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Distinguished speakers announced: Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds Fall 2024

August 13, 2024

Several distinguished speakers have been announced for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Grand Rounds series for the upcoming fall semester, as listed below—including a special session scheduled on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 4 p.m with Patrick Luyten, who will be visiting from Belgium. The series is organized by the department’s Grand Rounds Committee, co-chaired by faculty members Andrés Martin and Kieran O’Donnell. Resuming on September 10, 2024, this weekly seminar-style series will be presented live from the YCSC Cohen Auditorium on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m, while also live streamed via Zoom.

Due to the many factors involved in speaker confirmation and scheduling, this list is subject to minor changes as the new semester gets underway. The web calendar events for the series will be updated with any changes and additional details as they are confirmed.

YCSC Grand Rounds are the oldest series exclusively dedicated to topics in child psychiatry and allied disciplines, offered via a weekly forum open to Yale faculty, staff, trainees, and affiliates. The sessions offer multidisciplinary opportunities to learn about topics relevant to the mental health of children, adolescents, families, and communities.

September 10, 2024

Linda Mayes, MD

Chair, Yale Child Study Center

September 17, 2024

Jennifer Havens, MD

Arnold Simon Professor and Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

September 24, 2024

Paula Powe, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Medical Director, Theiss Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma Services

October 8, 2024

Anamaria Orozco, LCSW and Hector Chaidez Ruacho, LCSW

Clinical Instructors of Social Work, Yale Child Study Center

October 29, 2024

Katherine Nelson-Coffey PhD

Associate Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University

November 5, 2024

Jack Turban, MD, MHS

Director, Gender Psychiatry Program

University of California, San Francisco

November 6 , 2024 (Special Session at 4 p.m.)

Patrick Luyten, PhD

Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven (Belgium) and Reader at the Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London (UK)

November 12, 2024

Jennie Hudson, BA (Hons), MClinPsych, PhD, FASSA

Professor and Director of Research, Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney, (Australia)

December 3, 2024

John Pachankis PhD

David R. Kessler, MD '55 Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Professor of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University

Additional speakers and topics will be announced via the Grand Rounds web calendar as the new academic year gets underway and details are confirmed. YCSC community members are encouraged to attend in person as much as possible, with light refreshments and important opportunities to engage with speakers typically available before and/or after each session.

As in the past, most sessions will be eligible for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, and – following a successful pilot offering of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for master’s level mental health professionals last year – most of this year’s sessions will also be eligible for CEUs. Individual credit designation and eligibility details are provided at applicable live sessions.

Upcoming Grand Rounds session and other department events are added to the YCSC web calendar on an on-going basis, updated as details are finalized, and recordings of past sessions are posted to the web calendar events as applicable. To receive information and updates about upcoming sessions, subscribe to the department's monthly newsletter, YCSC Connections.