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Bessel van der Kolk
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Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a clinician, researcher, and teacher best known for his work with PTSD. Kolk has been active in the mental health field since the 1970s and is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Body Keeps the Score, which has been translated into 35 languages, and of well over 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Ruth Cohn
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Ruth Cohn, MFT, is the author of Working with the Developmental Trauma of Childhood Neglect Using Psychotherapy and Attachment Theory Techniques in Clinical Practice (Routledge 2022), speaker and clinician. Ruth’s clinical worked was determined by becoming a therapist in the early 1980’s when the recent Women’s Liberation movement had just brought violence against women and children squarely into the public eye. She discovered that a vast majority of her clients came to therapy because they found relationships difficult to seemingly impossible. With the subsequent research into trauma, PTSD, and then brain science, Ruth became Certified in Sex Therapy seeing that her trauma clients struggled with sexuality and interpersonal relationships. From this arena, she identified childhood neglect as an overlooked aspect of trauma that required a different therapeutic approach.
Ruth continues her active clinical practice in San Francisco, California, and travels extensively to teach and train clinicians. She is currently working on a book for lay-people about childhood neglect.
Amy Arnsten
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Dr. Arnsten is an international expert on the molecular regulation of higher cortical circuits, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She was the first to discover that acute, uncontrollable stress impairs prefrontal cortical function, rapidly switching the brain from a reflective to reflexive state. Arnsten received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Brown University in 1976 (where she created the Neuroscience major), and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UCSD in 1981. She did post-doctoral research with Dr. Susan Iversen at Cambridge University in the UK, and with Dr. Patricia Goldman-Rakic at Yale. Dr. Arnsten's research examines the unique molecular regulation of the prefrontal cortical circuits that generate higher cognition and top-down control, and how these circuits are markedly impaired by stress and inflammation, conferring vulnerability in mental illness. Arnsten's research has led to new treatments for cognitive disorders in humans, including the successful translation of guanfacine (Intuniv) for the treatment of ADHD and related prefrontal cortical disorders.
Gül Dölen
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Gul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, Wendy Klag Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute. Dr. Dölen is the recipient of several prestigious awards including: the Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award, the Conquer Fragile X Rising Star Award, the Angus MacDonald Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Society for Social Neuroscience Early Career Award, the Searle Scholars Award, and the Johns Hopkins University President’s Frontier Award. She joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2014.
Julian Thayer
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Dr. Julian F. Thayer received his Ph.D. from New York University in psychophysiology with a minor in quantitative methods. Dr. Thayer has held faculty positions at Penn State University and the University of Missouri. Before moving to the Ohio State University in 2006 as the Ohio Eminent Scholar Professor in Health Psychology, Dr. Thayer was Chief of the Emotions and Quantitative Psychophysiology Section in the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition at the National Institute on Aging. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Bergen in Norway and the Free University of Amsterdam and a Research Fellow in Residence at the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University. He has published over 195 research papers and book chapters covering a wide range of topics including behavioral medicine, cardiology, emotion, psycho- pathology, bioengineering, research design and multivariate statistical techniques. Dr. Thayer has received numerous research awards including the Sigma Xi Research Recognition Award and the Early Career Award for Contributions to Psychosomatic Medicine from the American Psychosomatic Society, and he is a Fellow of the Society for Behavioral Medicine. He has also received a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research on emotion in Norway and an Alexander von Humboldt Research Award to conduct research in Germany.
He is a former Associate Editor of Psychophysiology, on the editorial board of Psychosomatic Medicine as well as Music and Medicine and is an Associate Editor of Bio-Psycho-Social Medicine. He has also served as the program chair for the Society for Behavioral Medicine, the American Psychosomatic Society, and the Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium. Dr. Thayer is currently the President of the Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and President Elect of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research.
Dr. Thayer is also a professional jazz musician with numerous recordings to his credit. Dr. Thayer has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe including performances with Charlie Mariano, George Garzone, John Hicks, Terrell Stafford, Carter Jefferson, Vernon Reid, Paul Steven Ray, Pheeroan akLaff, Scott Robinson, Klaus Suonsaari, Cyro Baptiste, Douglas Bown, Buck Hill, Emil Viklicky, Michael Weiss, Jim Beard, Eldar Djangirov, and Jimmy Cobb. He has recorded with Charlie Mariano, Geri Allen, Pheeroan akLaff, Emil Viklicky, Paul Steven Ray, Scott Robinson, Frank Carlberg, Eli Fountain, Jarmo Savolainen, and Klaus Suonsaari.
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Robin Carhart-Harris
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Robin Carhart-Harris moved to Imperial College London in 2008 after obtaining a PhD in Psychopharmacology from the University of Bristol, focused on the serotonin system, and an MA in Psychoanalysis from Brunel University, 2005. Robin has designed human brain imaging studies with LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and DMT, a clinical trial of psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, a double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing psilocybin with the SSRI, escitalopram, for depression, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and a multimodal imaging study in first time users of psilocybin. Robin has published over 100 scientific papers. He founded the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London in April 2019, the first of its kind. In 2021, he was listed in TIME magazine’s ‘100 Next’, a list of 100 rising stars shaping the future. Also in 2021, he moved to University of California, San Francisco, becoming the Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor in Neurology and Psychiatry. At UCSF, Robin will serve as Director of the new Psychedelics Division within the translational neuroscience Centre, Neuroscape.
Alicia F. Lieberman
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Alicia F. Lieberman, Ph.D is Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health, Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development at UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the UCSF Child Trauma Research Program. She directs the Early Trauma Treatment Network, a center of SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Network and is the PI of the Infancy and Early Childhood Mental Health Consortium, a federal grant to create an early childhood mental health workforce in 10 rural counties of Northern California and other states with large rural populations.
