Larner College of Medicine

VCBH Lecture Series

VCBH Lecture Series

VCBH Lecture Series

This lecture series was created for the greater UVM community to interact and engage with top researchers in the intersectional fields we often work with at VCBH including, but not limited to, behavior change, addiction, chronic disease, and health disparities for vulnerable populations. 

2025 - 2026 Lecture Series 
SpeakerDateMaterials 
Jennifer Tidey, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Brown University School of Public Health
 
September 17, 2025Video
Robert Schnoll, PhD
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
 
November 19, 2025Register
Elia Klemperer, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science
University of Vermont
 
December 10, 2025 
David Farabee, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
 
January 21, 2026 
Craig Rush, PhD
Professor, Department of Behavioral Science
Department of Kentucky College of Medicine
 
February 18, 2026 
Lara Coughlin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Michigan Addiction Center
 
March 18, 2026 
Karen Cropsey, PsyD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

 
April 15, 2026 
Lauren Pacek, PhD
Assistant Professor
Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies
 
May 20, 2026 

CME/CE

In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The University of Vermont designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Nursing Contact Hours.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Vermont maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

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Archive of Previous Lecture Series

Academic Year 24-25 Lecture Series

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Academic Year 24-25 Lecture Series 
2024-2025 LecturesDatePresentation

Sherrie Khadanga, MD
Assistant Professor and Cardiologist, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Novel Therapeutics for Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Heart Failure: Practical Recommendations

September 18, 2024Video

Joseph McClernon, PhD
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

Are Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes Substitutes or Complements, and Does it Matter?

November 20, 2024Video

Hugh Garavan, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Vermont

Update and Lessons Learned from the ABCD Study

December 18, 2024Video
 

Richard Rawson, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont

Contingency Management as a Public Health Intervention: Scaling Up CM to Treat Stimulant Use Disorder

January 15, 2025Video

Michael Amlung, PhD
Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science, Director of Graduate Studies, University of Kansas

Application of Behavioral Economics to Investigate Contextual Influences on Alcohol and Cannabis Use

February 19, 2025
 
Video

Joanna Streck, PhD
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Contingency Management as a First Line Public Health Intervention: Scaling Up CM to Treat Stimulant Use Disorder

March 19, 2025Video

Ryan Vandrey, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Evaluating the Health Effects of Medicinal Cannabis Use

April 16, 2025Video

Katie Witkiewitz, PhD
Director of Center on Alcohol, Substance use, and Addictions
Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico

The Dynamic Behavioral Ecological Model of Recovery from Substance Use Disorder

May 21, 2025Video

Academic Year 23-24 Lecture Series

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Academic Year 23-24 Lecture Series 
2023-2024 LecturesDatePresentation

Sherry McKee, PhD
Director, Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
 

Women & Alcohol: What does stress have to do with it?

November 15, 2023Video

Alan Budney, PhD
Professor, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

The Changing World of Cannabis Consumption and Cannabis Regulation

December 20, 2023Video

Denise Hien, PhD
Senior Vice Provost for Research, Chancellor's Office, Rutgers-New Brunswick; Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University

Leveraging data science to advance treatment research for PTSD and substance use disorders

January 17, 2024Video

Erin Winstanley, PhD
Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
 

Overdose-related Compassion Fatigue in Rural Communities

February 21, 2024Video

CANCELLED

 
March 20, 2024
 
 

Jessica Cook, PhD
Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
 

Engaging People Not Ready to Quit in Smoking Treatment: Evidence-Based Approaches

April 17, 2024Video
 

Michele Staton, PhD
Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
 

An overview of the Kentucky Women’s Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)

May 15, 2024
 
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