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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: Mission Foyer
Meeting Registration
12:00pm-3:45pm
Location: Regatta Pavilion
Poster Setup
Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
1:30pm-4:00pm
Location: Mission Ballroom
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: Regatta Pavilion
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: Mission Foyer
Meeting Registration
7:30am-1:30pm
Location: Regatta Pavilion
Poster Setup
Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
7:30am-8:15am
Location: Mission Terrace
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: Mission Ballroom
Introduction of Conference Theme and Overview of Invited Presentations
Dr. Julie M Croff, President
8:40am-10:35am
Location: Mission Ballroom
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: Mission Ballroom
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 & 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
  • Roxane Cohen Silver, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning, and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological Science, the Department of Medicine, and the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, University of California, Irvine
1:30pm-3:30pm
Location: Regatta Pavilion
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: Crown Point
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: Mission Foyer
Meeting Registration
7:30am-1:30pm
Location: Regatta Pavilion
Poster Setup
Presenters are encouraged to set up posters prior to the poster session.
8:30am-10:30am
Location: Mission Ballroom
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
Location: Mission 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: Regatta Pavilion
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: Crown Point
Health Behavior Research Editorial Board Meeting (By Invitation Only)

Wednesday, March 19

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

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