Joyce E. Mauk, MD

Dr. Joyce Mauk is a is an expert in early childhood brain development and adverse childhood experiences. As a retired neurodevelopmental pediatrician from Fort Worth, Texas formerly of Cook Children’s Medical Center, Dr. Mauk currently teaches Public Health Advocacy and serves on the TMA Subcommittee on Behavioral Health.

Valerie Borum Smith, MD, MPH

Dr. Valerie Smith is a pediatrician in Tyler, Texas and practices at a nonprofit, community-based health care clinic that focuses on providing integrated behavioral health and caring for children in foster care. Dr. Smith has multiple leadership roles at TPS, TMA, and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), including serving on TMA’s Council of Science and Public Health and COVID-19 taskforce, and co-chairing TPS’s Executive Legislative Committee.