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September 13, 2024 – Agitation is not a Disease: Managing People with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in 2024 – Helen C. Kales, M.D., Joe P. Tupin Endowed Professor Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis

September 20, 2024 – Alcohol use in Older Adulthood: Cognitive Impacts and Effective Treatment Strategies – Louise Mewton, Associate Professor, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney

October 11, 2024 - Early Signals of Emerging ADHD from Birth to 5 Years – Heather M. Joseph, D.O., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; University of Pittsburgh

October 18, 2024 – Effectiveness and Implementation Outcomes of Collaborative Care Model Treatment for Depression and Anxiety – Allison J. Carroll, Ph.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

November 15, 2024 – Understanding and Treating Co-Occurring Bipolar and Substance Use Disorders Using a Neuroscience-Based Approach – James Prisciandaro, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

November 22, 2024 – Introduction to Sports Psychiatry – Brook Choulet, M.D., Concierge Sports & Performance Psychiatrist/Choulet Performance Psychiatry®

December 13, 2024 – Medical University of South Carolina's opt-out Tobacco Treatment Program – K. Michael Cummings, Ph.D., MPH, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of Tobacco Policy and Control Program, Medical University of South Carolina

January 10, 2025 – New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease – Art Walaszek, M.D., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health

January 17, 2025 – Five Year Clinical Outcomes of a Family-Based Model for Co-Occurring Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence – Cynthia Cupit Swenson, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

January 31, 2025 – Neuromodulation for Addiction Treatment: Hopes and Challenges – Hamed Ekhtiari, M.D, Ph.D., PGY4 Psychiatry Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota

February 14, 2025 – Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) for Florida Teen who Murdered Two Strangers and Engaged in in Cannibalism: Implications for Mental Health Professionals – Christopher Fields, M.D.; Emily Gottfried Ph.D., Associate Professor; Edward Thomas Lewis III, M.D., Assistant Professor; Diana Mullis, M.D., Medical Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Medical University of South Carolina

February 21, 2025 – Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit: Creating inclusion and Reducing Bias – Patricia G. Devine, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison

April 11, 2025 - Filicide in the Psycholegal Context - Jordan Bowe, Psy.D. and Robert E. James, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina

April 18, 2025 - Fear vs. Evidence-Based Narratives in Medicine:The Case of Benzodiazepines - Edward Silberman, M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine

September 15, 2023 - Diagnosis at the Crossroads: Mental Illness in the 21st Century - Dustin B. Wygant, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology Eastern Kentucky University

September 22, 2023 - The Aurora, CO Movie Theater Shooting: Significance for Forensic Mental Health Professionals - Diana Mullis, M.D., Medical Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Edward Thomas Lewis III, M.D., Assistant Professor, & Emily Gottfried Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

October 6, 2023 - Great Wits and Madness - Mark Vonnegut, M.D., Pediatrician & Author

October 13, 2023 - Sleep to Remember, Sleep to Forget - Mahesh Thakkar, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Research, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia. Research Health Scientist, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital

November 10, 2023 - Do Depression and Anxiety Influence People's Interest in Getting a Cancer Screening? Analysis of the HINTS 6 cycle 3 - Maxwell Akonde, MLS, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

November 17, 2023 - What Comes Up, Must Go Down: Rumination Diagnosis and Treatment - Jessica Buzenski, Ph.D. Pediatric psychologist, Assistant Professor, GI division, Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute

December 1, 2023 - The Clinical Utility of Pharmacogenetic Testing in Psychiatry - Eduard Vieta, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry. University of Barcelona Head of the Department of Psychiatry & Psychology University of Barcelona Hospital Clinic

December 8, 2023 - Start by Believing: Transforming How We Respond to Sexual Assault - Kim Lonsway, Ph.D., Director of Research, End Violence Against Women International

January 12, 2024 - Tobacco Harm Reduction for People with Mental Health and /or Substance Use Problems; Leaving no Smoker Behind. A UK perspective - Deborah Robson, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Tobacco Harm Reduction, Kings College London

January 19, 2024 - From Red Tape to Recovery: How You Can Unlock Clozapine’s Game-Changing Potential - Robert O. Cotes, M.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

