Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
UMass Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds take place each Thursday of the month from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Rounds are attended by faculty, residents, and professional staff. Attending via Zoom for off site attendees. Link provided in the weekly announcement. Zoom is open to the public. For additional information or if you are interested in being a speaker, please contact Dr. Anthony Rothschild, Grand Rounds Committee Chair, via email: anthony.rothschild@umassmemorial.org.
ALL LECTURES ARE HELD AT THE UMASS CHAN CAMPUS
SEPTEMBER 2026
THURSDAY SEPT 10, 2026
AMPHITHEATER II (S4-102)
Speaker: Dara C. Drawbridge, PhD
Level 1 Certified Implementation Support Specialist, Co-Director, Massachusetts Center of Excellence (CoE) for Specialty Courts, Executive Leadership, National Collaborative for Implementation Support (NCIS), Assistant Professor, Implementation Science & Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC). UMass Chan Medical School
THURSDAY SEPT 17, 2026
AMPHITHEATER II (S4-102)
SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH
Speaker: Lauren M. Weinstock PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, MPI, National Center for Health & Criminal Legal Systems Integration for Suicide Prevention, Director of Training, Brown Clinical Psychology Internship Training Consortium, Co-Director, Brown T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Suicide Research, Butler Hospital, Providence RI
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
AMPHITHEATER I (S2-102)
Speaker: Kimberly Yonkers MD
Katz Family Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
OCTOBER 2026
THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2026
Albert Sherman Auditorium - AS2.2102
Joint Psychiatry; Medicine; Family Medicine Grand Rounds
Speaker: Jessi Gold, M.D., M.S.
Chief Wellness Officer, UT System
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UTHSC
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 2026
Amphitheater I S2-102
Speaker: Perlis, Roy H.,MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Associate Chief for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Director of the Center for Quantitative Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ronald I. Dozoretz, MD Endowed Chair, Associate Editor, JAMA Network - Open
THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 2026
Amphitheater I S2-102
John Sullivan Memorial Lecture
Speaker: James “Trey” Bateman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Neurology
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Department of Neurology
THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 2026
Amphitheater I S2-102
Speaker: Kara Zivin PhD MS MA MFA
Marcia A Valenstein MD Collegiate Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Health Management and Policy
Faculty Associate, Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan
Co-Director of Medical Humanities, Center for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine (CHHASSEM), Research Career Scientist
Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2026
Amphitheater II S4-102
Speaker: James McKowen, Ph.D. , Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Director, Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS)Co-Chair Psychiatry Climate and Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) Chair Youth Subcommittee - Climate Psychology Alliance - North America (CPA-NA),Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital Associate, MGH Center for Environment and Health Affiliate Faculty, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
NOVEMBER 2025
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 05, 2026
AMPHITHEATER 1 (S2-102)
Speaker: Cutter A. Lindbergh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2025
AMPHITHEATER 1 (S2-102)
Speaker: Brent P. Forester MD, MSc.
Dr. Frances S. Arkin Chair of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Chief and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Director of Behavioral Health, Tufts Medicine
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2026
Amphitheater II S4-102
Psychology Panel Discussion
Speaker: Megan M. Kelly, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC)UMass Chan Medical School
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2026
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THANKSGIVING
DECEMBER 2026
THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 2026
AMPHITHEATER 1 (S2-102)
Speaker: Jennifer N. Vega, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, 2026
AMPHITHEATER 1 (S2-102)
Speaker: Anya Bernstein, MD
Ambulatory Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
THURSDAY DECEMBER 17, 2025
Amphitheater I S2-102
Speaker: Shayna Swick MD, PGY IV
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Medical Center
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 24, 2026
NO GRAND ROUNDS
CHRISTMAS
THURSDAY JANUARY 7, 2027
Speaker: Kristen Jorgenson MD - PGY IV
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Health Care
THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 2027
Speaker: Clare Ryan MD - PGY IV
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY JANUARY 21, 2027
Speaker: Gili Menashe MD PGY IV
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
UMass Chan Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 2027
Speaker: Karuna Thomas MD - PGY IV
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Health Care
FEBRUARY 2027
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2027
Speaker: Alexa Hooberman, MD
Addiction Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Medical Center
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2027
Speaker: Hallie Geller, MD - Child/Adolecent Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMassMemorial Health Care
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2027
Speaker: Adrian Fanucci-Kiss, MD - Child/Adolecent Fellow
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UMass Chan Medical School/UMass Memorial Health Care
Speaker: Martha Zimmermann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School
Lifeline for Families Center & Lifeline for Moms ProgramImplementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center (iSPARC)
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
MARCH 2026
THURSDAY MARCH 4, 2027
VIA ZOOM
Speaker: Maria Karekla, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor, Chair Department of Psychology, Peer reviewed ACT trainer, Association for Contextual Behavior Science Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine Fellow, European Health Psychology Society Fellow, ACBS Past-President University of Cyprus
THURSDAY MARCH 11, 2027
Psychology
THURSDAY MARCH 18, 2027
Psychology
THURSDAY MARCH 25, 2027
Psychology
APRIL 2026
THURSDAY APRIL 1 , 2027
TBD
THURSDAY APRIL 8, 2027
Research Day
NO GRAND ROUNDS
THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2027
TBD
THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2027
Psychology
THURSDAY APRIL 29, 2027
Psychology
MAY 2026
THURSDAY MAY 6, 2027
NO GRAND ROUNDS
American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting
THURSDAY MAY 13, 2027
Speaker: Zajac, Kristyn PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Calhoun Cardiology Center, Behavioral Cardiovascular Prevention Division, and Department of Medicine, UConn Health
THURSDAY MAY 20, 2027
Al Grudzinskas Memorial Lecture
THURSDAY MAY 27, 2027
NO GRAND ROUNDS
Faculty Retreat and the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology Annual Meeting (ASCP)
JUNE 2026
THURSDAY JUNE 3, 2027
NO GRAND ROUNDS
Resident Retreat
THURSDAY JUNE 10, 2027
Briscoli Grand Rounds Lecture