Fellows Committee Chair:Charles Figley, PhDfigley@tulane.edu Fellow status in APA is given to those who have made unusual and outstanding contributions to the field of trauma psychology. Their distinguished contributions are the foundation on which the future of trauma psychology builds. Fellows make on-going contributions to science, practice, and public policy through activities in this Division…
READ MOREMaria Valgoi Early career can be a very stressful and confusing time. It’s a time when one defines themselves professionally, takes risks, and innovates. It’s also a time when professionals are making huge life decisions such as committing to a partner, having children, and buying a home. After talking with ECPs in the division, I…
READ MOREMonica Sanchez & Yinan Liang Section Editor:Kiara Tookes-Williams Peer Reviewers:Molly Becker, Olivia Jackson, Jasmine Merlette, Zaine Roberts Advisor: Antonella BarianiOpinions expressed by the authors are their own and not necessarily those of APA, Division 56, or any member of the editorial board. Trauma-informed mental health services are in high demand. Yet, there is a discrepancy…
READ MORECatastrophic Wildfires and Apocalyptic AnxietyRobert D. Stolorow Living in the Bay Area near San Francisco, I am far from the catastrophic wildfires that have been assaulting Los Angeles and the neighboring communities. Despite this long distance, I have been feeling an uncanny sense of danger, an anxiety that often appears in my body in the…
READ MOREElizabeth Carll Section Editor; Founder & Chair, Refugee Mental Health Resource Network To encourage international participation, the APA Trauma Psychology Division 56 has been providing an annual travel stipend to attend the APA Convention for international students who are citizens of developing countries and enrolled in a graduate psychology program in their home country or…
READ MORESection Editor: Priscilla Dass-BrailsfordThe Fellows Committee is pleased to announce the newest Fellows of DIV56:Marylene Cloitre, PhD; Mary Ann Dutton, PhD; Barbara L. Niles, PhD; and Nancy Sidun, PsyD, ABPP, ATR. DR. MARYLENE CLOITRE is a senior staff member at the National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division at the Palo Alto VA and…
READ MOREStephany Pinales & Mariah Montgomery Stickley In 2020, approximately 9% of adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age identified themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, while nearly one percent of the population surveyed (.73%) identified as transgender (Bowleg, 2020). Considering the social, cultural, and spiritual influences placed upon youth in their development, these numbers…
READ MOREFellows Committee Chair:Priscilla Dass-Brailsfordpd227@georgetown.eduPhone: 202-706-5078 Fellow status in APA is given to those who have made unusual and outstanding contributions to the field of trauma psychology. Their distinguished contributions are the foundation on which the future of trauma psychology builds. Fellows make on-going contributions to science, practice, and public policy through activities in this Division…
READ MOREMy name is Maria Valgoi. I am a trauma psychologist and licensed in Illinois. I have a clinic on the southside of Chicago and I am on faculty at Governors State University in the south suburbs of Chicago. I graduated from University of Illinois Counseling Psychology Program with a graduate concentration in African American Studies.…
READ MOREPhoebe LewisSection Editor: Antonella BarianiPeer Reviewers: Molly Becker The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR, 2023) estimates that, as of mid-2022, 32.5 million people were of refugee status. According to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), a person meets the legal definition of refugee if they are “unable or unwilling to return to their…
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