Danica Čerče is an Associate Professor of Literatures in English, teaching English at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Čerče has participated in a number of international conferences as a panelist, a keynote speaker, a member of Conference Steering Committee and Advisory Board, and has given lectures and conducted courses at several foreign universities, most recently at the University of Georgia in the United States. She serves on the Editorial Board of Coolabah and Steinbeck Review, and is a Vice President of the International Society of Steinbeck Scholars.

Her articles appear in journals such as Bulletin of the Comediantes, Hispania, Chasqui, Calíope: Journal of the Society for Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic Poetry, and Comedia Performance. Dr. Gasior is also a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor. Her talk will touch on the details of this groundbreaking, educational program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to individuals showing signs of a mental illness or substance use disorder.