IAS Members actively engage in various professional speaking opportunities, spanning professional conferences, academic institutions, classrooms, interviews, and media outlets. Furthermore, the Institute hosts distinguished individuals to address pertinent addiction-related issues in alignment with the current social climate. Presented below are select examples of these presentations.
Featured IAS hosted presentations:
Regulation of the Evolving Market of Tobacco Products to Protect Youth and Young Adults
Date: May 31, 2024
Speaker: Brian King, PhD – Director, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration
The Intersection of Two Pandemics:
COVID-19 and Addiction
Date: July 23, 2020
Speakers: 16th Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD; Adam Leventhal, PhD; Rosalie Liccardo-Pacula, PhD
A Conversation on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Drug Control Policy
Date: April 6, 2022
Speakers: White House Director of National Drug Control Policy, Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP; Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD;Rosalie Liccardo-Pacula, PhD
Selected Presentations by IAS Faculty Members:
Regulation of the Evolving Market of Tobacco Products to Protect Youth and Young Adults
Date: May 31, 2024
Speakers: Brian King, PhD – Director, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration
Expanding and Improving Public Health Regulations of Cannabis
Date: November 24, 2023
Speakers: Rosalie Pacula, PhD
Expanding and Improving Public Health Regulations of Cannabis
Date: November 24, 2023
Speakers: Rosalie Pacula, PhD
APF At Home: Fireside Chat with Dr. Adam Leventhal
Date: March 1, 2023
Speakers: Adam Leventhal, PhD, Dean Camilla Benbow
A Conversation on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Drug Control Policy
Date: April 6, 2022
Speakers: Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP; Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD; Rosalie Liccardo-Pacula, PhD
2021 NGSW Conference: The Future of Addiction Science: Opportunities for Social Work
Date: April 22, 2021
Speaker: John Clapp, PhD
The Intersection of Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Addiction
Date: July 23, 2020
Speakers: 16th Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD; Adam Leventhal, PhD; Rosalie Liccardo-Pacula, PhD
2021 NGSW Conference: Substance Use and Recovery in the Latino Community
Date: April 22, 2021
Speakers: Avelardo Valdez, PhD; Alice Cepeda, PhD
Addressing Hispanic/Latino Tobacco Disparities in California: Tobacco Control Policy Strategies
Date: December 4, 2019
Speaker: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Phd
Finding the “Sweet Spot” for Controlling Pain in Children
Speaker: Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD
Cannabis legalization and opioid use and health risk among people who inject drugs
Date: November 25, 2019
Speaker: Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD
2022 Jarvik-Russell New Investigator Awardee Dr. Jessica Barrington-Trimis presents “Smoke and Mirrors: Uncovering the Public Health Impact of E-cigarettes
Date: March 18, 2022
Speaker: Jessica Barrington-Trimis, PhD
Learning from Veterans
Date: November 16, 2021
Speakers: Eric Pedersen, PhD, Jordan Davis, PhD
Regulating Cannabis for Public Health
Date: October 13, 2021
Speakers: Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD; Rebecca Jesseman, MA; Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD
USC Live: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
Date: August 14, 2019
Speakers: Jason Doctor, Phd; Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD
Smoke and Mirrors: Understanding the Public Health Impact of e-Cigarettes Among Youth
Date: May 14, 2021
Speaker: Jessica Barrington-Trimis, PhD
What Does Social Justice in Public Health Look Like?
Date: February 20, 2020
Speaker: Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD
The opioid crisis in America – Prevention, treatment, and regulation
Date: June 22, 2020
Speaker: Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD
Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country: What’s happening in California?
Date: August 13, 2020
Speaker: Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH
LABEST 2022: CIRM Strategic Priorities and Opportunities in Neuropsych Disorders
Date: June 15, 2022
Speaker: Adam Leventhal, PhD
Dornsife Dialogues: Social Media and the Post-COVID-19 Landscape
Date: June 8, 2020
Speaker: Jon-Patrick Allem, PhD
Public Consumption of Cannabis: Potential Threats to Smoke-free Environments in Cannabis-Legal States
Date: August 26, 2020
Speaker: Jane Steinberg, PhD, MPH
Unlicensed Cannabis | A Threat to Public Health
Date: October 24, 2019
Speaker: Robert O. Vos, PhD
Town Hall Talks: A Tale of Two Epidemics: COVID-19 and Alcohol Use Disorders
Date: April 21, 2021
Speaker: Daryl Davies, PhD