Dr. Fugen Neziroglu is a board certified behavior and cognitive psychologist, and leading researcher on anxiety disorders. She is the co-founder and executive director of the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck NY, a clinic specializing in anxiety and obsessive compulsive related disorders. Dr. Neziroglu is Adjunct Full Professor at Hofstra University, Department of Psychology and at The Hofstra School of Medicine. Dr. Neziroglu has presented and published over 175 papers in scientific journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry, Behavior Research and Therapy, and the Journal of Anxiety Disorders. Additionally, she is the author and co-author of fifteen books on obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders, including, most recently Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Advances in Psychotherapy, Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Children of Hoarders, Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding. Her books have been translated into several different languages, including German, Italian, Spanish and even Korean. Dr. Neziroglu has appeared numerous times on the TLC television series Hoarders, CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America etc. She received her Ph.D. in clinical, school-community psychology from Hofstra University and completed her post-graduate work in behavior and cognitive therapy at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavior Therapy from the American Board of Behavioral Psychology (ABBP) and in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She is a Fellow of ABBP’s Academy. Dr. Neziroglu is also a member of many national and international societies and is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (IOCDF), Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), and President of OCDNY. In 2016 she received the lifetime achievement award from the IOCDF for her extensive contribution to the field of OCD.

Eva is a communication faculty member at Colorado State University Global. She received her PhD from Colorado State University in 2016. She has presented her research at the National Communication Association conventions. Eva has also recovered from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and written a book based on her dissertation research, titled The BDD Family: Coping with Body Dysmorphic Disorder in a Peer Support Group.

Eva is a member of the International OCD Foundation BDD Special Interest Group and has authored multiple articles about coping with and recovery from BDD. She is a professional communication consultant and founder of Fear to Courage, LLC. Eva empowers her clients to overcome their communication challenges to achieve business, career, and personal success.

Shaun Thein is a Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Research Fellow in the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, currently completing a PhD in Neutrophil Function in COVID-19.

Shaun is currently completing clinical training in Respiratory Medicine in the West Midlands. He is finishing a PhD investigating the effect of COVID-19 on neutrophil function.

In addition to research, Shaun also has an interest in teaching, and is aiming to complete a Masters in Medical Education. He currently teaches regularly at Christ Church, Oxford as well as ward based teaching for clinical medical students at the University of Birmingham.

I am an Associate Professor in Respiratory Science, within the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham. My research focuses in respiratory inflammation mainly in the chronic setting (COPD, IPF) and particularly in smoking related disease. Recently my work has examined the impact of e-cigarettes on the innate immune response within the lung to determine how this differs from the effects of smoking and further, what the acute effects can help us determine about the long term consequences of vaping.

Associate Prof Mark Yates is a consultant physician in geriatric medicine. He has clinical roles in the Grampians Region Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service (CDAMS) and as a Geriatrician to the Ballarat Health Services Sub-Acute Service.

Dr David Yeo is an Upper GI Surgeon based in Sydney, NSW. As well as upper gastrointestinal surgery, he specialises in hepatobiliary surgery (liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct), transplant and bariatric surgery. He has a broad special interest and expertise in cancerous and non-cancerous conditions, including liver tumours, biliary/gallbladder and pancreatic tumours. He also offers a full range of surgical treatments including laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for gallstones, hernias, and bariatric/obesity surgery as well as endoscopy and ERCPs.

Jacinta is an exercise physiologist and postdoctoral research fellow. Her research focuses on exercise and mental health.

I am a Research Professor in the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia. I’m passionate about understanding how children’s and adults’ daily activity patterns impact their health. In particular, my work explores how system-level approaches using technologies such as wearables, online social networking, smartphone apps and artificial intelligence can be delivered at scale to improve people’s activity patterns and health.

My work is currently supported by an MRFF Investigator Grant (2021-2025), and I’m currently a CI on several NHMRC and MRFF funded projects. In total, I’ve received over $15M in research funding and published 180 papers.