She is the senior developer of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), a relationship-focused treatment for traumatized children aged birth-five broadly and their caregivers supported by 5 randomized studies and used extensively in the U. S. and internationally. Her research involves treatment outcome studies in pregnancy and with traumatized young children and families from low-income and under-represented racial and ethnic minority groups. She is the author of numerous professional books, treatment manuals, and articles on pregnancy and early childhood mental health, including The Emotional Life of the Toddler, in print for 25 years and now in its second edition. Born in Paraguay, she received her professional training in Israel and the United States. Her cross-cultural experience as a Jewish Latina informs her commitment to increasing access and raising the standard of care for marginalized and oppressed children and families. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including most recently the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from Zero to Three.
Cathy Malchiodi
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Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, REAT is the executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute and is an investigator on a five-year grant with the US Department of Education, integrating trauma-informed expressive arts into classrooms. She has assisted more than 500 agencies, organizations, and institutions in developing trauma-informed programming including the United Nations, Department of Defense, Kennedy Center, Harvard, MIT, and Johns Hopkins University. A popular presenter and workshop leader, she given over 750 invited keynotes and workshops throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. She has authored 20 books, including the bestselling Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process and Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy. Her publications have been translated in over 20 languages.
Mirjana Askovic
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Mirjana Askovic, PhD is a senior psychologist with 30 years of clinical experience in mental health. She is the Director of the Australian Neurofeedback Institute and is a pioneer in the the application of Neurofeedback and Heart Rate Biofeedback in working with refugees affected by torture and trauma.
Pat Ogden
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Pat Ogden, PhD, (she/her), Is a pioneer in somatic psychology, the creator of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy method, and founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Dr. Ogden is a clinician, consultant, international lecturer, and the first author of two groundbreaking books in somatic psychology: Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment (2015). Her third book, The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context, advocates for an anti-racist perspective in psychotherapy practice. Her current interests include couple therapy, child and family therapy, social justice, diversity, inclusion, consciousness, and the philosophical/spiritual principles that underlie her work.
Ruth Lanius
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Ruth A. Lanius, M.D., Ph.D. is a Psychiatry Professor and Harris-Woodman Chair at Western University of Canada, where she is the director of the Clinical Research Program for PTSD. Ruth has over 25 years of clinical and research experience with trauma-related disorders. She established the Traumatic Stress Service at London Health Sciences Centre, a program that specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma. Ruth has received numerous research and teaching awards, including the Banting Award for Military Health Research. She has published over 150 research articles and book chapters focusing on brain adaptations to psychological trauma and novel adjunct treatments for PTSD. Ruth regularly lectures on the topic of psychological trauma both nationally and internationally. Ruth has co-authored two books: The Effects of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic and Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, Treatment. Ruth is a passionate clinician scientist who endeavours to understand the first-person experience of traumatized individuals throughout treatment and how it relates to brain functioning.
Leslie & Jeff Jones
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Leslie Salmon Jones; CEO and Founder of Afro Flow Yoga® received her dance training at the Alvin Ailey School. A transformational journey throughout Africa and the Caribbean, the connection with African spirituality, yogic principles, and the intrinsic expression of movement through nature’s elements inspired Leslie to create Afro Flow Yoga®. Along with husband Jeff Jones they offer weekly classes, monthly workshops, and outreach programs to promote diversity and inclusion in Boston, New York, Hawaii, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Bali and Canada. Afro Flow Yoga® has been featured in Yoga Journal, Black Enterprise, Essence and Oprah Magazines, “Better Living with Liz Walker,” NPR, NBC and ABC news.
Jeff W. Jones COO and Founder of Afro Flow Yoga® a multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, musical director, composer and co-creator with his wife and founder, Leslie Salmon Jones. His mastery of African inspired rhythms, and his use of the Djembe (from Ghana), congas, bongos, Sudanese Acholi lyre, Indian bells, tambourine creates a healing musical journey.He has performed for the inaugurations of President Barack Obama and Governor Deval Patrick.
Josefin Wikström
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Josefin Wikström (Minded Yoga therapist,TCTSY-F, e-RYT, YACEP). Founder and Executive Director of Trauma-Informed Yoga and Movement Sweden, Director of Programs PYP Europe and India, co-developer of Krimyoga, the evidence-based Swedish prison yoga project.
Additionally, she has developed trauma-informed therapeutic yoga, dance and movement programs for forensic psychiatry, juvenile justice systems, refugee integration, and trauma treatment centers for youth and children. Josefin is co-author of the book Freedom from the Inside, A Woman’s Yoga Practice Guide.
Michael Niconchuk
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Michael Niconchuk is a neuroscience researcher, author, and technical expert in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in conflict settings and the neuroscience of intergroup conflict.
In his role, Michael leads various initiatives focusing on mental health and conflict, building programs to support community mental health among conflict-affected populations, and addressing links between mental health and cycles of violence in communities, including challenges such as the reintegration of former combatant populations, deradicalization and mental health of violent extremists, and social stability in trauma-affected communities. Michael is the author of several innovative scientific publications on issues of neuroscience, trauma, violent extremism, and intergroup relations. Mike is the author of the Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology and oversees the program’s implementation in the Middle East and Americas.
Michael is a former Fulbright Scholar and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Arabic. He holds degrees from Tufts University (BA, International Relations) and University College London (MSc Social Cognition).
Justine Hardy
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Justine is a mental well-being activist, practitioner, writer, and the founder of Healing Minds Foundation, an integrated mental health programme for trauma rehabilitation and preventative mental well-being, based in the Kashmir Valley, and now expanding into other geographies.
