Upcoming Events
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Oct
12
InCHIP Lecture Series: Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, Boston College School of Social Work 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, Boston College School of Social Work
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Hybrid Lecture - InCHIP, J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204 (top floor)
In Recognition of World Mental Health Day
Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, Boston College School of Social Work
“The Mental Health of Children Affected by Armed Conflict: A Call to Action”
October 12, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Theresa S. Betancourt is the inaugural Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work and Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA). Her primary research interest is to understand the protective processes that contribute to risk and resilience in the mental health and development of children and adolescents facing adversity in a variety of cultures and settings. Dr. Betancourt has led initiatives to adapt and test evidence-based behavioral and parenting interventions for children and families facing adversity; she additionally focuses on strategies for scaling out these interventions using implementation science approaches. She is Principal Investigator of an intergenerational study of war/prospective longitudinal study of war-affected youth in Sierra Leone, a scale-up Family-Strengthening Intervention for children and families in Rwanda, and community-based participatory research on prevention of emotional and behavioral problems in refugee children and adolescents resettled in the U.S.
Join In-Person: J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204
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Nov
16
M3EWB Talk @ the InCHIP Lecture Series: Sara Lazar, Ph.D. 12:30pm
M3EWB Talk @ the InCHIP Lecture Series: Sara Lazar, Ph.D.
Thursday, November 16th, 2023
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Virtual
M3EWB Talk @ the InCHIP Lecture Series
Sara Lazar, Ph.D. Harvard University, Lazar Lab for Meditation Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
November 16, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30
Topic: Emotional Well-Being I am an Associate Professor in the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The focus of my research is to elucidate neural mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of yoga and meditation, both in clinical settings and in healthy individuals. We are particularly interested in how meditative practices change the flow of information within and between the major brain networks during emotionally challenging situations. My research has been covered by numerous news outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, and WebMD.
