Welcome to the ISTSS Student Section
Did you know
Student members receive unique benefits and opportunities to enhance their knowledge of research and training in trauma?
Student Membership Has its Benefits!
Save more than $100 on your annual membership fee
Save more than $100 on the Annual Meeting registration fee
Take advantage of discount rates for ISTSS Online Education Program (webinars, expert trainings and Advanced Training Certificate Program)
More Benefits
- Enjoy discounts on selected publications from Taylor and Francis, a leading source of trauma journals and texts
- Receive the Journal of Traumatic Stress and Traumatic StressPoints eNewsletter
- Access the student listserv - post questions, receive student and trainee related announcements (e.g., postdoctoral fellow positions), provide information and communicate with peers who share similar interests
- Access to the Members-only section of the website, featuring diagnostic scales and a searchable membership directory of members
- Access to Members Only online resources - including adult and child assessment instruments, treatment manuals and other validated tools to assist the busy clinician and researcher
- Eligibility for numerous awards including the Frank W. Putnam Trauma Research Scholars Award ($1,000) and Student Poster Awards
- Ability to join a Special Interest Group (SIG)
- Opportunity to serve in leadership role for Student Section or the Annual Meeting Organizational Committee
- Volunteer and engage with leaders in the field of traumatic stress across all committees and Special Interest Groups
Student Section Leadership
Mariel Emrich
Student Section Co-Chair, 2025-2027
PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology at University of Connecticut
Kabelo Maloka
Student Section Co-Chair, 2025-2027
PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychiatry at Stellenbosch University Tygerberg Medical Campus - South Africa
Jessilyn Froelich
Student Chair Mentor, 2025-2026
PhD Student in Clinical Psychology at University of Missouri - St. Louis
Cameron Pugach
Student Chair Mentor, 2025-2026
Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Responsibilities
Student Representatives are responsible for the organization of year-round activities for ISTSS student members, such as:
- Annual Meeting events, including a Student Luncheon in which students network with both their peers and luminaries in the field; and a Student Networking Fair that connects students with internship and post-doc sites globally;
- Pre-annual meeting activities, including student participation in the Paper in a day workshop and Abstract Reviewing Programme;
- Engaging students through professional development opportunities; social media; and bi-monthly Student focused newsletters;
- And much more!
Connect With Us on Social Media
Join the ISTSS Student Section Facebook group, follow the section on Twitter and join the LinkedIn group.