhD, MSc, FGSA | Leiden University Medical Center
Program Panel Volunteer

Breno S Diniz, MD, PhD | University of Connecticut Health Center
LEAD: ID ASM Workgroup Leader (PPP Presidential Appointee)

Khunza Asma, PhD | University of South Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Jane Chung, PhD | Emory University
Program Panel Volunteer

Cassidy Doyle, PhD | Life Molecular Imaging, A Lantheus Company
Program Panel Volunteer

Christina Hugenschmidt, PhD | Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Program Panel Volunteer

Zhuoer Lin, PhD | University of Illinois at Chicago
Program Panel Volunteer

Ilana Logvinov, DNP | University of Central Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Stephanie McCorvey, DPT, BS, MS | University of Maryland at Baltimore
Program Panel Volunteer

Zahra Rahemi, PhD | Clemson University
Program Panel Volunteer

Ankita Siddhanta, PhD | University of Houston
Program Panel Volunteer

Hongwu Wang, PhD | University of Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Nicole Werner, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Program Panel Volunteer

Cal Halvorsen, PhD, MSW | Washington University in St. Louis
LEAD: SRPP Section Vice Chair

Emily Greenfield, PhD, FGSA | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
SRPP Section Vice Chair-Elect

Mengzhao Yan, MA | University of Southern California
SRPP ESPO Junior Leader Year 2

Alfred Boakye, PhD | University of Maryland, Baltimore
SRPP ESPO Junior Leader Year 1

Brystana G Kaufman, PhD, MSPH | Duke University
Program Panel Volunteer

Katherine A Kennedy, PhD, MSG | Providence VA Healthcare System
Program Panel Volunteer

Tingyu Lei, MS | Tsinghua University
Program Panel Volunteer

Chenjuan Ma, PhD | New York University
Program Panel Volunteer

Kingsley C Mbam, MA, MS, MSW | University of Massachusetts Boston
Program Panel Volunteer

Edward A Miller, PhD, MPA, FGSA | University of Massachusetts Boston
Program Panel Volunteer

Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, PhD | Northern State University
Program Panel Volunteer

Nancy L Oliva, PhD, MS, MHA, MPA, RN, PHN | University of California in San Francisco
Program Panel Volunteer

Bridget Penhale, MSW (equivalent) | UEA, Norwich
Program Panel Volunteer

Wenjin Wang, MDes | Texas A&M University
Program Panel Volunteer

Xiaochuan Wang, PhD, MSW | University of Central Florida
Program Panel Volunteer

Bernadette M Wright, PhD | Meals on Wheels America
Program Panel Volunteer

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Behavioral and Social Sciences Work Group and Program Panel

Biological Sciences Work Group and Program Panel

Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Work Group and Program Panel

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Interdisciplinary Work Group and Program Panel

Social Research, Policy, and Practice Work Group and Program Panel