2025 montana summer institute faculty

  • Jason Anderson

    June 17-20: Event Emcee

  • shane doyle, edd

    June 17: Opening Blessing & Land Acknowledgement

  • Jason Kilmer, PHD

    June 18 Keynote: Norms: How We Got here and Where We’re Going
    June 19 Keynote: Salute the Sample: Working With the Data You Have

  • jeff linkenbach, edd

    June 17 Opening Keynote: Reimagining Community Health: Uncovering Positive Norms & Activating Hidden Protective Factors

    June 17 Workshop: Why It’s Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood: Cultivating positive emotional memories and advancing the science of HOPE (Health Outcomes from Positive Experiences)

  • Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, PhD, LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC

    June 18 Keynote: Honoring Diverse Voices: Grounding Positive Community Norms in Culturally Responsive and Trauma Informed Frameworks

    June 18 Workshop: Hope and Concern: Navigating Difficult Dialogues with Diverse Stakeholders (with Sara Thompson)

  • JOHN NOLTNER

    June 17-19: A Peace of My Mind Storytelling Studio

    June 20: A Peace of My Mind Highlight Reel


  • CARLA RITZ

    June 17 Keynote: The Dynamic Duo for Primary Prevention: Positive Community Norms and Positive Childhood Experiences 

    June 19 Workshop: Moving from Ideas to Impact: A Science of the Positive Planning Workshop (with Sara Thompson)

  • Sara Thompson

    June 19 Keynote: Applying Positive Community Norms to Injury and Violence Prevention

    June 18 Workshop: Hope and Concern: Navigating Difficult Dialogues with Diverse Stakeholders (with Dr. Stacey Litam)

    June 19 Workshop: Moving from Ideas to Impact: A Science of the Positive Planning Workshop (with Carla Ritz)

  • JOHN SOMMERS-FLANAGAN, Phd

    June 17 Workshop: Why It’s Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood: Cultivating positive emotional memories and advancing the science of HOPE (Health Outcomes from Positive Experiences) (with Dr. Jeff Linkenbach)