Clinical psychology professors researching trauma and PTSD
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Clinical psychology professors researching trauma and PTSD
Faculty who name trauma, PTSD or post-traumatic stress among their research interests, grouped by program.
439 faculty across 195 schools · interests last read 2026-08-13
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Adelphi University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Kate Szymanski
- trauma, psychopathology, and resiliency
- intergenerational transmission of trauma
- attachment and trauma
- culture, shame, and stigma in trauma
- posttraumatic growth
Adler University - Chicago
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Denise Dailey
- PTSD assessment
- PTSD treatment
James Bender
- PTSD
Alliant International University Los Angeles
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Cristina L. Magalhaes
- Trauma psychology
Eloiza M. Alcaraz
- Trauma, PTSD, dissociation, child abuse
George Gharibian Gharghani
- Stress and trauma
John Caffaro
- Interpersonal trauma
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Adult survivors of childhood trauma
Katherine Arenella
- Trauma and PTSD
Kimberly Finney
- Race-related trauma
- Military-related trauma
Michi Fu
- Intergenerational/complex trauma
Rebecca Bokoch
- Trauma-informed care in early childhood education
- Comic book interventions for trauma
Susan Regas
- Grief, loss, and trauma
Tomas Yufik
- PTSD assessment and etiology
- Public policy related to PTSD diagnosis
Alliant International University Sacramento
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Anna Washington
- Trauma
Natalie Bennett
- Trauma therapy across the lifespan
Alliant International University San Francisco Bay
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PhD/PsyD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Clare Henn-Haase
- psychological trauma and PTSD
- evidence-based trauma treatments
David Hoskins
- trauma and behavioral health needs
Libby Pearce
- complex trauma and dissociation
Matthew Baity
- trauma/PTSD in veteran populations
Matthew Mock
- trauma and historical adversity
Michael Drexler
- schizophrenia and brain trauma
Quyen Tiet
- stress/trauma and resilience
- PTSD, depression and suicide
Randall Wyatt
- psychotherapy and trauma
Alliant International University, Fresno
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Amy Johansson
- Child and adolescent trauma
Chelsee Osback
- ADHD, anxiety, and trauma
Debra Bekerian
- Effects of early trauma on cognition
Francesca Kassing
- Trauma and adversity
- Interventions for posttraumatic stress and suicidality
Kia Yang
- Trauma and PTSD interventions
Alliant International University, San Diego
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Carolyn Allard
- Posttraumatic distress and trauma sequelae
- Interpersonal trauma risk/resiliency factors
- Cultural moderators of trauma
- Trauma treatment outcomes
- Trauma-related guilt and shame
Constance Dalenberg
- Consequences of psychological trauma
- Measurement of trauma-related disorders
- Treatment of trauma-related symptoms
Donald Viglione
- Child psychopathology and trauma assessment
Irwin Rosenfarb
- Trauma and attachment
Jan Estrellado
- Race/ethnicity/sexual orientation/gender identity in trauma therapy
- Trauma psychology
Mohamed Elnakib
- Racial trauma
Antioch University New England
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Casey A. Culligan-Benoit
- Complex trauma
Katherine Evarts
- Trauma
Martha Straus
- Developmentally-informed interventions for traumatized children and adolescents
Antioch University Seattle
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Dana Waters
- Trauma
Melissa Kennedy
- Complex trauma and relational treatment
Arizona State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Abigail Gewirtz
- Preventive interventions for trauma-affected families
Armando Pina
- Trauma and posttraumatic stress in youth
Rebecca K. Blais
- Military sexual trauma
- Trauma and psychological adjustment
- Trauma-focused clinical research
Auburn University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Emma Lathan-Powell
- Interpersonal trauma
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Trauma-informed programs
Augsburg University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Jesma Candace Revering
- combat trauma
Kyja Foster
- trauma
Sophia (Sophie) Frank
- trauma in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders
- trauma-informed care
Azusa Pacific University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Samuel Girguis
- Trauma and resilience in local and global settings
- Trauma and resilience among refugee populations
- Vicarious trauma, coping, and resilience among aid workers
- Child/adolescent trauma assessment and intervention
Shalom Alaichamy
- Sexual trauma
Baylor University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Sara L. Dolan
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Binghamton University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Christina Balderrama-Durbin
- couples exposed to trauma or acute stress
Biola University
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Eu Gene Chin
- Trauma/burnout
Joseph De Luna
- Trauma
Stacy Eltiti
- Trauma and PTSD
- Post-traumatic growth
Tania Abouezzeddine
- Trauma resilience
Bowling Green State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Eric F. Dubow
- school-based intervention programs for coping with stressful/traumatic events
Meagan Docherty
- exposure to violence and trauma with caregiving/parental warmth factors
Rebecca (Becca) Campbell
- sleep, emotion regulation, and trauma
Brigham Young University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Melissa Jones
- Online treatments for PTSD
Michael Larson
- Cognitive control changes following traumatic brain injury
California Lutheran University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Chantel T. Ebrahimi-Azadegan
- Intersection of development, trauma, and substance use in communities of color
- Racism-related stress as a sociocultural traumatic stressor
California Northstate University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Deanna Young
- developmental trauma
- systemic trauma
- interpersonal trauma
Carlos Albizu University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Minoshka Liquet Suarez
- trauma
Carlos Albizu University, Miami Campus
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Scott M. Hyman
- stress and trauma effects on drug cravings
- cognitive-behavioral and motivational interventions for psychological trauma and addiction
Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus
Clinical Psychology PhD
Coralee Perez Pedrogo
- Trauma and PTSD
Marcos Reyes Estrada
- PTSD in veteran populations
Case Western Reserve University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Norah Feeny
- PTSD treatment development and evaluation
- pediatric PTSD
Wilson Brown
- trauma-focused interventions
- PTSD in severe mental illness
Central Michigan University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Elizabeth Meadows
- Anxiety disorders (PTSD, panic disorder)
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Dennis Itoga, Psy.D.
