Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has announced featured speakers for Engage 2027, its annual conference, taking place Jan. 21–23 in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together doctors of chiropractic, students and other chiropractic stakeholders for educational programming, advocacy and networking opportunities.
Engage 2027 will feature experts and thought leaders from across health care, research and chiropractic practice, who will share insights on topics ranging from the science of compassion and evidence-based care to professional leadership, entrepreneurship and practice development.
Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH, a physician-scientist and nationally recognized researcher on compassion in health care, will deliver the opening keynote. Dr. Trzeciak is chief of medicine at Cooper University Health Care and professor and chair of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, N.J. With 150 scientific publications, he has contributed to prominent medical journals, including JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine. He is also co-author of three books exploring the science of human flourishing, including his latest, The Hope Effect: The Science of Healing, Achieving, and Breaking Through.
Robert Vining, DC, DHSc, will deliver the McAndrews Leadership Lecture. He is a professor and associate dean of clinical research at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research in Davenport, Iowa, and an active mentor for early-career researchers. Dr. Vining has authored or co-authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications. His research focuses on advancing evidence-based chiropractic care, including studies on low back pain and chiropractic integration into multidisciplinary healthcare settings, as well as the development of the first validated quality measures for chiropractic care. He received ACA’s Academician of the Year award in 2019.
Lisa Goodman, DC, CCSP, ICSC, CACCP, TPI-L1, will be featured during a general session at Engage. An international speaker on practice development, prenatal care and pediatric sports chiropractic, Dr. Goodman founded The Practice Fox, an educational platform for early-career chiropractors, and Washington Park Chiropractic, a multidisciplinary practice in Denver, Colo. She is also the author of The Manual for the Chiropractic Entrepreneur and was named the 2025 Chiropractor of the Year by Women in Leadership.
Clint Daniels, DC, MS, FACC, will deliver the closing session presentation. Dr. Daniels is chiropractic director and resident director at VA Puget Sound Health Care System and an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, with research interests that include chiropractic integration into veteran and military health care, persistent spine pain following surgery, suicide prevention, and chiropractic best practices. He also chairs the Clinical Compass Scientific Commission.
Engage 2027 attendees will have access to 19 CEs via online, in-person and post-conference sessions. For more information, visit www.acatoday.org/engage.
About the American Chiropractic Association
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is the largest professional chiropractic organization in the United States. ACA attracts the most principled and accomplished chiropractors, who understand that it takes more to be called an ACA chiropractor. We are leading our profession in the most constructive and far-reaching ways—by working hand in hand with other health care professionals, by lobbying for pro-chiropractic legislation and policies, by supporting meaningful research and by using that research to inform our treatment practices. We also provide professional and educational opportunities for all our members and are committed to being a positive and unifying force for the practice of modern chiropractic. To learn more, visit acatoday.org.
