VCBH Lecture Series 

Welcome to the VCBH Lecture Series. This lecture series was originally created for the greater UVM community as a way to interact and engage with top researchers in the intersectional fields we often work with at VCBH including, but not limited to, behavior change, addiction, chronic disease, and health disparities for vulnerable populations. Since COVID-19, we have moved these lectures to a webinar format and are pleased to share them with a wider audience. Look for registration information on this webpage and via our emails and social media channels. Please contact us with any questions or if you're interested in speaking.

Jointly Accredited Provider TMIn support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The University of Vermont designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Nursing Contact Hours.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Vermont maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

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Upcoming 2025-2026 Lectures

Jennifer Tidey, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Brown University School of Public Health

September 17, 2025

Slides | Video

13th Annual VCBH Conference
Keynote Speaker: Jack Henningfield, PhD
Pinney Associates

October 9-10, 2025

 

Robert Schnoll, PhD
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

November 19, 2025Slides | Video

Elia Klemperer, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science
University of Vermont

December 10, 2025Slides | Video

David Farabee, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

January 21, 2026Slides | Video

Craig Rush, PhD
Professor, Department of Behavioral Science
Department of Kentucky College of Medicine

February 18, 2026Slides | Video

Lara Coughlin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Michigan Addiction Center

March 18, 2026Slides | Video
Karen Cropsey, PsyD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham

April 15, 2026Slides | Video

Lauren Pacek, PhD
Assistant Professor
Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies

May 20, 2026Slides | Video