- PTSD treatment in military veterans
Jolene Young, Psy.D.
- culturally mindful, trauma-informed care
Joy Tanji, Ph.D.
- trauma treatment
Kathryn Chun, Ph.D.
- child maltreatment and family trauma
Vilmarie Baez, Psy.D.
- DBT and cognitive processing therapy for trauma
Chestnut Hill College
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Bindu Methikalam
- Working with trauma victims
Claudia Garcia-Leeds
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in impoverished communities
Jade Logan
- Working with trauma victims
Nicole Monteiro
- Treatment of trauma
Clark University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Kathleen Palm Reed
- trauma and PTSD interventions
Colorado State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Reagan Miller-Chagnon
- adolescent trauma recovery
Steven Bruce
- anxiety and PTSD treatment
- trauma-focused therapy research
DePaul University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Nyssa Snow-Hill
- trauma-informed care
Divine Mercy University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Helena Orellana
- psychological and spiritual impact of trauma
Ingrid Farreras
- post-traumatic growth in cancer patients
Jeanne Piette
- trauma survivors and veterans
- forgiveness and post-traumatic growth
Rebecca Morse
- grief and traumatic loss
Duke University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Karen Appleyard Carmody
- early childhood trauma and maltreatment
Duquesne University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Will W. Adams, Ph.D.
- meditative responses to trauma
East Tennessee State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Aubrey Dueweke, Ph.D.
- trauma-exposed underserved populations
Diana M. Morelen, Ph.D.
- adverse childhood experiences and trauma
Julia C. Dodd, Ph.D.
- trauma and sexual victimization
- trauma-informed healthcare
Eastern Kentucky University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Brandon Creech, Psy.D.
- religious and spiritual trauma
Eastern Michigan University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Dean Lauterbach
- trauma exposure and PTSD development
- growth mixture modeling of trauma outcomes
Eamonn Arble
- trauma prevention in vulnerable populations
Kelsey Sala-Hamrick
- healthy development after trauma and adversity exposure
Emory University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Vanessa M. Brown
- anxiety, trauma and depression
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Gregory Bartoszek
- Conceptualization of depression, anxiety, and PTSD
Stefanie Ulrich
- Stigma, shame, trauma and loss related to mental health attitudes
Fielding Graduate University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Amy Fisher-Smith
- Genocide studies and the psychology of terrorism, conflict, and trauma
- Meaning-making and healing after trauma
April Harris-Britt
- Trauma and resilience
Connie Veazey
- Trauma recovery, including PTSD and depression
- Trauma-focused and cognitive-behavioral intervention
Daniel Holland
- Traumatic brain injury and neurological illness
David William Hollingsworth
- PTSD treatment
Ja'net Howard
- Trauma-informed care
Florida International University
Clinical Science in Child & Adolescent Psychology PhD
Jonathan S. Comer
- Pediatric anxiety disorders and trauma
Florida School of Professional Psychology at National Louis University, Tampa
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Christina Brown
- Interpersonal trauma
Julie Williams
- Interpersonal trauma
Florida State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Brad Schmidt
- PTSD, substance use and suicide risk
Christopher Lonigan
- childhood PTSD
Jesse Cougle
- PTSD and problematic anger
Fordham University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Andrew Rasmussen
- trauma in humanitarian-disaster settings
David Marcotte
- trauma among underprivileged and marginalized groups
- mindfulness in trauma recovery and self-compassion
Keith Cruise
- trauma exposure and delinquent behavior
Molly Zimmerman
- cognitive outcomes of traumatic brain injury
Fuller Theological Seminary
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Cynthia Eriksson
- Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder
- Spirituality and trauma reactions
Cynthia Eriksson
- trauma and PTSD
- spirituality and trauma reactions
Sean M. Love
- Trauma's influence on spirituality and conceptions of God
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for trauma, depression, and anxiety
Sean M. Love
- trauma's influence on spirituality and conceptions of God
- spiritual and psychological development after trauma/loss
- evidence-based CBT for trauma, depression, and anxiety
Sung H. Kim
- mild traumatic brain injury in veterans
George Fox University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Kenneth Logan
- trauma treatment
George Mason University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Keith D Renshaw
- trauma and anxiety reactions
- military couples and PTSD
George Washington University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Katherine Marshall Woods
- trauma
Oksana Yakushko
- intergenerational trauma
Georgia State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Cynthia Stappenbeck
- PTSD and interpersonal violence recovery
Isha Metzger
- Racial trauma and PTSD
Harvard University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Richard J. McNally
- network analysis of PTSD, OCD, and depression
Hofstra University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Allegra Anderson
- trauma and adverse childhood experiences
Howard University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Terri Collin Dilmore
- multigenerational trauma
Idaho State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Shannon Lynch
- Trauma and mental health among incarcerated women and youth
- Intersection of trauma, marginalization, and criminal legal involvement
- Emotion regulation and shame following trauma
- Trauma treatment and group/couples therapy
Illinois Institute of Technology
Clinical Psychology PhD
Anthony Hitch
- Interpersonal trauma
Immaculata University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Donna Kelley
- Trauma and addiction
Francien Richardson
- Trauma and aggression
Kim Levan
- Trauma and abuse
- Compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma
Indiana State University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Kevin Bolinskey
- Childhood PTSD personality profiles
Liz Smith
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Trauma-related mental health conditions
John Jay College of Criminal Justice & The Graduate Center, CUNY
Clinical Psychology PhD
Amy Hyoeun Lee
- youth trauma recovery
Cathy Spatz Widom
- intergenerational trauma
Chitra Raghavan
- sex trafficking and trauma bonding
Evan Auguste
- Haitian intergenerational trauma
Rebecca Weiss
- trauma and aggression
Silvia Mazzula
- racial trauma
Veronica Johnson
- racial trauma
Kent State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Joel W. Hughes
- traumatic stress and heart health
La Salle University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Elizabeth Goetter
- Delivery and accessibility of CBT for anxiety and traumatic stress disorders
Loma Linda University
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Bridgette J. Peteet
- Implicit bias and racial trauma training
Bridgette J. Peteet
- Racial trauma training
Kendal C. Boyd
- Spiritual responses to trauma
Long Island University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
- Trauma and family systems
Cory K. Chen
- Depression and trauma treatment
- PTSD intervention development
Kevin B. Meehan
- Trauma and narcissism
Sara Chiara Haden
- Trauma and abuse effects
Loyola University Maryland
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Doug A. Frew
- Trauma and adjustment across the lifespan
Stephanie B. Kors
- Intergenerational transmission of trauma
- Trauma-informed care access for underserved populations
Marquette University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jacklynn Fitzgerald
- Anxiety, depression, and PTSD
James Hoelzle
- Mild traumatic brain injury
John Grych
- Chronic stress and trauma in youth
Lucas Torres
- PTSD in underserved populations
Marywood University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Brooke Cannon
- Traumatic brain injury
Leah Popple
- Role of trauma in mental health issues
Mercer University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Desiree Frain
- Trauma-focused therapy
Hannah Lee
- Community-based approaches to intergenerational trauma
Michelle M. Robbins
- Trauma and maternal depression
Miami University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Terri Messman
- trauma and PTSD
- complex trauma responses
Michigan School of Psychology
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Courtney Cabell
- Intersections of culture, identity, and trauma
- Racial trauma and trauma-informed care
Kate Cusick
- Trauma-informed therapy
Midwestern University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Adam Fried
- PTSD treatment in veterans
Angela Breitmeyer
- Trauma-informed care
Shefali Gandhi
- Trauma-informed programs and settings
Mississippi State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Aggie Rieger
- trauma-focused interventions for youth and caregivers
National Louis University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Christina Biedermann
- Complex trauma and severe psychopathology
Erica Pinney
- Racial trauma, microaggressions and institutional racism
Imuentiyan Igbinosun
- Reducing negative psychological impacts of trauma
Lucia Lopez
- Trauma work
Sandra Zakowski
- Trauma
National University J FK School of Psychology
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Kalana Greer
- Trauma and abuse
Northern Arizona University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Evelyn Marie Burrell
- Trauma-informed practice
Northern Illinois University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Davielle Lakind
- trauma-informed and culturally responsive service models
Holly K. Orcutt
- risk factors for PTSD following trauma exposure
Michelle M. Lilly
- cognitive and emotional processes in post-trauma psychopathology
- emotion regulation among trauma survivors
Northwestern University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Allison M Letkiewicz
- childhood trauma effects on cognition and emotion
Cassandra L Kisiel
- complex developmental trauma and dissociation in children
- child trauma assessment and evaluation tools
- trauma-informed practice in child welfare settings
- CANS-Trauma instrument development
Karen Abram
- trauma and loss in justice-involved populations
Robert E Hanlon
- traumatic brain injury and concussion
- neurocognitive effects of brain trauma
Nova Southeastern University
