Discussion Session and Special Topics
Kids and Media Roundtable
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Lieutenant General Jay B. Silveria
Superintendent, US Air Force Academy
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Yalda T. Uhls, PhD
Adjunct Professor, UCLA
Senior Advisor for Common Sense Media (View brochures below)
Author of Media Moms & Digital Dads: A Fact Not Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age
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Melissa Cohen
Director, Personnel Studies and Oversight Office, United States Marine Corps
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Moderator: Rosemary Williams
Executive Director, S.A.F.E. Project US (Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic)
The Statement of Assessments for Mobile Students
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Monique M. Chism, PhD
Vice President for Policy, Practice, and Systems Change, American Institutes for Research
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Joshua Starr, EdD
Chief Executive Officer, Phi Delta Kappa International
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Scott Norton, PhD
Deputy Executive Director of Programs at the Council of Chief State School Officers
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Moderator: Stefanie Sanford, PhD
Chief of Global Policy & External Relations, The College Board
Meeting the Cyber Demand – an Interactive Session
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Trevor Packer
Senior Vice President of AP and Instruction, The College Board
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Kevin Nolten
Director of Academic Outreach, Cyber Innovation Center, Bossier City
Knee-Deep in the Trenches
A Military Family Discussion
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Colonel Glen Butler, USMC, with Carson and Will Butler
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Colonel William Ray, USAF, and Susan Ray with Mary Elizabeth Ray
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Master Sergeant Isilee Crossley, USA, with Myron Punter
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Colonel(s) Eric Flake, MD, USAF with Kelsey Flake
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Moderator: Lynda MacFarland, Army Wife and Author
Better Together: A Public-Private Partnership Initiative from Boys & Girls Clubs of America that’s improving the lives of military families in civilian communities
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Jim Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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Kaila Lemons
2017 Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Military Youth of the Year
School Choice Initiatives and the Impact for Military-Connected Students
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Scott Pearson
Executive Director, DC Public Charter School Board
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Mike Petrilli
President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Chief Master Sergeant Thomas “Tommy” B. Mazzone
Command Chief for Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Forces Strategic – Air
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Moderator: David Lapan
Senior Director of Communications, Bipartisan Policy Center
A Military Family Field Guide to Autism
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Col(s) Eric M. Flake, MD/FAAP, USAF, MC
Program Director, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician Associate Professor USUHS, Madigan Army Medical Center Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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Dr. Eric Flake Autism- Military Kids Part 1
Episode 3
In this interview Dr. Flake will discuss prevalence, common warning signs and some new research of autism and other developmental…![Dr. Eric Flake Autism- Military Kids Part 2](https://www.militarychild.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LucyPodcast-1200x1600.jpg)
Dr. Eric Flake Autism- Military Kids Part 2
Episode 4
In this interview, Dr. Eric Flake will discuss different types of treatment options. He will also discuss specific challenges that…Helping Children during the Toughest Times: Practical Suggestions and Free Resources for Suicide Prevention and Grief Support for Military-Connected Children
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Angela M. Tunno, PhD
Medical Instructor and Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
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David J Schonfeld, MD, FAAP
Professor of the Practice in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Pediatrics University of Southern California and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles