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ONE HEALTH,

ONE FUTURE
February 28-March 3, 2023

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Westmark Hotel
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 Welcome
Welcomes by UAF Chancellor Daniel White, UAF COHR
Director Arleigh Reynolds, and an introduction to the
conference planning team

04 The Venue
Understanding the layout of the conference hotel

05 Conference Schedule
Timed schedule and room location for each day of the
conference at the Westmark Hotel.

09 About the Presenters


Information on keynote speakers, speakers, panelists,
and posters can be found in this section.

Stay up to date

21 Additional Programming
on the
conference by
following our
Find links to additional events happening in and around
socials:
linktr.ee/uaf.onehealth Fairbanks, as well as special opportunities for conference
participants. Food & drink recommendations also listed.

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CHANCELLOR'S WELCOME
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Fairbanks, home of the
University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ campus, for this
week’s One Health conference.

Our One Health research initiative was designed to apply the


collective expertise of UAF and our partners to solve one of the
world’s grand challenges — the integrated health of humans,
animals and the environment. Especially now as we emerge
from the pandemic into a more vulnerable world. Our own health is in the
balance.

My hope is that connections formed over the next few days build long-term
research partnerships and lead to new educational and outreach programs
around One Health. These ongoing and meaningful collaborations are key to
interdisciplinary initiatives, research and to the solutions our world needs. Good
luck and best wishes for a productive week.

Daniel M. White
UAF Chancellor

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WELCOME TO FAIRBANKS
I am pleased to welcome you to the third international One
Health, One Future conference, presented by the University of
Fairbanks Center for One Health Research. I was thrilled to
see the overwhelming amount of interest as the abstracts
came in, as well as the scope of your research underway
around the world. After seeing the submissions, we organized
the sessions to accommodate as many presenters as possible
and to provide even more opportunities for collaboration.

The Center for One Health Research is fairly new at UAF, although many of our
faculty have been looking at animal, human and environmental health for
decades. The new center aims to take a holistic view of health and well-being,
both for individuals and communities, to address some of our most pressing
issues.

This One Health approach will help ensure a much better understanding of the
root causes of the issues that challenge health and well-being across the human,
animal and environmental health interface during a period of unprecedented
change. It will also help us identify what makes our communities more resilient
as we adapt to new realities.

We’re pleased to partner with the U.S. State Department as we continue work
that spans across the Circumpolar North and beyond. I’m looking forward to the
robust discussions, emerging partnerships and cultural celebrations that will
undoubtedly be a part of the next four days as we explore One Health, One
Future together.

Arleigh Reynolds, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.I.M.


Director of UAF’s Center for One Health Research and Professor of Veterinary Medicine

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ONE HEALTH, ONE FUTURE 2023
CONFERENCE PLANNING TEAM

ARLEIGH J. REYNOLDS
Director
Professor of Clinical Nutrition
University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research

KELSEY NICHOLSON
Program Administrator
University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research

HANNAH ROBINSON
Master's Coordinator | Research Advising and Mentoring Professional (RAMP)
University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research
UAF Biomedical Learning and Student Training (UAF BLaST)

Q.T. ELIZABETH VAN HA


One Health Alaska Fellow
University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research

LAURIE MEYTHALER-MULLINS
Community Outreach & Public Health Veterinarian
Colorado State University
University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research

KIM MCGINNIS
Director, Business Administration Program
Instructor, Business Administration
University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security
Management

WITH ADDITIONAL Charlene Stern, Malinda Chase, Carrie Stevens, David Payer,
CONSULTATION FROM Nikoosh Carlo, Tuula Hollmen, Hajo Eicken, Diane O'Brien

THANK YOU TO OUR Explore Fairbanks Golden Heart Greeters, UAF Staff Members, Alaska
VOLUNTEERS Fellows Program Members

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THE WESTMARK HOTEL

GOLD ROOM - all speaker presentations and film screenings.

YUKON ROOM - interactive activities, and vendors!

MINTO ROOM - poster presenters and undergraduate/high school student


programming.

RAMPART ROOM - panel sessions

Registration opens at 7am everyday outside the Gold Room.

Transportation: Westmark Hotel does not offer ground


transportation. Airlink shuttle service is available at
907-452-3337 to schedule airport pickup and drop-off
times.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023
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Conference Schedule
THEME: Holistic Health
MORNING SESSION
GOLD ROOM AFTERNOON SESSION

8:15 - WELCOME SPEECHES 1:00 - PANELS


UAF Chancellor Daniel White HEALTHY DOGS, HEALTHY
Arleigh Reynolds COMMUNITIES
GOLD ROOM
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
COVID-19 & ONE HEALTH
8:45 - SIMEON JOHN, BILLY
RAMPART ROOM
CHARLES, & STACY RASMUS
Weathering the Storms: 1:00 - PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
Considerations of Yup’ik Protective SPEAKER & STUDENT* DISCUSSION
Factors at the Intersections of MINTO ROOM
Climate Change and Public Health *For Undergraduate students only
Crises
SPEAKERS
9:30 - EMILIO DEBESS POSTER SESSION
Ticks in Alaska and Around the 2:30-3:30 - MINTO ROOM
World
3:30 - PANELS

BREAK ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO RABIES

GOLD ROOM
10:20 - GRACE LEU BURKE
HOLISTIC HEALTH RESILIENCE
Public Health Risk from
Environmental Exposure to RAMPART ROOM
Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria
in Urban Moose 5:30
FILM SCREENING: ATTLA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
GOLD ROOM
10:40 - ANNE ZINK Discussion with Joe Bifelt
North Star: How Alaska and the following the screening
Arctic can Lead the Way to a
Healthier Future

