Indiana CTSI Summit

Join colleagues from across the Indiana CTSI for an all-day summit on the beautiful campus of the University of Notre Dame. This year's theme will focus on "Advancing mental health through translational research and partnerships." The summit will feature insights from Indiana CTSI leadership, presentations from partner institution investigators, and a keynote address by Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D., Professor and Director at Harvard University.

The full agenda is below, with additional details to follow. The poster session will be released soon.

The deadline to book a hotel room at the Morris Inn is September 18, 2026.

The deadline to register for in-person attendance is October 7, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET. Registration for virtual attendance remains open until the day of the meeting. Please register for virtual attendance to receive the Zoom link.

Agenda

*Note: the times below are in the Eastern time zone.

7:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast and Registration Smith Ballroom B and C
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Remarks from Assistant Vice President for Research Melanie DeFord, Assistant Vice President for Research Smith Ballroom B and C
8:40 a.m.	Overview of Indiana CTSI 4.0 Sarah Wiehe, MD, MPH, Co-Director Smith Ballroom B and C
8:55 a.m.	Advancing Mental Health at Notre Dame: From Research to Care and Community Impact Dr. Kristin Valentino Smith Ballroom B and C
9:15 a.m.	Keynote Address: Using new technologies to advance the understanding, prediction, and prevention of suicide Dr. Matthew Nock; Harvard University; Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology Smith Ballroom B and C Abstract: Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the US and worldwide, especially among youth. Yet, suicide continues to be a perplexing and poorly understood problem that clinicians have struggled to accurately predict and prevent. This presentation highlights how the development of digital and computational tools (e.g., smartphones, wearable sensors, machine learning algorithms) has led to advances in the understanding, prediction, and prevention of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Plenary Talk: Transforming mental health through innovations in home visitation during early childhood Dr. Kristin Valentino; University of Notre Dame, William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families Collegiate Chair, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Wilma and Peter Veldman Family Psychology Clinic Smith Ballroom B and C
11:00 a.m.	Plenary Talk: 100 Years of Suicide: Rethinking What We Thought We Knew & Moving Forward Dr. Bernice Pescosolido; Indiana University, Chief Scientific Advisor, Irsay Institute Smith Ballroom B and C
11:45 a.m.	Networking Lunch with Topic Tables Topics: Clinical Interventions, Community-Engaged Research/Implementation Science, Rural Mental Health, Substance Use, Perinatal Mental Health (Your selected choices will be stated on the back of your nametag)
12:45 p.m.	Poster Session Smith Ballroom A
1:30 p.m.	Break
1:40 p.m.	Breakout Session 1 (3 concurrent sessions): Community Engaged Research (Smith Ballroom B and C) Expanding Access to Mental Health Care (Hesburgh Room) Perinatal Mental Health (Carmichael/Joyce)
2:25 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m.	Breakout Session 2 (3 concurrent sessions) Understanding & Addressing Substance Use (Smith Ballroom B and C) Expanding Access to Trauma Care (Hesburgh Room) Contexts for Healthy Development (Carmichael/Joyce)
3:15 p.m.	Report Out from Breakout Sessions Smith Ballroom B and C
3:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks Melanie DeFord, Assistant Vice President for Research Smith Ballroom B and C