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

Enhancing Research Impact Through FAIR, FACT and CARE Principles: An ISTSS PMI on Stewardship, Equity, and Collaboration

Denise Hien, PhD, Chair & Presenter
Rutgers University

Presenters

Anke de Haan, PhD
Ruhr University Bochum, Mental Health Research and Treatment Center (FBZ), Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD
Center for Injury Research & Prevention

Antonio Morgan-Lopez, PhD
RTI International

Carrie Mulford, PhD
The National Institutes of Health

Maya O'Neil, PhD
VA Portland Healthcare System

The Use of Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Care (EQUIP) to Standardize Trauma Support Delivery

Brandon Kohrt, MD, Chair
George Washington University

Presenters

Anushka Patel, PhD
Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Ruta Rangel, MPH, MSc
Center for Global Mental Health Equity, George Washington University

James Underhill, DSc

Full Day Session

8:30 AM - 5 PM

ACT-MI in Practice: Enhancing Psychosocial Functioning With Moral Injury Treatment Across Client Populations

Lauren Borges, PhD, Chair & Presenter
Rocky Mountain MIRECC

Presenters

Sean Barnes, PhD
Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention

Jacob Farnsworth, PhD
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System

Robyn Walser, PhD
National Center for PTSD

Half-Day Afternoon Sessions

1:30 PM - 5 PM

Stress First Aid Self-Care and Coworker Support Model

Patricia Watson, PhD, Chair
National Center for PTSD

Presenters

Richard Westphal, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN
Richard Westphal Consulting

Respond With CARE (Child Adult Relationship Enhancement): Creative and Global Solutions for Strengthening Relationships After Disasters/Mass Violence

Robin Gurwitch, PhD, Chair and Presenter
Duke Univ Medical Center

Presenters

Jami Furr, PhD
Florida International University