2024 Program Schedule
*The schedule is subject to change.
7:00am | Registration Desk Opens |
7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast & Exhibitor Viewing |
8:30am – 9:00am | Conference Welcome and Opening |
9:00am – 10:00am | Keynote Session: CAPT Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH CAPT, US Public Health Service Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
10:00am – 10:30am | Networking Break & Exhibitor Viewing |
10:30am – 11:45am (1 hr 15 min) | Power Session 1 PS 1A: The Dangers of Fake Pills and Illicit Fentanyl: What Everyone Should Know, Richard Lucey, Cheri Oz, Carlos Santoscoy, Brenda Young PS 1B: Shining a Light on Health Equity in Prevention: Identifying and Supporting Evidence-based Programs that Reduce Inequity in Diverse Communities, Brittany Cooper, Jaymie Vandagriff PS 1C: Addressing Opioid Overdose-related Deaths through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) Programs: Key Takeaways from FY 2022 Data, Shweta Palakkode, Tanya Geiger, Whitney Johnson PS 1D: Improving Workforce Retention in the Substance Misuse Prevention Field: Navigating Your Prevention Career Roadmap, Erin Burnett, Sarah Johnson |
12:00pm – 1:30pm (1 hr 30 min) | Buffet Lunch (Provided) |
1:30pm – 2:30pm (1 hr) | Workshop Session 1 WS 1A: Demystifying College Campuses: What You Need to Know to Build Effective Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education, Cindy Clouner, James Lange WS 1B: Research Learnings and Opportunities for Prevention Education of Cigarillo Use among Youth and Young Adults, Brittney Lee WS 1C: Prevention System Nirvana, Coleen Smith, Nicole Hackley WS 1D: An Innovative Approach to Building Resiliency, Nicole Sealfon, Rana Karslioglu, Amy Laugelli, Rebecca Rigney, Fadia Shaya WS 1E: Revisiting the Epidemiological Profile: Key Components and Dissemination, Maria Valenti, Sarah Ivan, Lauren Williams, Dina Khalil WS 1F: What? Me Supervise? Julie Stevens WS 1G: Building the Prevention BIPOC Workforce…”This is how we do it,” Costella Green, Tracy Johnson, Albert Gay, Raylette Johnson WS 1H: The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Access and Availability, Kathleen Roberts, Elizabeth Nettles WS 1I: Cross-Cultural Collaborations to Strengthen the Pacific Island Prevention Workforce, Alyssa O’Hair, Everlynn Temengil, James Arriola |
2:30pm – 3:00pm | Networking Break & Exhibitor Viewing |
3:00pm – 4:00pm (1 hr) | Workshop Session 2 WS 2A: Prevention System Enhancement in Vermont: Expanding Access, Equity, Innovation and Reach, Traci Sawyers WS 2B: Strategies and Policies to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use, Candace Koshiba WS 2C: Foundations of Prevention Science and Practice: Results of Bringing Science to Practice Through Training, Zili Sloboda WS 2D: Population-level Prevention and Workforce Development through Evidence-based Skills Training, Jason Fruth, Carmen Irving WS 2E: Navigating Underage Drinking Enforcement Before, During & After the Pandemic: The South Carolina Experience, Michael George, Michelle Nienhius, Wehme Hutto WS 2F: Shedding a Little Light on the Prevention Specialist Certification Process, Marissa Carlson WS 2G: Practicing Trauma-Informed Prevention, Jill Johnson, Kim Magoon WS 2H: FDA’s “The Real Cost” Tobacco Prevention Campaign: Saving Lives for a Decade and Counting, Ravi Choudhuri, Brittney Lee, Allison Alexander WS 2I: Innovations in Prevention through Opioid Settlement Dollars, Tenesha Barnes, Kirk Lane, Colin Jorgensen WS 2 J: Building Campus Capacity for Substance Use Prevention, Brenda Young, Avery Nordgren |
4:00pm | Enjoy Phoenix! |
7:30am–9:00am |
Breakfast & Exhibitor Viewing |
9:00am–10:15am (1 hr 15 min) |
Power Session 2 PS 2A: Better Together: A Dialogue on Establishing Research and Practice Partnerships to Inform the Evidence Base for Substance Use Prevention Programs, Courte VanVoorhees, Amy Goldstein, Ingrid Donato PS 2: Becoming a Prevention Influencer! Carlton Hall, Cedric Hall PS 2C: Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students: The Importance of Strategic Planning and Addressing Culture, Richard Lucey, Allison Smith PS 2D: Navigating the Socio-Political Substance Misuse Prevention Landscape: Advancing Health Equity Amidst Controversy, Nicole Augustine |
10:15am–10:45am |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Viewing |
10:45am–11:45am (1 hr) |
