Brain, Behavior, & Mind 2025 Spring Conference

Brain, Behavior, & Mind is a series of global forums featuring distinguished scientists and clinicians whose work spans neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and public health. Each event explores new insights in our understanding of health and illness by integrating knowledge from genes to community and from the research bench to bedside care. Our aim is to advance the science and clinical care needed for the diverse populations of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Nation who face complex and stressful environments.

April 22, 2025

This virtual event includes presentations and live, moderated panels with our featured speakers, as well as a poster session. There is no cost to attend, and the event is open to the public.

Brain, Behavior, & Mind is sponsored by the Uniformed Services University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Graduate Neuroscience Program, Department of Family Medicine, Center for Deployment Psychology, and Brain and Behavior Hub.

Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD

Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

PRESENTATION: Precision Psychiatry: Prospects for Addressing Risk and Resilience

Scott Russo, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

PRESENTATION: Brain-Body Circuits in Stress and Depression

Jodi Pawluski, PhD, PMH-C

University of Rennes, France

PRESENTATION: The Neuroscience of Parenting and Perinatal Mental Health

Jessica Schleider, PhD

Northwestern University

PRESENTATION: Leveraging Single-Session Interventions to Bridge Gaps in Mental Health Ecosystems

Paula Schnurr, PhD

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Mental Health, Dartmouth College

PRESENTATION: Implementation Challenges of MDMA-Assisted Therapy in Healthcare Systems

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM EDT

Welcome and Conference Announcements

James A. Naifeh, PhD

COL Vincent F. Capaldi, II, ScM, MD, DFAPA, FACP, FAASM

Robert J. Ursano, MD

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM EDT

Precision Psychiatry: Prospects for Addressing Risk and Resilience

Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM EDT

Brain-Body Circuits in Stress and Depression

Scott Russo, PhD

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

Break and Poster Review

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM EDT

Discussion Panel 1

Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD

Scott Russo, PhD

MODERATOR: TBD

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM EDT

Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

The Neuroscience of Parenting and Perinatal Mental Health

Jodi Pawluski, PhD, PMH-C

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

Leveraging Single-Session Interventions to Bridge Gaps in Mental Health Ecosystems

Jessica Schleider, PhD

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

Break and Poster Review

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Implementation Challenges of MDMA-Assisted Therapy in Healthcare Systems

Paula Schnurr, PhD

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Discussion Panel 2

Jodi Pawluski, PhD, PMH-C

Jessica Schleider, PhD

Paula Schnurr, PhD

MODERATOR: TBD

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT

Closing Remarks

Robert J. Ursano, MD

Continuing education is pending. Please check later for updated information.

The Brain, Behavior, & Mind Spring Conference is an excellent opportunity to present the results of your work to a unique, interested, and experienced audience. The organizers encourage you to submit abstracts of your research for presentation as a poster on the conference website. There is no registration fee associated with poster submission. Recognition for top posters will be provided.

Poster abstracts must be received by 5:00 PM ET on February 3, 2025. Abstracts should be a maximum of 2000 characters (about 350 words) and have a structured format that includes sections with the following headings: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Individuals with accepted posters will be notified by February 10, 2025.

A PDF file of the accepted poster must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET on March 17, 2025.

Accepted posters will be displayed on the Conference website.

Submit your abstract .

Questions may be directed to Brain, Behavior, & Mind Co-Chair, Dr. James Naifeh, at [email protected]

Event Venue

Online