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SUMMARY:Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge 2025 -  Addiction\, Recovery\, and Mental Health Resource Fair and Live Performance
DESCRIPTION:Mobilize Recovery is bringing the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to Rutgers University – New Brunswick as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students. This event aims to raise awareness\, provide resources\, and empower students and the Rutgers community to become advocates for recovery on campus. Rutgers will highlight what they are doing in the addiction and recovery space\, as well as the people who are making it happen. \nWhat To Expect:\n\nResource Fair: Informational tabling on addiction\, recovery\, and mental health led by experts and advocates.\nHarm Reduction: Distribution of overdose reversal agents and fentanyl test strips to reduce fatalities.\nCommunity Engagement: Opportunities to mingle\, network\, and connect.\n​Musical performance by Noah Thompson\, country music singer and 2022 American Idol winner.\nDinner buffet will be provided to attendees. Please RSVP.\nPremier of The History of Collegiate Recovery at Rutgers.\nPowerful Keynote Panel with special guests\n\n5:00pm: Resource Fair \n6:00pm: Noah Thompson Performance \n6:30pm: Buffet-style Dinner \n6:45pm: Keynote Panel \nRSVP Today
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/mobilize-recovery-campus-surge-2025-addiction-recovery-and-mental-health-resource-fair-and-live-performance/
LOCATION:84 Joyce Kilmer Ave\, Livingston Student Center\, Piscataway\, NJ
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar: Understanding Comorbidity in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This clinical webinar will focus on comorbid concerns and diagnoses related to Eating Disorders. Newer trends focusing on ADHD and autism will be discussed and how they influence disordered eating behaviors. Case studies will be used to understand the comorbidity of these diagnoses and how to work with clients on both the disordered eating and other concerns. (This is an elective for the Certificate Program in Eating Disorders) \n\nMonday\, November 03\, 2025\n9:30 am – 12:30 pm ET\nLive Interactive Online Webinar\nPresenter: Sara Martino\, PhD\, NCC\, LPC \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-understanding-comorbidity-in-the-treatment-of-eating-disorders/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:RARC Translational Impact Workgroup - Kick Off Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This new workgroup aims to bring together researchers from different fields with a shared mission to translate their scientific discoveries into real-world impact. Some areas of focus will include: (1) how researchers can leverage their discoveries and create partnerships to facilitate health policy changes\, (2) dissemination strategies that maximize public trust and acceptability of scientific recommendations\, and (3) strategies for partnering across fields (e.g.\, neuroscience to clinical trials) and with non-academic stakeholders (e.g.\, industry) who play a critical role in helping facilitate discoveries into real-world impacts. The workgroup will be led by Dr. Jamey Lister\, an Associate Professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work\, with co-leadership from Dr. Danielle Dick\, the Director of the RARC\, and Greg Brown Endowed Chair in Neuroscience. \nIn-person: Classroom B (308)\, 390 George Street\, 3rd Floor\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901 \nVirtual: Zoom (Link to be sent the week before the event) \nPlease register to attend: CLICK HERE
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rarc-translational-impact-workgroup-kick-off-meeting/
LOCATION:390 George Street\, 3rd Floor\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Addiction Research Center":MAILTO:rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T110000
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds: RWJMS Trainee GR- PGY IVs - Dr. Emma Azurin & Dr. Adaugo Okoye
DESCRIPTION:The Rutgers Department of Psychiatry is excited to have you join us for the first Grand Rounds of the 2025-2026 Academic year. \nPleased to invite you join to us on Tuesday\, November 4\, 2025 @ 11AM. \nJoin Zoom Meeting
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-rwjms-trainee-gr-pgy-ivs-dr-emma-azurin-dr-adaugo-okoye/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T120000
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SUMMARY:BHI Plenary Seminar: Dr. Michael J. Frank Frontosubthalamic Control Over Motivated Action
