Professor Anna Mae Duane 

Professor, English and American Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

Director, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute   

Title: The Stories We Tell About Disability   

 

Dr. Douglas Casa

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Chief Executive Officer, Korey Stringer Institute 

Title: Maximizing Performance and Safety During Exercise in the Heat- Considerations for Laborers, Warfighters and Athletes in a Warming Climate

 

Professor Rachel O’Neill 

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics and Genomics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Director of the Institute for Systems Genomics 

Title: From Extinction to Survival: Genomes for Saving Species on the Brink 

 

Dr. Annette Maruca  

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor, Undergraduate Programs,  School of Nursing 

Title: Nursing and Nurturing the Soul 

 

Dr. Stephanie Milan 

Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Program Head, Department of Psychological Sciences,  College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

Title: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Young Adults: New Approaches in the Digital Age