Review past events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute for Psychiatry.
2026
SAFE Program Webinar: Stronger than Stigma: The Power of Personal Narrative and Exercise in Recovery
January 5, 2026
6:00pm to 7:00pmIn this free Q&A discussion led by Weill Cornell Medicine Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry Dr. Jonathan Avery, our guest Doug Bopst (award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker and podcast host) will share his personal journey from addiction to recovery. Discover how Doug turned adversity into strength, used exercise and wellness to heal, and built meaningful connections through giving back.
2025
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds
December 17, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm | Uris AuditoriumLecture Title: "Early Life Epilepsy and Autism, A Convergence" Zachary Grinspan, MD, MS Associate Professor Vice Chair, Pediatrics (Health Data Science) Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Research NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Faculty Council
December 10, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm | Uris AuditoriumLecture Title: "Perimenopause and mental health: Understanding risk factors and evidence-based interventions" Leah C. Susser, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine
The Evolution of Mental Health Emergency Response Systems in the United States
December 3, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmEric Rafla-Yuan, M.D., California Office of Emergency Services
Psychiatry Grand Rounds - BPD Resource Center Award Presentation
December 3, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pmLecture Title: "Rejection Sensitivity in Borderline Personality Disorder: empirical findings and clinical implications" Chiara De Panfilis, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience University of Parma, Italy
Ordinary Radicalization: a family romance of the French Revolution
November 19, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmThomas Dodamn, Ph.D., Columbia University
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Daniel N. Stern Memorial Lecture
November 19, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pmLecture Title: "Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity with Psychopathology Across the Life-Course" Katie A. McLaughlin, PhD Executive Director Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health University of Oregon
SAFE Program Webinar: Cannabis Use Disorder: Not Your Grandmother's Weed
November 17, 2025
6:00pm to 7:00pmJoin us for a free community education event on cannabis use disorder, where Dr. Beverly Shin will explore how today’s cannabis differs from past generations, unpack the gap between scientific evidence and media messaging and offer guidance on having informed, supportive conversations about cannabis use. What you’ll learn: Why cannabis research is complicated—and how that leads to mixed messages between how cannabis is marketed vs. what the science saysHow today’s cannabis products are stronger and have different potential health effects than in the pastSupportive and effective ways to talk about the risks and benefits of cannabis use
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
November 12, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm | Uris AuditoriumLecture Title: "Developmental antecedents and biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying the disproportionate mental health burden of the LGBTQ population: From theory to solutions" John Pachankis, PhD David R. Kessler Professor Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine (secondary) Department of Psychology, Yale University (secondary)
Sylvia Plath and the 1950s Critique of Psychiatry
November 5, 2025
1:15pm to 2:45pmMaria Farland, Ph.D., Fordham University
