Events at the DeWitt Wallace Institute

“Imagination and Nationalism” Richard Slotkin, Ph.D., Wesleyan University in conversation with George J. Makari, M.D.

Substance use among adolescents and young adults has been declining, except for one: nicotine. In the U.S., Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), or vaping, are being used at unprecedented rates, with nearly 2 in 5 12th-grade students reporting past-year use. Join Dr. Ipp and Dr. Avery, specialists in adolescent medicine and addiction, for an informative discussion and Q&A session about this growing trend. Families, parents, and community members will gain valuable insights on the impact of vaping, how to recognize signs of use, and strategies for supporting young people in making healthier choices.

“A Clinical History of Psychiatry and Serious Mental Illness” Joel Braslow, M.D., Ph.D., Columbia University Medical Center

Leonardo Niro, Ph.D. University of Essex

Martin Summers, Ph.D. Boston College

Maria Farland, Ph.D. Fordham University

Maria Farland, Ph.D.
Fordham University

Regina Kunzel, Ph.D.
Yale University

Regina Kunzel, Ph.D. Yale University

Damion Searls, Ph.D., translator and scholar in conversation with George J. Makari, M.D., Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, and the Arts