February 9, 2024 - Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation for chronic pain - Denise Wilkes, M,D,, Ph,D,, Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch

February 16, 2024 - National Mass Violence Center Overview and Research Updates - Angela Moreland Ph,D,, Medical University of South Carolina & Dean Kilpatrick Ph,D,, Medical University of South Carolina

March 15, 2024 - Imani Breakthrough Opioid Recovery Project - Chyrell Bellamy Ph,D,, MSW, Yale School of Medicine, Robyn Anderson LADC, LPC, MDiv, LMFT, Imani Breakthrough Project, Jose Rodriguez, Pastor for Oasis of Blessing, & Sylvia Cooper BTH, Imani Facilitator

March 22, 2024 - Creating Sound Minds: Exploring Low-Intensity Transcranial Focused Ultrasound in Psychiatry - Charles Palmer, M,D,, Medical University of South Carolina Chief Resident of Neuropsychiatry

April 19, 2024 - Serious Mental Illness and Forensic Mental Health in Fictional Media - Caroline Payne, Ph,D,, Postdoctoral Fellow in Forensic Psychology, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division, Medical University of South Carolina, & Beverly Steele, M,D,, Forensic Psychiatry Fellow, Medical University of South Carolina

May 17, 2024 - Alcohol's Influences on Brain Development, Aging Trajectories, and Neuropsychological Abilities - Edith V. Sullivan, Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

May 24, 2024 - Research Resources within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Rochelle F. Hanson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences & Jacelyn Lane, MPH Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Administrator

May 31, 2024 - Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Call to Action - Anne McBride, M,D,, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of California, Davis Health

September 16, 2022 - Neuroimaging of Substance Use Disorders: Biomarkers underlying aberrant behaviors and predictive of treatment outcomes - Yihong Yang, PhD, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Drug Abuse

September 23, 2022 - Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: What we know and where we go from here - Jesse D. Hinckley, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine

October 7, 2022 - Advanced Imaging Approaches to Understanding Bipolar Disorder - Perry F. Renshaw, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah Health, Medical Director, Salt Lake City MIRECC (Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center), Salt Lake City VA Health Care System

October 28, 2022 - The Journey to Patient-and Family-Centered Care - Caroline DeLongchamps, Manager, Patient-and Family-Centered Care, Quality and Safety, Medical University of South Carolina with Coby Mozingo, IOP patient testimonial

December 9, 2022 - Data Blitz: Trauma-Focused Dissemination and Implementation Studies - Hannah C. Espeleta, PhD, Assistant Professor; Rochelle F. Hanson, PhD, Professor; Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD, Associate Professor; Alyssa A. Rheingold, PhD, Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

January 6, 2023 - Disparities in Research: Lessons Learned in the Field - Marvella Ford, PhD, Associate Director, Population Sciences, Hollings Cancer Center; Hermes Florez, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences; Diane Kamen, MD, MSCR, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology; Michael de Arellano, PhD, Clinical Psychology, Medical University of South Carolina

February 3, 2023 - Annual Chairman’s Research Development Fund Pilot Grant Program Presentation - Danielle Taylor, PhD, Postdoctoral Research and Clinical Associate; Caitlin Rancher, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow; Courtney King, PhD, Program Manager, Medical University of South Carolina

February 10, 2023 - School Mental Health Research Addressing Disparities in the Current Sociopolitical Climate - Colleen Halliday, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Global and Community Health, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

February 17, 2023 - Neurodegenerative Diseases in South Carolina: Making Sense of Our Silver Tsunami - Steven L. Carroll, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina

February 24, 2023 - Race, Ethnicity, and Mental Illness - Jai Gandhi, MD, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine

March 3, 2023 - Comorbid Alcohol Use/Disorder and Mental Illness: Psychiatric, Neural, Behavioral, and Familial Risk Factors - Elizabeth Lippard, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

March 17, 2023 - Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: A New Twist on a Familiar Question - Matthew Carpenter, PhD, Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

April 7, 2023 - Phenotyping Chronic Insomnia Based on Objective Sleep Measures: Diagnostic and Treatment Implications - Alexandros Vgontzas, MD, Professor of Psychiatry Penn State University College of Medicine