Workshop Session 3 WS 3A: Youth Tobacco & Vaping Prevention: CT’s Tobacco Prevention & Enforcement Program, Jacquelyn Camposano, Kelley Edwards WS 3B: Bringing an Earlier and Broader Approach to Prevention to Local Schools and Communities, Linda Richter, Cori Hammond WS 3C: Prioritizing Data for a Comprehensive Prevention Plan, Lisa Chaney WS 3D: What Does “Evidence-based Prevention” Look Like in the REAL WORLD? A Practical and Realistic Conversation about Building Effective, Nimble Prevention Infrastructure, Brian Bumbarger, Craig PoVey, Terri Schreiber WS 3E: How SAR High School is Using Prevention Science to Address Risk and Protective Ractors in their Modern Orthodox Jewish Community, Jennifer Hogge, Rivka Schwartz WS 3F: State Block Grant Implementation: Primary Prevention Requirements, Spending, and Six Primary Prevention Strategies, Jessica Johnson, Shannon VonDras, Damaris Richardson, Thia Walker WS 3G: Centralizing Data to Advance Prevention Goals: The Virginia Social Indicator Summary Dashboards, T Schweimler, Colleen Hughes WS 3H: Innovations and Implications: Responding to Changing Community Needs, Jane Casarez WS 3I: Tools for Practical Workforce Development, Kim Magoon, Megan Hawkes WS 3J: A Model for Providing Evaluation Technical Assistance to Local Prevention Providers, Kim Dash, Barbara Bennet, Cat Buechler, Sarah Hernandez |
11:45am–1:30pm |
Boxed Lunch (Extended Lunch Break) |
1:30pm–2:45pm (1 hr 15 min) |
Power Session 3 PS 3A: Xylazine, Nitazenes, Hallucinogens, and Other Emerging Drug Trends Prevention Needs to Know, Josh Esrick, Emily Patton, Olivia Stuart, Deborah Nixon-Hughes PS 3B: Utilizing Change Management Principles in the Adoption of SAMHSA’s Prevention Core Competencies, Nicole Luciani, Onaje Salim, Ingrid Donato PS 3C: Creating Relevant Media Focused on Youth Marijuana Use, Joe Eberstein PS 3D: Using Prevention Science to Support Community Action: Long-term Effects of Communities That Care on Positive Youth Development, Margaret Kuklinski, Jennifer Hogge |
2:45pm–3:00pm |
Networking Break & Exhibitor Viewing |
3:00pm–3:30pm |
NPN Awards Presentation |
3:30pm-4:30pm |
Keynote: Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Director, Stanford REACH Lab |
4:30pm |
Enjoy Phoenix! |
7:30am – 9:00am | Breakfast and Keynote: Carlton Hall, President and CEO of Carlton Hall Consulting LLC (CHC) Prioritizing Prevention to Address the Fierce Urgencies of Now! |
9:00am – 9:15am | Break |
9:15am – 10:15am (1 hr) | Workshop Session 4 WS 4A: Clearing the Air: Palau’s Path to E-Cigarette-Free Youth, Jayvee Grapa WS 4B: Expanding the Prevention Workforce: Washington State’s Health Care Authority’s/Washington State University’s Prevention Fellowship, Lea Marcotte, Tsion Beshah, Gavin Mina, Yonathan Zerfu, Clara Hill, Endalkachew Abebaw, Sonja Pipek, Sarah Mariani WS 4C: Effective Communication Campaigns: A Case Study from North Carolina, Holly Carter WS 4D: Building a Supportive Environment: Strategies for Preventing Substance Misuse in Older Adults, Chuck Klevgaard, Pat Zuber-Wilson WS 4E: Harmonizing Horizons: Innovative Resources for Prevention and Harm Reduction, Samantha Bone, Scott Gagnon WS 4F: Raising the Stakes: A Blueprint for Inclusion of Problem Gambling into a Statewide Prevention Framework, T Schweimler, Colleen Hughes WS 4G: Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Prevent Substance Misuse, Kim Dash, Maria Valenti, Josh Esrick WS 4H: Engaging Coalitions in Policy Work to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking: The ICCPUD Alcohol Policy Academy, Alicia Sparks, Michael Sparks WS 4I: A ”Brave Little State” has Big plans for Workforce Development, Beth Shrader, Taysa Lynch WS 4J: Creating Collective Impact in Prevention, Merilee Fowler |
10:15am – 10:30am | Break |
10:30am – 11:30am (1 hr) | Workshop Session 5 WS 5A: If Prevention and Recovery Just Sat Down for a Cup of Coffee, Kymberly Laube WS 5B: Rethink The Drink: Addressing Excessive Drinking in the Construction Industry, Max Margolis WS 5C: Know Your Community: Environmental Scans and Data Visualizations for Preventionists, Rachel Witmer, Holly Hagle WS 5D: Applying an Equity Lens to a Coalition-Based Prevention Evaluation, Jordan Newburg, Konul Karimova, Heather Terral, Gitanjali Shrestha, Sarah Mariani WS 5E: How Does the Substance Use Prevention Infrastructure Influence the Adoption of Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs)? Tips and Resources for the Prevention Workforce, Feker Wondimagegnehu, Elvira Elek WS 5F: Regional Partnership Engagement & Primary Prevention Activities, Jacqueline Beale, Mary Ewald, Heather McDonnell-Stalnaker, Michelle Taylor, Rachel Brase WS 5G: Partnering for Success in Reducing Tobacco Use Among African Americans, Bonnie Favero, Matthew Brown WS 5H: Prime for Life Immersion, Kim Parent WS 5I: From the Status Quo to Data-Driven Prevention: The Role of Collaborative Partnerships in Transforming the Prevention Landscape in Virginia, Eden Griffin, Colleen Hughes, Keri-Lyn Coleman WS 5J: Equitable and Innovative Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response in Chicago, Sarah Hernandez, Chuck Klevgaard, Dina Khalil |
11:45pm – 12:00pm | 2025 NPN Conference Announcement and Closing Remarks |