11:15 - DISCUSSION & DEBRIEF

LUNCH

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2023
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Conference Schedule
THEME: Food System, Security, & Sovereignty

MORNING SESSION AFTERNOON SESSION


GOLD ROOM
1:00 - PANELS
8:15 - WELCOME SPEECHES
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON
VC-RCNE: Charlene Stern FOOD SYSTEMS, SECURITY, &
Arleigh Reynolds SOVEREIGNTY
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS GOLD ROOM
8:35 - KAARE SIKUAQ FISH, FOOD, & THE FUTURE
ERICKSON RAMPART ROOM
Circle and a Line
1:00 - PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
9:10 - JULIA HNILICKA & SPEAKER & STUDENT* DISCUSSION
AMY PETTIT MINTO ROOM
How USDA is, and can continue *For Undergraduate students only
to, impact Alaska’s Food System
POSTER SESSION
BREAK 2:30-3:00 - MINTO ROOM

10:05 - CHIKA OKAFOR 3:00 - PANELS


Effects of Antibiotic Use in Food
Animals on One Health in the HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS,
MARICULTURE IN RELATION TO
United States
FOOD SYSTEMS, SECURITY, &
10:25 - RAVEN CUNNINGHAM SOVEREIGNTY
& MAILE BRANSON RAMPART ROOM
Chugach Imaq Project INTEGRATING WESTERN AND
INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING IN
10:45 - ANTTI OKSANEN FOOD SECURITY AND SOVEREIGNTY
The fish tapeworm, the GOLD ROOM
National Parasite of Finland 5:30
11:05 - HARMONY WAYNER
FILM SCREENING: YÁA AT
Food Sovereignty as Well-being
WOONÉ | RESPECT FOR ALL
in Igiugig Alaska
THINGS GOLD ROOM
11:25 - DISCUSSION & DEBRIEF
Discussion with Louise Brady
following the screening

LUNCH

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2023
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Conference Schedule
THEME: Global Impacts, Coordination,
& Collaboration
MORNING SESSION AFTERNOON SESSION
GOLD ROOM
1:00 - PANELS
8:00 - WELCOME
ONE HEALTH APPROACHES TO
U.S. DOS: Joshua Glasser
EDUCATION
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS GOLD ROOM
8:15 - ELIZABETH BAGLEY DOING GOOD BY DOING WELL:
Climate Solutions and SUSTAINABLE, JUST, &
Collaboration: Drawdown in Action REGENERATIVE BUSINESSES
RAMPART ROOM
DEENAALEE CHASE
8:50 - HODGDON
POSTER SESSION
To Become Grounded: a practice
in regeneration 2:30- 3:30- MINTO ROOM

BREAK 3:00 STATE DEPARTMENT


PANEL Yukon Room
9:45 - MICAH HAHN ARCTIC COOPERATION AND ONE
Climate, Health, and HEALTH: TRANS-DISCIPLINARY
Environmental justice in Alaska WORK, CIRCUMPOLAR
10:00 - BIRGIT KUNA PERSPECTIVES
Climate Change and (One) Health 3:00 - PANELS
10:15- CAROLINE VAN HEMERT INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC
Wildlife health in a changing SYSTEMS AND COMMUNAL
Arctic: Pathogen exposure WELL-BEING
among Chukchi Sea polar bears
GOLD ROOM
10:30- MIRA ZIOLO
Power Asymmetries in the ONE HEALTH APPROACHES TO
Operationalization of One Health CLIMATE CHANGE
RAMPART ROOM
10:45 - KATHERINE GINSBACH
Pandemic Legal Instrument and
One Health 6:00 DINNER/RECEPTION
GOLD ROOM
11:00- DAVID PAYER
One Health and the IARPC
Implementation Plan for Arctic
Research
11:30 - DISCUSSION & DEBRIEF

LUNCH

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FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2023
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Conference Schedule
THEME: Communication & Education

8:15 - WELCOME SPEECHES


Jessica Black, Gwich'in
Faculty Research Fellow, CRCD
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
8:35 - JAIME GONZÁLEZ & CAROLYN WHITE
One Health in the City: A Houston Story

9:10 - JACQUELINE HRABOK


Education and Communication in the Circumpolar
North

BREAK

10:05 -RANDY DOWD & KIMBERLY AYEK


Onward & Upward: Experiential Education
Across Alaska
10:25 -DEBORAH THOMSON
The Global One Health Education Movement

10:45 - JEAN WALLACE


Actualizing Cultural Humility: An Exploratory
Study of Veterinary Students’ Participation in a
Northern Community Health Rotation
11:05 - MARILYN GAIL
Talking/Listening Circles: Build Community
& Foster Inner Transformation

