trauma Experts

Roxane Cohen Silver

Distinguished Professor of Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Roxane Cohen Silver studies stress, traumatic events, coping, disasters, health psychology and social psychology.

Sarah Emanuel

Associate Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and InstructionUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.

Gio Iacono, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Iacono's research interests include LGBTQIA+ youth mental health, youth resilience, diversity and inclusion in social work education.

Casey Call

Associate Director of the KPICD and Associate Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Dr. Casey Call is the Assistant Director at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

Elizabeth Johnson-Young

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Mary Washington

Elizabeth Johnson-Young is an expert on health communication, especially maternal and family health, and media.

Daniel J. Meara, M.D., DMD, FACS

Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital DentistryChristianaCare

Dr. Dan Meara leads ChristianaCare’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Hospital Dentistry.

Michael J. McClure, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | BE, Vanderbilt University | Ph.D, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Understanding the role of extracellular matrix and mechanical forces to regulate skeletal muscle structure, function, and innervation.

Cora Palma

Assistant Clinical ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Kathryn L. Humphreys

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

A clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health.