AHTA Annual Conference
2025 AHTA Conference: Nurturing Community: Planting The Seeds of Our Future
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Thursday October 9th, 2025
| Date/time (Pacific) | Room | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | California Redwood | Keynote Speaker | Derrick Stowell, PhD, HTR, CTRS |
| Thursday 10 AM - 10:30 AM | California Redwood | Reclaiming Spaces: Acessible Healing Gardens | Dr. Ivette Ruiz |
| Thursday 10 AM - 10:30 AM | California Aster | Cultivating Inclusivity: Creating Safe, Equitable, and Honest Teaching Spaces in Horticultural Therapy | Meghan Mckiernan, BS, HTR |
| Thursday 10 AM - 10:30 AM | California Fuschia | Horticultural Therapy: Enhancing Motor Skills & Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents of Kerala | Elizabeth (Leah) Diehl, RLA, HTM / Sam Kaplan/ Lauren St. Clair |
| Thursday 10:30 AM -11:00 AM | California Redwood | Gardening for Health: Therapeutic Horticulture for Neighbors Facing Food Insecurity | Lauren Hickman, HTR |
| Thursday 10:30 AM -11:00 AM | California Aster | Cultivating Resilience: Horticultural Therapy for Outcomes with Post-Secondary Student | Bianca van der Stoel |
| Thursday 10:30 AM -11:00 AM | California Fuschia | Horticultural Therapy as Part of Normalization Reforms in Correctional Institutions | Julia Kuzovkina/ John Campanelli/ Laura Urban |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Redwood | Mental Health | Carol LaRocque |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Redwood | Seniors | April Ellis |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Redwood | Youth | Kelly Warnick |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Coyote Mint | Greenhouse/horticulturalist | Matt Jansen and Trish Hildinger |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Coyote Mint | Physical Disabilities | Ciri Malamud |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Western Goldenrod | Education | Sara Rodriguez |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Western Goldenrod | Developmental Disabilities | Maryanne McMillan |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Coyote Mint | Veterans Active Duty Military | Donna Hunt and Charlie Jordan |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Redwood | HT/TH students & HT education | Christine Capra and Rebecca Haller |
| Thursday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Coyote Mint | Independent Contractors | Megan Goulden |
| Thursday 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | California Redwood | Rutgers Univerity | Gary L. Altman, MS, LAC, CRC,CVE, HTR |
| Thursday 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | California Aster | Horticultural Therapy Institute | Christine Capra/ Rebecca L Haller, HTM |
| Thursday 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | California Fuschia | University of DuPage | Kelly Warnick, HTR, JD |
| Thursday 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | California Redwood | Temple University | Peg Schofield HTR |
| Thursday 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | California Aster | University of Florida | Elizabeth Diehl, HTM, RLA |
| Thursday 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | California Fuschia | Oregan State University | Anne Gearhart/ Melissa Bierman, MS, HTR |
| Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | California Redwood | Conference Kick Off:Announcement and Fireside Chat on Credentialing | Lana Dreyfuss |
| Thursday 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | California Aster | Moth Session | Laura Rumpf |
Friday October 10th, 2025 / Saturday October 11th, 2025
| Date/time (Pacific) | Room | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | California Redwood | The New Nature Movement | Richard Louv- Keynote |
| Friday 10 AM -11 AM | California Redwood | Healing through greenery: The Role of Horticultural Therapy in the Revival of Ukraine | Yuliia Rashkovska |
| Friday 10 AM -11 AM | California Aster | Cultivating Inclusivity: Creating Safe, Equitable, and Honest Teaching Spaces in Horticultural Therapy | Sarah Tanke, HTR/ Dr. Emily Boehm |
| Friday 10 AM -11 AM | California Fuschia | Horticultural Therapy: Enhancing Motor Skills & Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents of Kerala | Dr. Beela G.K. |
| Friday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Redwood | TeleHT and Veteran Well-Being: Lessons from the THRIVE Pilot Study | Brooke Lorenzetti/Anne Meore LMSW, HTR |
| Friday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Aster | Strength in Numbers: Growing impactful HT programs through community partnerships | Gayle Gratop, HTR |
