Partial Speaking List

Inspirational Speaking Events

2011 American Heart Association, keynote speaker for Go Red for Women event Worcester, MA
2011 Mind/Body Wellness, power plenary speaker Bryant University Woman’s Summit, Smithfield RI
2010 Live a Little, speaker California Governors Women’s Conference, Los Angeles CA
2010 The Stress of Transitioning Out of Office, keynote speaker National Governors Association annual meeting,Washington DC
2007 The Healing Art of Self-Nurturance, keynote speaker Knowledge Strength and GraceLiving Through Breast Cancer, BWH  Boston MA
2007 American Heart Association, keynote speaker for Go Red for Women Event Boston MA
2005 Your Healthy Life, speaker Massachusetts Governors Conference for Women, Boston MA
2003 Stress and Infertility, keynote speaker Resolve, Bethesda MD
2003 Stress Management, panelist Aspen Center for Integrative Health, Aspen CO
 2002 Women, Wellness and the Transformation of Healthcare, keynote speaker Duke University, Durham NC
2002 The Mind/Body Connection, keynote speaker American Heart Association, Women’s Legacy event, Indianapolis IN

Invited Presentations and Courses

Regional
 

2008 Complementary Approach to Women’s Health- instructor for ½ day course Massachusetts Psychological Association, Wellesley MA
2008 The Mind/Body Experience-speaker at conference “Treating Contemporary Families”Cambridge Health Alliance/HMS Boston MA
2007 Application of Mind/Body Approaches to Women’s Health/Grand Rounds Emerson Hospital, Concord MA
2007 Self-Nurturance for the Clinician-speaker at conference Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology  HMS   Boston MA
2006 Stress Reduction-speaker at Graduate Medical Education Orientation BIDMC
2004 Achieving Balance and Reducing Stress in Your Life-speaker HMS audio conference, Boston MA
2004 The Mind/Body Connection- speaker Yankee Dental Congress, Boston MA
2003 Application of Mind/Body Medicine to Women’s Health Issues-speaker Harvard University Health Services, Cambridge MA
2002 Mind/Body Medicine for Women-speaker CEU course National Association of Social Workers , Dedham MA
2002 The Psychology of Infertility, instructor for ½ day course Massachusetts Psychological Association, Wellesley MA
2001 The Mind/Body Connection, speaker Massachusetts School Nurses meeting,  Framingham MA

 

National
 

2011 How does stress impact quality of care? Plenary speaker Pacific Coast Reproductive Society   Palm Springs CA
2010 The relationship between stress and IVF outcome/oral paper presentation American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Denver CO
2010 SART symposium: Efficacy of CAM Approaches, speaker American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Denver CO
2010 Moderator,  Men, Women, and Stress/Daylong CEU course Columbia University, NY, NY
2010 How to Work with Difficult Patients, Keynote Speaker New England Fertility Society, Newport RI
2006 Psychological Aspects of Infertility, instructor for ½ day course New Hampshire Psychological Association, Manchester NH
2005  “Women and Cancer: Issues and Answers”, speaker, CEU course Memorial Sloan-Kettering,  NY  NY
2004 Behavioral Medicine Interventions, Faculty Postgraduate Course American Society for Reproductive Medicine,  Philadelphia PA
2004 The Mind/Body Connection, speaker World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, Las Vegas NV
2002 Application of Mind/Body Medicine to Women’s Health Issues, instructor for ½ day course Rhode Island Psychological Association, Providence RI
2002 Self Nurturance and Care, speaker New Hampshire Organization of Nurses Executive Retreat, Concord NH
2002 Self-Nurturing Skills for the Infertility Nurse, keynote speaker New England Nurses for Reproductive Medicine, Groton CT

 

International

2007 Effectiveness of Complementary Therapies in Lowering Stress, speaker Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Halifax NS
2008 Stress and Infertility, plenary speaker European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Barcelona, Spain (Merck)