Talk: Exploring the Potential of Microinterventions to Boost Mental Health

Panelist (Friday): Panel Discussion

Rosa Banos is currently Professor of Psychopathology, attached to the department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, and the Polibienestar Institute, University of Valencia.

Talk: Population Neuroscience: Research in Children and Underserved Populations that matters for Public Health

Henning Tiemeier is Professor of Social and Behavioral Science and the Sumner and Esther Feldberg Chair of Maternal and Child Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam. Henning Tiemeier received both his medical and sociological degree from the University of Bonn, Germany, and his PhD from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 

Talk: Can public policy interventions reduce inequality in neurodevelopment and mental health?

David Weissman is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of California, Davis, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. His research examines how childhood adversity impacts neurodevelopment in adolescence and how this manifests in risk for psychopathology. Importantly, childhood adversity occurs within the context of broader societal structures that influence who experiences adversity and the resources available to them, and Dr. Weissman has conducted pioneering work examining the role of the macrostructural context in neurodevelopment and mental health.

Talk: Network approaches to psychopathology: An overview and an agenda for future research

Denny Borsboom is Professor in the Psychological Methods Group at the Psychology Department of the University of Amsterdam and director of its Social and Behavioural Data Science Centre. His research focuses on the conceptual analysis of psychometric concepts, the development of new psychometric techniques, and the formation of formalized psychological theory.

Session (Thursday): Public Supervision

Cory Newman is Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry in at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Director at the Center for Cognitive Therapy.

Session (Thursday): Introduction to Lancet Psychiatry

Chair (Friday): Panel Discussion

Joan Marsh is Editor-in-Chief at the Lancet Psychiatry. Joan will give an introduction to this journal on the Thursday, as well lead a Panel discussion on the Friday of this conference.

Session (Thursday): Introduction to Clinical Psychology in Europe

Panelist (Friday): Panel Discussion

Winfried Rief is Professor of Clinical psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Marburg and Editor-in-Chief at the Clinical Psychology in Europe journal. Winfried will give an introduction to this journal on the Thursday of the conference.

Panelist (Friday): Panel Discussion

Stefan G. Hofmann, Ph.D. is the Alexander von Humboldt Professor at Philipps University of Marburg (Germany). Stefan is a leading expert in researching and treating anxiety disorders, with a focus in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He has been the editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research regulation.

Stefan