Events Calendar

Host: Department of Psychiatry Brown Bag Summer Series

Including Family Members in the Treatment Plan

Amy Baker, MA; Deborah Aylward, BSN, RN - Author; Volunteer Instructor, NAMI Rochester

Jul 22, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: 2026 Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series

Fish Tales

Elena Parkins, LCAT, MT-BC; Maggie Powell, LCAT, RDT; Robyn Broomfield, LMHC-D, NCC - Musical Director; Director; Assistant Director

Jul 18, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.

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Host: Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness: Creative Arts Therapy Program

Fish Tales

Elena Parkins, LCAT, MT-BC; Maggie Powell, LCAT, RDT; Robyn Broomfield, LMHC-D, NCC - Musical Director; Director; Assistant Director

Jul 17, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

Host: Pediatric Behavioral Health and Medicine: Creative Arts Therapy Program

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors from Different Perspectives

Danielle Harrell, PhD, LCSW; Alia Henton-Williams; Arielle Sheftall, PhD; Brandon Johnson, MHS, MCHES; Donte Boyd, PhD; Patrice Robinson - Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch; Manager, Crisis Intervention Services; Co-Founder, Landon Robinson Foundation; Associate Professor, Ohio State University College of Social Work; Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington; Associate Professor , University of Rochester Medicine Department of Psychiatry

Jul 15, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: 2026 Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series

The Breaking Balance Project: Community-Based Approaches to Mental Health, Resilience, and Community Well-Being

Devin Coleman - Chief Executive Officer, The Balanced Hope Organization

Jul 08, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

2026 Creatively Connecting Sign-Up Form

Host: 2026 Psychiatry Summer Brown Bag Series

Consortium for Vision and Oculomics in Psychiatry Third Annual Meeting

Jun 25, 2026 @ 3:00 p.m.

Host: CVOP and the Department of Psychiatry

2026 Creatively Connecting Showcase

Jun 24, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m.

Memorial Art Gallery |

Host: Department of Psychiatry

Bridge Art Gallery "Finding Community" Reception

Jun 16, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m.

5th Annual Quality Institute: Better Teams. Better Care. Symposium 2026

Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, Surgery

Jun 16, 2026 @ 7:30 a.m.

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Host: University of Rochester Medicine Quality Institute

Psychiatry Key Day

Jun 10, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Flaum Atrium, G-9500

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Host: Department of Psychiatry

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

Jun 09, 2026 @ 3:30 p.m.

Host: Strong Recovery

Annual Intensive: Integrated Care and Medical Family Therapy

Jun 08, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.

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Host: Institute for the Family

Trainee Poster Day

Jun 04, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.

Lost in Translation? Communication, Culture, and Care in Deaf Mental Health

Adrienne Allen, MD; Danielle Prevei, PhD; Jeremy Safran, MD - Intervention Track Director, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child Resilience Center, Gallaudet University; Psychiatrist, The Ross Center, Gallaudet University; Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry

Jun 03, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

Host: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K - 30th Anniversary

May 30, 2026 @ 8:30 a.m.

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Host: Golisano Children’s Hospital

Human Forever Screening and Discussion

May 27, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

Host: The Reel Mind Film Festival

“Oh, SNAAPS!” Longitudinal Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Across Outpatient and Inpatient Pediatrics

Katlyn Rice, PhD - Assistant Professor; Director, Integrated Pediatric Specialty Care at PBHW, University of Rochester Medical Center

May 27, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

The Genius of Marian Screening and Discussion

May 20, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

Host: Reel Mind Film Festival

Services and Interventions Research in the Context of Mental Health in the US

Patricia A. Areán, Ph.D. - Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Retired, University of Washington

May 20, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Collier Endowed Lecture

Facing the Wind Screening and Discussion

May 13, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

Host: Reel Mind Film Festival

Bringing Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics from Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice: The Memory Care Program Biologics Treatment Center

Emily D. Clark, DO - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, URMC

May 13, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | SMD Large Auditorium

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Host: Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

New Topics in Human Stress Research : Implications for the Field of Psychopathology

Sonia J. Lupien, Ph.D. - Director, Centre for Studies on Human Stress

May 06, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Helen Wood Hall | 1W-304 School of Nursing Auditorium

Host: Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness & Firearm Injury Prevention Program Tabling at 5th Annual Community Baby Shower

May 03, 2026 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Office of Senator Samra Brouk

Culture in Clinical and Community Mental Health: Contextual Clues in Clinical Care

LaVerne Hanes Collins, PhD. NCC, LPC, LCMHC - Counselor, Educator, Author, and Speaker , New Seasons Counseling Training & Consulting

Apr 29, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Psychiatry CCCA Rounds

Joseph Ryan Conference - Reimagining Recovery Through Creativity, Spirit, and Alternative Therapies

Apr 24, 2026 @ 8:00 a.m.

College Town | Hilton Garden Inn

Host: Strong Recovery, Department of Psychiatry

Opportunities and Challenges in Suicide Prevention Research with Hispanic Populations

Caroline Silva, PhD - Assistant Professor , University of Rochester School of Medicine

Apr 22, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Department of Psychiatry

UR Medicine Employee Assistance Program’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

Apr 17, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m.

