Speakers

SONYA NORMAN, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She also directs the U.S. National Center for PTSD’s PTSD Consultation Program. Dr. Norman is a clinical psychologist and a researcher in the treatment of PTSD and addictions, and in novel treatments to address trauma-related guilt, shame, and moral injury. Dr. Norman has over 200 publications related to PTSD and associated problems and is the principal investigator of research studies funded by several U.S. federal agencies. She is an elected board member of the International Society of Traumatic Stress. She received her PhD from Stanford University.

JACOB FARNSWORTH, PhD, is the Psychology Discipline Lead and Psychology Internship Training Director for the Veteran Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System. He received his doctorate from the University of North Texas, completing his internship and attending residency at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California. Clinically, Dr. Farnsworth specializes in the intersection of trauma-related disorders, substance use, and military-related moral injury. He is the co-author of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI) and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the conceptualization, assessment and treatment of moral injury.

JENNIFER WACHEN, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian and Avedesian School of Medicine. She also serves as a Clinical Research Psychologist in the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD). Her federally funded research focuses on optimizing treatment for PTSD and related conditions in military and veteran populations. Additional interests include exploring the role of factors such as guilt and moral injury on treatment outcomes. Dr. Wachen is a trainer and consultant in Cognitive Processing Therapy and serves as a consultant for the NCPTSD’s PTSD Consultation Program. She is the author of over 75 peer-reviewed publications and has co-authored over one dozen invited book chapters and an edited book. She serves on the Editorial Boards of Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy; Cognitive and Behavioral Practice; and Contemporary Clinical Trials. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut.