J S. Lamberti

Dr. J. Steven Lamberti is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), serving as Academic Chief of the Community Division and Chair of the Research Subject Review Board for Behavioral and Social Sciences. He completed his MD at the University of Missouri and psychiatry residency/fellowship at URMC.

• Specializes in schizophrenia treatment
• Developed the Rochester Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (R-FACT) model
• Focus on mental health-criminal justice collaboration

His research focuses on community-based mental health services, psychiatric rehabilitation, and metabolic consequences of antipsychotic medications. Recent work includes neuroimaging studies on social cognition and real-time fMRI neurofeedback for cognitive deficits.

Key article trends show expertise in:

• Forensic psychiatry (1998-2025)
• Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics (2000-2025)
• Neurocognitive interventions (2014-2024)

Scientific honors include

• 2020 Sidney Rubin Award for Residency Education
• 2009 NAMI New York State Program Award
• 2005 Margaret Van Horn Award

As co-PI of the R-FACT implementation study in Minnesota, he drives mental health policy innovation through grants from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and NIMH. The STAR Lab under his leadership continues national clinical trials (CATIE, ACLAIMS) and international collaborations.