Law & Psychiatry Program News

Dr. Spencer Lawson will present at the upcoming UMass Chan Grant Rounds on Thursday, November 20, 2025. His presentation will focus on Jail-Based Peer Recovery Support Services and SUD Recovery Ecosystems.

Natalie Anumba, PhD, ABPP, is a 2025-2026 APA congressional fellow. She is working in the office of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D–Illinois) on the Health and Disability Policy team.

Dr. Jeff Swanson to give UMass Chan Kathleen Thomsen-Hall Memorial lecture in May 2026 on Gun Violence Prevention.

Gina Vincent, PhD, will be a plenary speaker at NCJFCJ’s 2026 National Conference, covering the latest research on risk-need-responsivity and youth protective factors.  

Gina Vincent will be the keynote speaker for the Oregon Judicial Department’s 2025 Juvenile Justice Summit on November 7, 2025.

Gina Vincent, PhD, will be a trainer at the Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges hosted by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) in Reno, NV, November 3-7, 2025.

Ashley Murray, Assistant Professor and Forensic Mental Health Supervisor, Director at UMass Chan Medical School Forensic Psychology Fellowship, presented at the October 2025 Grant Rounds.

This session shares key findings from detailed service and outcome tracking of thousands of youth across three states, highlighting which risk factors predict serious reoffending, how services align with best practices, and strategies to improve supervision and resource use.

Join us, along with the CSG Justice Center and UC Berkeley’s Risk-Resilience Lab, for a webinar on the latest findings from the soon-to-be-released second brief of the Youth Protective Factors Study. This research explores how protective factors and strength-based services impact long-term youth reoffending and what jurisdictions can do to improve services and youth outcomes.

Drs. Gina Vincent and Spencer Lawson recently published a brief and podcast related to their research on Pretrial Risk Assessment: Behavioral Health and Racial Equity, a partnership study with the Policy Research Associates.