Dr. Megan Moreno is tenured professor and interim chair in the Department of Pediatrics. Nationally, Moreno is co-medical director of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Center of Excellence: Creating a Healthy Digital Ecosystem for Children and Youth. She has served as a reviewer for more than 30 journals in the fields of pediatrics, adolescent health, medical education, digital health, behavioral health, and public health and currently serves as associate editor of JAMA Pediatrics and editorial board member for the Journal of Adolescent Health. She is the recipient of dozens of honors and awards, including an AAP Council of Communications and Media’s Holroyt-Sherry Award for Career Achievement (2020), an American Pediatrics Society Norman J. Siegel New Member Outstanding Science Award (2021–2022), and a UW–Madison WARF Kellett Mid-Career Fellowship (2021).

Graduate Training: Health Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (2023)

Dissertation Title: The effect of viewing different modalities of alcohol-related social media content shared by friends on alcohol outcomes: A longitudinal examination (NIH-NIAAA F31 Awardee)

Undergraduate: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Interests: In-person and online social influences on alcohol use among young adults; social network and longitudinal methods; developing alcohol interventions for young adults which also focus on the impact of alcohol-related social media.

Rose Marie Ward, PhD joined the University of Cincinnati (UC) on July 1, 2022 as Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate College.  Ward has extensive administrative experience in graduate education including financial and strategic planning, development of new degree and certificate programs, and cross-college and programmatic engagement.

Prior to UC, Ward worked at Miami University for 20 years and held several positions including Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Interim Associate Provost and Dean for Graduate Studies. Throughout her career Ward has championed and established many diversity and graduate student support programs and services and earned notable awards for her teaching and research. She has authored numerous book chapters and journal articles in the areas of college student alcohol consumption and campus sexual assault.

Ward holds a B.S. in psychology and communication from Juniata College and both a master’s and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Rhode Island.

Dr. Jason Kilmer, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Psychology at UW. His research focuses on assessing prevention and intervention strategies for alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use among college students. With over 125 campuses nationwide, Jason has extensive experience working with various student groups, including athletes, fraternity and sorority members, and first-year students, implementing alcohol and drug prevention programs. 

In addition to his research and teaching roles, Jason is actively involved in student affairs, delivering presentations for intercollegiate athletics and residence life. He chairs the Washington state College Coalition on Substance Misuse, Advocacy, and Prevention (CCSAP). Jason has contributed to national initiatives, such as NYU’s National College Depression Partnership, Dartmouth’s National College Health Improvement Program, and NASPA’s 360 Proof project. He played a key role in developing the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s College Alcohol Intervention Matrix (CollegeAIM). 

Recognized for his significant contributions, Jason received the National Prevention Network’s Award of Excellence in 2014 and the Washington State Prevention Professional Award of Excellence in 2017. His commitment to student affairs earned him the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award in 2017 and the 2018-2019 Research Award from NASPA’s Student Athlete Knowledge Community. Jason’s excellence in teaching was acknowledged with consecutive awards from the MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Training Program in 2017, 2018, and 2019.