Agenda
August 13, 2026
Summit on Stigma
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
Valerie Earnshaw, PhD - University of Delaware
10:00 AM
Discussion Panel: Challenging Stigma in Research: A Foundation for Community-Engaged Research
Round Tables
11:30 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
Melonie Perez - Direct Action for Rights and Equity (DARE)
Facilitated By:
Prachi Bhuptani, PhD - Brown University, COBRE Investigator
Mary Figgatt, PhD, MPH - Brown University, COBRE Investigator
Leah Harvey, PhD - Brown University, COBRE Investigator
Patrick Kelly, MPH, PhD Candidate - Brown University
Greg Rosen, PhD, MSPH - Brown University, COBRE Investigator
Michelle Suh, MD, MA - Brown University
11:15 AM
Break
1:00 PM
Lunch
Light Refreshments to be served
2:00 PM
Panel Presentations: Research and Interventions
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
3:20 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Panelists:
Taleed El-Sabawi, PhD, JD - Wayne State University, O'Neill Insititute
Bella Fearn - Vermont Harm Reduction Advocates Coalition
Lauren McGinley - New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition
Discussion Panel: Policy and Stigma
Moderated by:
Brandon Del Pozo, PhD, MPA, MA - Brown University, COBRE Graduate
4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Jody Rich, MD, MPH - Director, COBRE on Opioids and Overdose
Online
Over Zoom
Discussion Panel
Challenging Stigma in Research:
A Foundation for Community Engagement
Panel Presentations
Research and Interventions
Discussion Panel
Policy & Stigma