11:25 - ELLEN CHENOWETH


RASOR: Flexibility, Partnership, and Place in
Rural and Indigenous Education

11:45 - DISCUSSION & DEBRIEF


CLOSING REMARKS

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ABOUT THE KEYNOTES


Stacy M. Rasmus, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor and Director of UAF's Center for Alaska
Native Health Research (CANHR), in the Institute of Arctic Biology. Dr. Rasmus also directs a Native
American Research Center for Health (NARCH) through her appointment as a research faculty
member at the Northwest Indian College in Washington state. Dr. Rasmus’ behavioral science
background and clinical training guides a program of health equity research that is dedicated to
the pursuit of solutions to end suicide and other self-harmful behaviors, including high risk
alcohol and substance misuse, in Alaska Native and American Indian communities. Dr. Rasmus
serves as Principal Investigator for several large research projects funded by the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), all having a focus on identifying and strategically building multi-level Indigenous
strengths and protective factors as prevention and promotion of holistic and place-based well-
being. Dr. Rasmus also leads a complementary program of community-led research to examine
the ways that Indigenous communities in the North are being impacted by the colliding public
health and environmental crises. Most recently, Dr. Rasmus collaborated with community
partners to co-lead a funded proposal with Dr. Karsten Hueffer to establish an Alaska Alliance for
Community-Engagement- Climate and Health (AK ACE-CH) as part of the NIH’s Climate Change
and Health Initiative.

Simeon John, Yup’ik, is from the community of Nunakauyaq, or Toksook Bay and has served as a
Qungasvik (Tools for Life) Prevention Coordinator and as a research co-investigator for projects
within the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) for nearly a decade. Mr. John has a
long history of serving his community as a graduate of the Rural Human Services program and
then in a role as a Village Wellness Counselor and Behavioral Health Aide with the Yukon
Kuskokwim Health Corporation. In his role with CANHR, Mr. John will serve as a regional leader for
the Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement-Climate and Health (AK ACE-CH) initiative that
has recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Billy Charles, Yup’ik, is from the community of Imangaq, or Emmonak, and has served in a
leadership role for the Qungasvik (Tool for Life) project and as a senior research co-investigator for
several other projects within CANHR for well over a decade. Mr. Charles has served in various
elected leadership positions in his community and has served two terms with the Alaska
Federation of Natives (AFN) and in a prior appointed position as a rural advisor to the governor. Mr.
Charles provides leadership, cultural direction and intervention implementation and fidelity
management for CANHR’s program of prevention science research focused on building strengths
and protective factors in young Alaska Native people to reduce suicide risk and alcohol misuse In
his role with CANHR, Mr. Charles will serve as a regional leader for the Alaska Alliance for
Community Engagement-Climate and Health (AK ACE-CH) initiative that has recently received
funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Anne Zink, MD, FACEP and Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska
Dr. Anne Zink grew up in Colorado and moved through her training from College in Philadelphia
to Medical School at Stanford and then Residency at University at Utah. As a mountaineering
guide she had fallen in love with Alaska and after residency in Emergency Medicine, and became
lucky enough to call Alaska home.

Dr. Zink had the honor of becoming the State of Alaska Chief Medical Officer in July 2019. She and
her team lead Alaska from the first repatriation flight to today through the COVID pandemic. She
is president of ASTHO, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers starting in
September 2022. She has special interest using informatics and information to bring together
public health and health care to improve the health of the people we all serve with always putting
a focus on putting the patient first.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS


Emilio DeBess graduated from the University of California at Davis, with DVM and MPVM degree,
completed an internship in the Atlantic Veterinary College in PEI, Canada, and a residency in public
health at the California Department of Health. He was hired by the Oregon Health Authority as an
epidemiologist leading disease investigation for the State of Oregon. Emilio’s 's work includes
epidemiology, clinical practice and research and public health education at the veterinary
technician programs. Emilio works with the local veterinary medical associations throughout the
State of Oregon, veterinary technician groups and Portland Community College, Veterinary
Technician Program.

Grace Leu-Burke is a clinical microbiologist with over 35 years of experience. Completing her
master’s degree from Michigan State University in 2016, Grace accepted a tenure track teaching
position at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She currently teaches clinical microbiology,
molecular diagnostics, and research methods. Her research interests surround the environmental
impact and public health risk from urban wildlife.

MEET THE PANELISTS

HEALTHY DOGS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COVID-19 & ONE HEALTH

Laurence Daigle, Laurie Meythaler-Mullins, Taylor Van Doren, Anne Zink, Alisa Alexander
Angie Fitch

ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO RABIES HOLISTIC HEALTH RESILIENCE

Brian Berube, Laurie Meythaler-Mullins, Georgianna Ningeulook, Simeon John,


Robert Gerlach, Emilio DeBess Harmony Wayner, Billy Charles

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Kaare Ray Sikuaq Erickson is the Principal and team lead for Ikaaġun Engagement, based in
Unalakleet and Anchorage, Alaska. Sikuaq was raised on the Bering Sea coast and has family
scattered across northern Alaska from Unalakleet to Shishmaref to Utqiaġvik. Sikuaq was taught
to provide for his communities through subsistence and leadership; to be aware of problems
facing Arctic communities; and to find creative, realistic, and effective ways to alleviate or solve
those issues. Sikuaq spent nearly two decades immersed in cultural studies and has most recently
spent several years developing and implementing creative, effective, and efficient outreach,
engagement and K-12 education programs for high profile Arctic research projects. Sikuaq's
unique upbringing and specialized training allows him to successfully fulfill his role as cultural
broker connecting Arctic communities and Arctic research entities.

Julia Hnilicka is a proud graduate of University of Alaska Fairbanks. As Alaska State Director for
USDA Rural Development, she is grateful for everything she learned at the Department of Alaska
Native Studies and Rural Development. From traveling to rural communities to working as a
Teacher’s Assistant for Professor Meckel, the education she gained at DANSRD is invaluable to the
work she does today. Hnilicka grew up in Nenana and tries to spend as much time at home as
possible, while residing in Anchorage for work. She strives to make her community proud with the
work she does for rural Alaska. Her parents are JanVerne’ and Charley Hnilicka.

