LaUra Schmidt graduated with a master's degree in Environmental Humanities from the University of Utah in 2014 and is author of the book How to Live in a Chaotic Climate ten Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities and Our Planet.

She is the founder of the Good Grief Network. One of the first emotional support groups for ec- anxiety, climate, grief and collective trauma.

Additional Resources:

David Wallace-Wells, Tanner Lecture on Human Values series

October 24, 2013, University of Utah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FpVYsXtpZQ

Good Grief Network: https://www.goodgriefnetwork.org/

Good Grief Film Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1071934415

Digital Documentary Screenings

Sunday June 1: https://goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F16478

Friday May 30: https://goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F16477

How to live in a Chaotic Climate: https://www.goodgriefnetwork.org/book/

Jordan Marks

Jordan Marks is the head trainer of Core Fitness at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex. He has a bachelors in exercise science from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Marks coaches and mentors one-on-one any individual who is interested in improving health and wellness, particularly in through resistance training to increase strength and endurance.

Rev. Cindy Solomon-Klebba serves as a Chaplain for the Spiritual Wellness Program at the University of Utah. A human rights advocate, historian, minister, and educator, she has served in ordained ministry for nearly three decades. With a B.A. and M.A. in History from the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), Rev. Solomon-Klebba spent over a decade working with behavior-challenged students in Colorado, advocating for student rights and the dignity of all students.

Currently completing her PhD in History at the University of Utah, she also teaches courses in women’s history, U.S. history, and gender studies. Her ministry experience spans several states, and she has spoken at numerous rallies and conferences, championing social change and legal rights for oppressed communities. She lives in Utah with her wife of 29 years and their daughter, who is currently attending the U.

Kyle Bradford Jones

Kyle Bradford Jones, MD, FAAFP is a board certified Family Physician. He received his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and sciences from Utah State University, and obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2009. Dr. Jones completed his residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Utah. His clinical practice is at the Neurobehavior HOME Program, a patient-centered medical home that cares for individuals with developmental disabilities, where he leads the Primary Care Team. He is the author of two books "Fallible: A Memoir of a Young Physician’s Struggle with Mental Illness,"
"HOSPITAL!: A Medical Satire of Unhealthy Proportions" and "When All Hope Seems Lost A Gospel Perspective on Mental Illness in Youth" (for the LDS reader).

Ben Lewis

Benjamin Lewis, MD, Associate Professor (Clinical), practices inpatient adult psychiatry at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute where his clinical interests involve the diagnosis and treatment of major psychiatric disorders. He has additional interests in medical ethics, the philosophy of psychiatry, and the emerging science and clinical applications of psychedelic medicine.

Traci Thompson

Traci Thompson MS, CSCS, ACSM HFD is an Assistant Professor of Health, Kinesiology and Recreation and Nutrition and Integrative Physiology at the University of Utah. She is a Certified Health Fitness Director (HFD) and Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). She has been the Director of PEAK Health and Fitness since 2001.

Visit Traci Thompson’s faculty page:

https://faculty.utah.edu/u0056630-TRACI_THOMPSON,_MS,_ACSM_HFD,_CSCS/teaching/index.hml

PEAK Health and Fitness is a partnership between the College of Health and the Office of Wellness and Integrative Health at the University of Utah. PEAK offers a variety of workshops and seminars, health assessment and fitness testing, nutrition services, continuing education opportunities, and our popular employee fitness classes at the University of Utah.