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
- Understand psychosocial differences between men and women in substance use disorders.
- Understand differences in stress response between men and women with substance use disorders.
- Understand the importance of the intersection of age and gender in the presentation and problems associated with substance use disorders.
Reading Recommendations:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- Reflect on Indigenous ways of knowing so as to develop cultural humility.
- List advantages of integrating Indigenous ways of knowing into research and clinical care.
- Describe reasons why there is mistrust of researchers and health care providers by Indigenous peoples.
Reading Recommendations:
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.