April 14, 2023 - Extended Release Buprenorphine: A Expanding Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder - Alyssa Braxton, MD, Medical Director, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center

April 21, 2023 - High Conflict Divorce and Family Court Evaluations: Applicability to Healthcare Professionals - Sheresa Christopher, PhD, ABPP, Director, Youth and Family Forensic Program, Assistant Professor, CPSPD; Alicia Gibson, PsyD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Forensic Psychology, Medical University of South Carolina

May 12, 2023 - In Search of Therapeutic Targets for Obstructive Sleep Appnea Treatment - Irma Rukhadze, PhD, Associate Professor, Albany Medical College

May 19, 2023 - Lessons learned from COVID-19 and the Pandemic Threat Ahead - Michael D. Sweat, PhD, Director, Division of Global and Community Health, Faculty Director, MUSC Center for Global Health, Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

September 10, 2021 - Good Vibrations: Low intensity focused ultrasound in disorders of consciousness after sever brain injury - Martin Monti, PhD

September 17, 2021 - Improving Public Health through Tobacco Regulation: A harm reduction approach - Tracy Smith, PhD

October 1, 2021 - Disaster Related Stress and Psychiatric Outcomes: The role of the psychiatrist as a researcher, clinician, and public health advocate - Karen Martinez-Gonzalez, MD, MSc

October 8, 2021 - Jason Pressley Lectureship Stereotype Threat and Identity Threat - Claude Steele, PhD

October 15, 2021 - The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD); Opportunities for scientific discovery - Gaya Dowling, PhD

November 5, 2021 - Tracking the Ups and Downs of the COVID-19 Epidemic - Michael Sweat, PhD

November 12, 2021 - Zian and FRD: An introduction - Mark Semler, and Troy Huth, JD, PhD

January 7, 2022 - Adapting Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD: Two Decades of Clinical and Research Experience - Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP

January 21, 2022 - Impact of COVID: Latest Advances in Research - Bashar Badran, PhD and Bernadette Cortese, PhD

February 4, 2022 - Advances in Technology: A Datablitz Highlighting Latest Research - Alyssa Rheingold, PhD; Connie Guille, PhD; Sarah Hales, PhD, LISW; Hannah Espelata, PhD

February 18, 2022 - Stress-related Motivation Neurocircuits and Addiction Risk and Relapse Outcomes - Rajita Sinha, PhD

February 25, 2022 - Disparities in Research: From Conceptualization to Dissemination - Marvella Ford, PhD, MS, MSW

March 4, 2022 - Molecular variation in Alzheimer's Cardiomyopathy - Federica del Monte, MD, PhD

March 11, 2022 - Written Exposure Therapy: A brief treatment approach for PTSD - Denise Sloan, PhD

March 18, 2022 - Moving on Up: How to ask for that promotion - Carla Danielson, PhD; Dan Smith, PhD; Suzanne Thomas, PhD

April 1, 2022 - Examining Social Supports in the Etiology, Maintenance, and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders - Amber Jarnecke, PhD

April 8, 2022 - Overprotected: A Practical Review of Guardianship and Conservatorship - Laura Burdette, MD; Alex Tillotson, MD

April 15, 2022 - The Inga Taylor MD Visiting Lectureship: An Overview of PANDAS, PANS and Childhood-onset OCD- Susan Swedo, MD

April 22, 2022 - Innovative Treatments for PTSD - Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP

April 29, 2022 - Brain Circuitry for Arousal during Sleep Apnea - Satvinder Kaur, PhD

May 13, 2022 - Optimization of Biobehavioral Interventions Delivered in Routine Clinical Settings - Carly Goldstein, PhD

May 20, 2022 - Sleep: A gateway to sleep function form a cellular perspective - Robert Greene, MD, PhD

May 27, 2022 - Modulation of Autonomic and Stress Response Using Noninvasive Brain Stimulation - Christopher Austelle, MD

September 18, 2020 - Pre-Award Budgeting for Post-Award Ease - Romeka Washington, MBA and Amy Boehm, CRA

