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In 2008, Heidi Zinzow joined Clemson鈥檚 College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, bringing her knowledge as a licensed clinical psychologist into the classroom. Her work addresses factors that put individuals at risk of developing psychological symptoms due to trauma exposure, how to ameliorate related mental health symptoms and what the protective factors are. Applying science to practice and vice versa, she focuses on the development of intervention and prevention programs to improve a victim鈥檚 well-being, quality of life, and occupational and social functioning.

Zinzow鈥檚 in-depth understanding of different types of trauma spans sexual assault, interpersonal violence and mass violence. She examines trauma-related mental health outcomes including post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Additionally, she has moved into substance use disorders 鈥揳nd risky substance use 鈥揳s a mechanism for violence perpetration and exposure. Another stream of her research is suicide prevention: how to develop efficacious programs that improve community members鈥� abilities to identify those at risk, ask difficult questions and provide support. 

With intervention and prevention program development, she examines technology-based tools such as virtual reality, online methodologies and digital apps to deliver programming. Along with other novel applications of technology to help advance the field, Zinzow looks at the role of social media and the propagation of harmful behavior. 

In clinical practice, she has analyzed intergenerational transmission of trauma, substance use and mental illness and how these variables affect each other. Working with the military, she has explored mental health and exposure to stress, combat and trauma, including military sexual assault. An as an expert consultant, she has investigated ways to work with communities to better address mass violence exposure. 

In collaboration, Zinzow has authored over 50 publications in scientific,peer-reviewed journals, which include 鈥淛ournal of Traumatic Stress,鈥� 鈥淛ournal of Interpersonal Violence,鈥� 鈥淐linical Psychology Review鈥� and 鈥淛ournal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology.鈥�

She co-founded Tigers Together to Stop Suicide, currently serves as an expert consultant for the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center, and helps lead Clemson's NSF Tigers ADVANCE  initiative to improve campus gender equity.  She has received an  Emerging  Scholar Research  Excellence  Award and  Excellence in  Service and  Outreach  Award,  as well as an Outstanding Woman Faculty Member Award from the President's Commission on Women. 

Before joining Clemson, Zinzow completed a postdoctoral fellowship in traumatic stress with the National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). In addition to her practice as a licensed clinical psychologist, she has served at many domestic violence and sexual assault centers. In her early career, she worked as a research assistant for Caliber Associates in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., evaluating social programs that addressed domestic violence, child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency.

Dr. Raviv provides clinical mental health services through Lurie Children鈥檚 Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health through the Trauma Treatment Service and General Outpatient Services Program, with a specific focus on youth exposed to stress and trauma. Dr. Raviv has published work in the areas of school mental health, child maltreatment, risk and resilience factors for youth exposed to stress and trauma, and the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based mental health programs. Most recently, she co-authored the resource book, Creating Healing School Communities: School-Based Interventions for Students Exposed to Trauma which is one in a series aimed at supporting clinicians who are working in schools and communities. 

Dr. Raviv is a member of the Steering Committee of the PATHH Collaborative, a group of community agencies convened by the Chicago Children鈥檚 Advocacy Center working to increase access to quality mental health services for children who have experienced sexual abuse. She is also a member of the Workforce Development Sub-Committee of the Illinois Childhood Trauma Coalition.

Dr. Raviv holds a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University, a Master of Science in Child Clinical Psychology from University of Denver, and a PhD in clinical psychology from University of Denver.

Tali Raviv has been with the Center for Childhood Resilience since 2009. She has more than 15 years of experience in community and school mental health. Dr. Raviv鈥檚 work focuses on increasing knowledge and awareness about the impact of childhood trauma on children鈥檚 development and wellbeing, and translating evidence-based interventions for traumatized youth to school and community settings. She has particular expertise in program development and evaluation for at-risk youth and families, including those exposed to poverty. 

Lisa M. Brown, Ph.D., ABPP is a tenured Professor, licensed clinical psychologist and director of the Trauma Program and the Risk and Resilience Research Lab at Palo Alto University.  Dr. Brown specializes in geropsychology, which is the application of psychological knowledge and methods to understanding and helping older persons and their families maintain well-being, overcome problems and achieve maximum potential during later life.  Her clinical and research focus is on trauma and resilience, global mental health, aging, and vulnerable populations. As a researcher, she is actively involved in developing and evaluating mental health programs used nationally and internationally, crafting recommendations aimed at protecting individuals and communities during catastrophic events, facilitating participation of key stakeholders, and improving access to resources and services. Dr. Brown鈥檚 current funded research is focused on developing a suicide assessment and treatment educational program for students at the Navajo Technical College and the development and evaluation of trauma and peace building interventions to reduce the likelihood of further escalation of conflict in Central African Republic. 

