NJAMHAA 75th Anniversary

Commemorative Journal 47 High Profile Presenters (continued) In addition to these celebrities, NJAMHAA hosted many well-renowned experts from the federal government and the nation’s behavioral healthcare field as presenters. Examples just from the past few years are: John Kelly, PhD, ABPP Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Recovery Research Institute – Keynote presentation, Dismantling Stigma: Addiction, Treatment and Policy , April 2022 Michael Hoge, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine; Director, Yale Behavioral Health. Senior Science & Policy Advisor, The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce – Keynote presentation, Strategies for Addressing the Workforce Emergency in Behavioral Health , September 2022 Ruth Shim, MD, MPH Associate Dean of Diverse and Inclusive Education, University of California, Davis School of Medicine – Keynote presentation, Dismantling Structural Racism in Behavioral Healthcare , April 2023 Paul Samuels, JD Director/President, Legal Action Center – Keynote presentation, Federal Behavioral Health Policies and their Impacts on Day-to-Day Operations , April 2023 Richard G. Frank, PhD Senior Fellow and Economic Studies Director, Brookings Schaeffer Initiative on Health Policy, The Brookings Institution – Keynote presentation, Issues in Behavioral Health Policy: Accountability, Incentives and Workforce , October 2023 Gary Small, MD Professor and Chair, Hackensack University Medical Center – Keynote presentation, Strategies for Supporting Brain Health at All Ages , April 2024 Kenneth S. Thompson, MD Medical Director, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council – Keynote presentation, Innovative Approaches for Expanding Access to Mental Health Services and Supports , October 2024 Petros Levounis, MD, MA Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Dean, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School – Keynote presentation, Addiction, Neurobiology and the Opioid Epidemic , April 2025 Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD Professor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School – Keynote presentation, Precision Psychiatry: Advancing Prevention and Treatment , April 2025 Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA Executive in Residence, General Catalyst and Board Chair, Teleflex – Keynote presentation, Swifties, Startups, and the Singularity: Reimagining the Future of Behavioral Health , April 2026 Theresa Miskimen Rivera, MD, DLFAPA President, American Psychiatric Association – Keynote presentation, Transforming Mental Health Care: The Collaborative Care Model in Action , April 2026 In addition, Charles Ingoglia, MSW, President and CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, has presented on the National Behavioral Health Landscape at the Annual Spring Conferences for several years; and Dennis Morrison, PhD, Owner, Morrison Consulting, presented on artificial intelligence and other technology-related behavioral health topics numerous times over the years.