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Laura S. Brown, PhD ABPP (she/her/hers)

Courtesy Clinical Full Professor
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States

Laura S. Brown, PhD ABPP received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1977 from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology. She is semi-retired, and before her retirement primarily worked in independent practice of clinical and forensic psychology in Seattle WA in between stints on the faculties of the University of Washington and the Washington School of Professional Psychology. She continues to offer consultation and supervision, including teaching online classes for clinicians in China. She has been the President of three APA divisions, including the Division of Trauma Psychology, and is a Fellow of the APA, the American Psychological Society, and ISSTD. Among her many awards and honors are Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the APA Division of Trauma Psychology and the ISSTD, the Carolyn Wood Sherif Award of the Society for the Psychology of Women, and the Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence of the ISTSS. She has been the author or editor of 16 books, including two for adult survivors; her most recent book is Decolonizing trauma healing: Towards a humble, culturally responsive practice. She has also authored over 150 peer reviewed articles or professional book chapters. She holds the rank of Nidan in aikido, and is trained in EMDR. She is in the process of completing the companion volume to Decolonizing, tentatively titled "How to be a decolonial, humble, culturally responsive trauma healer." In her free time she travels the world. She will be at this conference just after returning from her first trip to Italy, where she hopes to find many treasure troves of Jewish heritage experiences.

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