Practices and Interventions to Support Employee Health and Wellness for a Greater Return on Investment

Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified Psychologist and addiction specialist, and speaks nationally on the topics of addiction, behavioral health and the impact of drug policy on public health. He earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed his fellowship in Addiction Psychology at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. His perspective is informed by years of experience growing and directing addiction service lines for hospitals and healthcare systems, the current state of medical and psychological research, and his own observations in private practice. Dr. Weiner is the President-Elect of the Society of Addiction Psychology, a member of the Physician Speakers Bureau for the National Safety Council, and on the Science Advisory Board for Smart Approaches to Marijuana.

Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified Clinical Health Psychologist and health behavior expert. She speaks nationally on the topics of health, weight and wellness and how most of the ways we approach these issues runs counter to motivation science. She earned her doctorate from Drexel University in Philadelphia and completed her pre-doctoral internship and fellowship in Health Psychology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She has a top-rated podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health where she interviews experts in the field and outlines evidence-based and effective approaches to improve health and well-being. She has unique training and experience doing research and patient care in the fields of weight management and eating disorders at top-rated hospitals and universities around the country, including but not limited to Michigan State University, University of Chicago Eating Disorders Program, Drexel University, Penn Center for Eating and Weight Disorders and Rush University Medical Center. Her goal is to disseminate science-backed information and impact individual and systemic change to foster health and well-being for all persons.