Amy Knapp Pettit was raised on a cow-calf operation on the southern Oregon coast where
generations of her family have raised premier beef cattle for over 100 years. She earned a Bachelor
of Science in agricultural business management from Oregon State University.
Upon arrival to Alaska in 2005 she began her career with the State Division of Agriculture where
she led the Marketing & Development team, was a founding board member of the Alaska Food
Policy Council, and served on the North American Agricultural Marketing Officials Executive
Board.
Pettit became Executive Director of the Alaska Farmland Trust in 2015 where her role included
permanently protecting valuable agricultural lands, promoting the industry across multiple
platforms, and educating fellow Alaskans on the importance of their food system.
Amy was appointed by the Biden Administration to serve as the State Executive Director of the
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Alaska in February 2022.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS


Dr. Chika Okafor is a Pre-harvest Food Safety Epidemiologist and Director of the Veterinary Public
Health program. His long-term research goal is to improve stewardship of antimicrobial use in
food animals and veterinary medicine. He has utilized his expertise in epidemiological methods as
well as statistical analysis of large datasets to understand/prevent animal diseases (e.g., bovine
anaplasmosis) and pre-harvest food safety issues (colibacillosis, salmonellosis) associated with
antibiotic usage.

A longtime Seward resident, Maile Branson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Master’s Degree
in Fisheries with an emphasis on aquaculture and fish health, and a PhD in Biological Sciences
focusing on disease ecology and wildlife virology. Maile is passionate about studying OneHealth
issues as they relate to the People, animals, and environment of the Chugach region. When Maile
isn’t at work, she loves doing anything in the outdoors!

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS


Raven Cunningham is the Marine Mammal Program Manager at the Chugach Regional Resources
Commission. She is Chugach-Eyak Alaska Native as well as a lifelong resident of Cordova and
takes pride in serving the region to this day. Mrs. Cunningham received her bachelor's degree
from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development with a
concentration in Natural Resource Management. She has extensive Alaska Native Tribal
government and ANSCA corporation experience combined with a lifetime of local knowledge of
Alaska’s history and local natural resources.

Antti Oksanen is research professor at the Finnish Food Authority in Oulu, northern Finland. His
topics are wildlife health and disease, and especially parasitic infections, particularly zoonotic
ones. He tries to think of the humankind also from the parasite’s point of view.

Harmony Jade Sugaq Wayner is a tribal member of Naknek Native Village, a 5th generation
commercial fisherwoman in Bristol Bay, and a marine scientist focused on sustainable rural food
systems to promote Indigenous values and well-being in Alaska. She is the Vice-Chair of the Arctic
Youth Network, an Indigenous fellow for the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee
(IARPC), and an Alaska Sea Grant Fellow. She has a B.S. in Biology from the University of Alaska
Southeast and a Master of Resource Management from the University Centre of the Westfjords in
Iceland.

MEET THE PANELISTS


CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FOOD
SYSTEMS, SECURITY, & SOVEREIGNTY FISH, FOOD, & THE FUTURE

Amy Pettit, Antii Oksanen, Deborah Nyquist Louise Brady, Erik Schoen, Andrew Cyr

INTEGRATING WESTERN AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS,


INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING IN MARICULTURE IN RELATION TO FOOD
FOOD SECURITY AND SOVEREIGNTY SYSTEMS, SECURITY, & SOVEREIGNTY

Deenaalee Chase Hodgdon, Julia Hnilicka, Cassandra DeBlois, Kathi Lefebvre, Shannon
Anthony Lindoff, Deborah Nyquist Cellan, Tom Farrugia

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Elizabeth Bagley, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and learning scientist with
experience spanning academia, business, and the nonprofit sector. As managing director,
Elizabeth guides Project Drawdown’s overall strategy and keeps programs and operations
functioning smoothly across the organization. Before joining Project Drawdown she led higher
education-focused climate workforce development at SEI, directed sustainability efforts at the
California Academy of Sciences, and designed the science content for video games at LeapFrog.

Elizabeth frequently speaks about climate solutions and was invited to create two LinkedIn
Learning courses focused on sustainability that have engaged tens of thousands of learners from
around the world. An experienced environmental educator, Elizabeth worked as a naturalist in
Glacier National Park, taught middle and high school science in Louisiana, created K–12
professional development programs for teachers, and designed a science communication course
for graduate students. ​
Deenaalee Chase Hodgdon (They/Them) is Deg Xit’an Dene and Yupik/Supiaq from the villages of
Gitr’ingithchagg (Anvik) and Qinuyang (South Naknek), Alaska. Descended from rivers and the
ocean and named after the great northern mountain, Deenaalee seeks to ground their work in
regenerative economies, food sovereignty and security, and circumpolar geopolitics in the lessons
these being teach us; to flow and find grace through the rapids and in the meandering, to find
depth, breadth and pleasure in the vastness of our humanity and to hold space for the multiplicity
of life we interact with through time while deeply rooted to place.

