Radhika Aravamudhan, PhD, CCC-A

Radhika Aravamudhan is Professor and Chair of Osborne Audiology at Drexel University and former Dean of the Osborne College of Audiology at Salus University. A nationally recognized leader in interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice, Dr. Aravamudhan has advanced IPE across academic and clinical settings for over two decades. She has served as a long-standing co-instructor for foundational IPE coursework and mentor to both faculty and students applying collaborative care principles. Nationally, she mentors emerging leaders through the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative and represents audiology on the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). As Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), she supports initiatives that strengthen interdisciplinary learning and practice. Dr. Aravamudhan is a frequent presenter and author on topics related to evidence-based education, interprofessional mentorship, and collaborative healthcare, demonstrating her enduring commitment to advancing integrated, patient-centered care across health professions.

Monideepa B. Becerra, DrPH, MPH

A certified Human Rights and Anti-Trafficking Consultant, Dr. Monideepa B. Becerra is Chair of the Department of Population Health and Administration at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She is a dedicated leader, systems thinker, and scholar committed to building transformative, equitable, and high-impact research and practice. Dr. Becerra brings expertise in workforce development, curriculum innovation, and mentored research, with a proven track record of designing initiatives that connect academic excellence to real-world application and social justice impact. With a growing passion for interprofessional education and collaboration, she continues to expand her role as a developing interprofessional scholar, learning alongside and across disciplines to advance inclusive and effective population health solutions.

Becky Davis, DNP, PHNA-BC

Becky Davis has been teaching at Creighton University College of Nursing for over 10 years. She practiced for several years as a community/public health nurse before becoming a nurse educator. Her previous practice and current academic roles are consistently linked to the care of under-resourced individuals, families and populations. Her research focuses on Health Disparities using community-engaged approaches, with themes in age-friendly communities, refugee health, spiritual dimensions of care and health communication. A current area of teaching focus is on the delivery of competency-based education and assessment. She teaches courses in Population Health as well as core graduate nursing classes. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in Advanced Public Health – Global Health Nursing.

Xueni Fan, MA

Xueni Fan is a doctoral candidate in Instructional Technology at Texas Tech University, where she also earned an M.A. in Applied Linguistics in 2021. Her research examines the integration of advanced technologies and educational theories to enhance teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on interprofessional education. Her academic interests include qualitative research methodologies, interdisciplinary studies, online learner engagement, and human performance improvement. Since 2022, she has served as an instructional designer with the Texas Interprofessional Education Consortium, collaborating with subject matter experts to design and implement interprofessional education faculty development initiatives for healthcare educators across Texas and the United States. 

Mackenzie Flynn, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC

Mackenzie Flynn is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Marian University’s Leighton School of Nursing. With over 15 years of clinical and academic experience, she is dual-certified as a pediatric acute and primary care nurse practitioner. She holds degrees in Audiology and Speech Sciences (BA), Nursing (BSN), and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner practice (MSN), and is pursuing an EdD in Organizational Leadership in Education (expected 2027). Flynn’s current research projects focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, emotional intelligence, and the integration of innovative technologies in nursing and healthcare education, particularly during the bioscience curriculum sequence. She has pioneered the use of digital cadaver simulation and is currently developing grant-funded projects exploring AI-enhanced education grounded in nursing values and interprofessional collaboration. Her teaching emphasizes emotional well-being, professional development, and bridging the practice–scholar gap to prepare resilient future healthcare professionals.

Kelli S. Fox, DSW, LCSW, FNAP, LADC, CCS

I am the director of the Center for Interprofessional Innovation and associate clinical professor of social work at SUNY Stony Brook. I was practicum director and associate clinical professor at UNE SSW for 10 years before coming to SBU 20 months ago. Most of my clinical work was family therapy with very young children and women experiencing the effects of trauma. Over the past 25 years, much of my career has been focused on leadership roles in MH/SUD and academic institutions. My research interests include preparation of students for IP collaborative learning experiences, IP identity development, IP faculty leadership and facilitation skills, and spirituality in clinical practice. I love to travel, garden, hike, bike, read, hang out with my family (human and fur babies), and spend time at the shore.

Kathy Kenney-Riley, EdD, APRN-BC, PNP, FNAP

Kathleen Kenney-Riley is a Professor and Interim Department Chair of Professional Nursing Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. With over three decades of experience in pediatric practice, nursing education, and interprofessional collaboration, Dr. Kenney-Riley has led numerous initiatives integrating interprofessional education, practice, and research. Her scholarly work spans chronic illness in pediatric populations, domestic violence education for healthcare providers, and patient-provider communication in chronic illness care. She has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Director on multiple interdisciplinary funded clinical projects and research grants, including projects focused on patient-provider discordance in adolescents with lupus, telehealth, asthma education in the community, aging in place, respite care for persons with dementia and their families and interdisciplinary simulation. A Fellow of the National Academies of Practice, she is deeply committed to mentoring junior faculty and advancing collaborative approaches to healthcare education and delivery.

Lindsay Van Dam, DDH, MHS, PhD(c)  

Lindsay Van Dam is a registered dental hygienist and a PhD in Health candidate with the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S, Canada. Her areas of research surround: interprofessional education (IPE), collaboration in the oral and health professions, approaches to EDIA within health education, policy and practice, and working in critical, qualitative methodologies. Her doctoral research involves understanding the IPE and interprofessional socialization experiences of oral health students during pre-licensure education. Her research aims are to advance curricular developments that support enhanced interprofessional collaboration and integrated oral and health care teams in practice. Lindsay is also an experienced educator in the oral health field, and with IPE. She was a faculty member with Dalhousie’s School of Dental Hygiene prior to beginning doctoral studies, and currently teaches pre-clinical dentistry. Lindsay is supervised by Dr. Sheri Price, an expert in IPE, interprofessional socialization, and longitudinal/qualitative methods.

Jaimee Watts Isley, MPH, DNP, APRN

Jaimee Watts Isley has a 16-year career in nursing and public health, holding a Master’s in Public Health and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice. In 2018, she conducted a survey of public health nurses in North Carolina, identifying factors affecting recruitment and retention. This research led to her role in the Office of the Chief Public Health Nurse, where she developed a statewide credentialing program and contributed to the state’s first internship program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Jaimee has served as full-time faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), and she continues as adjunct faculty. Currently, she is a Nursing Coordinator at UNC Health, focusing on population health. Additionally, she serves on the Public Health Nursing Certification Advisory Board, member of the NC Interprofessional Education Leaders Collaborative and co-chairs the Public Health Policy Committee for the Association of Public Health Nurses.