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Sleep Disorders and Traumatic Stress SIG 

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

What Triggers Trauma-Related Nightmares? The Role of Interpersonal Violence, Hyperarousal, and REM Sleep

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Translating basic science on memory, sleep, and reconsolidation to optimize treatment of trauma- and stress-related disorders

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Expert Perspectives on PTSD and Sleep Disorders: Current Relationships and Future Directions of Mechanisms, Assessment, and Treatments

Assessment and Diagnosis SIG 

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Empirically based innovations in conceptualization and assessment of youth polyvictimization and complex PTSD: Applications of the middle-out approach

Thursday, 9/26/2024 4:45 PM - 6 PM

Measurement-based care: A practice-based benchmarked approach to avoid treatment failures and improve individual and group outcomes

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Transdiagnostic screening for traumatic stress responses and outcomes in international contexts

Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma and Resilience SIG 

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Intergenerational Transmission of Survival Skills, Resilience, and Resistance to Trauma in Rwanda

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Trauma Exposure among Incarcerated Mothers and the Impact on their Children

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Inter-generational trauma and resilience in post-communist Central Europe

 Moral Injury SIG 

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

A Cross-Cutting Framework to Conceptualize, Assess, and Treat Moral Injury

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

New directions in the treatment of moral injury across diverse populations

Saturday, 9/28/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Betrayal in the Context of Moral Injury: Where Does It Fit?

 Racial Trauma SIG 

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Innovations for Reducing Racial Disparities in Trauma Treatment: Improving Care Engagement and Outcomes

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Qualitative methods to assess racial trauma in diverse settings

Saturday, 9/28/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Racial Trauma adversely impacts the well-being of Black young adults

 Postpartum Trauma SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Maternal PTSD: From Identification to Treatment

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Stillbirth as a major traumatic event: A longitudinal study of post-loss decisions

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Prenatal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Development of Childbirth Related Postpartum PTSD Symptoms in a Cohort of Black Women

 Lifestyle Interventions for Traumatic Stress Studies (LIFTS) 

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Lifestyle Interventions for Women Living with Trauma-Related Symptoms: Translating Science into the Field

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Association between Physical Activity and Cerebral White Matter Volume in Post-9/11 Veterans

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

The Association Between LGBTQ Vigilance, Physical Activity, and PTSD Symptoms Among Sex and Gender Minority College Students

 Genomics & Trauma Special Interest Group

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

New frontiers and challenges in biomarker discovery for trauma and PTSD research using large-scale reference databases and longitudinal cohort studies

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Leveraging Molecular and Neural Pathways for the Advancement of PTSD Subtypes

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Trauma and Genomics: Examining Psychiatric Risk, Resilience, and the Brain

 Aging, Trauma, and the Life Course SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 5:20 PM - 5:25 PM

Flash Talk: Experiencing multiple types of gender-based violence increases risk of cardiovascular events in women

Friday, 9/27/2024 10:06 AM - 10:18 AM

Paper Presentation: Mental health of Lebanese older adults in South Lebanon following exposure to war traumas

Friday, 9/27/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Symposia: Long-Term Effects of Trauma and PTSD on Physical Health, Cognitive, and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults

 Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (SOGD) SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Are the needs of cisgender, heterosexual men and LGBTQI+ survivors of sexual violence addressed by humanitarian service delivery priorities?: A scoping review

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Mechanisms of mental health and treatment outcomes following interpersonal trauma among LGBQ+ adults: translating disparities into interventions

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

The Association Between LGBTQ Vigilance, Physical Activity, and PTSD Symptoms Among Sex and Gender Minority Students

 Trauma and Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Advancing the Treatment of Co-Occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Efficacy of massed CPT versus standard CPT on alcohol-related outcomes and the impact of hazardous drinking

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

PTSD and Emotion Regulation Difficulties among Sexual Minority Adults in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment

 Military SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

We have built it, but will they come? Describing strategies to improve veteran engagement in evidence-based PTSD treatment

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Gathering veteran and provider perspectives to inform multilevel implementation strategies for evidence-based psychotherapies

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Commemorating the Vietnam War Experience 50 Years On: The Impact and Legacy of Vietnam Veteran Research

 Trauma, Health, and Primary Care SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

The role of inflammation in PTSD treatment outcomes: building a translational story through team science

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Early and Brief intervention strategies to mitigate PTSD risk and foster resilience across healthcare settings

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Evaluating cardiac anxiety with sociodemographic, behavioral, and medical factors as independent predictors of early PTSD symptoms in cardiac arrest survivors

Complex Trauma Special Interest Group

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Complex PTSD: Advances in Assessment and Treatment

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

Empirically-Based Innovations in Conceptualization and Assessment of Youth Polyvictimization and Complex PTSD

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

From Assessment to Intervention: Complex PTSD, therapeutic alliance, and interplay of stress-related disorders

 Psychodynamic Theory and Practice SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Embodying the Scientist Practitioner Model: How to Conduct Translational Trauma Research as Clinicians

Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

New Avenues for Understanding and Intervening on Relationship and Psychosocial Functioning Impairments in Trauma-Exposed Populations

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Towards Better Mental Health for Trauma-Affected Children and Adolescents

 Trauma and Technology SIG

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 4:45 PM - 6 PM

Generative Artificial Intelligence in PTSD Treatment: Exploring Different Use Cases

Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Using Patient Perspectives and User Experience (UX) Research to Improve Reach and Engagement of Digital Technologies for PTSD

Saturday, 9/28/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Sensor-Based Arousal Measures in Trauma: Leveraging Advances in Wearable Technology for Clinical Use

 Research Methodology SIG (RM-SIG)

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Causal Data Science to Determine Intervention Targets to Prevent Trauma Exposure and its Consequences

Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM

How to Find, Re-use, and Share Data for Broader Impact: Practical Tools and Tips for FAIR Data

Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Using Sensor and Smartphone Data to Predict High Anger Intensity in Trauma-Affected Adults

 

Affiliates Endorsed Presentations

 

Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Roles, Challenges, And Possibilities Of ISTSS Affiliated Organizations Around The World: A Panel Discussion

Thursday, 9/26/2024, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Recent advances in cognitive processing therapy: Diverse applications and deeper theoretical understandings

Thursday, 9/26/2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Psychological stress response of junior high school children after the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake in Japan

 Korean Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (KSTSS)

Date & Time

Session Title

Thursday, 9/26/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Roles, Challenges, And Possibilities Of ISTSS Affiliated Organizations Around The World: A Panel Discussion

Friday, 9/27/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Predicting Risk Factors for Depression, Suicide, and Burnout among People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events in South Korea

Friday, 9/27/2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Advancements in understanding moral injury: the prevalence, measurement, and correlates of moral injury across multiple at-risk populations in diverse contexts

 Canadian Psychological Association - Traumatic Stress Section

Date & Time

Session Title

Saturday, 9/28/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

PTSD, First Responders and Other Public Safety Personnel: Unique Challenges in Ethics, Research, and Practice

Saturday, 9/28/2024, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

"Give your ideas some legs: walking in treatment of PTSD"

Saturday, 9/28/2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

An Updated Systematic Review on Mechanisms of Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment

 

SIG-Endorsed Sessions & SIG Meetings

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