<strong>Dr. Bree E. Holtz</strong> is an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication<img class=" wp-image-206 alignleft" src="http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/B.-Holtz-Photo-294x300.jpg" alt="B. Holtz Photo" width="183" height="187" /> Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.

Dr. Holtz’s broad research interest centers around understanding the adoption of information communication technologies and its impact on health care access and delivery. Her prior research has examined the use of mobile phones in asthma and diabetes management, online health literacy, adoption and utilization of telemedicine technologies in a health setting, and using innovative telecommunications technologies to improve access to health care.  Her current research interests include understanding the implementation and utilization of mHealth technologies while improving patient centered care.

Holtz received her master’s degree from the London School of Economics, her PhD from Michigan State University, and completed a post-doc at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She has published work in communication, technology, and medical journals. Dr. Holtz’s research is funded by the American Diabetes Association and Health Resources and Services Administration.

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<strong>Dr. Michael Wood</strong>, MD is a Pediatric Endocrinologist at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital as well as a <img class="wp-image-250 alignleft" src="http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.35.54-PM-285x300.png" alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.35.54 PM" width="183" height="192" />Staff Pediatrician-Active Status at Sparrow Hospital.

Dr. Wood's main clinical research focus is type 1 diabetes in children. He is particularly interested in the use of technology to improve diabetes care and control, with an eventual goal of participation in the first national studies of the artificial pancreas in children. To this end, he has been either the principal investigator or co-investigator on national clinical trials since 2006.

Dr. Wood attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate studies and medical school. After completing medical school, Dr. Wood served his internship and pediatric residency, as well as a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital from 1988–1994. From 1994 until 2013, Dr. Wood was the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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<strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE is a nurse practitioner specializing in Pediatric Endocrinology at Sparrow Hospital.

Dunneback has extensive training in the nursing care of children in both inpatient and outpatient pediatric healthcare settings. She certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as the Pediatric Nurse Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.  Dunneback is also a certified diabetes educator and has been in practice for the past 36 years.

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<strong>Dr. Shelia R. Cotten</strong> is a Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State <img class="alignleft wp-image-243 " src="http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cotton_entry-e1467822451662-300x296.jpg" alt="cotton_entry" width="179" height="177" />University.

Dr. Cotten studies technology use across the life course and the social, educational, and health impacts of that use. She conducts large-scale community based intervention studies designed to use technology to enhance various aspects of quality of life.

Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Cotten was a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

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<strong>Dr. Amanda Holmstrom</strong> is an associate professor in the Department of Communication in the <img class=" wp-image-248 alignleft" src="http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png" alt="Screen Shot 2016-07-06 at 12.34.28 PM" width="183" height="190" />College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University.

Her scholarly work focuses primarily on the communication of various forms of social support (including informational, tangible, network, emotional, and esteem support) in relationships and their association with indices of physical, mental, and relational well-being. Other, related areas of interest include relational and family communication, health communication (such as provider-patient communication), gender and sex differences in supportive communication, and the development and maintenance of self-esteem.

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<strong>Katharine M. Murray</strong> is an Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager in the Department of <img class="alignleft wp-image-233" src="http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg-300x300.jpg" alt="AAEAAQAAAAAAAAXdAAAAJDVkMDJmZTM1LWZjNTQtNDJiMy04OWQ1LTA4M2IwNTliNDU0Zg" width="183" height="183" />Advertising &amp; Public Relations in the College of Communication Arts &amp; Sciences at Michigan State University.

Murray acts as the coordinator for all grant-related communications and tasks in order to enhance collaboration among both internal and external stakeholders including hospital and clinic staff. She is also responsible for training, recruitment and event logistic materials for the research participants and clinical staff. Murray also acts as the media liaison for all grant related publicity, including crafting and disseminating press releases, creating flyers, social media management and developing and maintaining website content.

Murray received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University.

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