#ESTSS2023
17th biennial conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Trauma and resilience through the ages: A life course perspective
Scientific Committee
Maria Böttche
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Maria Böttche, PhD, is a registered psychotherapist and postdoctoral researcher at the division of
María Crespo
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
María Crespo is Ph.D, Clinical Psychologist and Full Professor of Behavior Therapy and Clinical
Michael Duffy
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Michael Duffy is a Cognitive Psychotherapist specialising in PTSD and complex grief and Director of
Neil Greenberg
Kings College London, United Kingdom
Professor Neil Greenberg is a consultant academic, occupational and forensic psychiatrist based
Rachel Hiller
University of Bath, United Kingdom
Dr Rachel Hiller is a clinical psychologist and lecturer (assistant professor) at the University of Bath,
Melissa Milanak
The Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Dr. Melissa E. Milanak is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Sleep &
Dominic Murphy
Combat Stress, Northern Ireland
Dr Dominic Murphy is the Head of Research at Combat Stress and an Honorary Senior Clinical
Don Rhichardson
St. Joseph's Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic, Canada
Dr. Richardson is consultant psychiatrist and Medical Director of the St. Joseph's Operational Stress
Dmytro Snisar
UASOPTE, Ukraine
Psychologist, Psychotherapist works as a head of research for NGO "Mental Health Service - Association
Paulina Zelviene
Vilnius University, Lithuania
Paulina Zelviene is a clinical psychologist and senior researcher at Center for Psychotraumatology in
Brock Chisholm
Trauma Treatment International, United Kingdom
Dr Brock Chisholm is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in working with people affected by
Aida Dias
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Aida is Psychologist and researcher at the Centro de Trauma, CES. She studied the transmission of
Erika Felix
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Erika Felix is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of California, Santa
Talya Greene
University of Haifa, Israel
Dr. Talya Greene is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Community Mental Health at the University
Jana Javakhishvili
Ilia State University, Georgia
Jana (Darejan) Javakhishvili, PhD, is a Director of the Institute of Addiction Studies at the Ilia
Joanne Mouthaan
Leiden University - Faculty of Social Sciences, Netherlands
Biography to follow
Meaghan O'Donnell
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Meaghan O'Donnell is the Head of Research at the Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental
Neil Roberts
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Wales
Neil Roberts is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and an
Aleksandra Stevanovic
University of Rijeka, Croatia
Aleksandra Stevanovic is a Postdoctoral researcher and assistant teacher at University of
Filip Arnberg
Uppsala University, Sweden
Filip K. Arnberg is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the
Ateka Contractor
University of North Texas, USA
Dr. Ateka Contractor is an Assistant Professor at University of North Texas.
Małgorzata Dragan
University of Warsaw, Poland
Małgorzata Dragan, Ph.D., habil., is an assistant professor at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of
Julian Ford
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA
Julian D. Ford, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. is a board certified clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry
Maj Hansen
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Maj Hansen is an Associate Professor and head of the research group THRIVE at the Department
Karen-Inge Karstoft
The Danish Veterans Centre, Denmark
Dr. Karen-Inge Karstoft is a senior researcher at the Danish Veterans Centre.
Ciaran Mulholland
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ciaran Mulholland is a Consultant Psychiatrist and a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Queen's
Miranda Olff
Amsterdam UMC & ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre
Professor Dr. Miranda Olff is leading the Centre for Psychological Trauma at the department of
Soraya Seedat
Stellenbosch University Cape Town, South Africa
Soraya Seedat is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Head of the Department
Siri Thoresen
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
Siri Thoresen is a clinical psychologist, a research professor at the Norwegian Center for Violence