Presenters: Annual Conference

Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
PS1 - Staying the Course—Whole Person Health in Dynamic Times		Kody Kinsley MPP, Senior Policy Advisor, Johns Hopkins University, Raleigh, NC
Friday, October 17, 2025, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
PS2 - Facing the Unseen: Centering Mental Health in Medicine		Damon Tweedy MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
PS3 - Behavioral Health Professionals as Advocates for Local Health Policy Change		Angela Hagaman DrPH, Co-Director, Addiction Science Center and Research Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Jodi Polaha PhD, Director, ETSU Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health, East Tennessee State University, TN

Full Name	Company	Speaking At
Courtney Valentine PhD	Kadlec's Family Medicine Residency	ELO1 - But What About The Kids?: How to support kids/families/ourselves during times of political stress I12 - Beyond the Surface: Integrating Dermatology and Behavioral Health for Holistic Patient Care in Primary Care K12 - Dermatology Group Medical Visits for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Primary Care with Behavioral Health Consultants L05 - Mid-Career Panel: Moving Up or Moving Forward
Andrew Valeras DO, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM	Dartmouth Hitchcock Leadership-Preventive Medicine Residency and Metaphora Consulting	ELO4 - Crash Course on Leadership of Self, Team, and Systems F11 - More Than Medicine: The Essential Role of Physicians in Integrated Care
Geovanni Vazquez PhD Vazquez PhD	Urban College of Boston	H04 - Transforming Recovery: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care on Minority Populations
Mary Wade MD	Vaya Health	F13 - Bridging Gaps and Breaking Silos: Mastering Integrated Care Management and Improving Outcomes
Stephen Warnick Jr MD	Accompany Health	I13 - Bridging Care and Costs: Why Collaborative Care is a Win-Win in a Value Based Care World
Caroline Weingart MD	Nationwide Children's Hospital	E08 - An ACO-Community-Hospital Partnership Approach to Expanding Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration
Meera Wells M.D.	Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	N07 - Breaking down Silos: Integrating mental health into pediatric and family medicine practice
Shanda Wells PsyD	University of Wisconsin Health	E06 - Firearms safety training interventions
Jessica Whitfield MD, MPH	University of Washington	E03 - CoCM Caseload Size: Determining the Sweet Spot I03 - Measuring Success of the Systematic Caseload Review
Meredith Williamson PhD, ABPP	Texas A&M Health Science Center	K06 - Running forward with the Scars We Wear: An Intimate Journey of Breaking Primary Care Boundaries Poster 32 - Breaking Boundaries to Expand Integrated Behavioral Health Educating and Training Across Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Sara Wilson MSW, LCSW	Vaya Health	F13 - Bridging Gaps and Breaking Silos: Mastering Integrated Care Management and Improving Outcomes
Tara Wiltsie RN	Rural Health Group	G06 - Rural HIV - Care Management Considerations
Tracy Winn PMHNP, CARN-AP	Cascadia Health	K13 - Innovative Pathways to Dual Certification: Empowering Staff to Deliver High-Quality Integrated Care
Elizabeth Wolff MD/MPA	Health Management Associates	G14 - Unpacking Menopause: What We Know, What We Don’t, and How to Support Individuals Through It
Jalessa Wright BS	Rural Health Group	G06 - Rural HIV - Care Management Considerations
Kiara Yancey LCSW	East AR Family Health Center, Inc.	G13 - Building Trust and Integration: Lessons from Implementing the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)
Connie Young-Gibraltarik LPC	One Medical Seniors	G11 - When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Virtual Lemonade: Lessons from an Unexpected Transition to a Virtual PCBH Model with Older Adult Patients
Petra Zdenkova PsyD, PMH-C, MBA	Samaritan Health Services - Oregon	N13 - Including Partners in Family-Centered Care: Addressing Perinatal Mood Disorders in Partners within Integrated Settings
Mengyi Zha MD, FAAFP	Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic	I12 - Beyond the Surface: Integrating Dermatology and Behavioral Health for Holistic Patient Care in Primary Care K12 - Dermatology Group Medical Visits for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Primary Care with Behavioral Health Consultants
Max Zubatsky PhD	Saint Louis University	H09 - Developing an Integrated “4Ms” Clinic in Primary Care to Increase Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Adherence Poster 03 - Beyond the Walls of Primary Care: Expanding Medical Family Therapy Training in Secondary and Tertiary Care Settings

