Speakers

Main Session Presenters

 

Breakout Session Speakers

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Speaker	Session
	Mental Wellness Track (Thinking) Telling Stories to Reduce Stigma: Comics and Harm Reduction Katie Zaman, PhD, Illustrator and Sociologist
	Mental Wellness Track (Thinking) Telling Stories to Reduce Stigma: Comics and Harm Reduction Savannah Eley, StepOne Service Castleview Hospital
	Spiritual Wellness Track (Connection) Ballroom: Caring Connection, Overdose Grief Support Dr. Katherine Supiano, University of Utah School of Nursing
	Spiritual Wellness Track (Connection) Flaming Gorge A: Creating Community Connection in Rural Utah, Carbon/Emery Opioid & Substance Use Coalition Ashley Yaugher, PhD, USU Extension / HEART Initiative - Carbon and Emery Counties
	Spiritual Wellness Track (Connection) Flaming Gorge A: Creating Community Connection in Rural Utah, Carbon/Emery Opioid & Substance Use Coalition Chapel Taylor-Olsen, BA, USU HEART Initiative - Carbon and Emery Counties
	Spiritual Wellness Track (Connection) Flaming Gorge B: Implementation of the START-SD Program to Address Opioid Use Disorder in Rural South Dakota Aaron Hunt, PhD, South Dakota State University
	Spiritual Wellness Track (Connection) Flaming Gorge C: All Things Peer Support Brian Nielson, CPSS
	Spiritual Wellness Track (Connection) Fantasy Canyon Foyer: Naloxone Education Valentina Sireech, MFA, USU Extension Tribal & Rural Opioid Intiative

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Speaker	Session
	Emotional Wellness Track (Feeling) Ballroom: Peer Support Rocks Ashanti Moritz, NorStar Consultint
	Emotional Wellness Track (Feeling) Ballroom: Peer Support Rocks Ginger Casper, Northeastern Counseling Center
	Emotional Wellness Track (Feeling) Flaming Gorge A: Historical Trauma and Cultural Resilience Madison Fulton, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
	Emotional Wellness Track (Feeling) Flaming Gorge B: Language of Recovery Evan Done, USARA
	Emotional Wellness Track (Feeling) Flaming Gorge C: My Journey: From victim to survivor, as a Navajo woman, using education, enlightenment, and empathy. Shannon Tooke, San Juan Counseling Center
	Physical Wellness Track (Movement) Flaming Gorge A: Discussion - What are the holistic health needs of tribal and rural communities in the Uintah Basin? Gabriela Murza, MS, USU HEART Initiative
	Physical Wellness Track (Movement) Flaming Gorge B: "Another Chance" Book Group Katie Zaman, PhD
	Physical Wellness Track (Movement) Flaming Gorge B: "Another Chance" Book Group Jay Hymas, Clear Recovery of Cache Valley
	Physical Wellness Track (Movement) Flaming Gorge C: Ride Utah! A Therapeutic Equine Experience Karl Hoopes, DVM, USU Extension
	Physical Wellness Track (Movement) Fantasy Canyon Foyer: Integration of a 5-point auricular acudetox in the treatment of opioid use disorder. Amy de la Garza, MD, Novamind

Hosts and MC's

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Speaker	Session
	Welcome & Opening Comments Cris Meier, PhD, MSW, MPH USU College of Humanities and Social Services, Extension, and TROI
	Welcome & Opening Comments Valentina Sireech, MFA, USU Extension Tribal and Rural Opioid Initiative
	Opening Remarks Dr. Ken White, USU Extension and CAAS
	Opening Remarks Heidi LeBlanc, Extension Home and Community Director + Create Better Health Utah (SNAP-Ed) Director
	Lunch Remarks Cassandra Manning, Director Ute Indian Tribe - Painted Horse Diabetes Prevention Program
	Dinner MC Leo Thorsen, The Thompsen House of Hope
	Dinner Co-host Amy Richards, The Fox 98.5 FM

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Speaker	Session
	Welcome & Opening Comments Cris Meier, PhD, MSW, MPH USU College of Humanities and Social Services, Extension, and TROI
	Welcome & Opening Comments Valentina Sireech, MFA, USU Extension Tribal and Rural Opioid Initiative
	Lunch Remarks Christopher Tabbee, Ute Indian Tribe Council Member

Friday, June 24, 2022

Speaker	Session
	Welcome & Opening Comments Cris Meier, PhD, MSW, MPH USU College of Humanities and Social Services, Extension, and TROI
	Welcome & Opening Comments Valentina Sireech, MFA, USU Extension Tribal and Rural Opioid Initiative
	Moderator: Opioid Round Table Discussion
	Closing General Session Remarks Joseph P. Ward, PhD, MA, Dean, USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences