Charles R. Figley, Ph.D. is Kurzweg Chair (distinguished professorship) in Disaster Mental Health, Professor and Co-Director for Graduate Programs in the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Director of the Traumatology Institute, and Senior Professor in the Tulane University Graduate School of Social Work.  He is a pioneer in the field of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As a returning veteran from Viet Nam, he saw the connections between the traumas of both rape and war and out of this, came new and more general theory. This theory and diagnostic guidelines now guide many professionals in working with people debilitated by various kinds of trauma.

Presider: Jeffry Larson