September 25, 2020 - Delirium and Other Neuropsychiatric Effects of COVID-19 - Scott Beach, MD

October 9, 2020 - Jason Pressley Lectureship CNS Drug Discovery: Multiple Challenges, Multiple Opportunities - Husseini Manji, MD, FRCPC

October 23, 2020 - Paradise Lost: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse and Neglect - Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD

November 6, 2020 - Developing, Implementing, and Testing a Family-Based Treatment Model for Intimate Partner Violence - Cynthia Swenson, PhD

November 13, 2020 - Cannabis Chaos: A Guide for the Practitioner in 2020 - Ryan Vandrey, PhD

January 8, 2021 - Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis - Mary Hart Bryan, MD and Ashley Hink, MD, MPH

January 15, 2021 - Course Correcting During the Coronavirus: How we are making research accommodations - Alyssa Rheingold, PhD

February 5, 2021 - Leveraging Telehealth to Extend the Reach of Behavioral Health Treatments via Primary Care - Jennifer Dahne, PhD

February 12, 2021 - You Sound Different - Voice as a Biomarker in Mental Health - Sean Christensen, MD

March 12, 2021 - Integrated Early Intervention for Substance Use Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Following Sexual Assault - Christine Hahn PhD

March 19, 2021 - SCDMH - Your Public Mental Health System in South Carolina: Past, Present, and Future - Kenneth Rogers, MD, MSPH, MMM and Deborah Blalock, M.Ed, LPCS

April 9, 2021 - Cultural Issues in Forensic Evaluation and Treatment - Tiffany Harrop, PhD & Amanda Hecker, MD

May 7, 2021 - A Curious Case of Secondary Psychosis - Manish Karamchandani, MD, M.Sc.

May 14, 2021 - Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Olfaction and Targeting Disordered Escape, Avoidance and Approach in the Psychology Clinics - Bashar Badran, PhD and Christopher Sege, PhD

May 28, 2021 - How Sleep Loss Disrupts Memory Consolidation Mechanisms - Sara J Aton, PhD

September 13, 2019 - The Case of Jorge/Marta Olmos, Mexico's First Gender Reassignment, 1952-1954 - Victor Macias-Gonzalez, PhD

October 18, 2019 - Bipolar Depression: Clinical Characteristics and Unmet Needs of a Complex Treatment Refractory Disorder - Joseph Calabrese, MD

October 25, 2019 - Development and Context in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders during the Transition to Adulthood - Anne Marie Albano, PhD

November 1, 2019 - Impairments in Cognitive & Emotional Processing in Mental Illness: Evidence of Trandsdiagnostic Neurocircuit Substrates - Lisa McTeague, PhD

November 15, 2019 - Academic Entrepreneurship = Tool for Accelerating Population Health: Examples from Addiction & Behavioral Health - Bryan Heckman, PhD

January 17, 2020 - A New Treatment for Smoking Cessation? Modulating Drive-reward and Executive Control Circuitry with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Xingbao Li, MD, M.S.C.R., M.S

January 24, 2020 - Psychopharmacology: Fact or Fiction - Amy Hebbard, PharmD, BCPP and Jessica Broadway, MD

February 7, 2020 - Project THRIVE: Telemental Healthcare Reaching to Increase Veteran Engagement - Ursula Myers, PhD

February 21, 2020 - Extraordinary EPS- An Unusual Case of Akathisia - Eric Dobson, MD, Danielle Lowe, MD, PhD and Emily Whisler, DO, and Amanda Rice, PharmD

March 6, 2020 - Deep Brain Calcium Imaging of Hypothalamic Neurons During Sleep - Carlos Blanco-Centurion, PhD

May 8, 2020 - Feigned Psychosis: Detection and Documentation - Ashley Rankin, PhD and Nicole Sussman, MD

May 15, 2020 - Caring for our healthcare providers - Alyssa Rheingold, PhD

May 29, 2020 - How Can We Help Children and Caregivers Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic? - Rochelle Hanson, PhD

September 21, 2018 - Health Through Justice: Holding Cigarette Companies Accountable for Their Actions - K. Michael Cummings, PhD

October 12, 2018 - Targeting Brain Norepinephrine for the Treatment of Stress and Substance Use Disorders - Robert Swift, MD, PhD

October 26, 2018 - 10th Annual Jason Pressley Visiting Professorship "Frank Sinatra’s Aging in Rhythm: Creativity in a Self-Proclaimed “18-Karat Manic-Depressive

November 2, 2018 - Cross Cultural Mental Health – Mental Health Services in Low Income Countries: The Case of Tanzania - Samuel Likindikoki,

November 30, 2018 - Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant: Psychological Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Considerations - Stacey Maurer, Ph.

