Availability...
Dr. Avena is a member of the Random House Speakers Bureau.
To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Wade Lucas at the Random House Speakers Bureau, (212) 572-6113, walucas@randomhouse.com |
Upcoming...
June 10th. Princeton House grand rounds.
July 31st - Aug. 9th. American Psychological Association Conference. Honolulu, HI. Aug. 16-17th. Obesity Action Coalition. Phoenix, AZ. |
Selected Recent Presentations...
Avena NM, Brownell K, Gearhardt A, Gold MS, Spence P, Lustig R, Potenza M (2013) Hedonic eating, addiction, and obesity (Symposium Chair). American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
Murray SM, Bocarsly M, Avena NM (2013) The influence of gestational and pre-weaning exposure to fat and sugars on vulnerability to obesity and drug use. International Association for the Study of Obesity: Obesity & Pregnancy Hot Topic Conference.
Bocarsly ME, Murray SM, Gold MS, Avena NM (2013) Food-specific addictions: Brain mechanisms and pharmacological treatment approaches. Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting.
University of Florida, Psychiatry Department Addiction Division Annual Review, with NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow (April 2013)
University of Michigan, Psychology Department, Clinical Division (March 2013)
New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center (Feb 2013)
International Life Sciences Institute, Invited Speaker (Jan 2013). Watch the video
Princeton House, Grand Rounds Speaker (Jan 2013). Read the talk
Pennington Biomedical Research Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, Hyperphagia meeting, Keynote speaker, (Oct 2012) Watch the video
Endocrine Days. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (Oct 2012).
International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, Satellite Conference on Sex Differences in Eating and Addiction, Invited Speaker (Sept 2012) Listen to the talk
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Special Meeting on Food and Reward, Snomass, CO, Invited Speaker (Aug. 2012)
Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute Seminar on Obesity and Addiction, Invited Speaker (July 2012)
World Sugar Research Organization, Palm Beach, FL, Invited Speaker (June 2012)
NCDEU - New Research Approaches for Mental Health Interventions, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Symposium Chair (May 2012)
Developmental Neurobiology Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, Invited Speaker (May 2012) Watch the video
Drug Prevention Network of the Americas, Leadership Conference, Invited Speaker (April 2012)
The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation Symposium, Invited speaker (March 2012)
Gilead Pharmaceuticals, Invited Speaker (Feb. 2012)
Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, Panel of Food Addiction (Feb. 2012) Listen to the Podcast
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Invited Speaker (Feb. 2012)
University of Florida, Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds Speaker (Jan. 2012)
University of Florida, Department of Endocrinology, Grand Rounds Speaker (Jan. 2012)
University of Florida, Diabetes Care Consortium, Invited Speaker (Jan. 2012).
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Invited Symposium Speaker and Discussant, Kona, HI (Dec. 2011)
Ingestive Behavioral Research Center, Purdue University, Invited Symposium Speaker (Sept. 2011)
Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Presidential Symposium, Invited Speaker (July 2011)
Benjamin Franklin Lafayette Seminar on Feeding, Frejus, France, Invited Speaker (June 2011)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Invited Forum on Food Addiction, Speaker (June 2011)
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds Speaker (co-presented with Mark S. Gold, MD) (Apr. 2011)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Seminar speaker (March 2011)
International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk: Critical Issues Related to Global Beverage Intake, Symposium speaker (Feb. 2011)
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds speaker (Feb. 2011) Watch the video
Haverford College, Neuroscience Seminar Series, Seminar speaker (Feb. 2011)
Princeton University, Department of Psychology, Festschrift honoring Bart Hoebel, Invited Speaker (Jan. 2011)
Rutgers University, Department of Animal Sciences, Seminar speaker (Nov. 2010)
Beverage Symposium, Chinese Nutrition Society, Beijing, China, Symposium speaker (Oct. 2010)
University of Florida, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Seminar speaker (May 2010)
University of San Francisco, COAST Obesity Center, Symposium speaker for Food Addiction conference (Feb. 2010) Watch the video
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Department of Nutrition, Symposium speaker for conference on Pediatric Obesity (Dec. 2009)
Bard College, Department of Psychology, research presentation (March 2009)
Murray SM, Bocarsly M, Avena NM (2013) The influence of gestational and pre-weaning exposure to fat and sugars on vulnerability to obesity and drug use. International Association for the Study of Obesity: Obesity & Pregnancy Hot Topic Conference.
Bocarsly ME, Murray SM, Gold MS, Avena NM (2013) Food-specific addictions: Brain mechanisms and pharmacological treatment approaches. Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting.
University of Florida, Psychiatry Department Addiction Division Annual Review, with NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow (April 2013)
University of Michigan, Psychology Department, Clinical Division (March 2013)
New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center (Feb 2013)
International Life Sciences Institute, Invited Speaker (Jan 2013). Watch the video
Princeton House, Grand Rounds Speaker (Jan 2013). Read the talk
Pennington Biomedical Research Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, Hyperphagia meeting, Keynote speaker, (Oct 2012) Watch the video
Endocrine Days. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (Oct 2012).
International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, Satellite Conference on Sex Differences in Eating and Addiction, Invited Speaker (Sept 2012) Listen to the talk
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Special Meeting on Food and Reward, Snomass, CO, Invited Speaker (Aug. 2012)
Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute Seminar on Obesity and Addiction, Invited Speaker (July 2012)
World Sugar Research Organization, Palm Beach, FL, Invited Speaker (June 2012)
NCDEU - New Research Approaches for Mental Health Interventions, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Symposium Chair (May 2012)
Developmental Neurobiology Symposium, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, Invited Speaker (May 2012) Watch the video
Drug Prevention Network of the Americas, Leadership Conference, Invited Speaker (April 2012)
The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation Symposium, Invited speaker (March 2012)
Gilead Pharmaceuticals, Invited Speaker (Feb. 2012)
Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, Panel of Food Addiction (Feb. 2012) Listen to the Podcast
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Invited Speaker (Feb. 2012)
University of Florida, Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds Speaker (Jan. 2012)
University of Florida, Department of Endocrinology, Grand Rounds Speaker (Jan. 2012)
University of Florida, Diabetes Care Consortium, Invited Speaker (Jan. 2012).
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Invited Symposium Speaker and Discussant, Kona, HI (Dec. 2011)
Ingestive Behavioral Research Center, Purdue University, Invited Symposium Speaker (Sept. 2011)
Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Presidential Symposium, Invited Speaker (July 2011)
Benjamin Franklin Lafayette Seminar on Feeding, Frejus, France, Invited Speaker (June 2011)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Invited Forum on Food Addiction, Speaker (June 2011)
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds Speaker (co-presented with Mark S. Gold, MD) (Apr. 2011)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Seminar speaker (March 2011)
International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk: Critical Issues Related to Global Beverage Intake, Symposium speaker (Feb. 2011)
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds speaker (Feb. 2011) Watch the video
Haverford College, Neuroscience Seminar Series, Seminar speaker (Feb. 2011)
Princeton University, Department of Psychology, Festschrift honoring Bart Hoebel, Invited Speaker (Jan. 2011)
Rutgers University, Department of Animal Sciences, Seminar speaker (Nov. 2010)
Beverage Symposium, Chinese Nutrition Society, Beijing, China, Symposium speaker (Oct. 2010)
University of Florida, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Seminar speaker (May 2010)
University of San Francisco, COAST Obesity Center, Symposium speaker for Food Addiction conference (Feb. 2010) Watch the video
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Department of Nutrition, Symposium speaker for conference on Pediatric Obesity (Dec. 2009)
Bard College, Department of Psychology, research presentation (March 2009)
