CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
PEI-FEN LI, PH.D., LMFT
Associate Professor
Department of Family Therapy
Dr. Pei-Fen Li is an associate professor in the Department of Couple and Family Therapy at Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AAMFT-approved supervisor. She has clinical experiences with diverse populations in Taiwan, and the U.S. Dr. Li's supervision style is strengths-based and system-informed. She facilitates' students' growth based on their strengths, guides students' thinking/conceptualizing cases systemically, and collaboratively works with students to find solutions throughout their professional development journey. She also highlights the importance of the self of the therapist in providing effective therapy services for clients.
Her research interests include enhancing individual and relational well-being in different social/cultural contexts, informed by general systems, stress processes, and life course theoretical perspectives. She has done research projects on the acculturation of Cuban immigrant families, reentry experiences of international students, and dyadic analysis of couple dynamics and relationship characteristics associated with relationship quality. She participated in the Marriage and Family Therapy International Forum and cultural immersion trips with students in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, China, in 2016 and 2018. In 2017 and 2019, she received grants from the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and Quality of Life Grant to study the effectiveness of Solution Focused Group Brief Therapy with parents of children with autism in Taiwan and southern Florida.
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DR. ROSA JACKELINE MOLJO, D.O.
Family Medicine
Dr. Moljo graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from Florida International University. She completed her
Osteopathic Medicine Degree at Nova Southeastern University and family medicine residency at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Florida.
She is currently an assistant Professor in Family Medicine at the Nova Southeastern University in Tampa Bay Regional Campus.
Her research interests are in integrative medicine, nutrition, women’s health, global medicine.
DR. KEVIN RIUTZEL, D.O.
Family Medicine
Born in South Korea and raised in the greater LA area, Kevin Riutzel is a family physician currently working in Los Angeles, CA. The clinic he works at is a federally-qualified health center in LA's Koreatown primarily serving local AAPI communities, many of whom are the 1st generation to immigrate to the U.S.
He has served in several roles for APAMSA including National President for three terms as well as National Pre-med Director, Region XII Director, and local chapter president. He finished his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego and graduate studies at Columbia University. After graduating from Touro University Nevada, he completed his training in family medicine at UC Irvine with a focus on integrative medicine. He served as one of the chief residents while at UC Irvine.
Kevin takes a particular interest in mental health in AAPI communities along with providing an integrative and holistic approach to the care he offers to the communities he serves.
JUSTIN GLADNEY
Case Manager-Substance Use Disorder Program
Justin Gladney (he/him/his) is a substance use disorder case manager and a student mental health intern for Sunserve in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Justin predominantly works with the LGBTQ community in helping those with substance use challenges towards their recovery goals.
Justin is originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing up in the south, in a conservative state and coming a family full of Christian preachers, Justin stuggled with his racial and sexual identity. While he was working as an EMT/Paramedic in Arkansas, he discovered his passion for mental health and substance abuse. "Usually, when I arrived on the scene, we were at the end of a substance use problem because not all the time were we able to revive the person. One day I was like, instead of meeting people towards the end of the problem, what if I can make a bigger impact by meeting them at the start or in the middle of their substance use problem to prevent that final 911 call?" Justin later moved to Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Portland State University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies with a minor in psychology.
He is a current grad student working on his master's of social work, where he plans to be a therapist, focusing on serving the LGBTQ community in areas like substance abuse, mental health, & childhood sexual abuse. "My biggest goal is to be the representation for young Black queer boys that I was looking for when I was their age".
JOSHUA HO
Program Director
Asian American Advisory Board
Joshua Ho, Korean-American, is the Program Director for the Miami-Dade County Asian-American Advisory Board. Prior to this position, he was the Mathematics Coach and Mathematics Department Chair for North Dade Middle School and Dean of Discipline and Positive Behavior Coach at North Miami Middle School.
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​As a public servant for the past 20 years (14 years as a Miami-Dade County Public School educator and 6 years for the Miami-Dade County), he had the privilege of working for students, parents, families, community and non-profit organizations, faith-based institutions, and local government advocacy groups to disseminate vital information on events, activities, and programs that have positively impacted the areas of concern.
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He received his Bachelor of Music in Music, Media and Industry from the University of Miami; his Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Florida International University; and his Master of Education in Educational Leadership from American College of Education. He and his wife Sunyi have three children: Josiah (19), Jeremiah (13) and Juliana (4).
DR. MAYUR PARMAR, PHARMD
Associate Professor at Dr. Kira C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine NSU
Dr. Mayur Parmar is an assistant professor in the Department of Foundational Sciences at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University. He is passionate about teaching pharmacology and medical physiology to Doctor of Osteopathic Medical Students. He has been an editor and reviewer for peer-reviewed PubMed-indexed journals and a grant reviewer for National Science Foundation. Dr. Parmar is also the faculty advisor for the Anesthesiology Club and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) TBR Chapter. He assists/helps student leaders create an environment within their clubs/organizations that is productive, safe, enjoyable, and educational.
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In addition to teaching, Dr. Parmar seeks to understand better the pathological mechanisms (molecular, genetic, and cellular) underlying neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s) and the therapeutic interventions that halt disease progression. Dr. Parmar did his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree in India. He moved to the United States to pursue a Master of Science degree in Pharmacology/Toxicology at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Parmar received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. He then continued to complete research at Cornell and became a postdoctoral associate at the University of Florida.