Deenaalee holds their Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Anthropology with an emphasis in food and
fisheries policy, gender and globalization, Indigenous studies, urban design, and entrepreneurship.
Since 2019, they have been nurturing the seeds of On The Land, where storytelling, audio
technology, and a love of the land and water come together to envision Indigenous futures and
mark the past and present. They find their joy in spending time working with their hands mending
fishing nets and tanning hides, and feasting in community on traditional foods that were gathered,
harvested, and grown locally.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS


Dr. Micah Hahn is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health in the Institute for Circumpolar
Health Studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Her work focuses on understanding
the health impacts of climate change and working with communities to develop locally-relevant
adaptation and resilience-building strategies. In order to address community needs, Dr. Hahn’s
prior work has addressed vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, wildfires, health and extreme heat,
air quality, food security, and safe transportation. Prior to joining UAA, she was an epidemiologist
at the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention Climate and Health Program.

Birgit Kuna loves the environment and loves health. Kuna has studied biology and environmental
epidemiology with further education in climate change related health impacts. Kuna has worked
in water and air pollution monitoring in a National Park in the US, supervised a multi-center
longitudinal study on air pollution and health in Switzerland and worked later for the World
Health Organization where she contributed in setting air quality guidelines. Currently, Kuna works
at the science-policy-interface by advising and providing services for funding bodies in the field of
climate change / environmental change and health in Europe.

Caroline Van Hemert, Ph.D., is a research wildlife biologist at the USGS Alaska Science Center. She
studies a range of topics relevant to avian and wildlife health in Alaska. Current research projects
include zoonotic disease surveillance in the Arctic, impacts of harmful algal blooms on seabirds,
and emerging avian diseases.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS


Dr. Mira Ziolo, DVM, is a clinical emergency and relief veterinarian, a wildlife-human interface
consultant and PhD Candidate for the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program at the
University of British Columbia. Her interests lies in challenging and closing inequity gaps to
cultivate resilience and adaptability in health at wildlife-human interfaces. She has worked
primarily in East Sub-Saharan Africa, but is increasingly engaging with local partners, and
intersectoral and interdisciplinary practitioners in North America.

Katherine Ginsbach is a senior associate with the Center for Transformational Health Law at the
O’Neill Institute. Her primary research areas include pandemic preparedness and response
legislation, global health governance, and disease surveillance. Her other areas of interest include
Indigenous health law, and One Health with a specific focus on the Arctic Region. She holds a J.D.
and an M.S. in global health from University of Notre Dame.

David Payer is a Natural Resource Program Manager and Wildlife Biologist with the National Park
Service based in Anchorage, Alaska. For the last 25 years, Payer has conducted research and
monitoring of Arctic wildlife and habitats. He was a lead author of the Arctic Council's Arctic
Biodiversity Assessment. Payer's professional training includes doctoral degrees in veterinary
medicine and wildlife ecology.

ABOUT THE PANELS


Two of the panels this day, "Indigenous economic systems and communal well-being"
and "Doing good by doing well: sustainable, just, & regenerative businesses" are
sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security
Management.

One of the panels this day, " Arctic Cooperation and One Health: Trans-Disciplinary
Work, Circumpolar Perspectives" is run by the United States Department of State. The
panel includes members from the DOS Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs.

MEET THE PANELISTS


ONE HEALTH APPROACHES TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Rick Thoman, Elizabeth Bagley, Birgit Kuna, Ed Alexander, Micah Hahn

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MEET THE PANELISTS

INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND


COMMUNAL WELL-BEING

Louise Brady, Sarah French, Emily Salmon, TCC

DOING GOOD BY DOING WELL:


SUSTAINABLE, JUST, & REGENERATIVE
BUSINESSES

Yichen Feng, Anthony Lindoff, Jaime González,


Jamie Boring

ONE HEALTH APPROACHES TO EDUCATION

Deborah Thomson, Ellen Chenoweth, Arleigh Reynolds,


Jessica Black

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Jaime González, M.Ed., is the Healthy Communities Director at the The Nature Conservancy in
Texas. He is an award-winning conservationist, educator, communicator, and network weaver
who works with communities, governments, corporations, health professionals, and other
nonprofit partners, to co-create healthier, more climate ready, more equitable, and more wildlife-
rich places using nature-based solutions. He also serves as the vice chair of the North American
Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), which sets national standards for
environmental education excellence. Mr. González earned a M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction-
Science Education and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Houston. He has also earned
certificates in civic ecology, environmental education, environmental communications, and
climate change and health from Cornell, Duke, and Yale Universities.

Jaime has won numerous awards for his work, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from
the University of Houston's College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Prairie Champion
Award from the Coastal Prairie Conservancy, and the Elizabeth Hull Abernathy Award from the
Garden Club of America for outstanding contributions to environmental education of youth.

Carolyn White is an Urban Environmental Planner with the Harris County Public Health (HCPH)
Built Environment Unit and the Public Health representative to the County’s Infrastructure
Resilience Team, a multi-departmental, collaborative group developing a Flood Resilience Plan.
Her work focuses on uplifting under-resourced communities and natural infrastructure to bring
equitable climate adaptation to Harris County, focusing on One Health principles. Prior to joining
HCPH she was the Conservation Director at Memorial Park Conservancy for 4 years, and an
Environmental Services Program Manager with the Harris County Flood Control District for 11
years. Her environmental planning career started at Cardno-ENTRIX Environmental Consultants
where she was a Project Manager for 12 years, focusing on ecology and stream restoration. She
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota and a
Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from University of California – Berkeley. She completed
all 4 levels of Wildland Hydrology Natural Channel Design courses and is a Certified Ecological
Restoration Practitioner and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control.

