UMass Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

04/01/2025

This week, for our weekly presentation, Hannah Karpman, MSW, PhD, will discuss the impact of simulation-based research in .

To find out how to join this free lecture, visit https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/education/grand-rounds/

03/27/2025

Save the Date! Our Annual Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Research Centers of Excellence Virtual Conference is Thursday, May 29th from 12:30 to 4:30 PM EDT hosted by iSPARC UMass Chan Medical School and MGH Center of Excellence for Psychosocial and Systemic Research Mass General Brigham.

This year's theme is "Promoting Youth Mental and Behavioral Health: Understanding and Addressing Risk and Protective Factors to Improve Youth Well-Being and Outcomes."

This year's feature speakers include Gina Vincent, PhD, Cheryl Y. S. Foo, Ph.D., Daphne J. Holt, MD, PhD, Michelle G. Mullen, PhD and Vanessa Iroegbulem, along with opening remarks from Brooke Doyle, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH).

CEUs for Psychology, RN, Social Work, OT, and LMHC will be available.

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03/25/2025

Join us this Thursday, March 27th at noon for another free presentation of . This week Emily Slominski, MD, will be presenting "Beyond Body Size: Fatphobia and Its Impact on Psychiatric Care."

To find out how to join, visit https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/education/grand-rounds/

03/24/2025

Congratulations to all 140 UMass Chan Medical School medical students on their matches including 12 from our department. We are proud of you and excited for your future residency work. You will make a difference.

03/21/2025

03/18/2025

Join us this Thursday, March 20th at noon for . This week's topic is "Social Justice Advocacy Project: Anti-racist and Gender Inclusive Curriculum for PreK Students in Community Programs" presented by Emily Padilla, PhD, and Heidi Putney, PhD.

To find out how you can join this free educational presentation, visit https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/education/grand-rounds/

03/13/2025

03/12/2025

We're kicking off 2025 this weekend!

Check out when your local NAMIWalks will be at namiwalks.org/ and join us as we walk for mental health across the Country this year! 💙🎉

03/12/2025

03/11/2025

Join us this Thursday, March 13th at noon for another . This week we will have two presenters, Meirong You, PsyD, and Gabriella Wilkinson PsyD. They will be discussing harm reduction in psychotherapy.

To find out how to join for free, please visit https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/education/grand-rounds/

03/03/2025

Join us this Thursday, March 6th at noon for another presentation.

Bridget Bertoldi, Ph.D will be presenting "Evidence for Intergenerational Transmission of Biological Risk for Antisocial Behavior: Low Resting Heart Rate in Fathers Predicts Elevated Criminality in Sons"

Find out more at https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/education/grand-rounds/

02/28/2025

"Even when I am in the depths of despair, I remind myself that every storm runs out of rain eventually" --Maya Angelou.

Here UMass SPARC we want you to remember that life is cyclical and eventually the bad times will pass. Always cling to hope, because eventually the rain does end.

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Photo and graphic by Mary C Quill