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2025 Scientific Meeting - Agenda

Note: Meeting agenda is subject to change. We will keep updating it.

Printable meeting agenda will be available for download soon.

Conference Theme:
Bridging the Gap: Advancing Health Behavior Research through Implementation Science

Sunday, March 16
11:00am-6:00pm
Location TBD		 Meeting Registration
12:00pm-3:45pm
Location TBD		 Poster Setup
Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
1:30pm-4:00pm
Location TBD		 Opening Session

President’s Welcome Address
Dr. Julie M. Croff, President

Introduction of Research Scholars & Mentorship Program (RSMP)
Hosts: Dr. Matthew Smith

Recognitions of:
- Membership Milestone
- 2024 Fellows
- Research Scholars & Mentorship Program (RSMP) Pairs
- 2024 Research Article of the Year Award, Health Behavior Research Journal
Dr. Julie M. Croff, President

2025 Mentorship Award Recognition
Recipient: TBD

2025 Judy K Black Award Presentation
Recipient: TBD

2025 Research Laureate Presentation
Recipient: Dr. Adam Leventhal

2025 Conference Overview
Dr. Randolph Hubach, Conference Planning Chair

Speaker Session 1: Optimizing fit of your interventions and implementation strategies: documenting and integrating adaptations across the life cycle of your program
Speaker: Borsika Rabin
4:00pm-6:00pm
Location TBD		 Poster Session 1
Sunday poster setup starts at noon. Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the session.

Monday, March 17
7:00am-5:00pm
Location TBD		 Meeting Registration
7:30am-1:30pm
Location TBD		 Poster Setup
Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
7:30am-8:15am
Location TBD		 Breakfast Roundtables
Breakfast will be served from 7:30am
  • Table 1: Health Behavior Research (Host: Paul Branscum)
  • Table 2: Early Career Faculty (Host: TBD)
  • Table 3: Getting Your Research Funded (Host: TBD)
  • Table 4: First Time Conference Attendee (Hosts: TBD)
  • Table 5: Doctoral Students Preparing for Academia/Industry (Hosts: TBD)
  • Table 6: Research Exchange
  • Tables 7 & 8: Quiet Table
8:30am-8:40am
Location TBD		 Introduction of Conference Theme and Overview of Invited Presentations
Dr. Julie M Croff, President
8:40am-10:35am
Location TBD		 Speaker Session 2: Innovations in Implementation Science: From Co-Design to Sustainability
Moderator: TBD

Advancing the science of sustainability in the field of implementation science
Speaker: Rachel Shelton

Leveraging implementation science to advance maternal and child health (MCH) research and practice
Speaker: Cheryl Vamos

Co-Design for implementation across the patient and care partner journey
Speaker: Nicole Werner

Speaker Session 2 Q&A and Discussion
10:35am-10:45am Break
10:45am-12:05pm
Location TBD		 Speaker Session 3: From Care Models to Coaching: Pragmatic Strategies for Sustained Implementation
Moderator: TBD

Breaking the cycle: Rethinking multilevel strategies for sustaining collaborative care models
Speaker: Nathalie Moise

Does Coaching Really Matter? Intersecting implementation science, informatics, and machine learning to assess implementation strategies in primary care
Speaker: Theresa Walunas

Speaker Session 3 Q&A and Discussion
12:05pm-12:15pm Break
12:15pm-1:15pm
Location TBD		 Free Professional Development Workshop: Women in Leadership
Speakers: Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UC San Diego & Sharrel Pinto, Dean of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Belmont University
1:30pm-3:30pm
Location TBD		 Poster Session 2
Monday poster setup starts from 7:30am. Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
3:30pm-4:30pm
Location TBD		 Unplug Event: Kayaking
Host: The Phoenix
4:30pm-5:30pm
Location TBD		 Meeting of the Past Presidents (By Invitation Only)
5:30pm-6:30pm
Location TBD		 Donor’s Reception (By Invitation Only)

Tuesday, March 18
7:00am-5:00pm
Location TBD		 Meeting Registration
7:30am-1:30pm
Location TBD		 Poster Setup
Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
8:30am-10:30am
Location TBD		 Speaker Session 4: Community Engaged Panel
Moderator: Dr. Borsika Rabin

Speakers:
- Nicole Howard
- Linda Salgin
- Paul Watson

Speaker Session 4 Q&A and Discussion
10:30am-10:45am Break
10:45am-12:00pm
Oglethorpe Ballroom		 Speaker Session 5: Implementing evidence-based HIV, STI, and HPV strategies
Moderator: Dr. Randolph Hubach

Improving equitable implementation of evidence-based HIV/STI prevention among sexual and gender minoritized populations
Speaker: Steven John

Implementing evidence-based HPV vaccination strategies: uniting health behavior and implementation science to make a real-world impact
Speaker: Stephanie Staras

Speaker Session 5 Q&A and Discussion
12:00pm-12:15pm Break
12:15pm-1:15pm
Location TBD		 Free Professional Development Workshop: National Institutes of Health (NIH): Simplifying the Review of Research Project Grant Applications
Speaker: Dr. Helena Gabor, Scientific Review Officer, NIH
1:30pm-3:40pm
Location TBD		 Poster Session 3
Tuesday poster setup starts from 7:30am. Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
3:30pm-4:30pm
Location TBD		 Unplug Event: Mindful Mobility
Host: The Phoenix
4:30pm-5:30pm
Location TBD		 Health Behavior Research Editorial Board Meeting (By Invitation Only)

Wednesday, March 19
7:30am-8:15am
Location TBD		 Breakfast Networking
Breakfast will be served from 7:30am
8:30am-9:15am
Location TBD		 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Host: Randolph Hubach
9:15am-10:30am
Location TBD		 Research Lightning Talks and Introduction of Protocol Abstracts
Host: Sarah Maness, Research Review Chair
10:30am-11:00am
Location TBD		 Research Scholars & Mentorship Program (RSMP) Presentations
Hosts: Drs. Matthew Smith and Matthew Rossheim
11:00am-11:15am
Location TBD		 Health Behavior Research (HBR) Journal Information Session
Dr. Paul Branscum, HBR Associate Editor
11:15am-11:30am
Location TBD		 Conference Awards (Poster Awards, 3-Minute Thesis Competition)
Hosts: Drs. Randolph Hubach and PDMC Representative
11:30am-11:45am
Location TBD		 Concluding Remarks and Inauguration of the Incoming President
Drs. Julie Croff and Philip Massey, AAHB Presidents
11:45am Meeting Adjourns

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