Pre-Meeting Institutes
Kick off your ISTSS Annual Meeting experience with our Pre-Meeting Institutes (PMIs) — intensive, half- or full-day workshops held the day before the main conference program begins. PMIs offer a unique opportunity to dive deep into focused topics in traumatic stress studies, led by internationally recognized experts in the field.
Whether you're a clinician, researcher, or student, PMIs provide a small-group, interactive environment for skill-building, case-based learning, and in-depth exploration of specialized content. Space is limited and separate registration is required.
Join us early and start the ISTSS Annual Meeting with meaningful insights and practical tools you can immediately apply in your work.
Half-Day Morning Sessions
8:30 AM - 12 PM
Spotlight on Ethics: Emerging Topics in the Field of Traumatic Stress
Kelsey Serier, PhD, Chair
Women's Health Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System
Presenters
Lisa-Ann Cuccurullo, Psy.D
National Center for PTSD- Executive Division
Philip Held, PhD
Rush University Medical Center
Jeffrey DeMarco, PhD
Middlesex University
Using Multidimensional Grief Therapy to Support Traumatically Bereaved Youth: Cultural Adaptations in the U.S. and Beyond
Chair Julie Kaplow, PhD, Chair
Trauma and Grief Center, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Presenters
Tamar Silberg, PhD
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Priscilla Mendez, Psy.D
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Marisa Nowitz, MSW
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Full Day Session
8:30 AM - 5 PM
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares
Kristi Pruiksma PhD, Chair & Presenter
University of Texas Health at San Antonio
Presenters
Hannah Tyler, BA,MA,MS,PhD
University of Texas Health at San Antonio
Kelsi Gerwell PhD
University of Texas Health at San Antonio
Half-Day Afternoon Sessions
1:30 PM - 5 PM
Data-Pooling in Trauma Research With Children and Adolescents: How to Bring Data Together for Greater Impact
Anke de Haan, PhD, Chair
Ruhr University Bochum, Mental Health Research and Treatment Center (FBZ), Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Presenters
Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Yaara Sadeh PhD
Haifa University
Grief Approach: A Comprehensive Treatment Model for Traumatic Loss
Alyssa Rheingold, PhD, Chair
MUSC-NCVC
Presenters
Megan Wallace, MSW
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center