Events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute

DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: Richardson Seminar "Black Freedom and the Racialization of Religious Excitement" Judith Weisenfeld, Ph.D. Princeton University

Lecture Title: "Behavioral addiction in the digital age" Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry, in the Child Study Center, and of Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine

In 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.

Lecture 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

Lecture Title: "Perimenopause and mental health: Understanding risk factors and evidence-based interventions" Leah C. Susser, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

Eric Rafla-Yuan, M.D., California Office of Emergency Services

Lecture 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

Thomas Dodamn, Ph.D., Columbia University

Lecture 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

Join 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