January 11, 2019 - Enhancing Relationships and Improving Children’s Behaviors - Kerrie Murphy, PhD

January 18, 2018 - Exercise and Depression: A Novel Approach for Incorporating Physical Rehabilitation to Enhance Mental Health Treatment - Chris Gregory, PhD

February 1, 2019 - Milk, Tea, and 628 Miles": Unforeseen Challenges In Managing Complications of Acetaminophen Overdose - Tommy Fu, MD

February 8, 2019 - Improving Access and Enhancing Outcomes for PTSD Treatment - Sheila Rauch, PhD

February 22, 2019 - Promoting Psychological Recovery After Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico - Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD

Mar 8, 2019 - Delirium at MUSC Benjamin Kalivas, MD

Mar 15, 2019 - Context, Causes, & Consequences: Exploring the impacts of poverty and healthcare consumerism - Joni D. Nelson, PhD, MS

April 19, 2018 - Inga Taylor Lectureship

April 26, 2019 - Mental Illness and Law Enforcement: Building Safer Communities and Increasing Access to Care Forensic Psychiatry Fellow

May 10, 2019 - Brain Circuit Mapping for Sleep Disorder Narcolepsy - Meng Liu, PhD

May 17, 2019 - Sleep, Sleep Deprivation and Physicians - Robert D. Vorona, PhD

September 1, 2017 - New Ventures: Behavioral Health Treatment in a Surgical and Non-surgical Weight Management Center - Shenelle A. Edwards-Hampton, PhD

September 15, 2017 - A Public Health Approach to Improving Evidence-Based Practices for Youth Impacted by Child Maltreatment - Shannon Self-Brown, PhD

October 13, 2017 - Amnesia Grand Rounds: Too Good to Forget - Oona Appel, Psy.D., Natalie Armstrong-Hoskowitz, PhD; E. Thomas Lewis, III, MD; Louis Viamonte, MD, M.S.

October 20, 2017 - 10th Annual Jason Pressley Visiting Professorship - Can We Develop New Antidepressants? - Alan F. Schatzberg, MD

November 3, 2017 - Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorder: Can we Improve Prediction of Response? - Karl F. Mann, MD

November 17, 2017 - Assessment of Testamentary Capacity in Patients with Neuro-Cognitive Deficits - David L. Bachman, MD

January 12, 2018 - Pharmacotherapy of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the Randomized BAART Clinical Trial - C. Lindsay DeVane, PharmD

January 26, 2018 - Meaning & Medication: Psychosocial Contributions to Treatment Resistance - Erin Seery, MD

February 2, 2018 - Mental Health Outcomes of the Post-Critical Incident Seminar: Pilot Data from the South Carolina Experience - Joseph C. Cheng, MD, PhD

February 23, 2018 - Triarchic Model of Psychopathy: Implications for Science and Practice - Christopher J. Patrick, PhD

March 2, 2018 - SAMSHA’s Role in the Opioid Crisis - Anita Everett, MD, DFAPA

March 9, 2018 - Do Effective Medications Fail in Clinical Trials? Ambulatory Assessment as a Potential Mitigating Tool in Substance Use Treatment Research - Rachel L. Tomko, PhD

March 16, 2018 - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depressed Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder - McLeod Frampton Gwynette, MD

March 23, 2018 - Innovations in Smoking Cessation in Mood Disorders - Michael J. Ostacher, MD, MPH, MMSc

April 4, 2018 - Inga Taylor Lectureship

April 20, 2018 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) - Ismene L. Petrakis, MD

May 19, 2018 - Microagressions as Barriers to care - Dr. Monnica Williams

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