Justine practices and teaches in the US, the UK, and India—where she has spent much of the past thirty years. She is currently visiting faculty at Sai University, a new liberal arts university in Chennai. She speaks widely on integrated mental health and well-being, from The Oslo Freedom Forum to, most recently, the G20 inauguration in Delhi. In addition to extensive journalism, having worked at many publications, ranging from The Financial Times to The Indian Express, Justine is also the author of seven books both fiction and non-fiction, all based on South Asia, three of which have been broadcast on the BBC. She has also co-authored and contributed to a wide range of publications, with a focus on trauma integration and recovery using preventative and holistically curative models.
Keren Doenyas-Barak
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Dr. Keren Doenyas-Barak obtained her M.D. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 2002 and currently teaches physiology and clinical practice at Tel Aviv University’s School of Medicine.
For the past six years, she has led the PTSD unit at Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, focusing on the biology and pathophysiology of PTSD. Her comprehensive research program covers various aspects of PTSD, including the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, biomarker characterization, and PTSD diagnosis.
Ilan Kutz
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Ilan Kutz MD is a former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry on the staff of Tel-Aviv University and former head of the Psychiatric Services at Meir General Hospital, and Clinical Director of its Acute Stress and Trauma Intervention Unit. For the past decade he has served as a consultant for the PTSD unit at the Segol Hyperbaric-Oxygen Research Center at the Shamir Medical Center. He continues working as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in his private practice.
For several decades Dr. Kutz had developed methods for treating mass casualty events following terrorist attacks, educating mental health professionals around Israel and abroad. He devised a method for immediate assessment of Acute Stress Reaction (ASR) and risk prediction of subsequent stress disorders and helped develop a phase-oriented intervention-model for treating Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) in victims of terrorist attacks. As a consulting psychiatrist he assisted the staff of the Mental Health Clinic in the rocket-bombarded town of Sderot.
Shai Efrati
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Dr. Shai Efrati is a professor at the School of Medicine and the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. He also serves as the director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir (Assaf-Harofeh) Medical Center in Israel. Under Prof. Efrati's leadership, the center has grown to become the largest hyperbaric center worldwide, currently treating over 300 patients per day.
Dr. Efrati's expertise extends to internal medicine, nephrology, hyperbaric and diving medicine and he holds the position of Director of Research & Development at the Shamir Medical Center, affiliated with Tel-Aviv University. Driven by the passion for physiology and thermodynamics, particularly in understanding the physiological barriers that hinder organ function, he initiated a research program focusing on neuroplasticity—the regeneration of damaged brain tissue. This research aims to treat the brain as a tissue, identifying and characterizing non-healing brain wounds and the bottlenecks that impede recovery.
Among the various potential interventions studied for inducing neuroplasticity, the most promising approach involves the use of dedicated Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) protocols. This newly developed HBOT protocol stimulates brain and tissue repair by generating fluctuations in oxygen and pressure, initiating a regenerative biological cascade akin to hypoxia under hyperoxic conditions—a phenomenon known as the Hyperoxic-Hypoxic Paradox (HHP). Clinical studies and ongoing research have demonstrated that HHP can induce neuroplasticity in various types of brain injuries, including stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, post-COVID syndrome, age-related cognitive decline, central pain syndromes such as Fibromyalgia syndrome, and in patients suffering from long-term treatment-resistant PTSD.
Benjamin Pandev-Girard
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Benjamin Pandev-Girard, M.OT is a practicing occupational therapist in Montréal. He has a special interest in trauma, dissociation, sensory processing, and intervention development and is a collaborator of the research team at the lab of Dr. Ruth Lanius at Western Ontario University. He consults to organizations about trauma-informed care with a sensory processing lens and is a guest lecturer, clinical supervisor and mentor at Université de Sherbrooke. He strives to bring trauma-informed care in an accessible and personalized manner across community settings leading projects with youth protection units, and rehabilitation teams who treat individuals with dissociative and addiction related disorders.
Alexandra Cook
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Alexandra Cook, Ph.D. is a partner of SMARTmoves and one of the original developers of the SMART model. Formerly, Dr. Cook was the Associate Director of The Trauma Center where she worked for over 20 years and is the lead author on the White Paper on Complex Trauma on Children and Adolescents. She is the co-author of With the Phoenix Rising.
Heather Finn
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Heather Finn, LICSW is a contributing developer of the SMART model and a practicing psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience providing treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, impacted by chronic adversity and traumatic stress. As a partner in SMARTmoves, she is building a hub for SMART treatment, training, and consultation in Tuscon, AZ where she currently resides and practices.
Elizabeth Warner
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Elizabeth Warner, Ed.M., Psy.D. is a psychologist with 40 years of experience. As Project Director at the Trauma Center, she oversaw the first decade of development of SMART, and a research method for analyzing somatic regulation via videotaped therapy sessions and was the lead author of Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents: An Embodied Approach. She is a partner of SMARTmoves, trains and consults, and is developing research partnerships.
Anne Westcott
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Anne Westcott is a social worker with 30 years experience supporting children, families, and adults impacted by trauma in outpatient, in-home and residential programs. She collaborated to develop the SMART model and co-founded SMARTmoves, LLC in 2018. She co-authored The Hidden Strengths Children’s Series and continues to facilitate depth somatic psychotherapy training for the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
Terry Frieberg
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J.W. Freiberg, PhD, JD, served as General Counsel to a great many of Boston’s children’s social service, adoption agencies, and private mental health clinics, providing legal advice to both their administrations and their clinicians. As the years passed, Freiberg’s clinician clients were increasingly more likely to describe their patients as presenting, among other issues, with an ever-greater level of social isolation and unfulfilling relationships. Freiberg shares these spell-binding cases with us in his two prize-winning books: Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer’s Case Stories (2016), and Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone (2020). Freiberg also edited Growing Up Lonely: Disconnection and Misconnection in the Lives of Our Children (2019). He has written and lectured widely about chronic loneliness and given scores of radio interviews are available on his website, thelonelinessbooks.com.
