2025 Annual Meeting
September 3-5, 2025 | Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 921 Canal Street | New Orleans, Louisiana
Save Your Spot by Registering for the Conference HERE
Take Advantage of ISPNE Member Rates at the Ritz-Carlton by Booking Your Stay HERE
Important Dates
- Registration is Open - December 12, 2024
- Open Call for Abstracts and Symposium - January 5, 2025
- Open Call for Award Nominations - January 5, 2025
- Deadline for Symposium Submissions - March 15, 2025
- Deadline for Abstract Submissions - April 15, 2025
- Deadline for Award Submissions - May 15, 2025
- Deadline for Early bird registration - June 15, 2025
- Meeting Dates - September 3-5, 2025
Psychoneuroendocrinology at the Intersection of Science and Society: Navigating Bridges between Stress & Health
Our 2025 conference theme will give ISPNE the opportunity to bridge across the many intersecting disciplinary borders of psychoneuroendocrinology. The theme reflects that ISPNE stands at a crossroads where our interdisciplinary strengths can powerfully buttress neighboring disciplines through emphasizing preclinical work and its translation as well as by providing a scientific foundation for advocacy, policy, and public awareness. New Orleans has a unique identity, and yet remains reminiscent of many cultural influences such as Spanish, French, Creole as well as resistance to colonization and marginalization amongst enslaved Black and Indigenous peoples. The 2025 ISPNE conference in New Orleans also embraces identity and intersectionality by hosting events that intend to help psychoneuroendocrinology forge pathways between science and society toward better health.
Awards and Nominations:
Nominate a deserving Individual for the Bruce McEwen Lifetime Achievement Award HERE.
Apply for the Dirk Hellhammer award HERE and share your work with the scientific community.
Conference Submissions:
Submit an abstract to share at the conference and view the open call guidelines HERE.
Submit a symposium proposal and review the open call guidelines HERE.
Explore New Orleans
Visit the official ISPNE/NOLA 2025 Conference Page for everything you need to plan an unforgettable trip! View recommended eateries, access maps of the area, schedule tours, book your stay at the Ritz-Carlton and learn more about the beautiful city of New Orleans.
Meet the Conference Organizers
Dr. Elizabeth Shirtcliff: Co-Chair for the Scientific Program Committee
Dr. Elizabeth (Birdie) Shirtcliff is proud to serve the ISPNE community as the Co-Chair for the Scientific Program Committee for ISPNE New Orleans, 2025. Birdie is a research professor at the Center for Translational Neuroscience and department of psychology at the University of Oregon. She is the editor in chief of ISPNE’s journal Psychoneuroendocrinology and consulting editor for its companion journal Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. In 2023, Birdie was honored to receive the Dirk Hellhammer award for “When virtual reality becomes psychoneuroendocrine reality: A stress (or) review”. Birdie received her doctorate in biobehavioral health from Pennsylvania State University and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in affective neuroscience. She uses a variety of noninvasive tools to investigate the interplay of biological and behavioral factors unfolding across children’s lives, especially in adolescence.
Dr. Shannin N. Moody: Co-Chair for the Scientific Community
Dr. Shannin N. Moody is a postdoctoral researcher in Neurology SOM at LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Iowa State University, focusing on racialized stress and hormone measures. Her research explores the effects of cumulative stress, on multiple sclerosis andthe intersection of biological stress systems with racial health disparities. Expanding into perinatal neurological health, Dr. Moody examines how biopsychosocial stressors influence parent-infant outcomes. Committed to racial justice and patient health equity, her interdisciplinary work bridges gaps in understanding race, sex, and stress-induced health inequities.
Helena Nti
 Helena Nti is a Research Nutritionist and academic specializing in maternal and child health, psychoneuroendocrinology, and sustainable food systems. A Lecturer at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana, and won awards in her field of expertise, her research emphasizes the role of nutrition in child development and public health. Helena is a founding member of the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and has authored over 13 peer-reviewed publications. She leads the Comfort Legacy Foundation, supporting vulnerable groups and promoting health advocacy, breaking down scientific research to the understanding of the public. Helena’s dedication to science and community highlights her role in advancing global health research advocacy.
Dr. Juliana Talarico
 Dr. Juliana Talarico, Associate Professor at the University of Iowa's College of Nursing, is a leading researcher in psychoneuroendocrinology, focusing on the impact of psychosocial stress on cognitive decline in diverse populations from middle age to aging. Her work identifies early prevention opportunities to foster resilience against cognitive health issues arising from sustained stressors. Dr. Talarico's significant findings reveal that environmental and psychosocial stressors cumulatively cause biological damage, indicated by allostatic load and dysregulated cortisol dynamics and responsiveness. Her recent research shows that these stress responses, along with AD biomarkers like amyloid and tau, can predict the transition from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.
Chelsea Lavassani
Chelsea Lavassani is a Research Associate at the Center for Translational Neuroscience. Her work focuses on studying the physiological responses to stress in adolescents through hormones and neuroendocrine reactivity, and researching biomarkers that can pave the way for future treatments, interventions, policy and advocacy. She is also the Chief Operating Officer for the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology.
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