Adar Shire is a passionate advocate for social justice and harm reduction. She is a peer researcher with the Bridge Engagement Centre, where she actively supports the development and implementation of research projects. Formally a graduate of Algonquin College with a diploma in Community Justice Services, Adar is currently pursuing a degree in Social Work at Carleton University.
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Smita Pakhale is a pulmonologist (respirologist) and a senior-scientist at The Ottawa Hospital, leading The Bridge Engagement Centre (The Bridge), a research centre conducting community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) projects under the auspices of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her primary research focus and collaborations includes research on health inequities, lung diseases, tobacco and cannabis dependence, and Sickle Cell Disease, both locally and globally.
Brianna N. Tranby, MA is the Senior Research Program Coordinator in the Behavioral Health Research Program at Mayo Clinic – Rochester. She received a Master of Arts from the University of Minnesota in Educational and Counseling Psychology and has been engaged in research and educational activities for over 15 years. In her current role, Ms.
Wyatt Pickner is an enrolled member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (Hunkpati Dakota) in South Dakota. He received his undergraduate degree in American Indian Studies and Health Sciences from the University of South Dakota and earned an MPH in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice from the University of Washington.
Dr. Dana Mowls Carroll is an epidemiologist and certified tobacco treatment specialist addressing commercial tobacco use disparities, particularly among American Indian and rural populations. She has over 50 peer-reviewed publications that include describing the co-design and evaluation of digital smoking cessation interventions for American Indian persons.
Learning About Healthy Living: Tobacco and You (LAHL), is a treatment manual published by The Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. This manual is an educational group curriculum on tobacco tailored for people with mental health conditions. The 2024 version contains two new sessions on harm reduction of e-cigarettes and vaping.
Jud Brewer MD PhD (“Dr. Jud”) is a New York Times best-selling author and thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery”, having combined over 25 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein.