Full Name	Company	Speaking At
Thomas O'Kane PhD	Rutgers Health - UBHC Center for Integrated Care	Poster 52 - Expanding integrated care practices by investigating factors underlying stakeholder attitudes on integrated care
Tulio Ortega PsyD	HealthSource of Ohio	Poster 33 - Building the plane as you fly it: Feasibility and outcome of pre-doctoral interns leading integration efforts
Sarah Paul Mrs	University of North Carolina-Charlotte	Poster 62 - How Physician Burnout Shapes Perception of Care Quality and Safety: The Moderating Role of Political Ideology
Alanna Perlin MD, MPH, MS	Piedmont Health System	Poster 29 - Longitudinal Integrated Behavioral Health Training for Family Medicine Residents
Anna Podrasky PsyD	Institute for the Family, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)	Poster 08 - Quality Improvement Project to Address Barriers in Facilitating Depression Screeners in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice
Brianne Polant BA	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Poster 61 - Brief Interventions for Internalizing and Externalizing Problems within Pediatric Primary Care: A Systematic Review
Diane Powers MBA, MA	AIMS Center, University of Washington	H03 - Assessing Behavioral Health Care Manager Skill Development DG10 - Rural CoCM Poster 56 - Text me! Text messages as a supportive component of integrated care for older adults
Afarin Rajaei PhD, LMFT	San Diego State Unievrsity	B01 - Breaking Boundaries: Redefining Access and Expansion in Integrated Care with AI and Personalized Medicine Poster 57 - The Emotional Journey of Adult Children with Parent-Induced Guilt in Facing Parental Cancer: A Phenomenological Study
Misty Schmidt LMFT	Schmidt Family Counseling	Poster 07 - Toward Neuroaffirming Integrated Care: A Relational, Strengths-Based Framework for Neurodivergent Clients in Medical Settings
Sabrina Schuchinsky	New York-Presbyterian Hospital	Poster 71 - How a Pediatric Integrated Mental Health Program Adapts Under Pressure
Mahsa Shahinbana Ms.	East Carolina University	Poster 54 - Not Faking, Not Fine: Chronic Illness Stories from TikTok
Mary Shea PhD	University of Kentucky	Poster 04 - Can You Help with Poop?: Treatment of Elimination Disorders in Pediatric PCBH Poster 75 - Implementing Habit Reversal Training in Primary Care Settings L08 - Working within Existing Systems to Establish and Expand Integration in Pediatric Primary and Specialty Care: Panel discussion on strategies and lessons learned
Mara Sindoni M.A.	East Tennessee State University	Poster 25 - The Development of a Patient Satisfaction Measure for PCBH Settings: A Delphi Study
Michele Smith PhD	Wellstar Health System	DG33 - MedFTs working in residency programs. Poster 29 - Longitudinal Integrated Behavioral Health Training for Family Medicine Residents
Rachel Smith MS	East Carolina University	Poster 55 - Structured Microteaching by Integrated Behavioral Health Clinicians: Enhancing Late Advance Care Planning
Samantha Solis M.Ed., LPC-A	UTRGV School of Medicine	Poster 73 - Enhancing Care Through Culturally Sensitive Interventions for Hispanic/Bilingual Patients Along the Texas-Mexico Border
Zahrah Surratt -	Drexel University	Poster 18 - Integrating SBIRT into University-Based Student Health: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Megan Swenson LPC, LAC	Optum	Poster 39 - Scaling CoCM and increasing behavioral health access across the nation - lessons learned and early outcomes in building a nationwide network of CoCM Programs and community referral partnerships .
Paul Thomlinson PhD	Compass Health Network	Poster 01 - A Boundary Breaking Health Home Model for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Kristen Thompson PhD	Missouri State University	Poster 04 - Can You Help with Poop?: Treatment of Elimination Disorders in Pediatric PCBH Poster 33 - Building the plane as you fly it: Feasibility and outcome of pre-doctoral interns leading integration efforts Poster 75 - Implementing Habit Reversal Training in Primary Care Settings L08 - Working within Existing Systems to Establish and Expand Integration in Pediatric Primary and Specialty Care: Panel discussion on strategies and lessons learned
Lisandra Torres Aponte PhD	Florida State University	F04 - Training the Future Behavioral Health Workforce: The Use of Precepting in Primary Care Settings Poster 58 - The Relationship Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety in Latinas
Andrea Trejo PhD	East Carolina University	Poster 54 - Not Faking, Not Fine: Chronic Illness Stories from TikTok
Emilie Ventura LCSW	Optum Behavioral Care	Poster 39 - Scaling CoCM and increasing behavioral health access across the nation - lessons learned and early outcomes in building a nationwide network of CoCM Programs and community referral partnerships .
Emma Walker PsyD	AppHealthCare	Poster 22 - Avoiding the last-minute addition: How early agenda setting can increase primary care visit efficiency
Wenjin Wang MA Wang MA	Saint Louis University	Poster 03 - Beyond the Walls of Primary Care: Expanding Medical Family Therapy Training in Secondary and Tertiary Care Settings
Lorreine Wanjau MA	East Carolina University	Poster 54 - Not Faking, Not Fine: Chronic Illness Stories from TikTok
Margaret Whalen B.Sc.	CUIMC VP&S	Poster 02 - An Interdisciplinary Designed Pediatric Mental Health Care Handbook for Pediatric Resident Training
Meredith Williamson PhD, ABPP	Texas A&M Health Science Center	K06 - Running forward with the Scars We Wear: An Intimate Journey of Breaking Primary Care Boundaries Poster 32 - Breaking Boundaries to Expand Integrated Behavioral Health Educating and Training Across Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Max Zubatsky PhD	Saint Louis University	H09 - Developing an Integrated “4Ms” Clinic in Primary Care to Increase Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Adherence Poster 03 - Beyond the Walls of Primary Care: Expanding Medical Family Therapy Training in Secondary and Tertiary Care Settings