Serving the Bering Strait Region, Dr. Jacqueline Hrabok is joint faculty with the University of
Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension - Cooperative
Extension & Northwest Campus High Latitude Range Management Program. Coming from the
Sami Education Institute Kaamanen Finland, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala,
and Lakehead University Thunder Bay Canada, Jackie has lived in remote Indigenous
communities in the circumpolar north for the past 20 years. As an ecologist and artisan, her
teaching, research, and service interests include reindeer husbandry and applied arts with
specialties in animal health and disease, meat preservation, tanning fish & reindeer hides into
leather, drone & Gopro nature photography, and creating hands-on and foreign language
experiences for youth. Dr. Hrabok, a UAF Nanook alumni from 2002, thrives at north of 64 as a
Nome Mighty Muskoxen hockey goalie and smiles most when fishing, pack rafting, scuba diving,
and booking Palm tree adventures with her Siberian Husky Yeti.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS


Randy Dowd is the founder and executive director for Onward & Upward and an affiliate faculty
member at Alaska Pacific University’s Institute for Health and Wellness, and Institute for Culture
and Environment – teaching courses in sustainability studies and psychology. He holds a Psy.D. in
Counseling Psychology with a focus in youth development, ecopsychology, and environmental
behavioral sciences. Randy’s research interests lie in understanding the complexity of the
entwinement of human and planetary wellbeing, which is what drives much of his work.

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Kimberly Ayek is of Inupiaq and Sugpiaq decent and was born and raised in Anchorage, AK. She
has recently graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a Bachelor's Degree in Outdoor Studies
and a concentration in Adventure Therapy. Through her work with Onward & Upward she has
solidified her pursuit in continuing to strengthen and serve young people and nurture their
relationship with nature.

Dr. Deborah Thomson is the author of The Art of Science Communication and has founded an
organization that inspires children and adults around the world to value the interconnection
between public health and the health of the environment, plants, and animals (called One Health
Lessons). In addition, she has served as a Science Policy Advisor in the United States Congress and
is a veterinarian and award-winning public speaker. Her articles have been printed in multiple
publications, including The Lancet Planetary Health.

Jean Wallace has extensively studied the professional work attitudes and experiences of lawyers
and physicians, with a recent shift to veterinarians and animal health technologists. Her current
research interests include: mental health and wellness; work-life balance and the work-family
interface; and job stress and coping strategies. She is working with colleagues in Veterinary
Medicine (Drs. Susan Kutz, Cindy Adams and Tessa Baker) who are exploring how to improve
access to and acceptance of veterinary care for communities in need by understanding and
enhancing the mental health of veterinary service providers.

Marilyn J. Gail, M.Ed., completed a master's degree in Education/School Counseling at the


University of Massachusetts in Amherst and a second master's in Educational Leadership at the
University of Alaska, Southeast. Marilyn is currently studying at the International Institute for
Restorative Practices and holds a Certificate in Restorative Practices. Marilyn works at the
Kodiak Island Borough School District as the counselor for Kodiak's rural schools and at
Providence Kodiak Island Counseling Center in psychiatric emergency services. Interpersonal
communication is one of Marilyn's key areas of interest and expertise. Marilyn effectively works
with adults leading training in restorative practices and circles. Marilyn’s work with youth includes
leading virtual and in-person gatherings where students learn new approaches to peer-to-peer
communication andexperience community building in tangible, visible, and meaningful ways.

Ellen Chenoweth is originally from Michigan and has lived in Sitka, Alaska for 14 years. In 2018
she earned her Ph.D. in Fisheries from UAF studying humpback whale energetics and predation
at salmon hatchery release sites.

Dr. Doreen E. Martinez is Mescalero Apache and Pennsylvania Dutch. She is a transnational
Indigenous epistemologist with a PhD in Sociology. Her projects address and include
mis/understandings of identity, collective philosophies, and nation-state relationships. She is
committed to ethically engage and pass along this knowledge and understandings; thus, she is an
avid advocate of alliance building and promoting justice.

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POSTERS @ ONE HEALTH, ONE FUTURE
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2/28/2023 HOLISTIC HEALTH - 2:30-3:30PM


First Last
Affilation Poster Title Additional Authors
name name
Silica Vesicles Increase Stability of Salmonella-Specific Phages
International Livestock
Amos Lucky Mhone Isolated from Chicken in Environments Mimicking the Gatrointestinal
Research Institute
Tract

Use of a Public Health Needs Assessment to Promote, Support, and


Kristen Clark Iowa State University Brian Vanderheyden, Laura Triplett
Improve Student Health and Wellbeing
One Health/Access to Care Clinics - Everyone Wins: One Health clinic Lauren Powell, PhD; Meriel Walsh VMD,
UC Davis School of
Kristin Jankowski promotes veterinarian-client trust among underserved pet owners Chelsea L Reinhard, DVM, MPH; Brittany
Veterinary Medicine
and provides learning opportunities for veterinary students Watson, VMD, PhD

Cassandra Andrew, Maud Henaff, Christine


Government of Yukon, Where have all the rabies cases gone? Rabies surveillance, risk Fehlner-Gardiner, Kim Knowles, Cin Thang,
Jane Harms
Animal Health Unit assessment and community dog care in the Yukon, Canada Kristenn Magnusson, Jay Lester, Arnell
Lindskog-Wheeler, Mary VanderKop

University of Alaska
Impact and Mitigation of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Rural Alaska
Nikola Nikolic Fairbanks, Center for One
Health Research Native Community

APHL-CDC at Minnesota PulseNet: One Health and Laboratory Surveillance at the Minnesota
Emily Verbrugge
Dept. of Health Department of Health

