Presentation

Academic

  • Neonatology Retreat – Resilience and Healthy Coping in High-Intensity Medicine This interactive presentation focused on strengthening resilience, promoting healthy coping strategies, and enhancing teamwork within high-stress clinical environments. Participants learned evidence-based methods for healthy compartmentalization, emotional regulation, and sustaining professional vitality.  (08/2024)
  • Biomedical Master’s Program – Strategies to Be Your Best: Thriving in Academic and Professional Medicine This presentation equips graduate students with tools for optimizing performance, managing stress, and maintaining integrity and self-care throughout academic and professional training. Emphasis is placed on self-awareness, balance, and developing habits consistent with lifelong learning and personal wellness. (09/2024)
  • OB-GYN Residency Program - Psychological Safety in Medical Teams: This workshop explores the foundations of psychological safety and its impact on team performance, learning, and patient care. Through discussion and applied strategies, residents learn to foster open communication, reduce stigma around help-seeking, and cultivate environments aligned in professionalism and interpersonal skills. (01/2025)
  • LLU Center for Christian Bioethics Symposium for APC 2025 – The Cost of Neglect: Cultivating Emotional Health and Resilience in Healthcare Clinicians This keynote presentation addresses the moral, relational, and systemic costs of neglecting clinician emotional health. Drawing from current neuroscience and bioethics, it offers practical frameworks for cultivating resilience, empathy, and professional sustainability consistent with commitment to wellness and ethical practice in medicine. (02/2025)
  • Care 4 the Caregiver Series – “Recognizing and Preventing Suicide” This presentation provides medical personnel with essential education on suicide prevention, including recognition of warning signs, pathways to care, and strategies to reduce stigma. The session reinforces the importance of seeking support, maintaining wellbeing, and promoting a culture of compassion within medical training. (05/2025)
  • PGY-1 Resident Orientation – Building a Foundation for Wellness and Resilience An presentation designed to help new residents navigate the transition into graduate medical education. The program emphasizes self-care, time management, peer support, and effective coping as essential tools for sustaining clinical excellence and professionalism throughout residency. (06/2025)

Other

  • ASIST Community Workshop – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training A hands-on community training providing participants with the skills to intervene safely and effectively with individuals at risk of suicide. ASIST emphasizes practical strategies for assessment, crisis planning, and ongoing support, reinforcing key principles of mental health, ethical responsibility, and wellness. (08/2024)
  • safeTALK Community Training – Suicide Alertness for Everyone A community-based interactive workshop teaching participants to identify individuals at risk of suicide and connect them to life-saving resources. The program promotes awareness, proactive intervention, and a culture of safety and support, critical skills for healthcare professionals and community members alike. (10/2024)

Research

  • Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders in Clinical Practice A multidisciplinary lecture examining the intersection of mental health and substance use disorders. The presentation integrates clinical insight and systems-based approaches, in client/patient care, knowledge, and compassionate, whole-person practice. (05/2024)