PLENARY SPEAKERS

Dr. ABU HASSAN AHMAD


  • Honorary Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MALAYSIA
  • Research Interest: Mosquito ecology and control, urban pest and vector control
  • Has published 243 research papers and has 1,589 citations
  • Education:
    • Ph.D. (Mosquito Systematics and Ecology), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Faculty of Medicine)
    • M.Sc. (Entomology), University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA



Dr. RICHARD S. ABENDAN


  • Chief of Party, STRIDE Program of the USAID
  • He is with RTI International, a nonprofit research and technical services company situated in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
  • Previously an adjunct chemistry professor at Ateneo de Manila University
  • Education:
      • PhD in Organic Chemistry from Georgetown University, Washington DC



Dr. RAUL CALDERON


  • International Health and Well-being professional
  • Visiting Professor, Faculty of Sports Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand
  • Previous Positions:

Visiting Research Scholar, Maejo University, Thailand

Visiting Professor, University of Suwon, South Korea

  • Education & Experience
        • Post Doctoral Fellow, Health Risk Behaviors, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
        • Post Doctoral Fellow, Epidemiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
        • Ph.D., Health Psychology, Psychology Department, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA.
  • Areas of Research and Interest
        • Epidemiology
        • Health Psychology
        • Health Risk Behaviors
        • Meditation
        • Mind and Brain Development
        • Sport Psychology
        • Statistics and Research Methods
        • Well-being