Robin Gurwitch, PhD
Title
Program Coordinator
Bio
Robin Gurwitch, PhD, is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist. She received her doctorate in Clinical / Medical Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her internship in Pediatric Psychology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and did a fellowship in Child Psychology at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Gurwitch specializes in work with children, particularly those considered at-risk.
Since the bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995, Dr. Gurwitch has devoted much time to understanding the impact of trauma and disaster on children. She has served on State and national committees and task forces focusing on trauma, disaster, terrorism and violence. Dr. Gurwitch has co-authored a treatment manual for use with young children after a trauma. As an active American Red Cross volunteer; she helped the American Red Cross develop materials related to terrorism and disaster for use in schools and for disaster mental health training. She and her colleagues have written book chapters and scientific journal articles on the topics of:
- The Oklahoma City bombing
- The Embassy bombings in East Africa
- The terrorist attacks of 9-11
- Children and weapons of mass destruction
- Children impacted by disaster and terrorism
Dr. Gurwitch has presented on these issues at state, national and international levels. She served on the American Psychological Association's task force on resilience and is a member of their Disaster Response Network. Since the events of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath, Dr. Gurwitch has been providing training and consultation services and developing materials on the impact of terrorism on children and families to agencies, schools and organizations, including federal organizations, across the country. She was actively involved in training with school personnel and mental health professionals following the series of hurricanes in Florida in 2004 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She has been involved in curriculum development and mental health services in the aftermath of the recent hurricanes impacting the Gulf Coast.
Currently, Dr. Gurwitch is a co-investigator with the Terrorism and Disaster Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and a member of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) cadre of experts on disaster mental health.
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