Dr Justin Brophy is the appointed Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of the HSE Wicklow Mental Health Services, and Executive Clinical Director of HSE Dublin South East/Wicklow Mental Health Services.He is a Fellow of The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Past President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. Dr Brophy is a Director and Chairman of the Irish Association of Suicidology and is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He served on the Expert Advisory Group for Mental Health that drafted a Vision for Change, and currently serves on the National Patient Safety Advisory Group.

Jaime Senabre. Degree in Psychology and Master in Psychopathology and Health. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED, related to Stress and the Immune System, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moobing. Chief of Brigade in the Forest Fire Service of the Generalitat Valenciana, with more than 20 years of experience. With multidisciplinary training at the Master's level in areas such as: Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Sport Psychology, Human Resources Management, Mediation, Conflict Resolution and Coaching. Postgraduate in Environmental Consulting and Criminology. As a psychologist, he collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Psychology in Emergencies and Human Resources management. He is Professor at the University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and Diploma of University Specialization in "Instructor in Emergency Operations Services", among others.

occupational health and safety, Work stress, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, social perception of risks and psychology in emergencies

Javier Fiz Perez Ph.D., Psychotherapist and Professor of Psychology at the European University of Rome, where he cooperates also as Delegate for the International Research Development. He is Co-Director of the Laboratory of Applied (Business and Health Lab). Graduated in Philosophy, Psychology and Social Bioethics, getting also an specialization in Executive Business Administration (EMBA) after the PhD He’s a Member of the Advisory Board of the Academic Senate of the Accademia Tiberina. Professor Fiz Perez is the Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of The International School of Economics and Ethics (Italy) and collaborates with the International Academy for Economic and Social Development (AISES) of which he has been Vice President for Spain and Latin America. He is also the Scientific Research Director of the European Institute of Positive Psychology at Madrid (IEPP) being also a Member of the Scientific Committee of International Institute Jacques Maritain. He is also a Member of several Committees of Scientific Journals and the Director of the International Network for Social and Integrated Development (INSID). Professor Fiz Perez has more than 150 national and international pubblications. He is also the Chief Editor of “Sviluppo Integrale” (Persiani Editori Bologna) Actually he collaborates also with “Core Values” as Director of International Development - Educational field.

Life Span, Integral Formation and Developmental Psychology; Vocational Rehablitation; Social Reintegration; Cross cultural intelligence; Cognitive and behavioral Psychotherapy; Quality of life; Positive Psychology, workplace and work life balance; Emotional intelligence

Carla J. Berg, PhD is Associate Director of Population Sciences and member of the Cancer Prevention and Control research program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Dr. Berg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in the Rollins School of Public Health. She joined the faculty at Emory University in 2009 from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Berg's research primarily focuses on tobacco control, with particular emphases on social marketing, consumer behavior, policy change and impact, and vulnerable populations (e.g., youth, minorities). She has conducted NIH-funded research domestically focusing on youth tobacco use and prevention as well as comorbidities including alcohol and marijuana use within the context of diverse policy and market environments. She is well-known for her work in alternative tobacco products, particularly e-cigarettes, as well as for her work in tobacco-marijuana co-use. She also received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2013 to conduct tobacco control research in the Republic of Georgia; she has worked internationally in China, India, and elsewhere as well. Dr. Berg also is working in the area of improving quality of life among cancer survivors through the use of positive psychology. To address these research areas, Dr. Berg's methodological strengths include developing and testing interventions involving technology-based approaches, behavioral counseling, and pharmacotherapy; conducting longitudinal studies; survey research; and qualitative research.

Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Depression

Dr. Zanetos is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia. She has countless years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse educator in higher education. She is published in nursing journals and has been a previous speaker at the International Conference for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Nursing Education, Public Speaking, Adult Education, Teaching

Occupational stress and stress management programs, capacity building for hospital personnel, school mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, child and adolescent psychiatric nursing

Sharon L. Bowman, PhD, HSPP, ABPP, LMHC is currently professor and chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University (psychology BA); the University of Akron counseling (psychology MA); and Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (counseling psychology PhD). Her doctoral internship was completed in the counseling center at the University of Delaware. In addition, Dr. Bowman is a psychologist in private practice.

Dr. Bowman ‘s work is focused in areas of diversity (race and ethnicity, women’s issues, LGB issues), in mentoring and supervision, and in disaster and trauma psychology (she is a disaster mental health counselor with the American Red Cross). Dr. Bowman generally teaches doctoral courses in supervision and in advanced diversity, and master’s courses in mental health counseling and in practicum.

Dr. Brigitte Khoury is an associate professor and clinical psychologist at the Psychiatry Department at the Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut. She is the director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program, and the Director of the Arab Regional Center for Research and Training in Mental Health. Her main activities revolve around clinical work, teaching and supervising psychology graduate students and conducting research. Her research interests relate to sexuality and reproductive health, diagnostic and classification processes, and comparing psychology across international settings. She is a member of the advisory group for the revision of the International Classification of Diseases with WHO-Geneva; and the regional coordinator for the field studies in the Arab region. She is the founding president of the Lebanese Psychological Association and a current board member. She is also a founding board member of the Arab Union for Psychological Science and the current Vice President.

Her research interests relate to sexuality and reproductive health, diagnostic and classification processes, and comparing psychology across international settings.

Leyla Akoury- Dirani earned her PhD in Clinical psychology and psychopathology from Paris 5. She is currently an associate professor in the department of Psychiatry of the American University of Beirut She provides clinical services, and teaches medical students and clinical psychology interns. Dr Akoury Dirani is also the director of the Child Protection Program and Member of the Ethics Committee at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. As scholar, Dr Akoury Dirani focuses her research on prevention and intervention studies in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Dr. Akoury Dirani is also the current president of the Lebanese Psychological Association.

Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology