Since the Center's inception its priorities and projects have been reviewed by a Scientific Advisory Board and an Educational Advisory Board who meet with Center leaders annually and as needed.
Board members include national experts in PTSD and key officials from VA and non-VA federal departments. While providing valuable input, both boards have consistently found the National Centers performance in research and education outstanding.
Educational Advisory Board
The following is a list of the members of our 2012 Educational Advisory Board. We thank each and every one of you for your invaluable input.
Chair: Dean Kilpatrick, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology
Director of National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Deborah Amdur, LCSW
Director, White River Junction VAMC
COL Dave Benedek, MD, LTC, MC, USA
Assoc Prof/Asst Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, USUHS
Thomas J. Berger, PhD
Executive Director, Veterans Health Council
Vietnam Veterans of America
William Busby, PhD
VA Readjustment Counseling Services
Kathy L. Henderson, MD
Associate Director, South Central MIRECC
Michael Kauth, PhD
Co-Director, VA South Central (VISN 16) MIRECC
Daniel Kivlahan, PhD
National Mental Health Program Director, Addictive Disorders
Robert L. Koffman, MD, MPH
Captain, Medical Corps, USN
Deputy Director for Clinical Operations, National Intrepid Center of Excellence
Elana Newman, PhD
Professor of Psychology, University of Tulsa
Dori Reissman, MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS)
Medical Director, World Trade Center Health Program
Senior Medical Advisor, Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Kenneth Weingardt, PhD
National Director, Web Services, VA Mental Health Services
Scientific Advisory Board
The following is a list of the members of our 2011 Scientific Advisory Board. We thank each and every one of you for your invaluable input.
Chair: John Fairbank, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Duke University Medical Center
Janice M. Boss, MS
Director, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
COL Carl A. Castro, PhD
Research Area Director, Military Operational Medicine Research Program
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Bonnie L. Green, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry
Georgetown University Medical School
JoAnn Kirchner, MD
Associate Director for Clinical Care, South Central MIRECC
Karestan Koenen, PhD
Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Thomas C. Neylan, MD
Director, PTSD Program San Francisco VAMC
Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP
Professor in Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program
Farris Tuma, ScD
National Institute of Mental Health
Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program
Robert Ursano, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, USUHS
Ex-Officio: Theresa Gleason, PhD
Portfolio/Program Manager
VA Clinical Science Research & Development