Colorado State University Kelly Patyk, Claire Simeone, Valerie Johnson,


A Review of Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) Literature to
Valerie Cortés College of Veterinary Johanna Vega, Kate Savage and Colleen
Medicine Direct NFS Health Initiatives and Public Health Impacts Duncan

University of Alaska
Nanopore Sequencing Enriches for Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
Danielle Wrenn Fairbanks, Insititute of Devin M. Drown, Ph.D
Arctic Biology in Alaskan Soil Microbial Communities

University of Alaska Evaluating effects of hydraulics and disinfectant dosing on biofilm in


Fayzul Kabir
Fairbanks drinking water distribution systems
University of Alaska The Transsulfuration Pathway Protects Retinal Cone Cells Against
Jamie Martin
Fairbanks H2O2-Induced ROS Formation and Cell Death
University of Alaska Genomics Surveillance Reveals Unique Patterns of Transmission and
Devin Drown
Fairbanks Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Alaska

Mt. Edgecumbe High


Fostering Health, Resilience, and Student Success at Mt. Edgecumbe Sarah Nanouk Jones, Summer Tickett, Denia
Zeba Kokan School, Alaska Fellows
High School Foster, Rylee Murphy
Program

PhD Indigenous Studies


Amelia (Amy) Topkok student, University of History of Iñupiaq Skin-Sewing in Alaska- A Family Project Varpu Lotvonen, PhD Anthropology student
Alaska Fairbanks

Aditi Sharma University of Edinburgh One Health Implementation in India


Office of the Chief
Veterinarian; Animal Rabies risk management in Churchill, Manitoba – a One Health
Alexandra Jerao
Health and Welfare Branch collaborative approach
Manitoba Agriculture
Obihiro University of
Agriculture and Veterinary
Daniel Bergman Searching nature's backyard for new babesiosis medicines
Medicine/University of
Alaska Fairbanks

Don’t cry wolf on Echinococcosis: human disease burden is highest in


Treana Mayer Colorado State University
US regions without wolves
University of Prevalence and diversity of Trichinella spp. in wildlife from Northern
Cody Malone
Saskatchewan North America: a One Health approach
University of Alaska Art-making with Clay: The Relationship Between Art Medium in
Shaylise Sylvester Jen Peterson, PhD
Fairbanks Stress Reduction
Fort Lewis University The Synthesis and Testing of Alpinoids as Treatments for
Mauri Butzke
Undergraduate Student Leishmaniasis
University of Alaska Feral Horses of the San Luis Valley, Colorado: Teaching and Learning
Susan Andrews
Fairbanks through Wildlife Painting and Photography

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3/1/23 FOOD SYSTEMS, SECURITY, & SOVEREIGNTY


Additional
First name Last name Affilation Poster Title
Authors

The Measurement of Food Security amongst


University of Alaska
Elizabeth Matthews Parry Indigenous Populations: A Scoping Review of the
Fairbanks
Literature

A Comparison of Arctic Grayling Abundance to


University of Alaska
Kristen Reece the Spawning Patterns of Chinook and Chum
Fairbanks (BLaST)
Salmon in the Chena River

University of Alaska
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: An increasingly
Anchorage/Alaska
Natalie Rouse significant pathogen for critically endangered
Veterinary Pathology
Cook Inlet Beluga whales
Services

An Introductory look into the presence of Domoic


Shannon Cellan Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Acid and Okadaic Acid in SE Alaska

University of Alaska
Fairbanks and Chugach An Invesatigation of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in
Annette Jarosz
Regional Resources Bivalves in Resurrection Bay, 2021-2022
Commission

University of Alaska Gardening as a source of invasive earthworm


Claudia Ihl Maria Burke
Northwest Campus introduction

Sebastian
University of Alaska An exploration of moose habitat selection in
Sarah Dempsey Zavoico, Shawn
Fairbanks Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Crimmins

Harmful Algal Blooms in Alaska: Threats to Food


Alaska Ocean Observing
Thomas Farrugia Safety and Security and How They are Being
System
Addressed

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3/2/23 GLOBAL IMPACTS, COORDINATION & COLLABORATION; COMMUNICATION & EDUCATION


