Art of Wellbeing Annual Summit

AT THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

◆ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026
9:00 AM – 6:30 PM

PRESENTED
BY NOOM

Art of Wellbeing Annual Summit at Princeton University Art Museum

EVERYDAY WELLBEING

Integrating Science, Art & Technology to Help Humans Flourish

A one-day gathering at the newly opened Princeton University Art Museum — bringing together leading voices from academia, healthcare, and the arts to explore how science, psychology, and creativity can help us live longer, healthier, more meaningful lives.

Join researchers, clinicians, artists, and innovators for keynotes, panels, and guided art experiences that explore the future of wellbeing — from longevity medicine and mental health to art therapy, music, and AI.

Art of Wellbeing Annual Summit, Presented by Noom

Event Highlights

Speakers

James O. Pawelski, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice, Positive Psychology Center, U. of Pennsylvania

Rebel Wilson

Actress, Comedian, Producer, Author

Christina Economos

Dean and Professor, New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University

Erik Nook

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Princeton

Elizabeth Margulis

Professor and Chair, Department of Music, Princeton

Coleen T. Murphy

Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Princeton

Valery Yakubovich

Executive Director, Mack Institute, Wharton School

David G. Stork

Visiting Lecturer, Fine Arts & Computer Vision, Stanford

Tamsen Fadal

Journalist, Author, and Keynote Speaker

Dr. Maria Sophocles, MD

Medical Director, Women’s Healthcare of Princeton

Sasha Samuels

Artist and Designer

Veronica Maria White

Curator of Teaching and Learning at the Princeton University Art Museum

From Noom

Geoff Cook

CEO, Noom

Dr. Jeffrey Egler, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Noom

Aaron Severs

Chief Product Officer, Noom

Dr. Karen Mann

Medical Director, Noom

Erin Owen

Head of Clinical Research, Noom

Myles Johnson

Product Manager, Noom

Madeline Cook

Special Projects Intern, Noom

Agenda

9:15–9:30 AM

Everyday Wellbeing: Addressing the Whole Person

How mental health underpins flourishing; a critical look at AI, pharmaceuticals, and modern science.

Speaker: Geoff Cook (Noom)

9:30–10:15 AM

The Importance of the Arts & Humanities to Flourishing

Speaker: James O. Pawelski (University of Pennsylvania)

10:15–11:00 AM

Noom’s Empirical Approach to Art Therapy

Studies, results, a flourishing-art demonstration, and an outline of a forthcoming research study.

Moderator: Geoff Cook (Noom)

Panelists:

Dr. Veronica White (Princeton University Art Museum)
Myles Johnson (Noom)
Madeline Cook (Noom)
Erin Owen (Noom)

11:00–11:45 AM

AI and Human Wellbeing: Promise and Peril

Speaker: Valery Yakubovich (Wharton, University of Pennsylvania)

11:45 AM–12:15 PM

Mindful Art Break & Gallery Wander (Lunch will be served)

12:15–1:00 PM

Wellbeing While Aging: What the Science Says

Speaker: Coleen T. Murphy (Princeton University)

1:00–1:45 PM

Tuning into Wellbeing: Integrating Music and Emotion Science for Good

Panelists:

Elizabeth Margulis (Princeton)
Erik Nook (Princeton)

1:45–2:30 PM

When Computers Make and Behold Art

Speaker: David G. Stork (Stanford)

2:30–3:00 PM

Art of Resilience, from the War Zone

Speaker: Sasha Samuels (Artist)

In 2023, American artist Sasha Samuels went to Lviv to paint portraits of wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The project sparked wider advocacy—from museum curation and support for traumatized children to policy work in D.C. and an exhibition at Florence’s Museo Palazzo Vecchio.

3:00–3:20 PM

Mindful Art Break

3:20–3:40 PM

The Link Between Sexual Health and Longevity

Speaker: Dr. Maria Sophocles (Women’s Healthcare of Princeton)

Nationally recognized thought leader in menopause and female sexual function. Her TED talk “What Happens to Sex in Midlife” has garnered over a million views and her forthcoming book called The Bedroom Gap will be released on February 10, 2026.

3:40–4:30 PM

Living Better, Longer—Every Day: Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions

Moderator: Rebel Wilson (Actor, Celebrity)

Panelists:

Tamsen Fadal (Journalist, Author, and Keynote Speaker)
Dr. Jeffrey Egler (Noom)
Dr. Karen Mann (Noom)

4:30–5:00 PM

Nutrition and Wellbeing

Speaker: Christina Economos
(Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts)

5:00–5:15 PM

Closing Remarks

5:15–6:30 PM

Reception

Passed hors d’oeuvres, healthy juice options, and cocktails with live music in the galleries

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