DESCRIPTION:he Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) is thrilled to welcome Dr. Michael J. Frank\, Edgar L. Marston Professor of Cognitive\, Linguistic\, and Psychological Sciences and Director of the Carney Center for Computational Brain Science at Brown University\, as our distinguished plenary speaker for the Brain Health Institute Plenary Seminar Series. This event\, scheduled for Thursday\, November 6\, 2025\, at 12:00 PM at Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience\, Aidekman Building\, Room 103 Rutgers University-Newark\, promises to spark innovative dialogues at the intersection of computational neuroscience\, decision-making\, and basal ganglia circuits—key to understanding motivated behaviors and disorders like Parkinson’s disease. \nDr. Michael J. Frank\nDr. Frank’s trajectory in neuroscience exemplifies a seamless integration of engineering rigor and cognitive inquiry. He earned a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University\, Canada\, in 1997\, followed by an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Biomedicine) from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2000\, and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Psychology from the same institution in 2004. His doctoral research\, advised by Dr. Randall C. O’Reilly\, explored dynamic dopamine modulation of striato-cortical circuits in cognition—a foundation for his lifelong pursuit of how neural networks drive learning and choice. Launching his independent career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona in 2006\, Dr. Frank joined Brown University in 2009. There\, he advanced rapidly: Associate Professor from 2011 to 2016\, full Professor in Cognitive and Psychological Sciences since 2016\, Edgar L. Marston Professor since 2018\, and Director of the Carney Center for Computational Brain Science since 2020. In these roles\, he oversees interdisciplinary efforts to model brain function\, bridging theory with empirical data to advance computational psychiatry. \nAbstract of the Talk: “Frontosubthalamic Control over Motivated Action” \nThe subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the primary region targeted by deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson’s patients. While STN-DBS is effective\, it can also induce cognitive side effects. Synthesizing anatomical\, electrophysiological\, and lesion data\, we developed a computational account of how the STN contributes to action selection and decision making. In the model\, the STN detects “conflict” among competing cortical actions and\, in turn\, sends a “hold your horses” signal to temporarily prevent the striatum from prematurely selecting a response. We have studied this mechanism at levels of computation that are both more abstract (functional and cognitive) and more biophysical (mechanism). We showed that neural dynamics within the frontal cortex-STN network can be summarized in terms of more abstract mathematical models of decision dynamics in the form of sequential sampling models\, wherein STN activity increases the effective “decision threshold.” Several key predictions from this model have been supported: decision conflict induces low-frequency cortical and STN dynamics\, which in turn support adaptive decision making by altering the decision threshold. Moreover\, interfering with this mechanism via STN-DBS reduces the decision threshold and induces impulsivity. At the biophysical level\, we have built a large-scale model of the STN and its interaction with other basal ganglia nuclei to study the mechanisms that give rise to low-frequency oscillations related to decision conflict. This work identified NMDA receptors within the STN and architectural constraints that induce the observed neural dynamics\, consistent with recent reports that NMDA modulation within STN can be leveraged to modulate impulsivity. This work truly shows the impact of multilevel modeling from circuit to function to biophysics. \nDate and Time: Thursday\, November 6\, 12:00 PM \nLocation: Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Aidekman Building\, Room 103\, Rutgers University-Newark \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94853284352?pwd=8RXaZaXDxrUU388axsH8TV6PbnqsQj.1\nMeeting code: 948 5328 4352 Password: 110625 \nHosted by Dr. Travis Baker\, Associate Professor\, the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience\, Rutgers University-Newark \nLearn more\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/bhi-plenary-seminar-dr-michael-j-frank-frontosubthalamic-control-over-motivated-action/
LOCATION:Aidekman Research Center\, Room 103\, 197 University Avenue\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102\, United States
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SUMMARY:GSAPP Webinar: A 50-Year Integrative Perspective on the Psychology and Psychotherapy of Substance Use Disorders