From 2007 to 2014, Dr. Brown served as the Assistant Clinical Director of Disaster Behavioral Health Services, Florida Department of Health where she helped write the state disaster behavioral health response plan, develop regional disaster behavioral health teams, and conduct program evaluations of SAMHSA and FEMA crisis counseling programs. From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Brown was appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary to the Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee of the National Biodefense Science Board Federal Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services where she contributed to the development of a national behavioral health response to disasters, terrorism, and pandemics. Her research experience and collaborative relationships with first responder groups and long-term care organizations led to the development of the 2nd edition of the Psychological First Aid Field Guide for Nursing Home Residents. 

Dr. Brown is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association Division 20, Gerontological Society of America, and a Senior Fellow of the Palo Alto University Institute of Global Mental Health. She is the recipient of two Fulbright Specialist awards with the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica (2014) and with Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (2015).

Dr. Patel serves the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Global Mental Health Fellow and is a professor of clinical psychology at Palo Alto University (PAU), which is dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues through research and training in the fields of psychology and counseling.   Dr. Patel鈥檚 research uses a community partnership approach to address mental health disparities among immigrant families, and in settings with limited mental health infrastructure.  The Global Mental Health Fellowship is a one-year opportunity for a psychologist to contribute to the work of the World Health Organization in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

Karen Roller, PhD, MFT, is a somatic psychotherapist oriented from the attachment and trauma resolution* perspective. She served the foster care and migrant community of Santa Cruz County for 15 years; prior to that, she worked in juvenile detention diversion programs addressing disproportionate minority confinement; autism recovery; and taught bilingual special education. She had a private practice for three years, and has since taken a position as Clinical Coordinator at Family Connections in Redwood City.

Dr. Karen Roller received her B.A.s from Saint Mary鈥檚 College of California, her M.A. from John. F. Kennedy University, and her Ph.D. from the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute; her dissertation  was  on the neurophysiological effects of a somatic intervention. Prior to joining Palo Alto University, she taught at Bethany University for two years.  

As a Clinical Traumatologist and Compassion Fatigue Therapist, she has published on trauma training in counselor education programs to increase trauma-sensitive treatment for underserved populations, and reduce risk of Compassion Fatigue in counselors. In collaboration with Global Trauma Research, she is performing trauma training and outcome research in Haiti. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and a Diplomate in the National Center for Crisis Management.

Dr. David Helfet is a renowned expert in orthopedic trauma surgery. He is chief emeritus of the Orthopedic Trauma Service at both Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Additionally, he is the designated orthopedic trauma specialist for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the New York Police Department (NYPD), and the New York State Police, providing advanced orthopedic care to members who are injured in the line of duty. 

His areas of expertise include minimally invasive fracture surgery; fractures and dislocations of both the upper and lower extremities (shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, hip, upper leg, knee, lower leg, ankle, etc.); fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum; complex fractures with angular deformities and/or bone defects; poly-trauma patients with orthopedic injuries; fractures in adolescents, adults and senior populations; periprosthetic fractures; insufficiency fractures; corrective osteotomies (long bones and pelvic osteotomies); unhealed fractures, including non-unions; malunions; hip dysplasia; chronic post-partum pelvic pain and/or instability.

Dr. Helfet has published extensively on orthopedic trauma topics, including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He frequently presents at both national and international conferences on treatment of orthopedic trauma. He has received visiting lectureships, including the Presidential Guest and Watson-Jones Memorial Lecture of the British Orthopaedic Association, and has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. He received the Orthopedics Blue Ribbon Article Award for outstanding contribution to the orthopedic literature in 2019, the HSS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, and has been named in Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" every year since 2002. 

Dr. LaToya Smith is a Visiting Professor at Palo Alto University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. 

Her clinical experience includes the following: Outpatient counselor and Assistant director at university-based counseling clinic, PRN Crisis counselor, Private practice counselor, and IOP/PHP Counselor/Site Supervisor. Her research has primarily been on various topics in diversity. Her areas of clinical interests are diversity issues, trauma, creativity in counseling, wellness and self-care.  Dr. Smith currently lives in Houston, Texas but is a proud native of San Diego, California. She graduated with her Master's and Doctoral degrees from the University of North Texas. 