Kevin Coleman
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Kevin G. Coleman, founding member, Shakespeare & Company, where he serves as the director of the Education Program. Shakespeare & Young Company, Shakespeare in the Courts, (a collaboration with Berkshire County Juvenile Court), where juvenile offenders work with actors to perform Shakespeare as an obligation to the Court and the all Festival of Shakespeare. Theater Director at the Austen Riggs Center.
Dafna Lender
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Dafna is a family therapy expert and attachment specialist. Dafna is an international trainer and supervisor for practitioners who work with children and families. She is a certified trainer and supervisor/consultant in both Theraplay and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), as well as an EMDR therapist. Dafna’s expertise is drawn from 25 years of working with families in many settings: at-risk after school programs, therapeutic foster care, in-home crisis stabilization, residential care and private practice. Dafna’s style, whether as a therapist or teacher, is combining the light-hearted with the profound by bringing a playful, intense and passionate presence to every encounter.
Dafna is author of Integrative Attachment Family Therapy (2023) and the co-author of Theraplay the Practitioner’s Guide (2020). She teaches and supervises clinicians in 15 countries in 4 languages: English, Hebrew, French and Spanish.
Frank Anderson
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Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.
Dr. Anderson has lectured extensively on the Neurobiology of PTSD and Dissociation and wrote the chapter “Who’s Taking What” Connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Internal Family Systems for Trauma in Internal Family Systems Therapy-New Dimensions. He co-authored a chapter on “What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy” and co-authored the Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.
His most recent book, entitled “Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems” was released on May 19, 2021.
His memoir, “To Be Loved,” is set to be released on May 7, 2024.
Sue Carter
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Sue Carter, Ph.D. is currently a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia and a Distinguished Research Scientist and Rudy Professor Emerita of Biology at Indiana University. She has held Professorships at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Maryland, College Park (where she was a Distinguished University Professor), and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Between 2014 and 2019 she was the Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute.
Dr. Carter’s research was integral to discovering the relationship between social behavior and oxytocin. Her current work in humans and other mammals examines the developmental and epigenetic consequences of oxytocin and the role of oxytocin pathways in selective sociality and the management of social isolation, stress and trauma. She was the first person to detect and define the endocrinology of social bonds through her research on the socially monogamous, prairie vole. These findings helped lay the foundation for ongoing studies of behavioral and developmental effects of oxytocin and vasopressin and a deeper appreciation for the biological importance of relationships and sociostasis in human health and wellbeing.
Donna Goelz
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Donnalea Van Vleet Goelz, has a PhD in Clinical Somatic Psychology and is executive director of Continuum Movement®, founded by Emilie Conrad Da’oud. She is the founder and owner of Cobalt Moon Center, a center for integrative health and Somatics education in Neptune Beach, FL., where she has been teaching T’ai Chi for the past 30 years. She has taught and been on the faculty of several different educational institutes: University of Florida, University of North Florida, Esalen Institute, Hollyhock Educational Institute, Kripalu, and The Open Center. Currently she is involved in research at the University of Florida and University of North Florida.
Licia Sky
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Licia Sky is a somatic educator, artist, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with traumatized individuals and trains mental health professionals to use mindful meditation in movement, theater exercises, writing, and voice as tools for attunement, healing, and connection. She is a regular instructor in trauma healing workshops at Cape Cod Institute, Kripalu, and Esalen. For the past decade, she has been teaching expanded awareness in workshops to clinicians and laypeople around the world. Licia is the co-founder of the Trauma Research Foundation.
John Amaral
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John Amaral is an energy practitioner, author, educator and founder of the Energy Flow Formula, a somatic energy healing practice. Originally trained as a chiropractor, John developed the Formula over 25 years of working with thousands of people from more than 50 countries. His clients include A-list celebrities, entrepreneurs, athletes, influencers and thought-leaders. John uses the unique principles of the Energy Flow Formula to help his clients heal physical injuries, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, and reach and sustain new levels of energy, clarity, and fulfillment so they can feel and live better.
Sará King
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Dr. Sará King is a neuroscientist, artist, political and learning scientist, education philosopher, social impact entrepreneur, public speaker, and certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor. She is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Public Health at the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion in Human Health and Social Justice at UCSD. She is also the co-director of Mobius, a home for the development of Liberatory Technology, and the founder of MindHeart Collective, a contemplative tech company that she founded to develop AI-integrated platforms, applications, and courses grounded in neuroscience, “The Science of Social Justice” framework and the “Systems Based Awareness Map” (SBAM) which she developed to explore our capacity to heal intergenerational trauma and promote the well-being of "collective nervous systems”. In 2021, she was named “One-To-Watch” by Mindful Magazine, as well as she made the November cover of Yoga Journal Magazine as a “Game Changer” for her work bridging neuroscience, social justice and contemplative practices. In 2022, she was also named one of the "10 Most Powerful Women in Mindfulness" by Mindful Magazine.
Selma Quist-Møller
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Selma Quist-Møller is a psychologist educated from UC Berkeley, UCLA, and Copenhagen University, a researcher, a writer, and a mother studying post-traumatic growth from complex, collective, and intergenerational trauma. In her work, Selma bridges science and trauma-informed contemplative practices to help generate awareness and action cultivating individual, collective, and planetary well-being, health, justice, and growth. Selma is trained and mentored by Dr. Dan Siegel in the interdisciplinary approach of Interpersonal Neurobiology, and she was a 2020/2022 Garrison Institute Fellow, working with a diverse cohort of scholars, artists, and activists to blaze a new trail in the field of collective healing and growth, drawing upon and engaging with the science of interconnection, generative action, and contemplative wisdom.