DESCRIPTION:This webinar presents a psychological and psychotherapeutic approach to understanding and treating addiction\, informed by the presenter’s five decades of experience working with diverse patient populations across a wide range of substance use disorders (SUDs) involving alcohol\, opioids\, cocaine\, and other psychoactive drugs. His work spans multiple settings\, from inpatient and outpatient programs to private office-based and internet-based practice. He will share insights into effective treatment strategies\, focusing on how mental health professionals\, regardless of theoretical background\, can build on their existing skills to address both the behavioral and psychological dimensions of addiction. \nFor psychotherapists and others in the mental health field\, it is well-recognized that behavior change alone often falls short in overcoming addiction. When complex psychological issues remain unrecognized and unaddressed\, substance use frequently serves as a coping mechanism for managing overwhelming emotions and psychological distress\, making relapse likely or even inevitable. This webinar explores how sustained abstinence\, while beneficial\, does not fully resolve underlying emotional difficulties. These unresolved issues\, unless adequately identified and addressed\, may continue to drive cravings and self-medication urges long after substance use has ceased. \nThis webinar will describe key principles and practices of treatment that blend together psychodynamic\, cognitive-behavioral\, client-centered\, and pharmacological interventions. And\, how key elements of seemingly disparate approaches can be blended together to provide effective individualized care. The integrated psychotherapeutic approach described in this webinar is transtheoretical in the sense that it does not view one conceptual framework or theoretical orientation as superior to all others. Rather\, it appreciates that each has something to offer to greater or lesser degrees depending on the particulars of a given case. A flexible nondogmatic stance that gives priority to establishing and maintaining a positive therapeutic relationship with each patient is seen as the primary vehicle for delivering truly individualized care. Participants will learn how they can build upon the clinical skills they already have to engage and treat patients with SUDs more effectively in psychotherapy practice and/or other clinical settings. \nInstructor: Arnold Washton\, PhD \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/gsapp-webinar-a-50-year-integrative-perspective-on-the-psychology-and-psychotherapy-of-substance-use-disorders/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology":MAILTO:ce@gsapp.rutgers.edu
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SUMMARY:Rapid highlights from the Frontiers special issue - Innovations in Recovery Science: Pathways\, Policies\, and Platforms that Promote Thriving After Addiction
DESCRIPTION:Calling all Researchers\, practitioners\, peer leaders\, policymakers\, funders\, and anyone building recovery-supportive ecosystems! Join us Wednesday\, November 12\, 2025 at 10:00-11:00 pm Pacific/1:00-2:00 pm Eastern for a fast-paced\, 1-hour Showcase of the Frontiers in Public Health special issue\, “Innovations in Recovery Science: Pathways\, Policies\, and Platforms that Promote Thriving After Addiction” hosted by the Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science. Email Patrick Hibbard (pfhibbard@chestnut.org) if you are interested in attending. \nYou’ll hear rapid highlights straight from the authors—spanning recovery community centers (RCCs)\, peer recovery support services\, recovery housing\, recovery processes/identity\, family & special populations\, and policy/systems innovation. \nWhy this showcase (and the special issue) matters \n\nThis is the largest special issue on recovery science to date with 24 articles—original research\, reviews\, conceptual work\, and a case study—covering recovery as a dynamic process and innovations in services\, systems\, and measurement.\nThemes align with today’s recovery science needs: RCCs; PRSS & workforce; recovery housing; recovery processes & identity; family/special populations; policy & systems innovation; measurement & assessment.\nCross-cutting priorities include equity and population tailoring\, strong peer/workforce infrastructure\, measurement innovation (taxonomies\, daily diary\, RCC metrics\, and economic tools)\, integration across systems (OTP–RCC linkages\, primary care checkups)\, and sustainability/financing.\nBottom line: Recovery science is shifting from treating SUD alone to supporting thriving\, long-term recovery across social\, psychological\, and structural domains.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rapid-highlights-from-the-frontiers-special-issue-innovations-in-recovery-science-pathways-policies-and-platforms-that-promote-thriving-after-addiction/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T130000
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program Meeting with David Eyerman\, Apellis Pharmaceuticals - "Perspectives on Biotech As a Career Path for Neuro Ph.D’s"
