RISE-MH invites nationally known senior scholars to discuss their mental health research in Senior Scholars. These events are held in person at the Cathedral of Learning.
Twice monthly Works in Progress is where scholars discuss their work and get feedback, and these events are held via Zoom. These are held on Fridays from noon to 1 pm.
2024 Works in Progress
January 24, 2023 - Dr. Leah Jacobs
Assessing racial bias in mental health emergency crisis services.
View Dr. Jacobs's Bio | Watch on YouTube
February 23, 2024 - Dr. Christina Newhill
Client violence and social worker safety: Practice informing research, research guiding policy development.
View Dr. Christina Newhill's Bio
March 22, 2024 - Dr. Jonathon Singer
What does school-based suicide prevention sound like? Translating a federally-funded study into an audio documentary.
View Dr. Jonathon Singer's Bio
April 12, 2024 - Melanie Vignovich
Mental Health Research and Private Foundation Opportunities.
April 26, 2024 - Dr. Lakeya McGill
Impact of Intersectional stigma and discrimination on pain-related Outcomes in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.
Dr. Lakeya McGill is an assistant professor of medicine, clinical community psychologist, and CHAMPP Center core faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Her current research focuses on discovering knowledge that promotes equitable pain care for all patients, including adults with sickle cell disease (SCD).
2024 Senior Scholar Seminars
February 9, 2024 - Dr. Josh Breslau
Part 2 of Federal Grants Workshop
May 31, 2024 - Dr. Melanie Bennett
Dr. Bennett's program of research is focused on developing and testing interventions for improving health, treating substance use disorders, and enhancing community engagement and social functioning in individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) at both the early and later stages of illness.
Past Events 2023
11/10/23 Dr. Kyaien Connor, Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems
10/27/23 Dr. Charles Jonassaint, Implementation Science and chronic pain
10/9/23 Dr. Mary E Rauktis & Dr. Aviva Vincent, Mental health challenges for animal professionals
9/8/2 Dr. Sarah Victor and LERA: Leveraging the strengths of a psychologist with lived experience
Past Events 2022
12/2/22 Dr. Susan Azrin, Current priorities at NIMH (Senior Scholar Event)
11/1/2022 Dr. Ana Radovic, Evolution of SOVA and the application to community settings
10/21/22 Dr. Keith Caldwell and Dr. Aliya Durham, Opportunities for engaged research at Pitt
10/17/22 Dean Elizabeth (Betsy) Farmer Developing an evidence-based foster care model
9/23/22 Dr. Lisa Ledever and Dr. Randy Williams, Introduction to CTSI impact Core and labs
4/28/22 Dr. Kimberly Hoagwood (Senior Scholar Event).