Nicholas Mazza, PhD, is Professor and Dean Emeritus at the Florida State University, College of Social Work, Tallahassee, FL. Dr. Mazza holds Florida licenses in psychology, clinical social work, and marriage and family therapy. He's been involved in the practice, research, and teaching of poetry therapy for over 40 years. He says that poetry鈥檚 unique use of language, symbol, story and rhythm has been effective in therapeutic settings. And while typically a solitary act, sharing poetry can provide additional healing and support.

Dr. Mazza is the author of Poetry Therapy: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition (2022); and Editor of a 4-volume series, Expressive Therapies (published by Routledge). He is also the founding (1987) and continuing editor of the Journal of Poetry Therapy: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Practice, Theory, Research, and Education. He is president and continuing board member of the National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT). In 1997, Dr. Mazza received the Pioneer Award; and in 2017, the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from NAPT.

He can:
-Discuss why poetry is in a 鈥渇ull on鈥� renaissance
-Discuss why poetry is such a simple yet powerful therapeutic practice
-How writing poetry impacts positive mental and emotional health
-Poetry鈥檚 unique ability to express emotions and provide release
-How poetry can assist in coping with loss, recovery, trauma, violence and more
-Yet, it can also connect people and build community and support
-Offer tips and advice on getting started with poetry for therapy

Dr. Mazza is a widely published scholar and poet. He can offer tips and advice for getting started with poetry, discuss why it is such a therapeutic practice, why it is seeing a renaissance. In addition to poetry therapy, Dr. Mazza has practiced, taught, and published in the areas of crisis intervention, death and trauma, family therapy, group work, clinical theories and models, and the arts in community practice. Dr. Mazza, a marathon runner, is the founder of the College of Social Work Arts and Athletics Community Outreach Program for At-Risk Youth established at Florida State University (FSU) in 2011.

Dr. Rob J. Rotunda, professor, teaches a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses focused on clinical/applied areas of psychology. As a licensed clinical psychologist he is also involved in training master鈥檚 level counselors. He is also a member of the Center for Applied Psychology, a research and consulting arm of the department.

Rotunda鈥檚 research and clinical interests are in the areas of addictive disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, crisis intervention and response to disaster, couple and family therapy, and sport and exercise psychology.

Among his publications in various areas, he has authored several articles, conference presentations and book chapters related to the description and treatment of addictive behaviors, including alcohol abuse, gambling, internet usage, shopping and work. He was awarded a grant as principal investigator to conduct a statewide epidemiological study of gambling and gambling problems by the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, which was completed in 2012. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Sport Behavior, and has been an ad hoc reviewer for 10 other psychology journals and book publishers.

Before coming to UWF in 1996, he was a lecturer and research associate at the Harvard Families and Addiction Program at Harvard University Medical School.

Rotunda earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree from the State University of New York at Albany, majoring in both psychology and social welfare. He received a doctorate in clinical/community psychology from the University of South Carolina in 1993 after completing a clinical internship at the Brockton and West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and then completed postdoctoral clinical and research training at the Harvard Families and Addiction Program.

Sturm teaches in the doctoral counseling and supervision program. She teaches Leadership & Advocacy, Advanced Counseling Theories, Counselor Education and Pedagogy and Crisis and Emergency Services.


Sturm’s research focuses on the various dimensions of climate change and mental health, environmental and climate justice, nature connection and health, trauma, family systems and advocacy.


Sturm earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in community counseling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a doctorate in counseling and supervision at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2005.

An experienced Senior Program Director with an impressive track record of successfully crafting and spearheading non-violence theory for change visions. Her unparalleled expertise lies in the realm of intervention and prevention public health programming.

, MD, MSEd, is a renowned expert in adolescent medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) where he is the Founder & Program Director of the , emphasizing the importance of building resilience in youth. His approach helps adolescents develop healthy coping skills through a range of empowering strategies in today’s digitally-oriented world. He appears regularly in national, local and online media to comment on hot topics impacting teens and their parents such as stress management, effective parenting and parent self-care, youth homelessness, resilience, trauma and more.
Ginsburg is also a Professor of Pediatrics at CHOP and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His focus is on social adolescent medicine — with special attention to recognizing and preventing unique stressors impacting the emotional and physical well-being of developing teens today. 
 
Additionally, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published his seven parenting books including, Congrats – You’re Having a Teen: Strengthen Your Family and Raise a Good Person, Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Love with Expectations and Protection with Trust, Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings, and Letting Go with Love and Confidence. He is also the author of Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development, a comprehensive multimedia toolkit published by the AAP. 
Ginsburg lectures widely to national and international parent and professional audiences. He works closely with Covenant House International, The US Military and The Boys and Girls Club of America to deepen the role of resilience-building strategies in their programming. Learn more about his research