Select Past Talks

I have presented original scientific research from my neuroscience PhD and HIV work in Africa. More recently, I have addressed trauma, practical issues in clinical practice, and emerging opportunities.

Radical action in response to accumulated trauma. Case presentation at Harvard Global Mental Health Trauma and Recovery Masterclass, 2024, Boston, MA

Physiological responses to psychological trauma. Continuing Education module for First Responder Treatment Provider training program, International Trauma Training Institute (https://traumaonline.net/first-responder-treatment-provider-frtp-13-ce-hours/), 2024

Psychological trauma and recovery basics for doctors across specialties. Continuing Medical Education (CME) presentation at White Coat Investor Conference (#WCICon24) on Physician Wellbeing and Financial Literacy, 2024, Orlando, FL

Attention concerns in adulthood: Differential diagnosis. Primary Care and ADHD Team Development Kaiser Permanente, 2024, San Francisco, CA

Disability management: Psychiatry’s perspective. Primary Care Staff Education Kaiser Permanente, 2024, San Francisco, CA

Disillusionment of healthcare workers following Covid-19. Harvard Global Mental Health Trauma and Recovery Masterclass, 2022, Orvieto, Italy

Psychological trauma basics for doctors across specialties. Physician Wellbeing Inservice, 2022, San Francisco, CA

Disability management in psychiatry and relating to Covid-19. Staff Education Kaiser Permanente, 2022, San Francisco, CA

Vicarious trauma secondary to humanitarian work. Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, 2019, Boston, MA

Neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings in post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Harvard Global Mental Health Trauma and Recovery Workshop, 2018, Porano, Italy

Trauma sequelae and cognition in an aging First Nations man. Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, 2018, Boston, MA

Person-centric solutions for healthy living and healthy aging. Panelist at Health Tech Conference, 2017, Stanford, CA

Neuropsychiatry’s impact on global disease burden. Grand Rounds at Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine, 2015, Oakland, CA

Task shifting to optimize resource use. Process Improvement in Healthcare Workshop, 2014, Oakland, CA

Gun violence as it does and does not relate to mental illness. Grand Rounds for Psychology Post-Doctoral Program, 2013, Oakland, CA

Food, empowerment, and mental health among Kenyan farmers with HIV. Grand Rounds at UCSF Department of Psychiatry, 2013, San Francisco, CA

Mental healthcare plan for Kamuli District, Uganda: The Suubi Project. Represented team including T Kathree, A Fernando, M Bhattacharya, D Dutta, G Narayanan, J Ssebunnya at Leadership in Mental Health Workshop, 2011, Goa, India

Themes across settings and next steps. Leadership in Mental Health Workshop, 2011, Goa, India

Training Global Psychiatrists: Exploring Educational Opportunities for Residents in Global Mental Health. Workshop alongside T Caselli, T Gibbs, ED Gastelum at American Psychiatric Association Convention, 2011, Honolulu, HI

Global disease burden and psychiatry. VA Psychiatry Seminar Series, 2010, San Francisco, CA

Thinking globally in neurology. VA Inpatient Neurology Seminar Series, 2009, San Francisco, CA

Viral load monitoring of antiretroviral therapy in low-resource settings: Design, implementation and baseline characteristics. Represented team including D Luhanga, JD Goldman, R Cantrell, P Mwabe, M Saag, JSA Stringer at 2nd International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research in Resource-Poor Settings, 2008, Dakar, Senegal

Automated analyses of global and local cerebral asymmetries and relation to lateralised functions. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Neuroscience Essay Award Recipient, 2007, Boston, MA

Migration and HIV vaccine development in Masiphumelele, Western Cape, South Africa. With L Swartz at XVI International AIDS Conference, 2006, Toronto, ON