Host: Employee Assistance Program

Legacy of Discovery: A 40-Year Journey Toward an Alzheimer’s Cure

Anton P. Porsteinsson, MD - William B. and Sheila Konar Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Apr 15, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Learn more about Health Bites

Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

Apr 14, 2026 @ 3:30 p.m.

Host: Strong Recovery

Health Bites: Managing Financial Stress

Apr 14, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: EAP & Well-U

LA BAMBA (1987) Screening and Discussion

Kristyn Storey, MD - Assistant Professor, UR Department of Psychiatry

Apr 13, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m.

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University of Rochester Out of the Darkness Campus Walk

Apr 12, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

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Host: University of Rochester Active Minds, Sheftall Lab

AD-CARE Tabling at 15th Annual Dr. Lemuel and Gloria Rogers African American Health Symposium

Apr 09, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.

Host: Alzheimer's Association Rochester & Finger Lakes Region Chapter, Excellus BCBS, The Rochester Twenty Pearls Foundation

Nia Project: Culturally Responsive Treatment of Abused, Suicidal African American Women

Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP - Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Community, and Belonging, Emory University School of Medicine

Apr 08, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Department of Psychiatry

Motor Signs Can Help to Answer Pressing Issues in the Understanding and Treatment of Serious Mental Illness: Insights from Psychosis-Risk Research

Vijay A. Mittal, PhD - David S. Holmes Professor of Brain Science, Chair - Department of Psychology, Northwestern University

Apr 01, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Department of Psychiatry

QCore Presents: From Averages to Abnormality

Ian Cero, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center

Mar 25, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

Harnessing Implementation Science to Realize the Promise of Scientific Discovery for All

Rinad S. Beidas, PhD - Chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Mar 18, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Helen Wood Hall | 1W-304 School of Nursing Auditorium

Host: Department of Psychiatry

Ethical Issues in Suicide Prevention

Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD - Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Adjunct Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah

Mar 11, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Learn more about Health Bites

Host: Department of Psychiatry

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

Mar 10, 2026 @ 3:30 p.m.

Host: Strong Recovery

Health Bites: ADHD Myths

Mar 10, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: EAP & Well-U

Autism Spectrum Disorder and American Policing

Kenneth J. Weiss, MD - Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

Mar 04, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium, G-9425

Host: Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Steinberg Lecture

Resident Research Panel

Jaewon Lee, MD, MPH; Nihat Bekir Dogrul; Chloe Lee, MD, MPH; Kelyn Chen, MD - PGY 4 Psychiatry Resident, Research Chief, URMC; PGY 3 Psychiatry Resident, URMC; PGY 1 Psychiatry Resident, URMC

Feb 25, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

Schizophrenia in the Flesh; Towards Experimental Psychopathology of Self Disorders

Sohee Park PhD - Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University

Feb 18, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Host: Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Street Psychiatry: Engaging Unsheltered Populations in Mental Health and Addiction Care

Emma Lo, MD - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University

Feb 11, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Learn more about Health Bites

Host: Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

Feb 10, 2026 @ 3:30 p.m.

Host: Strong Recovery

Health Bites: Health Risks and Impact of Vaping

Feb 10, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: UR Medicine EAP, Well-U

Graduate School Open House

Feb 06, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.

Online Treatments for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care: Clinically-Effective, Financially-Feasible"

Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MBA, MPH - UPMC Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Informatics, and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Feb 04, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425)

Learn More about the Bridge Art Gallery

Host: Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

Supervision Saturday

Julie Achtyl, LMHC-D, CASAC-M, NCC, ACS; Wiljar Schanck, M.Ed. - Psych Therapist Chief, University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry; Adjunct Instructor, Warner School of Education

Jan 31, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.

Host: Carlow University

Open Submission Period: Bridge Art Gallery Call for Art

Jan 30, 2026 @ 12:00 a.m.

Host: Bridge Art Gallery

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

Jan 29, 2026 @ 1:00 p.m.

Learn more about the Virtual Event

Host: Department of Psychiatry

Psycho-Oncology Research Through the Lens of an Oncologist

Daniel McFarland, DO, MS - Associate Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center

Jan 28, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Department of Psychiatry George Engel Research Rounds

The Kids Are Not Alright

Wade S. Norwood, BS (Class of '85) - Chief Advancement and Government Relations Officer, Common Ground Health/Rochester RHIO

Jan 21, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Class of '62 Auditorium G-9425

Host: Department of Psychiatry MLK Jr Rounds, Office of CCCA

The Power of Peers: Lived Experience and Hope Leading the Way

Ann Marie White, Ed.D.; Julie V. Achtyl, MS, LMHC-D, CASAC-M, NCC, ACS - Associate Professor, URMC Psychiatry; Therapist Chief, URMC Psychiatry

Jan 14, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Learn more about the Virtual Event

Host: Department of Psychiatry John Romano Clinical Rounds

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

Jan 13, 2026 @ 3:30 p.m.

Host: Strong Recovery

Transforming Behavioral Health: Improving Outcomes via Digital and Telehealth Innovations

Jan 08, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Host: Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Marijuana and Psychedelics

Bertha K. Madras, PhD - Professor of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Jan 07, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m.

Medical Center | Lower Adolph Auditorium,1-7619