Schedule

November 19, 2025, 9 am to 3:30 pm

Here’s a look at our three expert speakers for the day:

Ken Martz,  Psy.D. MBA is a licensed psychologist, bestselling author, and expert in emotional development.   He has worked in the treatment and management of addiction for the past 30 years across settings including outpatient, residential, and hospital settings. He was formerly the Special Assistant to the Secretary for the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Policy Director in Substance Use Disorders of the Governor’s Policy Office.  Dr. Martz will start the day with an overview of neuroplasticity.

Brandi Kelly, Ph.D is the Clinical Director for Louisiana’s OCDD and received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University in 1998 and a post-doctoral master’s degree in clinical psychopharmacology from Alliant University in 2002.  She has worked extensively in community and residential-based programs providing support planning, staff training, and behavioral health services to individuals with developmental disabilities and has published research on assessment and treatment of behavioral and mental health concerns of individuals with developmental disabilities.  Dr. Kelly’s presentation will provide a clinical focus on how to use neuroplasticity data.

Calliope Holingue, MPH, Ph.D is a research faculty member at the Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.  A psychiatric epidemiologist by training, she has a joint academic appointment as an assistant professor at the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins.  Dr. Holingue will share current research and developments related to neuroplasticity.

The day will conclude with a question and answer session with all three of our speakers.