Events
Visiting Professor Lecture Series
Lectures & insights from leaders in children’s mental health.
The Child Mind Institute Visiting Professor Lecture Series invites leaders in the field of child and adolescent mental health to talk about the latest research and treatment protocols. All events are open to the public. This year, lectures will be hosted in-person and online over Zoom. Continuing medical education (CME-CE) credits are available to psychiatrists and psychologists through accreditation with Northwell Health.
These experts have all conducted important research and have extensive clinical experience. They share their findings and expertise on a broad range of topics from anxiety and depression to temper outbursts and the effectiveness of parent-based treatment.
2024-2025 Lecture Schedule
Join us on Fridays from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET. All lectures will include a Q&A with the professor. See below to learn more about this year’s events.
ADHD in the First Years of Life
September 6, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Guilherme Polanczyk, MD, PhD University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil
Increasing Access to Early Diagnosis and Assessment of Autism Using Eye-Tracking Tools
October 25, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Ami Klin, PhD Marcus Autism Center
Correlated Risk Factors and Their Epistemological Consequences
November 1, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by William Pelhalm III, PhD University of California, San Diego
ADHD as an Emotional Disorder: Explaining Variation in Onset, Presentation, and Clinical Risk
November 22, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Sarah Lyn Karalunas
Disinhibited Eating Behaviors and Intervention in Youth with Overweight and Obesity
December 6, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, PhD Uniformed Services University
The Challenge of Evaluating Developmental Dyslexia When 50% of Third Graders Can’t Read: Brain Imaging, Clinical, and Academic Data From a Study of Children in Brazil
December 13, 2024
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Augusto Buchweitz, PhD University of Connecticut
Freeing The ‘Anxious Generation’ From the Harms of a Phone-Based Childhood
January 31, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Zach Rausch, MS New York University
A Personal Journey to the Next Generation of Intelligence Tests
February 7, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Jack Naglieri, PhD University of Virginia
What We Do and Do Not Know About Developmental Dyscalculia
February 14, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Daniel Ansari, PhD Western University
Building a Brain: Human Fetal Neural Connectomics
February 28, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Moriah Thomason, PhD New York University
Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): An Under-recognized and Mis-treated Condition in Youth
March 21, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Kiki Chang
The Effects of Early Psychosocial Deprivation on Brain and Behavioral Development: Findings From The Bucharest Early Intervention Project
March 28, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Charles Nelson, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital
Supporting Mental Health in Autistic Adults: A Tiered Approach
April 4, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Vanessa Bal, PhD Rutgers University
An Objective View of Autism in Naturalistic Contexts: From the Clinic to the Classroom
April 11, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Daniel Messinger, PhD, University of Miami
Multifinality, Equifinality, and Heterogeneity: The Examples of Irritability and Recurrent-Persistent Depression
April 25, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Daniel Klien, PhD Stonybrook University
Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Risk and Resilience
May 9, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Jenni Blackford, PhD Munroe-Meyer Institute
Targeting Transdiagnostic Overcontrol: Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) for Adolescents
May 30, 2025
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Presented by Kirsten Gilbert
