2025 D&I - Agenda | AcademyHealth

Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time	Activity
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshops

Monday, December 15, 2025
Time	Activity
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Orientation Q&A Session
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Break
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Opening Plenary Welcome and Conference Overview Author, Board Member, Member, Presenter, Staff Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S. President and CEO - AcademyHealth Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is President & CEO of AcademyHealth. Read Bio Presenter David Chambers, D.Phil. Deputy Director for Implementation Science - National Cancer Institute Dr. David Chambers is Deputy Director for Implementation Science Team in the Office of the Director in the Div... Read Bio Presenter Gila Neta, Ph.D., M.P.P. Program Director for Implementation Science - National Cancer Institute Gila Neta, Ph.D., M.P.P., is an Epidemiologist and Program Director for the Implementation Science Team in the... Read Bio More details to come.
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Networking Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch on Your Own
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.	Poster Session #1
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
4:00 – 4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.	Poster Session #2 and Reception
5:45 – 6:30 p.m.	D&iTunes

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Time	Activity
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Poster Session #3 and Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.	Networking Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Plenary Session: Stories of Impact Moderator Committee Member, Presenter A. Rani Elwy, Ph.D. Warren Alpert Foundation Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior - Brown University Dr. Elwy is the Warren Alpert Foundation Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. Read Bio Dynamic Sustainment of Evidence-Based Health Promotion in Behavioral Health Settings Presenter Kelly Aschbrenner, Ph.D., A.M. Associate Professor of Psychiatry - Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Kelly Aschbrenner, Ph.D., A.M., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Da... Read Bio Population Health Impact of Incorporating Lung Cancer Screening Education in State Tobacco Quitlines Presenter Lisa Lowenstein, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Dr. Lowenstein is a health services researcher in the Department of Health Services Research at The University... Read Bio In Church, People witness to Save Souls, in the Witness Project We Witness to Save Lives! Impacting Lives for 36 Years Presenter Deborah Erwin, Ph.D. Professor Emerita, Cancer Prevention and Control - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Dr. Erwin is an applied medical anthropologist, with more than 35 years of experience developing and researchi... Read Bio From Cath Labs to Rural Hospitals: Implementing the Relational Playbook to Advance Workforce Resilience in the VA Committee Member, Member, Presenter Heather Gilmartin, Ph.D., N.P. Research Health Scientist - Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care Dr. Heather Gilmartin, Ph.D., N.P., is a Research Health Scientist at the Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation ... Read Bio Increasing the Reach of Effective Addiction Health Services Via an Evidence-Based Implementation Strategy Presenter Sara Becker, Ph.D. Director, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Sara Becker, Ph.D. is the Alice Hamilton Professor of Psychiatry and the Inaugural Director of the Center for ... Read Bio Spreading Healthcare Access, Activities, Research and Knowledge (SHAARK): A Decade of Partnership between Implementation Scientists and Operational Leaders to Support the National VA Learning Health System Committee Member, Presenter George L. Jackson, Ph.D., M.H.A. Professor and Director of the Advancing Implementation & Improvement Science Program - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas George L. Jackson, Ph.D., MHA is a health care epidemiologist and implementation scientist with a background i... Read Bio Integrating NCD and HIV Care in Nigeria: The MAP-IT Study as a Scalable Policy-Aligned Implementation Mode Presenter Gbenga Ogedegbe, M.D., M.P.H. Inaugural and Founding Director - Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE) at NYU Langone Health Gbenga Ogedegbe, M.D., M.P.H. is the inaugural and founding director of the Institute for Excellence in Health... Read Bio
12:30 – 2:15 p.m.	Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Optional: Discussion Forums, Meet the Editors, and 1st Timers Session
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.	Plenary Session Keynote: Why Purpose Matters More Than Ever in Translating Evidence to Impact Presenter Victor Strecher, Ph.D., M.P.H. Professor - University of Michigan Schools of Public Health Vic Strecher is a visionary leader and expert in the fields of behavior change, digital communication, and wel... Read Bio
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Informal Networking Opportunity/Pulse Check

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Time	Activity
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.	Networking Break
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Break
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Closing Plenary Session More details to come.