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Alexandru Cuc
- memories of traumatic events
Christopher Layne
- Traumatic stress/PTSD and bereavement assessment and treatment
Janell Mensinger
- Trauma-informed, weight-inclusive care
Janell Mensinger
- trauma-informed, weight-inclusive eating disorder treatment
Jeffrey Kibler
- trauma and PTSD health consequences
Jeffrey L. Kibler
- Trauma and PTSD health consequences
John Auerbach
- psychological trauma
Kayla Thayer
- OCD, panic disorder, and PTSD
Ohio University
Clinical Psychology PhD
James Gerhart
- anger, stress, and trauma in chronic and life-limiting illness
Oklahoma State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
LaRicka Wingate
- historical trauma and intersectionality
Lucia Ciciolla
- maternal mental health and maternal trauma history
Oregon Health & Science University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Dorianne Wright
- complex trauma treatment
Pacific University, Oregon
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Alyshia MacNab
- trauma
Michael S. Daniel
- traumatic brain injury and sports concussion
Palo Alto University
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Allison Thompson
- PTSD treatment
Cheryl Gore-Felton
- anxiety disorders and PTSD treatment
Christopher M. Weaver
- malingered PTSD assessment
- PTSD and criminal offending
- psychopathy and PTSD co-occurrence
- trauma and substance use in criminal behavior
Erin Heinemeyer
- trauma and PTSD
Janice Kuo
- PTSD and emotion regulation
Kayleigh Watters
- complex trauma
- discrimination and trauma symptoms
Kimberly Balsam
- trauma
Kimberly Hill
- PTSD
Liz McConnell
- trauma-informed approaches
Matthew Cordova
- traumatic stress
- early trauma intervention
- posttraumatic growth
Matthew Yalch
- trauma and co-occurring problems
Mikael Rubin
- posttraumatic stress
Satveer Kler
- intergenerational trauma
Pennsylvania State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Chardée Galán
- measurement of racism-based traumatic stress in youth of color
Frank Hillary
- network plasticity after traumatic brain injury
Pepperdine University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Aaron Aviera
- trauma treatment
LaTonya Wood
- youth exposed to trauma and violence
Shelly Harrell
- racism-related stress and trauma
Thema Bryant
- interpersonal trauma and oppression-related trauma
- cultural context of trauma recovery
- societal trauma of racism
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Leslie Fernandez
- Trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar, and personality disorders
Ponce Health Sciences University
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Axel Rivera Reyes
- Trauma
Deborah Vera
- Trauma
Luis Diaz Medero
- Trauma
Purdue University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Christopher Eckhardt
- PTSD, alcohol use, and partner violence
James Noll
- trauma treatment
Regent University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Katelyn Tollefson
- Trauma-informed care for children and adolescents
- Trauma-focused treatment for child maltreatment
Rachel Stephens
- Trauma recovery
Sharon Greene
- Trauma-informed care
Roosevelt University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Courtney Kibble
- Trauma techniques
- Trauma-informed care
Matthew Skinta
- Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for racial trauma and depression
Patti Kimbel
- Trauma
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Clinical Psychology PhD
Monika Waszczuk
- polygenic risk for PTSD and inflammation in 9/11 responders
- personality, health behaviors, and trauma exposure
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Karen Skean
- Treatment of trauma
Kelly Moore
- Trauma and anxiety disorder treatment in children and adolescents
- PTSD and OCD specialization
- Complex trauma in young children and caregivers
Stephanie Lyon
- Stress and trauma in LGBTQ+ populations
- Psychological impact of medical trauma
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Clinical Psychology PhD
Denise Hien
- trauma and addiction effects on mind and body
- intergenerational trauma
- PTSD threat-related cognitive processing
- treatment efficacy for co-occurring PTSD and addiction
Saint Louis University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Laura Burch
- PTSD and traumatic stress
Renee Gilbert
- Posttraumatic growth and resilience in youth
- Trauma's long-term effects on children's health
Terri Weaver
- PTSD as a consequence of trauma
- Trauma-related body image disturbance
- Depression in trauma survivors
- Trauma-informed research methods
Sam Houston State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Faith Nomamiukor
- recovery pathways after sexual trauma
- male survivors of sexual trauma and masculinity
- stigma and help-seeking among trauma survivors
- trauma's effects on eating and physical activity behaviors
- resilience and psychological adjustment after trauma
San Diego State University - UC San Diego
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jessica Bomyea
- cognitive functioning and PTSD
- cognitive training interventions for trauma-related disorders
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Clinical Psychology PhD
Mary Louise Cashel
- trauma and delinquency
- PTSD among justice-involved youth
Spalding University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Claire Beaulieu