Selma has shared her work in places like the Danish Parliament, UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Magazine, The International Conference in Mindfulness, PwC, and Wisdom 2.0’
Stephen Porges
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Dr Stephen W. Porges, PhD is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He created the Polyvagal Theory and a music-based intervention, Safe and Sound Protocol.
Bernard Wandernoth
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Bernhard Wandernoth, PhD. An engineer in Zurich, Switzerland. Responsible for 18 years for research and development of advanced technologies for EEG-based diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, especially biomarkers on cognitive evoked potentials and neurofeedback. Supports clinical trials and pilot projects for neurofeedback.
Wendy D'Andrea
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Wendy's research focuses on the psychobiological alterations associated with exposure to complex trauma. This work has focused on changes in factors such as affect recognition and regulation, attention and cognition, relationship, and identity, with an eye towards using lab-based and physiological methodologies for assessment.
Her work also attempts to unpack the contributions of marginalization to ways in which individuals adapt to adversity. This research unfolds both the lab as well as in the field, in psychosocial intervention settings. Dr. D'Andrea received her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan and completed her postdoctoral training at the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute. She is an associate professor of psychology and director of clinical training at The New School in New York, NY. When not working, she loves to dance and cook (sometimes at the same time).
Matthew Fleischman
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Matthew Fleischman, PhD, Co-Director of the Neurofeedback Advocacy Project whose mission is to implement neurofeedback within our existing healthcare system with particular concern for agencies working with the underserved and difficult-to-serve. To date the project has implemented neurofeedback is over 20 agencies, trained over 100 clinicians and is tracking the session-by-session results for over a 1000 clients. This ever growing data is published live to our website, NeurofeedbackAdvocacyProject.com using our Results Tracking System, a HIPAA-compliant, multilingual, online program to demonstrate the clinical, behavioral, social and medical impact of neurofeedback when implemented in real-world settings.
Elizabeth Call
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Elizabeth Call, PsyD, offers psychotherapy services to those dealing with life transitions, loss, anxiety, dysthymia, and post-traumatic stress. A psychologist for over 20 years, she utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, in her practice as well as Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. Throughout her extensive career, Elizabeth Call, PsyD, has served in multiple capacities in mental health facilities in Massachusetts and Arizona. She is also a former instructor in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry.
Jim Hopper
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James W. Hopper, PhD, is Clinical Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. His work as a consultant, clinician, and researcher has focused on the effects of child abuse and sexual assault, the nature of traumatic memories, the psychology and biology of trauma, and the brain bases of meditation and other spiritual practices. Dr. Hopper trains and consults with a wide range of organizations and professionals.
Gita Vaid
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Gita Vaid, MD; Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst practicing ketamine assisted psychotherapy in New York City. Co-founder of the Center for Natural Intelligence, a multidisciplinary laboratory dedicated to psychedelic psychotherapy innovation. Director, Psychedelic Awareness at The Chopra Foundation.
Rick Doblin
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Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). His professional goal is to help develop legal contexts for the beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana, primarily as prescription medicines but also for personal growth for otherwise healthy people, and eventually to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. He founded MAPS in 1986, and currently resides in Boston with his wife and dog.
Nóra Kerekes
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Dr. Nóra Kerekes is a medical sciences professor specializing in Psychiatry. She has made significant contributions to the field through her pioneering research on the impact of non-pharmacological treatments on our behaviors, psychological well-being, and character. Dr. Kerekes is also the founder of the Centre of Holistic Psychiatry Research (ChoPy, https://www.chopy.org/ ), an international research platform that aims to explore a holistic perspective on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Kerekes is a leader in several clinical trials investigating yoga's effectiveness as a complementary treatment within psychiatric care (https://www.yogatocare.com/ ). Her studies have focused on diverse populations, including children and young adults, prison inmates, and forensic populations. As the leader of pioneer scientific research studies within ChoPy, she has conducted groundbreaking research, including the largest randomized controlled trial (RCT) yoga study within a prison environment. She is also spearheading ongoing research on yoga within forensic and child and adolescent psychiatry.
Additionally, Dr. Kerekes serves as the research leader of the European Prisons Yoga Project (PYP) program, further highlighting her commitment to exploring innovative and holistic approaches to psychiatric care. Overall, her work has been critical in advancing the field of psychiatry and promoting greater awareness of the benefits of non-pharmacological treatments.
Sam Williams
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Sam Williams, CYT, Prison Yoga Project. Restorative Justice, Prison Rehabilitation and Re-entry Program Coordinator and Facilitator (MCI- Norfolk, MCI-Concord, and MCI-Framingham). Racial Profiling, Community Economic Development, Urban Planning, Youth Development and Public Safety. Executive Director of Concord Prison Outreach, he worked for many years at Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry as Chief Operating Officer and Adjunct Professor at Wheelock College, Northeastern University, and Boston University. Mr. Williams is currently the co-chair of the Community Advisory Board for Northeastern University’s Crime Race and Justice Center.
James Fox
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James Fox, MA, CYT, Founder of Prison Yoga Project. His years of experience as a facilitator of victim/offender education, violence prevention, and emotional literacy classes for incarcerated people informed his work of providing trauma-informed yoga embodiment practices. James has trained thousands of teachers who have replicated PYP’s methodology in correctional facilities in more than 20 US states, Mexico, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the U.K., France, The Netherlands, Australia, and India.
