Academic Presentations
University of Vermont
Larner College of Medicine
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds, November 5, 2021
"Classical Psychedelics in the Treatment of Depression: Mechanism and Efficacy"
U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
White River Junction Medical Center
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds, January 8, 2020
"Classical Psychedelics in the Treatment of Depression: Mechanism and Efficacy
Faculty Presenter, February 5-8, 2015
"Dietary Fats and Heart Health Revisited: Insights for Your Clinical Practice and Your Palate"
• Co-presented with cardiologist Stephen Devries, MD
U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
White River Junction Medical Center
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds, January 8, 2020
"Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Management of Depressive and Cognitive Disorders"
Harvard School of Public Health
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives 2020
Continuing Medical Education Conference
Faculty Presenter, February 5-7, 2020
"Diet, Nutrition, and Lifestyle in the Management of Mental Health Disorders for Practicing Clinicians and Policy Makers"
• Co-presented with Uma Naidoo, MD, Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Columbia University
Psychiatry Student Interest Group Event
Guest Speaker, April 29, 2019
"Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise for Optimal Mental Health"
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Mountain Area Health Education Center
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds, August 21, 2018
"Diet, Nutrition, and the Microbiome in the Management of Severe Mental Illness"
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Beacon Hill Primary Care
Presenter, August 7, 2018
"Lifestyle Interventions for Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care Part 2: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Autism, and Personality Disorders"
Austen Riggs Center
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds, July 13, 2018
"Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Management of Treatment-Resistant Psychiatric Disorders"
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Beacon Hill Primary Care
Presenter, July 10, 2018
"Lifestyle Interventions for Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care Part 1: Depressive and Cognitive Disorders"
Alaskan Mental Health Trust Authority
Grand Rounds
Presenter, June 6, 2018
"Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Prevention and Adjuvant Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders"
University of Vermont
Larner College of Medicine
Combined Psychiatry Resident Medical Student Rounds
Guest Presenter, May 23, 2018
"Diet and Nutrition in the Prevention and Adjuvant Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders"
Concord Hospital
Heart Wellness Group for Patients
with Chronic Heart Failure
Guest Presenter, June 1, 2016
"Medical Practice in an Era of Lifestyle Illnesses"
• A review of diet and lifestyle research for cardiometabolic diseases.
Harvard School of Public Health
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives 2015
Continuing Medical Education Conference
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Guest Presenter, August 19, 2014
"Medical Education and Practice in an Era of Lifestyle Illnesses"
• Landmark publications that describe the history of nutritional epidemiology, the creation of diet and lifestyle medicine, and its relevance to medical education.
• More than 50% of the student body from classes 2017 and 2018 attended.
Harvard School of Public Health
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives 2012
Continuing Medical Education Conference
Faculty Presenter, March 22-25, 2012
"Healthy Kitchens for Underserved Patients"
• Practical advice for adapting a healthful diet to a foodstamp budget of ≤ $4 per day
Community & Patient Wellness
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Behavioral Health
Patient Wellness Course
Presenter, June 1-2, 2018
"Lifestyle Interventions in the Prevention and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders"
• Two-day patient workshop sponsored by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services - Division of Behavioral Health.
The Dartmouth Institute
ReThink Health – Upper Connecticut River Valley
Community-based Health Initiative
Guest Teacher, August 6, 2016
• Taught a nutrition and hands-on cooking class to 30+ underserved individuals
Corporate & Student Wellness
Ipswitch, Inc
330-person Information Technology Company
Manager of the Wellness Program, 2011-2012
• Designed and taught didactic and experiential wellness classes based on current evidence-based dietary recommendations combined with hands-on cooking classes
Harvard Medical School
Guest Teacher, January 20, 2012
"Cheap, Quick, and Easy"
• Hands-on cooking class for Harvard medical students.
• The class was deemed the "most popular event of the year."