2021 Speakers
Read about speakers from varied panels by selecting "Learn More" to view biographies.

Steven Hollon, PhD
Keynote: It's Not What We Don't Know That Hurts - It's What We Know That Ain't So. Also, Panel 4: Scientific Controversies.
Gertrude Conaway Professor of Psychology

Dominique Béhague, PhD
Panel 1: Historical Foundations. Associate Professor of Medicine, Health & Society
Kenneth MacLeish, PhD
Panel 1: Historical Foundations. Associate Professor of Medicine, Health & Society

Karrie Raymond
Panel 1: Historical Foundations. Master's Student, Social Foundations of Health



Abdirahman Osman
Panel 2: Cultural Perspectives. Consultant, American Muslim Advisory Council

Gilbert Gonzales, PhD, MHA
Panel 3: Psychiatric Coercion and Patient-Clinician Dynamics. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health & Society, Health Policy


Liz Davidson
Panel 3: Psychiatric Coercion and Patient-Clinician Dynamics. Undergraduate (2023), lived experience with psychiatric coercion

Jacob Horwitz
Panel 3: Psychiatric Coercion and Patient Clinician Dynamics. High schooler (Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, TN), lived experience with mental health care
Stephan Heckers, MD, MSc
Panel 4: Scientific Controversies. Department Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