He is the author of Yoga: A Path for Healing and Recovery, co-author of Freedom from the Inside, A Woman’s Yoga Practice Guide, and a Contributor for Best Practices for Yoga with Veterans James He has taught for Loyola Marymount University’s Yoga, Mindfulness, and Social Change Certification Program and has served as an advisor to the National Institute of Health-sponsored Chicago Urban Mindfulness Program. In 2015, Yoga Journal honored James with a Karma Yoga Award for their 40th Anniversary Issue.
Luisa Pérez Escobedo
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Luisa started her yoga practice in 2006 and has been involved with TC-TSY since 2016. She is the Mentor and Co-coordinator for the Community in Spanish. She is also the Director of Prison Yoga Project in Mexico and has worked in federal and local max security prisons; she also provides TCTSY private and group classes to women survivors of sexual abuse as well as to teach relatives of disappeared people in México.
In 2019, the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published a Yoga and Meditation Manual for people in prisons, co-authored by Luisa. Before entirely focusing her career on teaching yoga, she worked as a human rights lawyer for 15 years in several human rights NGOs and international organizations. Currently, she also facilitates Peace Circles in the framework of Restorative Justice.
Sarah Beranbaum
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Sarah Beranbaum, MA, is a Clinical Psychology PhD candidate at the New School for Social Research, interning at Bellevue Hospital, with an anticipatory graduation date of summer, 2024. Her research focuses on the biopsychosocial impact of trauma-informed, group interventions. Sarah enjoys partnering with community, mental health organizations to design respectful and collaborative research protocols in varying international contexts. Alongside research and clinical practice, she is trained to work as a trauma-informed yoga teacher and mindfulness counselor.
Julie Fernandez
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Julie Fernandez is the Lead Trainer and Director of Curriculum Development and Mentorship and has been working at Exhale to Inhale since 2014. She is a Somatic Trauma Recovery Guide and is passionate about helping people reclaim their bodies and build trust in their innate wisdom while shedding the judgements, guilt and shame that arises from unresolved traumas. Julie has experience working in domestic violence shelters, rape-crisis centers, and foster care centers throughout New York City and Los Angeles, working with at-risk teens and disadvantaged youth in inner city schools, and working at eating disorder centers. In addition to leading her own private practice at Metta Healing Arts, Julie also serves as the lead Trauma Recovery Specialist on the multimodal team at Hope Integrative Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Los Angeles. Julie is currently a candidate at Meridian University for a M.A. in Psychology with concentration in Expressive and Movement Arts.
Maggie LaRocca
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With more than 15 years dedicated to providing accessible mental wellness opportunities for survivors of trauma, Maggie LaRocca is the current Executive Director of Exhale to Inhale, a nonprofit empowering survivors through the healing power of trauma informed yoga. Prior to that, LaRocca was instrumental in developing the Combat Stress Recovery Program for Wounded Warrior Project. LaRocca’s unique background in scaling accessible mental health-based programs along with her background in clinical psychology, strategy and research has supported her work. Hailing from a small, rural community and experiencing firsthand the impact of multi-generational trauma, she is passionate about innovative, community based solutions that bring healing to marginalized communities. She received her bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Speech from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Anthony Gorry
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Anthony Gorry is a music and audio innovator with over 20 years of experience in the music and entertainment industry. He is the co-founder and CEO of Polyvagal Music LLC, a company that develops music and wellness technology, co-invented with Dr. Stephen Porges & a co-founder of AjoiA Ltd.
He has a long track record of creating, producing, and composing high-quality music, experiences for some of the most successful and influential artists, brands, and media outlets in the world.
Breanne Kearney
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Breanne is a Neuroscience PhD Student under Dr. Ruth Lanius' supervision at Western University, Canada, and she holds a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of New Hampshire, USA, and a Master of Research degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London, UK. Previously, she worked with children with sensory challenges who struggled to manage their emotions and behavior in a variety of settings (e.g., home, school, in the community) using a play- and relationship-based approach. Her preparation for that work included advanced training at the STAR Center in Denver, Colorado under the supervision of Dr. Lucy J. Miller and Dr. Lisa Porter. Breanne is grateful for having learned so much from her clients, which led to her passion for researching the senses and embodiment (i.e., how the body and mind interact) after trauma. She is also passionate about exploring the use of bottom-up (i.e., body-based), relationship-focused approaches in the healing process.
Bruce Dixon
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Bruce Dixon stands as an award-winning innovator, social entrepreneur, adventurer, storyteller, and a true aficionado of human performance. Born with an insatiable curiosity and an unyielding zest for life, Bruce's remarkable journey has taken him across the globe, weaving a tapestry of diverse experiences and vocations.
From the football field to the intricacies of financial services management, Bruce has fearlessly ventured into uncharted territories. His portfolio extends to leadership development, organizational behavior, coaching, and nonprofit innovation, showcasing a multifaceted career that mirrors his desire to support the thriving and well-being of all.
A seasoned storyteller, Bruce Dixon encapsulates his life experiences in narratives that captivate and inspire. His adventures have not only shaped his worldview but have also allowed him to amass a wealth of knowledge and insights. As a social entrepreneur, he brings a unique perspective to problem-solving, always seeking innovative solutions that create a positive impact on society.
Bruce's passions are deeply rooted in pushing the boundaries of mental, spiritual, and physical performance. His commitment to unlocking human potential is evident in every facet of his career, where he seamlessly blends his diverse skills and experiences. Whether navigating the complexities of professional football or spearheading nonprofit initiatives, Bruce is driven by a genuine desire to elevate individuals and organizations to new heights.