Full Name	Company	Speaking At
Cassandra Sanow-Hansen MSW, LICSW	CentraCare Health System	DG34 - Optimization of Access to and Utilization of Behavioral Health Services I04 - Lost at Sea or Guided by Lighthouses: Using the CCT and microlearning to support ongoing practice in integrated settings
Nic Schmoyer-Edmiston PhD, NCC	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	A06 - Infusing Integrated Behavioral Health in Master’s Level Behavioral Health Programs: A Panel of Educators from Six Programs DG12 - Medical Trauma L06 - Contextualizing Supervision in Primary Care: Promoting Supervisee Development Through High-Quality Supervision
Harmony Smith LPC Associate, LMFT Associate	University Health System	DG39 - Integrating Somatic techniques and EMDR in healthcare settings
Michele Smith PhD	Wellstar Health System	DG33 - MedFTs working in residency programs. Poster 29 - Longitudinal Integrated Behavioral Health Training for Family Medicine Residents
Martha Sparks PhD	Mount Sinai Health System	DG29 - Career development for mid-career professionals
Laura Sudano PhD, LMFT	UC San Diego Health	DG14 - Integrating the training of behavioral health professionals into a residency program K04 - Scripting a Better Future: AI’s Impact on Behavioral Health Provider Well-Being & Workflows
Mary Talen PhD, M.A, M.S.	Resurrection Family Medicine Residency	DG47 - Supervision and training of BHC and physicians in integrated behavioral health I10 - Healthcare is Personal and the Personal is Political: Using Arts to Explore the Political Divide K14 - Super-cepting: A Hybrid Supervision Model for Behavioral Health Providers in Primary Care
Sarah Trane PhD ABPP	Mayo Clinic Health System	DG43 - EPIC hot tips and efficient documentation ideas

Full Name	Company	Speaking At
Jessica Whitfield MD, MPH	University of Washington	E03 - CoCM Caseload Size: Determining the Sweet Spot I03 - Measuring Success of the Systematic Caseload Review
Meredith Williamson PhD, ABPP	Texas A&M Health Science Center	K06 - Running forward with the Scars We Wear: An Intimate Journey of Breaking Primary Care Boundaries Poster 32 - Breaking Boundaries to Expand Integrated Behavioral Health Educating and Training Across Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Sara Wilson MSW, LCSW	Vaya Health	F13 - Bridging Gaps and Breaking Silos: Mastering Integrated Care Management and Improving Outcomes
Tara Wiltsie RN	Rural Health Group	G06 - Rural HIV - Care Management Considerations
Tracy Winn PMHNP, CARN-AP	Cascadia Health	K13 - Innovative Pathways to Dual Certification: Empowering Staff to Deliver High-Quality Integrated Care
Elizabeth Wolff MD/MPA	Health Management Associates	G14 - Unpacking Menopause: What We Know, What We Don’t, and How to Support Individuals Through It
Jalessa Wright BS	Rural Health Group	G06 - Rural HIV - Care Management Considerations
Kiara Yancey LCSW	East AR Family Health Center, Inc.	G13 - Building Trust and Integration: Lessons from Implementing the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)
Connie Young-Gibraltarik LPC	One Medical Seniors	G11 - When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Virtual Lemonade: Lessons from an Unexpected Transition to a Virtual PCBH Model with Older Adult Patients
Petra Zdenkova PsyD, PMH-C, MBA	Samaritan Health Services - Oregon	N13 - Including Partners in Family-Centered Care: Addressing Perinatal Mood Disorders in Partners within Integrated Settings
Mengyi Zha MD, FAAFP	Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic	I12 - Beyond the Surface: Integrating Dermatology and Behavioral Health for Holistic Patient Care in Primary Care K12 - Dermatology Group Medical Visits for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Primary Care with Behavioral Health Consultants
Max Zubatsky PhD	Saint Louis University	H09 - Developing an Integrated “4Ms” Clinic in Primary Care to Increase Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Adherence Poster 03 - Beyond the Walls of Primary Care: Expanding Medical Family Therapy Training in Secondary and Tertiary Care Settings

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