Isaac Ray Research Program Grand Rounds Lecture Series

The Isaac Ray Research Program sponsors an annual lecture within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ Grand Rounds series, with the goal of attracting nationally and internationally renowned scholars in the area of behavioral sciences and the law.

Upcoming Speakers

Stay tuned as we announce our 2026/27 speaker soon!

Past Speakers

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AY 2025/26: Kent Kiehl, PhD (University of New Mexico & the Mind Research Network) - Predicting Forensic Outcomes with Clinical and Neural Data

AY 2024/25: Jennifer Skeem, PhD - What Works: Improving Outcomes for Justice-Involved Individuals with Mental Illness

AY 2023/24: Dr. Gwen Adshead - The Devil You Know: Psychotherapy for Violent Offenders

AY 2022/23: Harold Pollack, PhD (University of Chicago Health Lab) - Improving emergency response and follow-up services for Chicagoans at-risk of behavioral health crises

AY 2021/22: Nneka Jones-Tapia, PsyD (Chicago Beyond) - Criminal justice reform Reducing Mass Incarceration and Increasing Access to Mental Health Care

AY 2020/21: Andrew Papachristos, PhD (Northwestern University) - The Network Structure of Gun Violence

AY 2019/20: Elizabeth Cauffman, PhD (UC Irvine) - Adolescent Development & Juvenile Justice

AY 2018/19: Adrian Raine, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) - Neurobiology of antisocial behavior