Ellen Yates
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Ellen Yates is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology in the Trauma & Affect Psychophysiology Lab at The New School for Social Research. Before coming to the New School, Ellen worked in the community violence prevention field as a systems advocate for survivors of interpersonal and domestic violence, particularly those with significant barriers to accessing community supports, and she has previous experience in neuroanatomy and neuroethics research. In her doctoral work, she is passionate about directly considering both complex human experiences and underlying neurobiology.
Maribel Mejia
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Dr. Mejia, a native Angeleno, has a passionate commitment to serving and improving the lives of the most vulnerable and underserved children and families living in Los Angeles County. She is dedicated to further expanding services that best meet the needs of the community. Dr. Mejia holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Multi-cultural Community Mental Health from the California School of Professional Psychology.
In her role as Chief Operating Officer of the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) Community Mental Health Center, Inc. Dr. Mejía is responsible for administrative and facilities management, information technology, human resources management, and other administrative operations. She oversees all financial operations of the agency, including accounting, reporting, audit, and contract management functions, and manages the VIP CMHC operating budget of approximately $12 million per year. She also creates and implements business practice policies and procedures, oversees management of personnel, including recruiting, hiring, promoting, discharging, training, and productivity. As the liaison with LA County Department of Mental Health contracting officials, Dr. Mejía is experienced and knowledgeable about county systems, policies, and procedures. Dr. Mejía is a licensed clinical psychologist with 24 years of experience working with victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, physical abuse and child sexual abuse.
Marta A. Alquijay
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Dr. Marta A. Alquijay received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with a specialization in Multicultural/Community Mental Health in 1993. She has been a licensed psychologist for nearly 30 years. Dr. Alquijay was previously Program Head for the Children’s System of Care at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. She is currently a full-time consultant, helping non-profit, government and private agencies develop, implement and evaluate mental health programs focusing on improving the lives of children and their families in underserved communities. She helped implement a Family Preservation program in the Pico Union area of Los Angeles, as well as a mental health program which provided free services to recent immigrants and trained graduate students. Dr. Alquijay is the lead clinical consultant for the countywide implementation of the Los Angeles Neurofeedback Pilot, which was launched in 2020 with the support of the Pritzker Family Foundation.
Martin Teicher
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Martin has been director of the Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program at McLean Hospital since 1988. He was director of the former Developmental Psychopharmacology Laboratory (now the Laboratory of Developmental Neuropharmacology), and is currently an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Teicher is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, Current Pediatric Reviews, and Current Psychosomatic Medicine. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, and has been part of Harvard University's Brain Development Working Group. He has served on or chaired numerous review committees for the National Institutes of Health, published more than 150 articles, and has received numerous honors.
Matthew Sanford
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Matthew Sanford has inspired and enhanced the lives of thousands by sharing the fundamental importance of the mind-body relationship. For him, connecting mind and body is not just a health strategy; it is a movement of consciousness that can change the world. He works on a variety of fronts to spread his message:
Public Speaker
Matthew’s core message of personal and organizational transformation is powerfully practical for a wide variety of audiences. His inspirational story of realizing opportunity in the face of change shows the way to better living, greater success and increased purpose. He connects with audiences nationwide, including corporations, major conferences, healthcare organizations, universities, colleges and national yoga conferences.
Author
Matthew shares his personal story in his critically acclaimed book Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence. Waking not only received two book awards but was also reviewed in many national publications. “I wrote a memoir, not to tell you something about me, but rather to show something about the mind-body relationship,” he notes.
Founder and President of Mind Body Solutions
In 2002, Matthew founded Mind Body Solutions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming trauma, loss and disability into hope and potential by awakening the connection between mind and body.
Nationally Recognized Yoga Teacher and Workshop Leader
Matthew teaches at national yoga conferences, studios, and institutions around the country. He teaches traditional students and is a pioneer in adapting yoga for people living with disabilities. The fact that he teaches people in both demographics tells you something not only about Matthew, but also about yoga. “We all live on a continuum of abilities and disabilities,” he says. “The principles of yoga apply to all people, to all bodies.”
Minwoo Lee
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Minwoo Lee is a biological anthropologist and neuroscientist interested in what makes humans (not) unique. His research has centered around the genetic and neural mechanisms underlying altruism in humans, specifically focusing on the neuropeptide oxytocin and how it interacts with social contexts to modulate various forms of prosocial behaviors. Engaging diverse groups of primary caregivers, he aims to explore ways to make altruism less costly and more accessible at both individual- and community levels to promote the sustained cycle of caregiving, health, and well-being.
Scott McKernan
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Scott McKernan, MA, a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student working in Dr. Wendy D'Andrea's lab at The New School. His research program focuses on biological adaptations to trauma and sexual and gender minority (SGM) mental health. Currently, he is investigating how discrimination confers risk for PTSD by mapping what is known about acute and chronic trauma onto discrimination experiences. It is his hope that by understanding how discrimination is similar to acute and chronic trauma the field can better formulate trauma treatments for minoritized individuals. He also works with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as a night attendant for their phase III clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD and is interested in expanding this modality to treat SGM individuals.
Angelika Y. Sadar
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Angelika Y. Sadar, MA, BCN, BCB-HRV is a licensed psychologist who is board certified in neurofeedback and heart rate variability and is a BCIA approved mentor in neurofeedback. Presently, her clinical focus is on patients with complex/comorbid presentations and consulting with other psychologists, medical practitioners and other clinicians regarding EEG, neurofeedback and practice development. She is the executive director of the Northeast Region Biofeedback Society and a board member at large of The Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
Andrew Villamil
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Andrew Villamil is a Well-Being Scientist with an extensive academic and clinical background. Having completed his Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and specialized training for licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. He is now finishing his second Masters and PhD in Positive and Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University.
