Meet our Panelists
OSU's Impact in Action!
Our panelists bring expertise from across the OSU system and partner programs, offering practical insights on health, wellness, food access, community outreach and applied research. Together, they highlight the ways collaboration can strengthen health outcomes in communities across Oklahoma.
Meet the Panelists
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Lance Walker
Coach, therapist, scientist, and internationally recognized expert in fusing sports performance, sport science, and sports medicine for athletes of all ages, ability levels, and sport disciplines. Currently Rick and Gail Muncrief Executive Director of the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute at Oklahoma State University. Former Executive Vice President and Global Performance Director of Michael Johnson Performance. Experience in both private business of sports performance and working in organizations within the NFL, NCAA, and primary school levels. Published author, former human performance lab coordinator, NIKE Performance Council Member, and exercise science researcher. Performance coach, licensed physical therapist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, former adjunct professor and clinical instructor with nearly 30 years of sports performance training and sports medicine experience spanning over 50 professional, elite, collegiate, high school, and youth sports. Thousands of current and past athletes supported include First Round NFL/NBA/CHL/MLB draft choices, Olympic Gold medalists, World Champions, World Record Holders, CrossFit World Champions, Super Bowl MVPs, Champions League Stars, and NFL Hall of Famers.
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Dr. Damona Doye
Damona Doye is Associate Vice President of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) and Regents Professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU). As chief operating officer for the OCES, Damona helps advance its mission to help Oklahomans solve issues and concerns, manage resources wisely and gain leadership skills. With educators in all 77 counties of the state supported by area, district and state specialists, Extension offers programs to solve problems that individuals, families, businesses, and communities face with information backed by the latest scientific research. Program focus areas include agriculture and natural resources, community economic development, family consumer sciences, community health, and 4-H youth development.
Damona is past chair of the national Extension Committee on Policy (ECOP), current chair of the Association of Southern Region Extension Directors and is the U.S. Vice-President of the International Farm Management Association. She is a Food Systems Leadership Institute Fellow and a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). Prior to becoming Extension's Associate Vice President in February, 2018, Damona served OSU as a farm management Extension specialist and Rainbolt Chair of Agricultural Finance. -
Dr. Todd Misener
With over 28 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Todd Misener has dedicated his career to advancing student and employee wellness. As Chief Wellness Officer at Oklahoma State University, he oversees a comprehensive portfolio that includes campus recreation, health promotion, counseling services, accessibility, and assessment. Dr. Misener's research focuses on the impact of health behaviors, mental health, resilience, and cocurricular engagement on student success and sense of belonging. He leads wellness initiatives across OSU's Stillwater campus and collaborates with branch campuses in Tulsa (CHS), Oklahoma City, and Okmulgee. Through OSU's land-grant mission, his work also supports community health across Oklahoma via contract and grant-funded programs.
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Dr. Denna Wheeler
Denna Wheeler is the Executive Director of the Center for Rural Health at the OSU Center for Health Sciences. She earned a B.S. in Mathematics, an M.Ed. in Counseling and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in research and evaluation. Before transitioning to an administrative role, she worked primarily as a research methodologist, statistician, and program evaluation specialist. She currently oversees multiple federal grants focused on rural health access and workforce development. She also oversees various evaluation projects with university and state partners.
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Dr. Julie Croff
Dr. Croff is a Professor in the Department of Rural Health and the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. Dr. Croff's research focuses on substance use among cohorts of women. She is currently the contact Principal Investigator for the Oklahoma site of the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study, a national longitudinal research project which seeks to better understand the role of prenatal exposures on neurodevelopment. She also leads the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity (CIRCA). Dr. Croff is Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Health Behavior. Dr. Croff has served in other administrative and leadership roles across the OSU system, including as Founding Executive Director of the National Center for Wellness and Recovery, Associate Director for Research for the Center for Family Resilience, and Founding Director of the Master of Public Health program.
The goal of our event is to...
Highlight OSU Initiatives
Showcase applied research, programs, and services addressing key health and wellness priorities.
Share Resources
Provide tools, information and connections that empower individuals and organizations to advance health improvement efforts.
Foster Collaboration
Strengthen partnerships within OSU and with community stakeholders to coordinate efforts and amplify collective impact.
Advance Actionable Outcomes
Identify next steps, shared goals and opportunities emerging from discussions to turn knowledge into action for a healthier Oklahoma.