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.
| Speaker | Date | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Tidey, PhD Associate Dean for Research Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Brown University School of Public Health | September 17, 2025 | Video |
| Robert Schnoll, PhD Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine | November 19, 2025 | Register |
| 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.
Archive of Previous Lecture Series
Academic Year 24-25 Lecture Series
For archived lecture series materials, please contact us.
| 2024-2025 Lectures | Date | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
Sherrie Khadanga, MD Novel Therapeutics for Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Heart Failure: Practical Recommendations | September 18, 2024 | Video |
Joseph McClernon, PhD Are Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes Substitutes or Complements, and Does it Matter? | November 20, 2024 | Video |
Hugh Garavan, PhD Update and Lessons Learned from the ABCD Study | December 18, 2024 | Video |
Richard Rawson, PhD Contingency Management as a Public Health Intervention: Scaling Up CM to Treat Stimulant Use Disorder | January 15, 2025 | Video |
Michael Amlung, PhD Application of Behavioral Economics to Investigate Contextual Influences on Alcohol and Cannabis Use | February 19, 2025 | Video |
Joanna Streck, PhD Contingency Management as a First Line Public Health Intervention: Scaling Up CM to Treat Stimulant Use Disorder | March 19, 2025 | Video |
Ryan Vandrey, PhD Evaluating the Health Effects of Medicinal Cannabis Use | April 16, 2025 | Video |
Katie Witkiewitz, PhD The Dynamic Behavioral Ecological Model of Recovery from Substance Use Disorder | May 21, 2025 | Video |
Academic Year 23-24 Lecture Series
For archived lecture series materials, please contact us.
| 2023-2024 Lectures | Date | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
Sherry McKee, PhD Women & Alcohol: What does stress have to do with it? | November 15, 2023 | Video |
Alan Budney, PhD The Changing World of Cannabis Consumption and Cannabis Regulation | December 20, 2023 | Video |
Denise Hien, PhD Leveraging data science to advance treatment research for PTSD and substance use disorders | January 17, 2024 | Video |
Erin Winstanley, PhD Overdose-related Compassion Fatigue in Rural Communities | February 21, 2024 | Video |
CANCELLED | March 20, 2024 | |
Jessica Cook, PhD Engaging People Not Ready to Quit in Smoking Treatment: Evidence-Based Approaches | April 17, 2024 | Video |
Michele Staton, PhD An overview of the Kentucky Women’s Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) | May 15, 2024 | Video |