Science Distilled: The Story of the Mind

Featured panelists:

Emma White wears many hats including being an author, professional speaker, podcast host, and Founder and President of the Life Is Worth It Organization. Emma is an accomplished advocate and mental health expert whose passionate voice and lived experience has gained national acclaim. In her day job, she is the Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Nevada Department of Education and the Project Aware Manager for the Office of Suicide Prevention, where she specializes in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention strategies on local, state, and federal levels.

Joe Grzymski, Ph. D. is the Chief Genomics Officer of Renown Health, the Director of the Renown Institute for Health Innovation, and a faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine in the fields of Computational Biology and Genetics. Dr. Grzymski conceived of the Healthy Nevada Project and now leads a diverse team of geneticists, data scientists, programmers, engineers, clinicians, and doctors as a part of the Renown Institute for Health Innovation and within the School of Medicine.

Stephanie Koning, Ph. D. is Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Public Health in the Department of Health Behavior, Policy, and Administration Sciences. Her research spans population health, human biology, and social systems and policy. She focuses on biopsychosocial determinants of maternal and child health; structural violence, social stress, and trauma; and the health implications of migration and displacement.