Speaking Events

Dr. Lange is frequently asked to make personal appearances and speak at conferences, meetings and organizations.

Upcoming events are:

    None scheduled at this time.

Recent events include (See Dr. Lange's CV for a more comprehensive list):

  • Collegiate Impaired Driving: History and Future of AOD’s Leading Cause of Harms.Session at the NASPA Strategies Conference, Boston, MA. January 14, 2022
  • Hazing Prevention Through a Wellness Lens. Panelist at the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Annual Meeting, Dallas TX and Virtual, December 3, 2021.
  • Cannabis Sales Environments: Considering the Role of Dispensaries and Consumer Education on Public Health Impacts of Cannabis. National Center for Wellness and Recovery Speaker Series, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK., March 12, 2021 Watch on YouTube
  • Leveraging Music Environments for Student Impaired Driving Prevention: The RADD Squad. Video recorded presentation at the NASPA Strategies Conference, with Meluso, E., Williams, C., Lange, J., Parker, J., January12-15, 2021.
  • Evidence-Informed Health Promotion Practice in a Virtual World. Invited presenter at the ACHA COVID-19 Virtual Summit: Planning for Now, Building the Future, American College Health Association Platform. July 28, 2020. See Link to Slides).
  • Discussing the intersection of smoking, vaping, cannabis, & CBD: A complicated mess with serious implications. SUNY System Training, The State University of New York, Virtual. January 23, 2020.
  • Implementation (And Improvement) Sciences’ Role in the National Consortium of Statewide Campus AOD Coalitions. Presentation at the NASPA Strategies Conference, New Orleans, LA. Lange, J. and Smith, A., January 16, 2020.
  • Keynote Session: Cannabis Panel: Lessons Learned and a Roadmap for Future Prevention. Invited panelist at the Meeting of the Minds Spring Conference, Kansas City, MO. April 5, 2019
  • Engaging Residence Life in Prevention Efforts. Session at the NASPA Strategies Conferences, Washington, DC. January 17, 2019
  • Engaging Statewide Coalitions in Collegiate Prevention Efforts. Organizing Panelist at the NASPA Strategies Conferences, Washington, DC. January 18, 2019
  • Tools for making it happen: Moving AOD misuse prevention and recovery programs forward on a college campus. Keynote address at the Tennessee Collegiate Prevention Conference, Nashville, TN, May 21, 2018
  • Taking on prescription medicine misuse on a college campuses: The complicated process of addressing a broad class of drugs. Invited workshop at the Tennessee Collegiate Prevention Conference, Nashville, TN, May 21, 2018
  • Emerging social problem of drugged driving: Challenges and opportunities for prevention. Invited presentation at the Drugged Driving Summit of the Automobile Association of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 2016.
  • Drugged Driving = DONE Driving: A case study for college prevention. Workshop at the Prevention 101 meeting of the Ohio College Initiative to Enhance Student Wellness, Delaware, OH. May18-10, 2016.
  • Understanding and addressing audience resistance. Invited participant within the Public Health Successes and Media Innovations panel at the Connecticut Seat Belt Summit, NHTSA Region 1 and 2, Windsor, CT., March 2-4, 2016.
  • Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges: You Matter, You’re the Solution. Invited participant within the Teen Drugged Driving: Research, Trends and the Future panel at the SADD Symposium Series, Teen Traffic Safety: Redefining Impaired Driving, Washington, DC., December 16, 2015.
  • Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges. Invited session at the National Meeting of the Higher Education Center for Collegiate Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. August 4-6, 2015
  • Marijuana prevention within a shifting legal environment. Continuing education training at Janus of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA. May 21, 2015
  • Development of a comprehensive health promotion AOD prevention initiative for a university Invited presentation at the Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists 37th Annual International Conference, San Diego, CA. April 28-May 1, 2015.
  • Marijuana: Next Steps--Adapting campus prevention efforts in a changing legal environment. Invited panelist at the Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists 37th Annual International Conference, San Diego, CA. April 28-May 1, 2015.
  • Marijuana on Campus: Current Research and Best Practice in an Era of Changing Perceptions, Prevalence, and Laws. University of Wisconsin System sponsored training, UW Stevens Point, April 30, 2015.
  • Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges. Invited presentation at the Orange County DUI Forum, Tustin, CA. April 24, 2015.
  • Marijuana update: How 2016’s election and beyond may affect campuses and our students. Invited presentation at the Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Educational Conference, Monterey, CA. April 17-17, 2015.
  • An introduction to the field beyond the campus: National, State and Community partners everyone should know about. Organizer and panelist at the Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Educational Conference, Monterey, CA. April 17-17, 2015.
  • Marijuana prevention within a shifting legal environment. Pre-Conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City Missouri, April 9-11, 2015
  • Impaired driving prevention efforts for college students. Invited conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City Missouri, April 9-11, 2015
  • Marijuana Use on College Campuses: Trends, Concerns and Responses. Invited conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City Missouri, April 9-11, 2015
  • Re-entering the age of the sort-of-legal drugs. Invited conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City Missouri, April 9-11, 2015
  • Adapting prevention strategies in the era of marijuana legalization Pre-conference plenary address at the Marijuana Advocacy and Policy Summit of the Drug Free Action Alliance, Columbus, Ohio. March 31, 2015
  • Marijuana Use on College Campuses: Trends, Concerns and Responses Invited breakout session at the Marijuana Advocacy and Policy Summit of the Drug Free Action Alliance, Columbus, Ohio. March 31, 2015
  • Marijuana prevention in the age of legalization. Presentation at The Generation Rx University Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. August 5-7, 2014
  • RADD—White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Teen DUID Summit: Nation’s first-ever comprehensive public forum on teen drugged driving. Panel Organizer, Moderator and Presenter, Columbus, OH. July 11, 2014. Video of the summit can be viewed at RADD-ONDCP Ohio Teen DUID Summit
  • Environmental Promotion: Considering the Design of Drinking Environments to Promote Responsible Behavior. Presentation at the 2014 NASPA Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference, San Diego, CA. January 16 – 18, 2014
  • Marijuana Update: How the ever changing environment for marijuana affects campus prevention. Presentation at the 2014 NASPA Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference, San Diego, CA. January 16 – 18, 2014
  • Medical Marijuana and the College Student. Presentation at the American College Health Association's Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. May 31, 2013.
  • AOD Prevention 201: Comprehensive Prevention Strategies. Pre-Conference Workshop to be presented at the NASPA Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference in Fort Worth, TX. January 17th, 2013.
  • Medical Marijuana and the College Student. Presentation at the "Emerging Issues Meeting: Marijuana Use and Prevention Among College Students" of the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, Washington DC.
  • Keynote and two "Spotlight" presentations at the College Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention Annual Conference and Professional Development Meeting, University of Puget Sound, Monday June 11th, 2012. Presentations titled: (1) Marijuana Prevention in a Changing Legal Environment; (2) The Gray Drugs: Drugs Occupying the Middle Ground Between Legal and Illicit; (3) The Cross-Faded Student: How Prescription Medicines are Changing “Getting High” and What We Can Do About It.
  • College DUI Prevention. Presentation at the “Translating Research to Practice: Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Effective Alcohol Abuse Prevention” meeting of the U.S. Dept of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Alcohol and other drug prevention practices for campuses & social norms from a different perspective. Workshop presentation at the 32nd Annual The Tennessee Advanced School on Addictions, Nashville, TN.
  • Lessons from the College Experience. Presentation to the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit of the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego, CA.
  • Collegiate natural drinking groups: Structure, dynamics and impact on drinking outcomes. Colloquium presentation for the Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.