- Trauma disorders
Steve Katsikas
- Psychedelic treatment of PTSD and depression
Stony Brook University State University of New York
Clinical Psychology PhD
Candice Alfano
- childhood trauma and adverse experiences
Suffolk University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Gabrielle Liverant
- depression, anxiety and PTSD
Sukanya Ray
- trauma, resiliency and empowerment
Ummul-Kiram Kathawalla
- depression, anxiety, PTSD and insomnia
Syracuse University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Michelle J. Zaso
- real-time cognitive processes in stress- and trauma-related drinking
Sarah Woolf-King
- trauma-focused intervention (Written Exposure Therapy)
Teachers College, Columbia University
Clinical Psychology PhD
George A. Bonanno
- Long-term outcomes following loss and potential trauma
Texas A&M University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Anka Vujanovic
- PTSD etiology and maintenance
- PTSD and substance use disorder comorbidity
- Suicide risk among trauma-exposed populations
- Novel interventions for PTSD
Annmarie MacNamara
- Trauma-related psychopathology
Brian Albanese
- PTSD
Texas Tech University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Adam Schmidt
- Traumatic brain injury in children
The Chicago School - Washington, D.C. Campus
Clinical Psychology PsyD
James Sexton
- Long-term effects of early-life trauma and parenting
The Chicago School, Anaheim
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Beatriz Lopez
- Adult treatment of trauma
The Chicago School, Chicago Campus
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Annemarie Slobig
- Post-traumatic growth
- Trauma and PTSD
Jaleel Abdul-Adil
- Culturally-sensitive prevention of child trauma
- Conduct problems and secondary traumatic stress
- Trauma-informed services for gang/gun violence exposure
Janina Kamm
- Trauma-related psychological sequelae
Ken Fogel
- Trauma and PTSD
Nancy Bothne
- Refugee trauma and resilience
Rhonda Goldman
- Trauma and PTSD
Robert Foltz
- Psychological and neurological impact of trauma
The Chicago School, Dallas Campus
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Bonny Stewart
- Attachment, trauma, and developmental disabilities
- Trauma-informed parenting strategies
Sara Pollard
- Attachment, trauma, and perinatal mental health
The Chicago School, Los Angeles
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Guy Balice
- Domestic violence, stress, and trauma
Katrin Gatas
- Trauma and domestic violence
Natasha Wheeler
- Trauma and its neuropsychological implications
The City College of New York The Graduate Center, CUNY
Clinical Psychology PhD
Diana Puñales Morejon
- Immigration trauma and acculturation
Sasha Rudenstine
- Psychological effects of cumulative trauma
Shaun Jacob Halper
- Substance use and trauma-focused treatment
The New School
Clinical Psychology PhD
Adam Brown
- Trauma and resilience
Howard Steele
- Mourning in response to trauma and loss
Wendy D'Andrea
- Acute vs. chronic trauma
- Effects of prolonged trauma on attention and cognition
- Physiological signatures of chronic trauma
The Ohio State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Anthony King
- neural mechanisms of PTSD
Jasmeet Hayes
- psychological stress and traumatic brain injury effects on cognition
Megan Renna
- mind-body mechanisms in depression, anxiety, PTSD, and cancer
The University of Memphis
Clinical Psychology PhD
Alexandra Brockdorf
- Behavioral health after trauma, especially sexual assault
- PTSD
Joah Williams
- Trauma among victims and co-victims of community/interpersonal violence
- Transdiagnostic early interventions for trauma survivors
- Traumatic loss
Meghan McDevitt-Murphy
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
The University of Montana
Clinical Psychology PhD
Caitlin Martin-Wagar
- Eating disorder comorbidity with trauma/PTSD
Ciara Hansen
- Historical trauma and grief
Rachel Williamson
- Existential theory applied to traumatic stress
The University of South Dakota
Clinical Psychology PhD
BreAnne Danzi
- Child and family mental health after trauma
- Childhood PTSD assessment and diagnostic criteria
- Community-wide trauma (disasters, terrorism)
Brianna Byllesby
- PTSD construct validity
- Psychological outcomes following trauma exposure
- PTSD comorbidity
- Mechanisms of change in trauma-focused treatment
Jean Caraway
- Interpersonal violence and PTSD risk factors
Raluca Simons
- Traumatic stress in veterans
- PTSD comorbidity with addiction and self-harm
- Sleep disturbances in PTSD
The Wright Institute
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Ania Wertz
- Multidisciplinary understanding of trauma
Michael Changaris
- Cultural humility and trauma neurobiology
Temre Uzuncan
- Complex trauma
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Clinical Psychology PhD
Patrice Shanahan
- PTSD
University at Buffalo State University of New York
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jennifer Read
- trauma and substance use intersection
- sexual trauma and alcohol use
- PTSD and alcohol use disorder comorbidity
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Clinical Psychology PhD
Nicholas Borgogna
- Trauma
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Clinical Psychology PhD
Misti Norton
- PTSD treatment
University of Alaska Anchorage
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jennifer Poon
- Trauma-informed, culturally-congruent interventions
