Matt Harms
Recent Amputee
Dan Nevins
Retired Army veteran, double amputee, motivational speaker
Carol Visconti, LMHC, LPC, is Associate Clinical Director at Baptist Health, overseeing Behavioral Health services and intern training. Since joining in 2015, she launched the Bridge Program and led the Collaborative Care Model. She holds a BS in Accounting and an MA in Clinical-Counseling Psychology. Before her mental health career, Carol ran a payroll service. She relocated to Florida in 2014 after eight years in New Jersey’s mental health field.
Carol Visconti
Licensed Mental Health Counselor | Baptist Health, Jacksonville FL
Nikki Celso
Career caregiver
Yessica Marshall, a licensed clinical social worker and Social Services Manager at Baptist Health, holds a bachelor's in communication disorders and an MSW from Boston University. She has experience in hospice care, dementia case management, and leadership at Baptist Health. Her immigrant background and commitment to families guide her work in social care.
Yessica Marshall
Licensed clinical social worker |Baptist Health, Jacksonville FL
Barbra Walker
Domestic violence survivor
Dr. Gail A. Patin, LCSW, is the CEO of Hubbard House, Inc., the domestic violence center for Duval and Baker counties in Northeast Florida. Before becoming CEO in 2017, she held leadership roles at Hubbard House for nearly 20 years, including 14 as COO. She also served as CEO of Harbor House in Orlando. Dr. Patin holds a doctorate from the University of North Florida and an MSW from the University of South Carolina. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she has developed innovative programs for domestic violence survivors that have been replicated statewide.
Dr. Gail Patin
CEO | Hubbard House, Jacksonville FL
Dr. Knuckley studies the Protein Arginine Methyltransferases (PRMTs), a family of enzymes involved in adding methyl groups to arginine residues in proteins. Dysregulated arginine methylation plays a key role in diseases like cardiovascular disease and cancer, making PRMTs important therapeutic targets. His lab develops high-throughput methods to explore substrate specificity in this enzyme family to aid in novel drug development.
Dr. Knuckley also researches guanidinium-modifying enzymes (GMEs), focusing on agmatine deiminase (AgD), which is expressed in pathogenic bacteria and may contribute to acid resistance and immune response enhancement.
Dr. Bryan Knuckley
Professor/Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry | College of Arts & Sciences (COAS)
My research focuses on studying secreted factors in microenvironment of both normal and neoplastic cells. I study the role of these secreted factors on a cell's interaction both with the other surrounding cells and the organism as a whole. I am especially interested in the development of targeted drug therapies for cancer that minimize side effects for normal cells. I work with both natural products and their derivatives, like Saffron and Turmeric as well as with lab-engineered targeted therapies like Galectin-3 and PRMT inhibitor peptoids and examine their anticancer properties and mechanism of action.
Dr. Fatima Rehman
Associate Lecturer
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences (COAS)
Dr. Corey Causey
Associate Professor of
Chemistry & Biochemistry | College of Arts & Sciences (COAS)
Joshua C. Gellers, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the MA in International Affairs Program at the University of North Florida, and a Research Fellow with the Earth System Governance Project. His research focuses on environmental politics, rights, and technology, with work published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He also runs Enviro Rights Map, a Google Maps-based site cataloging global constitutional environmental rights. Gellers is the author of The Global Emergence of Constitutional Environmental Rights (2017) and Rights for Robots: Artificial Intelligence, Animal and Environmental Law (2020).
Dr. Joshua Gellers
Political Science Professor, AI expert |
University of North Florida
Vena Patton
Living with Alzheimer’s
Dr. Philip W. Tipton is an assistant professor and senior associate consultant in Neurology at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. He specializes in treating movement and neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson’s and gait abnormalities. He leads the MCF Movement and Gait Labs and offers treatments like botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation.
Dr. Tipton's research focuses on improving diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders through technology. He also educates students and serves as Associate Program Director for the Behavioral Neurology Fellowship, regularly lecturing to promote public health education.
Dr. Patrick Tipton
Neurologist | Mayo Clinic,
Jacksonville FL
Stefanie Wardlow holds degrees in gerontology and adult education. She has been with the Alzheimer’s Association Florida chapters since 2005 and currently serves as a senior program manager of quality initiatives. She oversees statewide outreach and awareness initiatives including managing the Brain Bus program. Stefanie has been named an Alzheimer’s Association research champion for Florida, serving as a content expert to inform the community about the current state of Alzheimer's and dementia research.
Stefanie Wardlow
FL Alzheimer’s Association
Lakesha Burton
Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa (Dr. Q)
Chair, Neurologic Surgery Dept. | Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville FL
Kenny Krebs
Business Owner | “The Carpenter” Movie Executive Producer & Co-
Screenwriter
John Delaney
Flagler College President | St. Augustine, FL
Former Mayor of Jacksonville FL
John Peyton
Business Owner | Former Mayor of Jacksonville, FL
Christian Miller
Pro Track Athlete | St. Johns County FL
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