Agenda
August 13, 2026
Summit on Stigma
3:20 PM
Break
10:00 AM
Moderated by:
Alex Macmadu, PhD - Brown University, COBRE Investigator
Discussion Panel of Community Leaders
Informed by a Community Advisory Board
Panelists:
Ronald Doyle - Direct Action for Rights and Equity (DARE)
Morgan Coombes, LCSW - House of Hope
Roxxanne Newman, PhD, LCDP, LADC-1 - Together We Heal Services
Melonie Perez - Direct Action for Rights and Equity (DARE)
Discussion Panel
Challenging Stigma in Research:
A Foundation for Community Engagement
2:00 PM
Panelists:
Kaylia Carroll, MPH, PhD Canidate- Yale University
Katherine Hill, MPH, PhD Canidate - Yale University
Kate Jaffe, PhD - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Katie Wang, PhD - Yale University
Moderated by:
Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA - Brown University, Center for Health and Justice Transformation, COBRE Graduate
Panel Presentations
Research and Interventions
3:30 PM
Panelists:
Jennifer Carroll, PhD, MPH - North Carolina State University
Bella Fearn - Vermont Harm Reduction Advocates Coalition
Lauren McGinley - New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition
Haley McKee - Rhode Island Policy Advocate
Moderated by:
Brandon Del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA - Brown University, COBRE Graduate
Discussion Panel
Real World Impacts of Stigma
4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Jody Rich, MD, MPH - Director, COBRE on Opioids and Overdose
Time
Location
CIC District Hall
225 Dyer Street
Providence RI, 02903
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks
Prachi Bhuptani, PhD - Brown University, COBRE Investigator
9:00 AM
Coffee & Refreshments to be served
Keynote: Opioids and Stigma: Mapping Pathways Between Structures and Individuals
Valerie Earnshaw, PhD - University of Delaware
Discussion Panel: Challenging Stigma in Research: A Foundation for Community-Engaged Research
Round Tables
11:30 AM
11:15 AM
Break
1:00 PM
Lunch
Light Refreshments to be served
Panel Presentations: Research and Interventions
Discussion Panel: Real World Impacts of Stigma
Streaming
Online
To Be Co-Facilitated by Community Members & Early-Career Researchers
More Information to Come Soon!