Grand Rounds Presentations

Peter Wyman, PhD, Bryan Yates, BA, Anthony Pisani, PhD, WIlliam Bevens, PhD, Gregory Aarons, PhD, Nicole Stadnick, PhD, MPH | April 14, 2026: Suicide rates among US military members have steadily increased since 2010, and suicide is now the first- or second-leading manner of death across branches. The US Air Force and university-based prevention scientists…

Pamela Buckley, PhD, Velma McBride Murry, PhD | April 7, 2026: Historically, marginalized groups face persistent health and social inequities, underscoring the need for preventive interventions that are both effective and inclusive. This presentation synthesizes findings from two systematic reviews while situating them within a broader effort to modernize how prevention science defines, generates, and…

Ashley Knapp, PhD | April 21, 2026 : In the context of a growing teen mental health crisis and long waitlists for specialty care, public libraries are increasingly recognized as critical partners in addressing community health needs.

Charles Neighbors, MBA, PhD, Megan O’Grady, PhD, Ashly Jordan, PhD, MPH, Yubua Bao, PhD | March 31, 2026 : Methadone is a highly effective medication for treating opioid use disorders (OUD) that is provided in opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Recent federal regulatory changes have relaxed criteria for take-home dosing of methadone, offering an opportunity to…

C. Hendricks Brown, PhD, Ian Cero, PhD | March 24, 2026 : This two-part presentation continues the virtual presentations on Randomized Implementation Rollout Designs and Trials, which include Stepped Wedge Implementation Designs. These designs are commonly used to examine how well an evidence-based intervention or package is being implemented in community or healthcare settings.

Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, C. Hendricks Brown, PhD | March 17, 2026 : Rollout designs, which include stepped wedge designs, are defined by staggered implementation of new or alternative programs or services. Critiques of stepped wedge and other rollout designs have raised concerns regarding the confounding of true implementation or program effects with unrelated, global…

Noel Vest, PhD | March 10, 2026 : Mutual-help groups (MHGs) are an evidence-based recovery support for young adults, yet college campuses remain an overlooked setting for these interventions. Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) have the structure and reach to make MHGs accessible to students navigating both academic and recovery challenges, but little is known about…

Howard Kim, MD, MS | March 3, 2026 : Low back pain is a common reason for patients to visit the emergency department (ED) yet our current care model is suboptimal. Patients continue to experience pain and disability following an ED visit for back pain and clinicians frequently utilize low value care. Physical therapy can…

Justin Smith, PhD, James Merle, PhD, Olutobi Sanuade, PhD, Elizabeth Sloss, PhD, MBA, RN | February 24, 2026 : Clear specification of implementation determinants, strategies, mechanisms, and outcomes is essential for rigor, reproducibility, and causal inference in implementation science. The Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) was developed to integrate these elements into a single, coherent…

Damian Chase-Begay, PhD, MS | February 17, 2026 : The He Pikinga Waiora (HPW) Framework offers a culturally-centered, community-engaged implementation model developed in Indigenous contexts to guide health promotion and chronic disease prevention efforts. First, this presentation will provide a concise overview of the framework’s origin, key principles (including cultural-centeredness, community engagement, systems thinking, and…