Patrick Dulin
- PTSD intervention
University of Arizona
Clinical Psychology PhD
Ashley Huggins
- Neurobiology of PTSD and anxiety-related psychopathology
- Brain-based risk and resilience for PTSD in older adults
University of California, Berkeley
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jasmin Brooks Stephens
- Race, racism, and racial trauma
University of California, Irvine
Clinical Psychology PhD
Alyson Zalta
- trauma and PTSD
- prevention and treatment of trauma-related disorders
Ray Novaco
- trauma and anger in war veterans
University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Psychology PhD
Bruce Chorpita
- evidence-based services for ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma
Gerald M. Goodman
- PTSD interventions
Jennifer Sumner
- stress and trauma linked to accelerated aging
- psychological and biological mechanisms linking trauma and cardiovascular disease
- PTSD symptoms and early cardiovascular risk markers
Lauren C. Ng
- PTSD treatment effectiveness (Rwanda, Ethiopia)
- cultural and contextual moderators of PTSD treatment
Leslie Rith-Najarian
- anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance abuse in students
University of Central Florida
Clinical Psychology PhD
Amie R. Newins
- Trauma, anxiety, and health risk behaviors
- Improving treatments for trauma-related disorders
Clint Bowers
- Virtual/augmented reality for PTSD treatment
Kimberly Renk
- Families affected by substance use, trauma, and neglect
- Trauma-informed assessment and intervention
University of Cincinnati
Clinical Psychology PhD
Shari Wade
- Family adjustment to traumatic and acquired brain injury
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Clinical Psychology PhD
Charles C. Benight
- Human adaptation and recovery from trauma
- Motor vehicle accident trauma
Elizabeth Bauer
- Emotion processing in anxiety, depression, and PTSD
Heather Littleton
- Social-cognitive factors in trauma adjustment
Kristen L. Rudd
- Trauma and adversity
Steven L. Bistricky
- Cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal factors in trauma
University of Colorado Boulder
Clinical Psychology PhD
Chelsea Kilimnik
- sexual wellbeing after trauma
University of Colorado Denver
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jonathan Shaffer, Ph.D.
- depression and PTSD in cardiac patients
University of Connecticut
Clinical Psychology PhD
Crystal Park
- Trauma recovery
Sarah Gray
- Stress and trauma effects in children
Stephanie Milan
- Maternal depression and PTSD effects on parenting
University of Delaware
Clinical Psychology PhD
Adele Hayes
- Mechanisms of therapeutic change in CBT for depression and PTSD
Naomi Samimi-Sadeh
- Self-regulation deficits (psychopathy, antisocial personality, PTSD)
University of Denver
Clinical Psychology PhD · Clinical Psychology PsyD
Angela Narayan
- Intergenerational transmission of trauma
Anne DePrince
- Trauma and violence against women and children
- Trauma-informed policy and practice
Laura M. River
- childhood trauma and family adaptation to parenthood
Zoe Smith
- Systemic and interpersonal trauma effects on youth
University of Florida
Clinical Psychology PhD
Aliyah Snyder
- Sports concussion and traumatic brain injury
Breton Asken
- Effects of lifetime head trauma and CTE on brain health
Erika Cascio
- Pediatric cancer and traumatic brain injury outcomes
John Williamson
- TBI-related white matter injury and PTSD symptoms
- Intervention development for aging and PTSD-related cognitive dysfunction
University of Georgia
Clinical Psychology PhD
Thania Galvan
- traumatic stress
University of Hartford
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Kathy McCloskey
- intimate partner violence and trauma
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Clinical Psychology PhD
Santiago Papini
- trauma-related and addictive disorders
University of Houston
Clinical Psychology PhD
John Vincent
- PTSD and acute stress disorders
Matthew Gallagher
- Transdiagnostic treatment for anxiety and PTSD
Michael Williams
- Traumatic and acquired brain injury
University of Iowa
Clinical Psychology PhD
Emily Thomas
- Trauma's impact on psychological and physiological functioning
University of Kansas
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jordan Thomas
- trauma and women's health across the reproductive lifecycle
- PTSD during the perinatal period
- health correlates of traumatic stress in women
- trauma-focused interventions during pregnancy and postpartum
Nancy Hamilton
- sleep and health following trauma
- visual imagery in psychotherapy for PTSD and nightmares
University of Kentucky
Clinical Psychology PhD
Christal Badour
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
University of La Verne
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Carlos A. Vidales
- racial trauma
University of Louisville
Clinical Psychology PhD
Tamara Newton
- stress and trauma in prior intimate relationships
- health effects of intimate partner stress and trauma
- health psychology and psychology of trauma
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Clinical Psychology PhD
Molly Franz, Ph.D.
- PTSD and trauma effects on family relationships
- intimate partner relationship dynamics after trauma
- parent-child relationships in trauma survivors
- prevention and treatment of trauma-related family dysfunction
- social support networks for trauma recovery
Rebecca Schacht, Ph.D.
- comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders
- PTSD and opioid use disorder treatment
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Clinical Psychology PhD
Carolyn Davies
- trauma and stress
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Clinical Psychology PhD
Devin Atallah
- trauma, resilience, and healing justice
University of Miami
Clinical Psychology PhD
Gail H. Ironson
- trauma treatment and PTSD
Sannisha Dale
- resilience, trauma, and health outcomes in HIV
University of Michigan
Clinical Psychology PhD
Donna Nagata
- Psychosocial consequences of Japanese American WWII incarceration and historical trauma
University of Minnesota
Clinical Psychology PhD
Shmuel Lissek
- fear generalization in anxiety and PTSD
University of Mississippi
Clinical Psychology PhD
Aaron Lee
- PTSD, depression, and anxiety effects on cardiometabolic outcomes
Laura Dixon
- Anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD
Stefan Schulenberg
- Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth
University of Missouri
Clinical Psychology PhD
Donte Bernard
- racism-related stress and trauma
University of Missouri Kansas City
Clinical Psychology PhD
Johanna Nilsson
- culture, trauma, and discrimination effects on adjustment
Westley Youngren
- intersection of sleep and trauma
- trauma-related nightmares
- sleep science in trauma-informed care
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Clinical Psychology PhD
Rachel Wamser
- Polyvictimization and complex trauma
- Co-occurring grief and trauma
- Early dropout from trauma-focused therapy
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Clinical Psychology PhD
David DiLillo
- Trauma and interpersonal violence, including sexual assault and IPV
- Resilience among trauma survivors with PTSD
Kathy Chiou
- Cognitive functioning and recovery after traumatic brain injury
Keith Cruise
- Trauma exposure and delinquent behavior
Tierney Lorenz
- Support for survivors of sexual trauma and discrimination
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Clinical Psychology PhD
Christopher Kearney
- Posttraumatic stress in maltreated and traumatized youth
Danielle Morabito
- Mechanisms and intervention targets for trauma-related symptoms
- Psychophysiological and behavioral markers of trauma vulnerability
Nicole Short
- Digital cognitive behavioral interventions after trauma (e.g., sexual assault)
- Prevention of co-occurring PTSD and substance use
University of Nevada, Reno
Clinical Psychology PhD
Cynthia Lancaster
- PTSD and anxiety-related disorders
Mariann Weierich
- neurobiological mechanisms of stress and PTSD
University of New Mexico
Clinical Psychology PhD
Cecilia A. Hinojosa
- Co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder
- Hormonal contributions to PTSD and AUD
- Biomarkers for PTSD/AUD treatment decisions
- Symptom progression timeline of PTSD and AUD
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Clinical Psychology PhD
George Demakis
- Recovery from traumatic brain injury
Ryan Kilmer
- Children's adjustment to trauma
Scott Ravyts
- Insomnia and PTSD links to pain
Virginia Gil-Rivas
- Adjustment to trauma, disaster, and violence
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Clinical Psychology PhD
Kate B. Nooner
- Mental health promotion at the intersection of alcohol use, trauma, and neuroscience
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Clinical Psychology PhD
Blair Wisco
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Reward processing and decision-making in PTSD
- Trauma psychology
University of North Dakota
Clinical Psychology PhD
Alan King
- interplay of trauma and adult psychopathology
JP Legerski
- trauma in refugee and disaster-exposed youth
University of North Texas
Clinical Psychology PhD
Ateka A. Contractor
- positive memory processes in PTSD
- transdiagnostic links between PTSD, depression, and impulsivity
- sociocultural influences on PTSD
- PTSD symptom heterogeneity across populations
University of Notre Dame
Clinical Psychology PhD
Amanda Zelechoski
- trauma
Taylor Nicoletti
- pediatric traumatic stress and coping
- trauma-informed care
University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Psychology PhD
Jill M. Cyranowski
- effects of life stress and childhood trauma
Rebecca C. Thurston
- trauma and cardiovascular disease risk
University of Puerto Rico
Clinical Psychology PhD
Aida L. Jiménez
- trauma and posttraumatic growth
Sylvia Martínez Mejías
- childhood trauma
University of Rhode Island
Clinical Psychology PhD
David Schnyer
- traumatic brain injury biomarkers
Jillian Scheer
- trauma and minority stress
Nathan Cook
- pediatric concussion and traumatic brain injury
Nicole Weiss
- co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder
- culturally responsive trauma-informed treatment
University of Rochester
Clinical Psychology PhD
Chad Shenk
- pediatric trauma and child maltreatment
- biological and behavioral mechanisms of trauma
- randomized trials of trauma-focused treatment (TF-CBT)
University of San Francisco
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Alisha Saxena
- Trauma, risk, and resilience factors
June Madsen Clausen
- Treatment of trauma
University of South Carolina
Clinical Psychology PhD
Michelle Brown
- treatment outcomes in trauma-focused CBT
- biopsychosocial factors in child trauma treatment
- adverse police interactions and Black youth trauma
University of South Florida
Clinical Psychology PhD
Tiffany Chenneville
- trauma bonding and behavioral health consultation
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Clinical Psychology PhD
Lucybel Mendez
- Trauma-informed developmental trajectories in marginalized youth
- Trauma-focused prevention and intervention outcomes
- Trauma-informed care in youth-serving systems
University of Texas at Austin
