AGENDA

AWE USA 2026

Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

Beyond the Gym: Building an Adaptive Wellness Ecosystem

Jaime Pichardo García - Odders Lab
Sam Cole - FitXR
Kathleen Cohen - The Collaboratorium
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

VR in the Lab: How Digital Worlds Reveal the Science of Memory

Rolando Masís-Obando - Johns Hopkins University
02:10 PM - 02:35 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

The XR Stage Advantage: Reimaging Collaboration in Teamwork Simulations

Michelle Aebersold - University of Michigan School of Nursing
02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
LBCC Main Entrance | Promenade Lobby
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
LBCC Main Entrance | Promenade Lobby

AWE Wellness Walk with Caitlin Krause: A Somatic & Spatial Journey into Digital Wellbeing

Caitlin Krause - MindWise
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

Designing Equitable XR for Schizophrenia Survival

Kat King - CatheXis Films
03:50 PM - 04:15 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

Unreal that Feels Real: AI Enhanced Augmented Reality for PTSD and Anxiety Disorders

Arash Javanbakht - MetaSyn - Wayne State University
04:25 PM - 04:50 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

X-RAI Vision: Bio-Interactive XR for Objective Functional Assessment

Nathan Miner - Massachusetts General Hospital
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 16
Room 102B

The Hero’s Journey: Using Story and Immersion to Improve Care

Laura Kusumoto - IterationZero
Parisa "Risa" Vatanka - Digital.Health
Dr. Linda Ciavarelli - HouseCall VR
Dr. Walter Greenleaf - Stanford University