Grand Rounds Calendar

The Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute host Psychiatry Grand Rounds Wednesdays at 11:00 AM ET. All events are accessible via Zoom, with some hybrid events.

For Grand Rounds inquiries, including nominations or to meet with a speaker, please email us at: grandrounds@nyspi.columbia.edu.

For a list of past Grand Rounds events and links to video recordings, please visit the Grand Rounds Archive.


November 12

Hadar Lecture  

Gender Difference in Substance Use Disorders: Findings From the MUSC Center of Excellence

Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD
Distinguished University Professor
Director, South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)
Medical University of South Carolina

*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
 (Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)

Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032

Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
Zoom Link

Learning Objectives 

  1. Understand psychosocial differences between men and women in substance use disorders.
  2. Understand differences in stress response between men and women with substance use disorders.
  3. Understand the importance of the intersection of age and gender in the presentation and problems associated with substance use disorders.

Reading Recommendations:

  1. Chavez, C. L. J., Peltier, M. R., & McKee, S. A. (2025). Sex differences in the impact of social determinants of health on substance use disorder treatment outcomes. Biology of sex differences, 16(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-025-00734-3.
  2. McKee, S. A., & McRae-Clark, A. L. (2022). Consideration of sex and gender differences in addiction medication response. Biology of sex differences, 13(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-022-00441-3
  3. Cornish, J. L., & Prasad, A. A. (2021). Sex Differences in Substance Use Disorders: A Neurobiological Perspective. Frontiers in global women's health, 2, 778514. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2021.778514.

November 19

Native American Heritage Month Lecture     

Bridging Indigenous and Western Ways of Knowing in Research and Clinical Practice

Melissa Perreault, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Guelph

*This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.
 (Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar)

Location
Hellman Auditorium
1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032

Zoom Details
Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121
Passcode: 598948
Dial in: +1 646 558 8656
Zoom Link

Learning Objectives:

  1. Reflect on Indigenous ways of knowing so as to develop cultural humility.
  2. List advantages of integrating Indigenous ways of knowing into research and clinical care.
  3. Describe reasons why there is mistrust of researchers and health care providers by Indigenous peoples.

 

Reading Recommendations:

  1. Bryant, J., Bolt, R., Botfield, J. R., Martin, K., Doyle, M., Murphy, D., Graham, S., Newman, C. E., Bell, S., Treloar, C., Browne, A. J., & Aggleton, P. (2021). Beyond deficit: 'strengths-based approaches' in Indigenous health research. Sociology of health & illness, 43(6), 1405–1421. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13311.
  2. Gregory TR. (2025). Knowing our ways of knowing: A reflection on Western science in relation to Indigenous epistemologies. In ML Perreault & J Illes(Eds.) Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics, Volume 8 (pp. 65-97).
  3. Illes, J., Perreault, M. L., Bassil, K., Bjaalie, J. G., Taylor-Bragge, R. L., Chneiweiss, H., Gregory, T. R., Kumar, B. N., Matshabane, O. P., Svalastog, A. L., & Velarde, M. R. (2025). Two-Eyed Seeing and other Indigenous perspectives for neuroscience. Nature, 638(8049), 58–68. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08437-2.

November 26

NO GRAND ROUNDS
(Thanksgiving Holiday)