Meet the authors.

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    Bethany Brand, Ph.D.

    Principal Investigator

    Bethany Brand, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist practicing in Towson, Maryland. As an expert in trauma, she specializes in the assessment and treatment of trauma related disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative disorders.

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  • An image of Hygge Schielke, a person with wavy blonde hair wearing a white patterned collared shirt, sitting indoors with a brick wall in the background.

    Hygge Schielke, Ph.D

    Co-Principal Investigator

    Hygge Schielke, Ph.D. is the Trauma Services Development Lead for Homewood Health Centre and the Centre’s Traumatic Stress Injury & Concurrent Program in Guelph, Ontario. Dr. Schielke’s research is focused on the treatment of trauma-related disorders, psychotherapy process, and the relational components of psychotherapy. 

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    Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D.

    Co-Principal Investigator

    Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D. is a Clinician-Scientist, Psychiatry Professor, and Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at Western University of Canada, where she is the Director of the Clinical Research Program for PTSD. Ruth has over 25 years of clinical and research experience with trauma-related disorders.

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Thanks to our research team.

We are grateful for the collaboration and contributions of the following researchers to Finding Solid Ground and the Treatment of Patients with Dissociative Disorders studies.

Scientific consultants: Frank Putnam, M.D., Karen Putnam, Ph.D., Paul Frewen, Ph.D., Richard Loewenstein, M.D., Amie Myrick L.C.P.C., Ellen Jepsen, M.D., Ph.D.

Lab coordinators: Shae Nester, Nick Pierorazio