Clinical Psychology PhD
Adela Timmons
- Adversity and trauma
Jasper Smits
- Social anxiety, panic disorder, and PTSD
University of Texas at Dallas
Clinical Psychological Science PhD
Regina Ybarra
- PTSD
University of Texas at Tyler
Clinical Psychology PhD
Adam McGuire
- positive psychology in PTSD treatment
- gratitude and trauma recovery
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Clinical Psychology PhD
Alfonso Mercado
- Trauma and resiliency in recent immigrants
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical Psychology PhD
C. Munro Cullum
- Traumatic brain injury and sports concussion
University of Toledo
Clinical Psychology PhD
Mojisola Tiamiyu
- chronic illness, resilience, and post-traumatic growth
University of Tulsa
Clinical Psychology PhD
Elana Newman
- PTSD and trauma treatment
- journalism and trauma
- research ethics in trauma studies
Joanne Davis
- trauma and PTSD treatment
Lisa DeMarni Cromer
- trauma and resilience
- sleep-related trauma interventions
- historical trauma and transformation
University of Utah
Clinical Psychology PhD
Anu Asnaani
- mechanisms of change in anxiety, OCD, and PTSD
Ashley L. Ware
- traumatic brain injury outcomes
Patricia K. Kerig
- trauma and violence effects on child development
- resilience factors in childhood trauma
- links between childhood trauma and adolescent delinquency
University of Vermont
Clinical Psychology PhD
Matthew Price
- Trauma recovery and PTSD treatment mechanisms
- Acute care interventions in emergency and trauma settings
University of Washington
Clinical Psychology PhD
Lori Zoellner
- memory and fear-learning mechanisms after trauma
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- depression following trauma
- prevention of chronic psychopathology after trauma exposure
- trauma-focused intervention research
Shannon Dorsey
- evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents (Trauma-Focused CBT)
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clinical Psychology PhD
Julie Poehlmann
- resilience and trauma in high-risk infants and children
- intergenerational transmission of risk and trauma
Kate Walsh
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- trauma and revictimization
Kathleen Hipke
- trauma-informed child-parent psychotherapy
Katie Howell
- child and family trauma exposure
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Clinical Psychology PhD
Christine Larson
- Individual risk factors for PTSD after trauma
University of Wyoming
Clinical Psychology PhD
Joshua Clapp
- Stigma surrounding trauma and its effects
- Measurement of trauma-related psychological disorders
- Broader psychological consequences of trauma
Matt J. Gray
- Traumatic stress and PTSD
Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology PhD
Sage Hawn
- Trauma and comorbidity
- Genetics and epigenetics of trauma response
- Biomarkers of stress and trauma
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Amy Marshall
- trauma exposure and social information processing
- PTSD and couples therapy
Meagan Brem
- trauma exposure and PTSD
W. Post Campus
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Sungjin Im
- Psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms of PTSD
Washington State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Christine So
- trauma-related sleep disturbance mechanisms
Walt Scott
- personal standards and PTSD
Washington University in St. Louis
Clinical Psychology PhD
Josh Oltmanns
- assessment of PTSD, depression, and anxiety
Wayne State University
Clinical Psychology PhD
John L. Woodard
- concussion and traumatic brain injury detection
Lisa Jane Rapport
- traumatic brain injury outcomes
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Lauren Brumley
- childhood adversity and trauma's effects on future aspirations
- policy-relevant trauma and poverty research
Michael Gawrysiak
- substance use disorders and PTSD
Stevie Grassetti
- trauma-informed intervention research
West Virginia University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Michelle Roley-Roberts
- PTSD and traumatic stress interventions for youth
- Community-based evaluation of trauma services
Western Michigan University
Clinical Psychology PhD
Amy Naugle
- Emotional and interpersonal factors in stress and trauma
Widener University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Bret A. Boyer
- family functioning, anxiety, depression, and PTSD in medical populations
Erika M. Dawkins
- grief and trauma
Mary T. Rourke
- support for traumatized or maltreated students in schools
Phoenix J. Cooper
- childhood trauma and psychopathology
- neurobiology of trauma and toxic stress
- intergenerational trauma
William Paterson University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
William Ernst
- traumatic brain injury knowledge across professional groups
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Brian Smothers
- complex sexual trauma
Jennifer Katele
- personality disorders and trauma
Wright State University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Janeece Warfield
- violence prevention and trauma
Jeff Cigrang
- military psychology and deployment-related PTSD
Jeremy Schumm
- PTSD treatment
- cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD
Michelle Schultz
- trauma in youth and juvenile justice populations
Xavier University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Tristan Patterson
- interpersonal trauma and sexual violence
- help-seeking among men who have experienced relational trauma
Yeshiva University
Clinical Psychology PsyD
Lata K. McGinn
- CBT for anxiety disorders and PTSD
Vera Bekes
- PTSD, coping, and resilience
- intergenerational and social trauma
- transgenerational trauma in Holocaust survivor families
What the research says
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