Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD is Professor and Chair of the department of Geriatrics at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Project Director of the Geriatrics Education Center. In addition, she is medical director of two facilities. She has chaired several AMDA clinical practice guidelines and published in the area of diabetes and anemia. Pandya is on the editorial board of JAMDA and a Fulbright scholar as well as speaker at national and international meetings. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and endocrinology.

Internal Medicine, Adrenal Gland Diseases, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Geriatric Medicine, Metabolic Bone Diseases, Pituitary Diseases

Yuri Moskalenko,Graduated Bioengineering at Leningrad Institute for Electrical Engineering(1957), 2.General Physiology - at Medical Institute(1959) Leningrad, USSR. Postgraduated: Pathophysiology of cerebral circulation and neurology at Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol, UK (1964). 1962- PhD(medicine) 1969; – D.Sci.(physiology); 1972 – professor (Human physiology). From 1969 up to now - head of brain circulatory Laboratory (Institute of evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Science. Sankt-Petersburg, RF). 1982 – academician of International astronautic academy, 1996 – Government Award “Honor Scientist of Russian Federation”, 2001 elected as member-corresponding Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Author of 5 books and 160 papers in reputed journals

Evolutionary Physiology, Biochemistry, cerebral circulation dynamics of cerebral blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) , cognition and the health of the brain, vascular forms of dementia

Alvaro Macieira-Coelho completed an MD at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, was an intern at the University Hospital, and completed a PhD at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. He was appointed Head of the Department of Cell Pathology, Cancer Institute, Villejuif, France and Research Director at the French National Institute of Health. He has authored 150 peer-reviewed articles and published nine books. Awards: Fritz Verzar prize, University of Vienna; Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Linköping; Johananof International visiting professor, Mario Negri Institute, Milan; Seeds of Science Career prize,Lisbon.

Cell Biology, Cell Pathology, Cancer and aging, Gerontology

Clementina Ceria-Ulep’s teaching focuses on adults, management, and administration, her research and scholarly activities have been on aging. Her research philosophy is, “Research is applied,” which is consistent with her role as a researcher at the School of Nursing with a mission of “transmitting knowledge, wisdom and values to promote quality of life and health for present and future generations,” and her personal mission of “making a difference in this world.” She was always very interested in how one can postpone or prevent institutionalization of the elderly. This quest stems from her experiences as a child. Her family was fortunate to immigrate to Hawaii from the Philippines through the kindness of an uncle, a plantation worker in the early 1900’s. In the Philippines, her family and she lived first with her paternal and then later with her maternal grandparents. Her paternal grandmother lived until 96 and grandfather until over 100 and both were productive up until their 90’s. She believes that the longevity and productivity of her paternal grandparents are due to the physical activity as farmers that they engaged in throughout their lifetime. This is in contrast to her experience in Hawaii where the elderly are institutionalized when they can no longer care for themselves. She believes that increasing physical activity in older adults can postpone or prevent institutionalization of older adults. Hence, her research focus on physical activity and how this contributes to healthy aging. In 2004, Dr. Ceria-Ulep was noted for her Outstanding Dedication & Service for Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE). In 2010, she received the Excellence in Nursing Research Award from the Filipino Nurses of Hawaii.

Predictors of Healthy Aging, Grandparenting Caregiving Role and Health Status, Health Beliefs, Physical Activity and Physical Function, and Women’s Health as they age, Professionalism in Nursing, Nursing Care of an Aging Population, End of Life Nursing, Ethics and Issues in Nursing, Introduction to Health Policy, Directed Study or Research, Directed Readings/Research, Nursing Research Practicum, Best Practices in Healthcare Management, and Seminar and Practicum in Nursing Administration

Amanda Griffiths is a Health Professions Council registered Practitioner Psychologist, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, a Chartered Health Psychologist, and Registered Europsy Psychologist. She is an Academician and Member of Council of the UK’s Academy of Social Sciences, a member of the Academic Forum of Occupational Medicine and Health (UK Faculty of Occupational Medicine), and an affiliate of the Society of Occupational Medicine. She is a Professorial Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health (Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham), a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Special Interest Group on occupational psychiatry (OPSIG), and Expert Occupational Health Advisor to NHS Employers’ Working Longer Review Group.

