Grand Rounds Presentations

Dennis Watson, PhD, MA, MS | October 20, 2026: Recovery Management Checkups (RMC) is a treatment and recovery support intervention grounded in a chronic disease model of care for people living with a substance use disorder. Across multiple experimental and quasi-experimental studies spanning more than 25 years, RMC has repeatedly improved treatment linkage, re-engagement, retention,…

Melanie Bennett, PhD | October 13, 2026: Transitions from hospital-based care to community treatment represent a key implementation challenge in the continuum of care for opioid use disorder (OUD). While substantial progress has been made in implementing hospital-based initiation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), less attention has focused on the strategies that ensure…

Justin Bell, PhD | September 22, 2026: Peer recovery specialists (PRS) are increasingly trained to deliver evidence-based interventions (EBIs) such as motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and SBIRT. This shift expands access to care but also raises questions: Where do EBIs fit in peers’ role scope? What makes a successful implementation? How can policy ensure peer…

Noa Krawczyk, PhD | April 28, 2026: Transitions from hospital-based care to community treatment represent a key implementation challenge in the continuum of care for opioid use disorder (OUD). While substantial progress has been made in implementing hospital-based initiation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), less attention has focused on the strategies that ensure…

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…