Conference Speakers
Jerri Lynn Hogg, PhD
Dr. Jerri Lynn Hogg is a media psychologist, researcher, global speaker on artificial intelligence, award-winning educator, and published author. As the 2015 President of the American Psychological Association’s Society for Media Psychology and Technology, the past director of the Media Psychology program at Fielding Graduate University, co-creator of certificates in Brand Psychology, Audience Engagement, and Positive Media, and Sofia University’s Faculty and Innovation and Technology Lead, she works with organizations, leaders, educators, and parents to understand how media and technology influence their lives and how to develop best use strategies. She integrates her passion for artificial intelligence, technology, telehealth, and digital environments with research to advance the positive use of media and technologies. Jerri Lynn is a coveted industry speaker and, with over 100 scholarly presentations on media psychology, co-author of the Top Read Psychology Article for 2022, is a pioneer in Media Psychology. She recently spoke at the United Nations as part of a research team working on developing resilience in young children and their families and how to use media technology to support them. Jerri Lynn is a Women in Technology International Artificial Intelligence Think Tank member and chairs the American Psychological Association’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force. She regularly speaks to audiences on research-based strategies for using AI for good. Dr. Kerri Husman is an integrative psychiatrist licensed in Iowa and Colorado, specializing in trauma recovery, energy psychology, clinical hypnosis, functional psychiatry, neuroplastic pain, and psychedelic-assisted approaches. Through her practice, Vitality Psychiatry, P.C., she provides patient-centered, trauma-informed care both in person and virtually. Her holistic, individualized approach integrates evidence-based modalities—including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure therapy, hypnosis, pain reprocessing, and mind-body interventions—to support healing from trauma, treatment-resistant conditions, chronic pain, and spiritual emergencies. Dr. Husman is dedicated to creating a safe, compassionate space that empowers individuals to achieve lasting mental wellness, resilience, and personal growth. Kerri Husman, MD
Ruby Hwang
Ruby Hwang is a queer Korean American therapist dedicated to supporting individual and collective healing through identity-affirming, culturally responsive, and body-centered care. Drawing from their personal experience as a Korean immigrant and years of inner healing, their work integrates nervous system regulation, somatic practices, ancestral wisdom, and healing justice. With a particular commitment to diasporic, multicultural, and migrant communities, Ruby helps clients reconnect with the wisdom of the body, cultivate resilience, and foster meaningful transformation. Guided by the belief that personal healing creates ripples of change within families and communities, they create compassionate spaces where people can rediscover their inherent worth, reconnect with themselves, and move toward greater wholeness.
Farrah N. Khan
Farrah N. Khan served as the 23rd Mayor of Irvine, making history as the first woman of color and the first Muslim woman to lead a large U.S. city. First elected to the Irvine City Council in 2018, she served two terms as Mayor from 2020 to 2024. During her tenure, she focused on innovation and technology, public health and mental wellbeing, climate action, economic development, housing, and community resilience, while advancing initiatives supporting Irvine’s diverse communities. Before entering public service, Mayor Khan worked in the biotechnology and innovation industry as a regulatory affairs manager, focusing on complex products and international research. She has served on numerous civic and regional boards and represented Irvine through organizations including the California Big City Mayors coalition, League of California Cities, and U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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