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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D1. Skill-Building Workshop: Medical Improv: Spontaneity as a Health Promotions Skill
Moderator: Alexis Smith, MPH (she/her/hers) – Emory University
Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D2. Roundtable: Advancing Suicide Prevention & Youth Mental Health
Moderator: Tiffany Neal, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – American Heart Association
Program Planning and Evaluation

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D3. Roundtable: Co-Designing the Future: Engagement and Leadership in Health Education
Moderator: Lori Dewald, EdD, ATC, MCHES, F-AAHE (she/her/hers) – American Public University System
Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D4. World Cafe: Countering Misinformation and Building Trust Through Civil Dialogue
Moderator: Patsy Schneider-Ingram, PhD, MPH, MS, CHES, ACSM-HFS – Southern Connecticut State University, Sacred Heart University, Southern California University of Health Sciences, University of New Haven, University of Hartford, Georgia Military College, Mitchell College
Health Communication

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D5. Skill-Building Workshop: Dreaming Poetic Health Justice: Writing, Reading, & Teaching Poetry for the Public’s Health

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D5. Skill-Building Workshop: Dreaming Poetic Health Justice: Writing, Reading, & Teaching Poetry for the Public's Health
Moderator: Sarah Pember, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Social Justice and Health Equity

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
D6. Skill-Building Workshop: Using AI-Driven Tools to Empower Public Health Practitioners in the Age of AI
Moderator: Kathy Finley, MS (she/her/hers) – Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Applied Health Science
Health Communication

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
Plenary 3: 2026 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award and Plenary

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
SOPHE All-Member Business Meeting (All Welcome)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
Eta Sigma Gamma Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony| T-shirt exchange |NCHEC Undergraduate Major of the Year

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
E1. Skill-Building Workshop: Rooted in Readiness: Growing Your Public Health Career from the Ground Up
Moderator: Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES, CPH (he/him/his) – St. Louis County Department of Public Health
Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
E2. IGNITE: Building Inclusive, Healthy, Empowered Communities
Moderator: Sheree H. Keitt, DrPH, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – Community Catalyst
Social Justice and Health Equity

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
E3. Speed Networking: Speed Networking Session
Moderator: Kathy Finley, MS (she/her/hers) – Indiana University, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Applied Health Science
Moderator: Patsy Schneider-Ingram, PhD, MPH, MS, CHES, ACSM-HFS – Southern Connecticut State University, Sacred Heart University, Southern California University of Health Sciences, University of New Haven, University of Hartford, Georgia Military College, Mitchell College

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
E4. Skill-Building Workshop: Harnessing the Power of ePortfolios for Professional Growth, Mentorship, and Workforce Development
Moderator: Lori Dewald, EdD, ATC, MCHES, F-AAHE (she/her/hers) – American Public University System
Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
E5. Skill-Building Workshop: The Editors™ Playbook: Navigating the Publishing Pathway
Moderator: Keely Rees, PhD, MCHES (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky
Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
Plenary 4: Awareness to Action: Partnering with Communities to Advance Health Equity

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
Meet and Greet Mixers and Volunteer Engagement Fair

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
"It Was a Win-win Experience": Preceptor Insights from the Connecticut Public Health Fellowship Program