Health, Wellness & Society Research Network

Tenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society
Virtual Conference
3-4 September 2020

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Welcome Address and Plenary Sessions

Welcome Address

Louise Dalingwater, Professor, Sorbonne Université, Paris

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Plenary Session Question and Answer

Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Australia

September 3, 2020 / 17:00PM USA CDT UTC -5

September 4, 2020 / 8:00AM SYDNEY

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The pre-recorded plenary session will be sent to registered delegates on September 2, 2020. Please watch the plenary video prior to attending the Q&A session. A link to sign up for this session will be sent in pre-conference emails.


Plenary Session (Spanish)

Angelica Avendaño Veloso, Profesora Titular, Facultad Medicina, Universidad de Concepción; Vicepresidente, Red Iberoamericana de Salud Digital

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Plenary Discussion

Lori Thicke, Founder and President, Translators without Borders, United States

September 4, 2020, 9:00AM USA CDT UTC -5 (16:00 Paris)

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Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards re given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award, with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academics. The 2020 Emerging Scholar Awardees are listed below.

English Emerging Scholars:

  • Khadijeh Asadisarvestani, University of Sistan and Baluchestan/ Assistant Professor, Iran
  • Veronica Wilson, University of Southern California, USA
  • Danika Tynes, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
  • Ernest Okyere-Twum, Universite Paris Descartes, France
  • Caroline Nizard, Lausanne University/Institute of History and Anthropology of Religion, Switzerland
  • Jasmine Cruz, St. John Fischer College, USA
  • Amelia Phillips, University of South Florida, USA

Spanish Emerging Scholars:

  • Pilar Alejandra Torres Martínez, Universidad San Sebastián, Chile
  • Jesús Alonso Amezcua López, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
  • Manuel Loera Parra, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
  • Jessica Guadalupe Solis Aguilar, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
  • Yadhira Alejandra Gómez De Lira, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
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Health, Wellness and Society Research Network Advisory Board

The Health, Wellness & Society Research Network is grateful for the foundational contributions, ongoing support, and continued service of the following world-class scholars and practitioners

  • Graham Basten, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
  • Ann Lee Burch, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, USA
  • Andrea Brace, Towson University, Towson, USA
  • Ann Lee Burch, A.T. Still University, Arizona, USA
  • Janet Currie, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
  • Louise Dalingwater, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris
  • Alan Ewert, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
  • Kristen Harrison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
  • Lucinda M. Juarez, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
  • Christine Lynn Norton, Texas State University, USA
  • James Marcum, Baylor University, Waco, USA
  • Karen Mueller, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA
  • David Peters, University of Westminster, London, UK
  • Rona Margaret Relova, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, California, USA
  • Soma Sen, San Jose State University, USA
  • Darlene Sredl, University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA
  • Andreas Vossler, Open University, UK
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Virtual Presentations

Virtual Posters

Virtual Posters present preliminary results of work or projects that lend themselves to visual representations. View the posters below.

Virtual Presentations

Virtual Presentations are grouped by general themes. Each presenter's formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal.

Click to view virtual posters Theme One: THE PHYSIOLOGY, KINESIOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY OF WELLNESS IN ITS SOCIAL CONTEXT Theme Two: INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH SCIENCES Theme Three: PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND PRACTICES & Special Focus Theme Four: HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION Click to view Spanish presentations

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