DESCRIPTION:In-person Location: Rutgers School of Public Health\, Room 258\nBusch Campus\, 683 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854 \nVirtual via Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/91416384562?pwd=415j95ChKbfcCQjyL9nGh8NcPO1aFk.1 \nMeeting ID: 914 1638 4562 \nPassword: 744994 \nJoin us for the Rutgers TARP Monthly Meeting on Thursday\, November 13\, at 1:00 PM in the RWJMS Research Building and School of Public Health (Room 258) in Piscataway and via Zoom. This month’s speaker is David Eyerman\, Head of Research at Apellis Pharmaceuticals. All TARP and RARC faculty\, trainees\, and collaborators are welcome. Food and drinks provided.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-training-in-addiction-research-program-meeting-with-david-eyerman-apellis-pharmaceuticals/
LOCATION:Rutgers School of Public Health\, Room 258\, 683 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, NJ\, 08854
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Addiction Research Center":MAILTO:rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T130000
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SUMMARY:Addiction Policy Forum Webinar: Cannabis and Health: What the Science Tells Us
DESCRIPTION:There have been national policy changes related to the use of Cannabis for medical purposes\, yet there are many questions from the public and healthcare providers about medical use. The FDA has approved specific cannabis-derived and cannabis-related therapeutics for treating certain medical conditions\, but it has not approved cannabis itself for treating any health conditions. \n\n\nThis webinar will examine the scientific evidence on cannabis and health\, while separating evidence-based facts from common myths. Speakers will provide an overview of what is known about cannabis’ medical applications\, limitations in the research\, and its public health implications. Presenters will also address common myths\, highlight what science has yet to establish\, and provide resources for those seeking reliable information. \n\nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/addiction-policy-forum-webinar-cannabis-and-health-what-the-science-tells-us/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T110000
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds featuring NJMS Psychiatry Chair Dr. Petros Levounis - "The Future of Addiction Treatment — Beyond ChatGPT”
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Petros Levounis\, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and 150th President of the American Psychiatric Association\, for an engaging Grand Rounds presentation\, “The Future of Addiction Treatment — Beyond ChatGPT. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/97772468109?pwd=XO7GqECwMIpDqbnIgb6QIOaLdENnOg.1
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-featuring-njms-psychiatry-chair-dr-petros-levounis-the-future-of-addiction-treatment-beyond-chatgpt/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T093000
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UID:10182-1763544600-1763557200@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:GSAPP Webinar: Women and Opioid Use Disorders
DESCRIPTION:The opioid epidemic has impacted the lives of many. Women\, however\, are particularly vulnerable on many levels. This course provides an overview of the DSM 5 criteria for Opioid Use Disorders (OUDs)  from a trauma informed perspective. Participants will explore the unique needs and challenges of women and pregnant women seeking treatment. A brief discussion of Positive/Adverse Childhood Experiences (P/ACEs) serves to highlight treatment implications. Course concludes with interventions that address barriers to treatment and relapse prevention to support women in the recovery process. \nInstructor: Ana Guerra\, LCSW\, LPC\, LCADC\, CCS \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/gsapp-webinar-women-and-opioid-use-disorders-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology":MAILTO:ce@gsapp.rutgers.edu
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SUMMARY:Treatment & Recovery Workgroup Meeting - Featuring Presentation by Dr. Cowan "GLP-1s and addiction"
DESCRIPTION:The next RARC Treatment & Recovery Workgroup meeting will be held on Thursday\, November 20\, at 1:00 PM. This hybrid meeting feature a  presentation by workgroup leader\, Dr. Ethan Cowan\, on GLP-1s and addiction\, plus a work in progress discussion. \nIn-person: University Behavioral Health Care\, Room D203\, 671 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\nVirtual: Zoom (Link to be sent the week before the event) \nPlease register to attend: CLICK HERE. \nMeeting Highlights: \n\nPresentation by Dr. Ethan Cowan on GLP-1s and addiction\nWorks in Progress\n\nLunch will be provided for in-person attendees!
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/treatment-recovery-workgroup-meeting-featuring-presentation-by-dr-cowan-glp-1s-and-addiction/
LOCATION:Room D203\, University Behavioral Health Care building\, 671 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, 08854
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Addiction Research Center":MAILTO:rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
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