First Last
Affilation Poster Title Additional Authors
name name
Changing Status of Harmful Algal Bloom, Disease, and Marine Debris
Cassandra DeBlois NOAA NMFS AKRO Dr. Kelly Cates
Impacts on Endangered Species Act listed Alaskan Marine Mammals
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Micro-Blaze in Bioremediating
Samantha Wade University of Alaska Fairbanks
Diesel-Contaminated Soil Collected in Rural Alaska
Azmi Impacts of Thawing Permafrost on Residential Infrastructure:
Sarah NREL
Wendler Results and Resources
Malea McGimsey, Tiera
McAdam, Valerie Cortes,
Waste Not Want Not: Piloting a Clinical Waste Audit at a University
Caroline Kern-Allely Colorado State University Stacey Baumgarn, Dr. Gregg
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Griffenhagen, Dr. Colleen
Duncan
Malea McGimsey, Caroline
Colorado State University,
The SAVE Guidebook Project: Sustainability Advocacy in Veterinary Kern-Allely, Valerie Cortes,
Tiera McAdam College of Veterinary Medicine
Education Douglas Petty, Dr. Danielle
and Biomedical Sciences
Scott, Dr. Colleen Duncan
Government of Yukon A One Health philosophy – charting a path for the Government of Mary VanderKop, Marc Cattet,
Michelle Thompson
Animal Health Unit Yukon James MacDonald
University of British Columbia,
Mira Ziolo Toward a Northwest Collaboration
BC Coalition Institute
Upasana Arora University of Alaska Fairbanks Diversity of Lake Bacterial Communities upon Glacier retreat
University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Center for
Ashley Guernsey Innovation, Broadening the Impact of Your Research Peter Webley
Commercialization,
Entrepreneurship
University of Alaska
Assessment of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistant Genes in
Bevyn Cover Fairbanks, College of Natural
Remote Sub-/Arctic Soils
Sciences and Mathematics
Joseph-
Electric thermal storage systems for residential heating - a field
Jenno Leenose- University of Alaska Fairbanks
study to improve air quality in the Arctic
Helen
Mary Elizabeth Miranda, Daria
Addressing One Health Challenges in rabies surveillance: Manalo, Beatriz Quiambao,
Mirava Yuson University of Glasgow Implementation of Integrated Bite Case Management (IBCM) in Nai Rui Chng, Katie Hampson,
Romblon and Oriental Mindoro, Philippines Duane Manzanilla, Van Denn
Cruz
Hannah Glesener, Tomás
Change in gene expression indicate trembling aspen defense Engl, Lori Winton, Roger
Jorda Kovash University of Alaska Fairbanks
mechanisms against a new fungal pathogen Ruess, Mary Beth Leigh, &
Ursel Schütte
The knowledge about Covid-19 disease and oral health behaviours
Amit Khanal Well-Being Nepal (NPO)
during pandemic in Nepal
Jasmine Perea Alaska Pacific University Anaerobic Digestion a Pathway for The Poop Pipeline
National University of Life and
Integration EU One Health Framework and Policies in Ukraine: O. Kuzminska, M. Galat, P.
Valeriia Yustyniuk Environmental Sciences of
Interdisciplinary Dimensions Jokelainen & M. Galaburda
Ukraine
Expanding User Engagement with Near-Real-Time Satellite
Grace Veenstra University of Alaska Fairbanks
Products in Alaska
UAF Northwest Campus, Habitat use by urban muskoxen in Nome - summary of
Claudia Ihl Michele Adams, Molly Kenick
Nome undergraduate projects
Educational Healing Gardens: Intersection of Human, Animal, and
Sean Lewis Colorado State University
Environmental Health at Veterinary Medical Facilities
Danielle Scott Colorado State University Going to the cats: a One Health educational and service initiative
Information Insights and State
Factors Associated with Parent-reported Early Childhood Caries:
Laura Frances of Alaska Department of
Changes over Time in Alaska using Childhood Understanding
Grage & Wise Health, Division of Public
Behaviors Survey Data
Health

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THINGS TO DO
SATURDAY & SUNDAY,
February 17-March 31 - World Ice Art Championships MARCH 4-5, 2023
2023 Tanana Valley Fair Grounds. OH-SMART WORKSHOP
FREE REGISTRATION /
February 24-25 - Festival of Native Arts. UAF Campus. LUNCH PROVIDED
The University of Fairbanks
February 27 - Resiliency Conference at the Westmark Center for One Health
Hotel; Trauma Yoga (2/28) and Food Security Event at Research is offering this
Stone Soup Cafe in partnership with OHOF. More course in collaboration
information found at http://bit.ly/3W7vmEQ. with the University of
Westmark Hotel. Minnesota, supported by
the USDA National
UAF College of Liberal Arts Department of Music Institute of Food and
Concert Series, Davis Concert Hall Agriculture, Hatch project
3.1 Arcana, Sean Dowgray Percussion Recital 1018914, for everyone
3.2 Matthew Burtner and Todd Brinkman Lecture and interested in One Health.
Performance: ecoacoustic world
3.2 You Sink Into the Singing Show
This course will occur after
COHR's conference One
University of Alaska Museum of the North - show Health, One Future 2023.
proof of attending OHOF 2023 to receive an in- This workshop will be
residence rate of $12 for entry! capped at 60 people.
Funded by an Institutional
Large Animal Research Station Tours - We'll be having Development Award (IDeA)
two tours Monday 2/27 and Friday 3/3 at 4pm for OHOF from the National
2023 participants, thanks to Sarah Barcalow. FREE Institutes of Health.
with registration. Each tour is limited to first 20 REGISTER HERE:
https://forms.gle/XikjJR7ZTcaT1sYN9
registrants.

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FOOD & DRINK
The Westmark Hotel - Continental Breakfast provided for guests lodging there

Conference Snacks & Coffee - Coffee offered throughout the conference; Snacks
offered twice a day

Conference Lunch - Lunch is provided in the Gold Room for every full
conference day (not on Friday)

The Crepery - Great breakfast near the conference!

Cafe De Stir It Up - less than a mile away (3 minute drive), one of the best cafes
that meet all allergy and dietary restriction needs. GF/DF friendly!

Marlo's Bakery- delicious baked goods, also less than a mile away from
conference.

Sunrise Cafe - for all drivers, a great coffee hut to get your breakfast needs.

Forget-me-not Espresso - Fairbanksians love their coffee. Here's another place


to go!

VENUE - coffee shop by day, bar by night. Alaskan art on display as well!

Lavelle's Bistro - Contemporary American restaurant on the expensive (but


good) side.

Red Lantern Steak & Spirits - restaurant housed within the Westmark Hotel.
Classic American

Bahn Thai - a conference team favorite, just 0.3 miles away.

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