Stephen John Fogle completed doctoral coursework and comprehensive examinations at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the Spring of 2022. Stephen was recognized as Master of Gerontology by the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2020. Stephen taught for five years as part of the foreign faculty at Jiaxing University in Zhejiang, China. Stephen was in charge of sauce and soup preparations at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park, following two years as front-of-house staff at Indie Cafe in Chicago, Illinois. Stephen was recognized as a Bachelor of History by Loyola University Chicago. Stephen was recognized as a delegate to the Anti-Defamation League Youth Leadership Mission to the National Holocaust Museum and recipient of the Archbishop John L. May Service Award from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri. Stephen discerned a vocation to the Roman Catholic priesthood at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Hannibal, Missouri.

Dr. Raven H. Weaver is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University. She is a faculty member in WSU’s interdisciplinary Prevention Science doctoral program and affiliate faculty in the School of Hospitality Business Management and the Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Her research focuses on lifespan prevention science, healthy aging, rural health, and end-of-life care, with an emphasis on improving access to advance care planning and supportive services for underserved populations. Using interdisciplinary and community-engaged approaches, Dr. Weaver examines factors that shape aging, caregiving, and end-of-life experiences across diverse settings. Her recent work has explored death literacy, advance care planning, healthcare professional education, and end-of-life experiences among older adults. She co-directs the GATHER Lab (Generating Aging & Translational Health Equity Research), where her scholarship advances well-being, informed decision-making, and health equity across the lifespan.