| Friday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | California Fuschia | A Swedish model for nature-based rehabilitation – insights from 20 years of treating stress- related exhaustion | Marja Abrahamsson/ Hanna Berko/ Emelie Rödström |
| Friday 2 PM - 3PM | California Redwood | The Power of Proximity: Unlocking the Benefits of Nearby Nature | Elizabeth (Leah) Diehl, RLA, HTM |
| Friday 2 PM - 3PM | California Aster | Aligning Your HT Program with Community Partner Needs | Mike Maddox, HTR |
| Friday 2 PM - 3PM | California Fuschia | Cultivating Intergenerational Connections Through Horticultural Therapy | Betsy Anderton Tipton, PhD |
| Friday 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | California Redwood | Blossoming Together: Integrating Chinese Flower Culture into Community Horticultural Therapy | Li Zheng, Ph.D./Lin Ji/ Tong Zhu |
| Friday 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | California Aster | School Sensory Gardens: Building Therapeutic Wellness Through Nature-Based Learning | Carmen Ketron, MS, MPA/ Noni Langford |
| Friday 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | California Fuschia | Meet Me at the Garden: Horticultural Therapy for dementias | Lydia Burton (MPH) |
| Saturday 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM | California Aster | Reach for Growth: A pathway back to our wisest self" | Stephanie Ramirez |
| Saturday 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM | California Fuschia | It's NO Joke~ Humor and Horticultural Therapy | Libba Shortridge, MLA, HTR/ Hsiang-Hua Chen (Melanie), MS, HTR |
| Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | CA Redwood | Mindful gardening for self-regulation and enhancing wellbeing in youth with psychiatric diagnoses: A Study Protocol | Eva Creus |
| Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | California Aster | Eco-Psyche Nexus (EPN) Framework | Daniela Silva-Rodriguez |
| Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | California Fuschia | Co-Designing Therapeutic Gardens for Multilayered Community Benefits | Deidre Schuetz/Kenneth Powell-Wilson |
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | See Schedule Below | ||
| Saturday 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | California Redwood | Horticultural Therapy for Perinatal Mental Health | Manuela de Szyszlo |
| Saturday 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | California Aster | Building Community: Horticultural Therapy and Youth with Substance Use Disorder | Kenneth Harvey, MA, IAH, THP |
| Saturday 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | California Fuschia | Sense of Place? How Does This Apply to HT/TH?" | Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR/ Bree Stark |
| Saturday 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | California Aster | Nature Nests: A Calming Creation for All Ages | Cantrece Jones |
Saturday October 11th, 2025 - Poster Presentation
| Date/time (Pacific) | Room | Presenter/Title | Presenter/Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Coyote Mint | Dr. Paul Shing-fong Chan - The Impact of Horticultural Therapy on Student Well-being | Phasakorn Fungfoo, PhD student - Horticultural Therapy and Cognitive Function in Dementia: A Meta-Analysis |
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Coyote Mint | Virginia Cioncoloni, PhD Student - Impact of Horticultural Therapy on Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study | |
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | California Fuschia | Christopher Banke - School-Based Groups: Integrating CBT and Horticulture Interventions | Rohini Y. Deshpande, Phd (Hort), HTR. - Pulses in Horticultural Therapy: Growing Wellness through Legumes |
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | California Fuschia | Elizabeth D. Eubanks, M.Ed. - Therapeutic Horticulture and Grief Healing: A Holistic Approach for Children | Julia Kuzovkina/ John Campanelli/ Laura Urban - Horticultural Therapy as Part of Normalization Reforms in Correctional Institutions |
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | California Aster | Stacey LaFave, MS - Nature-Based Approach to Living Beyond Cancer | Queshaun Sudbury, DNP, CCM, PMHNP - The Gardener-Garden Mutuality: A Dance of Growth and Well-being |
| Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | California Aster | Avery Wageman, M.A., LPC. - Walk & Talk Therapy: Cultivating Mental Health in Rural Colleges | Annette Hatala, OTL/OTD, - Portable/Temporary Vertical Gardens |