The Management of Health at Work, Sickness Absence, Rehabilitation and Retention, Contemporary Issues in Workplace Health, Research Project, Forensic Organisational Psychology (C84FO5) on the MSc Criminological Psychology, Professional Competencies , Ageing and Dementia, Mental Health Research, Organisations, Stress and Health, Occupational Psychology, Work and Organisational Psychology, Management Psychology. Analytical Research Methods, Behavioural Sciences in Medicine

Lundervold received his graduate-level training in Behavior Analysis and Behavior Therapy at the Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He worked under Dr. Tony Cuvo, former Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, and Dr. Roger Poppen, author of Behavioral Relaxation Training and Assessment and Joseph Wolpe: Challenger and Champion of Behavior Therapy and a former member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. Dr. Lundervold has been at UCM since 1999 and primarily teaches Psy 2130: Learning, Psy 4730: Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention, Psy 4180: Seminar in Applied Behavior Analysis, and Psy 1320: Psychology of Personal Adjustment. He has provided applied behavior analysis (ABA) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to individuals across the lifespan. His area of clinical practice and research is CBT in geriatric primary care. Dr. Lundervold also has a clinical and research appointment in the Department of Neuroscience at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. In 1994, he was a Research Fellow of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). From 1997-1999, he was Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Counseling Program at the University Texas at El Paso. While in El Paso, Dr. Lundervold provided pro bono Behavior Therapy services at Socorro Community Health Center, a multidisciplinary program located in Socorro Colonia, 27 miles east of El Paso, near the Rio Grande River.

Basic and applied research on Behavioral Relaxation Training, mindfulness, treatment acceptability, and pain. Primary Care and Geriatrics, behavioral assessment, cognitive behavior therapy, essential tremor, social anxiety and neurocognition

Michael Silbermann (D.M.D) PhD and certified specialist in oral and maxilla-facial surgery served for over 20 years as the Head of the Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Research. He then served as the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Technion; Chief Scientist, Ministry of Health; Chairman of the Board of Governors, the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; Member of the Committee for the Promotion of Infrastructure in Biomedical Research, Ministry of Science, State of Israel; Member of the Foulkes Foundation (United Kingdom) Committee for Doctoral Fellowships; The Isreal Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Member of the National Committee for Ethics in Science and Intellectual Property, Israel; Executive Director, the Middle East Cancer Consortium since its establishment in 1996; First Representative of the State of Israel in the European Commission in the Program Committee of Bio-Medical Research; EU, Brussels; Chairman, National Committee for Examining Academic Specialty Training in Health, Social and Education Professionals, The Council for Higher Education, State of Israel; Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, The Finnish Academy of Sciences, Helsinki, Finland.

Michael Silbermann has gained international reputation through multinational research projects related to and cartilage development, metabolism, senescence. These have been funded by Israel, U.S and German research agencies: Israel National Council for Research and Development, Ministry of Science; Chief Scientist Office in the Ministry of Health and Commerce and Industry; NIH; USAID (MERC), and BSF in the United States; BMBF, GBF in Germany. Large financial support was also obtained from industries: Laser Industries, Israel; Teva Pharmaceutical Industry, Israel; General Biotechnologies, Israel; Diagnostic Technologies, USA; Nordisc Gentofte, Denmark; Surgical Biopolymer Materials, France; Medical Bracing Systems, Israel. He has been awarded three European Commission Grants, and research fellowship grants by the American Association of Dental Research, The Fogarty Foundation (Bethesda, MD), EMBO, Max Planck Society, and Japan Society for the promotion of sciences. He has undertaken a number of senior national and international administrative duties especially in the field of biomedical research.