Marylene Cloitre

Marylene Cloitre is a Research Professor and Senior Research Scientist at NYU Silver School of Social Work. Her long-standing research and clinical interests have concerned the long-term effects of psychological trauma on social and emotional functioning. Her current research is dedicated to the development of effective, patient-tailored, flexibly delivered mental health programs for trauma exposed populations. Dr. Cloitre has received funding from a variety of agencies including NIMH, SAMHSA, PCORI and the VA.  She is a member of the advisory board for the planning and ongoing development of the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Dr. Cloitre is past-president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and was a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) ICD-11 working group on trauma-spectrum disorders. She is also the 2015 recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Practice of Trauma Psychology from Division 56 of the American Psychological Association.