For over 13 years, Andrew has worked in several roles at UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, working in operations for emergency services, international research, clinical programs, and interventions. His philosophy centers on the pivotal synergy between basic, translational and applied research to cultivate practical and real-world applications.
CJ Healy
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CJ Healy, MA is a fourth-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the New School for Social Research. They are a member of the Trauma and Affective Psychophysiology Lab under the mentorship of Wendy D'Andrea, PhD. Their research focuses on elaborating the psychological, behavioral, and physiological mechanisms of therapeutic action of psychedelics when used in naturalistic or clinical settings, particularly with respect to their potential utility in the treatment of developmental trauma. They draw on the theoretical frameworks of contemporary psychoanalysis and interpersonal neurobiology in order to approach an integrative understanding of symptom reduction and character change associated with psychedelic experiences. They are also a member of the Trainee Editorial Board of Psychedelic Medicine under co-editors-in-chief Peter Hendricks, PhD and Charles Nichols, PhD and the student coordinator of the Sándor Ferenczi Center under co-directors Adrienne Harris, PhD and Miriam Steele, PhD.
Nathaniel Harnett
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Nathaniel G. Harnett, PhD, is a neuroscientist whose research is focused on understanding the brain basis for why some people are more likely to develop stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after trauma. His current work leverages magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques—including functional MRI, structural MRI, and diffusion weighted imaging—to identify multimodal neural signatures of PTSD susceptibility in the acute aftermath of trauma exposure.
The overarching emphasis of Dr. Harnett’s work is on elucidating neural circuitry linked to acute and long-term development of post-traumatic syndromes and identifying robust and generalizable neurobiological targets for early intervention and treatment. Ultimately, the goal of this research is to develop predictive and preventative neuroscience-based techniques to reduce the prevalence of trauma and stress-related disorders.
In his academic career, Andrew has collaborated with some of the most venerated minds in psychology, contributing to seven leading research labs. These labs probe into a spectrum of topics, including Subjective Well-Being and Happiness, Cognitive and Organizational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Anxiety and Depression, Technology, and Identity, Culture and Developmental Research.
Roxana Sasu
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Roxana Sasu, MD has been a neurofeedback practitioner for 16 years. Since joining the field, she has taught and mentored over 5000 professionals world-wide, becoming a global expert in Infra-Low neurofeedback. She is the Executive Director of the Neurofeedback Advocacy Project, a nonprofit bringing Neurofeedback to agencies working with underserved populations across the US. Roxana is also part of ongoing research and data collection for improving the efficacy of neurofeedback. Roxana authored two chapters in the book: “Restoring the Brain: Neurofeedback as an Integrative Approach to Health”, where she discusses clinical aspects related to the use of neurofeedback in targeting symptoms associated with ADD and ADHD, respectively behavioral, developmental, and emotional dysregulations in the younger population. She also published an article in Frontiers for Human Neuroscience: Infra-Low Frequency Neurofeedback in Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness -Case Study, as part of the research topic “Endogenous Neuromodulation in the Infra-Low Frequency Regime”.
Kevin Becker
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Dr. Kevin Becker, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the study and treatment of psychological trauma and crisis for nearly 30 years. He previously served (1993-2002) as Director of the Boston Trauma Center, which was the country’s first comprehensive research, training and treatment facility for understanding and addressing psychological trauma. During his tenure there, he assisted in the creation of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and developed the first federally funded program to provide mental health services to human trafficking victims. His primary emphasis has been in working with communities around the world, following tragedy, such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Sandy Hook and numerous other mass shootings, and the Boston Marathon bombings. He has produced an award-winning documentary on PTSD and authored globally-distributed manuals on caring for children and adults following disaster and tragedy. He is the principal founder of ORI Consulting, a global crisis consulting firm.
Lucy Dhegrae
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Hailed for her “vocal versatility and an omnivorous curiosity” (NYTimes), Lucy Dhegrae is a singer who moves easily between a broad variety of styles. She founded the boundary-pushing internationally-acclaimed Resonant Bodies Festival (2013-2021), and has sung at venues including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Miller Theatre. Her recognitions include WQXR's 20 for 20 Artists to Watch; the Career Advancement Award from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; and the Professional Achievement Award from the University of Michigan SMT&D. Other career highlights include debuts with the New York Philharmonic and 92Y, and an artist residency at National Sawdust where she premiered The Processing Series, exploring trauma’s relationship to the voice. In addition to her public advocacy with RAINN, Dhegrae is also a Grief Ritual Leader, DJ, and electronic artist. For her classical music: lucydhegraevoice.com; for her electronic music: soundcloud.com/xnr-g.
Psyche Loui
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Psyche Loui is Associate Professor of Creativity and Creative Practice in the Department of Music and director of the MIND (Music, Imaging, and Neural Dynamics) lab at Northeastern University. She holds a PhD in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley and undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Music from Duke University. Dr. Loui studies the neuroscience of music perception and cognition, tackling questions such as: What gives people the chills when they are moved by a piece of music? How does connectivity in the brain enable or disrupt music perception? Can music help those with neurological disorders? Her work is supported by National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, received multiple Grammy awards, a young investigator award from the Positive Neuroscience Institute, and a Career award from the National Science Foundation. Her projects have been featured by the Associated Press, New York Times, Boston Globe, BBC, CNN, and other news outlets.
Liz Lerman
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Liz Lerman is a choreographer, performer, writer, teacher, and speaker. She has spent the past four decades making her artistic research personal, funny, intellectually vivid, and up to the minute. A key aspect of her artistry is opening her process to everyone from shipbuilders to physicists, construction workers to ballerinas, resulting in both research and experiences that are participatory, relevant, urgent, and usable by others.
