Dr. Briggs-King is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience in the fields of child maltreatment and child traumatic stress. She has extensive experience in providing, developing, disseminating, and evaluating several trauma-focused mental health treatments delivered to children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Briggs-King is also a co-investigator on several multisite, longitudinal studies examining the developmental and psychosocial impact of trauma and violence. Dr. Briggs-King has developed a national reputation for her clinical, research, and implementation efforts and has received several awards and honors for her work in diverse communities. She is also a contributing therapist to the Critical Moments film and webinar series on adolescent and family trauma, produced by the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. An Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, Dr. Briggs-King is a clinical/community psychologist with a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Gomez is a Licensed Psychologist and educator, and recently joined the staff at Bradley Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Previously as Associate Professor in the Pediatrics Department of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Dr. Gomez has provided training and consultation in assessment and treatment of children exposed to trauma. He is also a member of the OUHSC training team for treatment of problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) in adolescents. A Nationally Certified therapist in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) as well as a Nationally Certified Consultant in TF-CBT, Dr. Gomez has also trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and treatment of problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) in adolescents. In addition, he’s been the lead psychologist at the Jumpstart Clinic at the OUHSC, an assessment clinic for autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities. Dr. Gomez completed his doctoral work at the University of Kansas Clinical Child Psychology Program, with fellowships in Pediatric Psychology at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), one of the top training sites for child trauma in the world.

Dr. Chang is a long time therapist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at University Connecticut Health Center. Following her postdoctoral fellowship at University of Connecticut, her work focuses on the treatment of traumatized children and families, with an emphasis on those referred from the juvenile justice system. Dr. Chang is published in the area of childhood and adult trauma, and she has presented at a wide variety of regional and national scientific meetings. She is sought after to provide specific training on assessment and treatment of complex trauma, and in particular she has been a resource to Latino organizations. She was a faculty member of the Complex Trauma Treatment Network in which she worked with a large Puerto Rico Learning Community that includes all Juvenile Detention Facilities on the island. Dr. Chang is currently developing a Spanish curriculum on the intersection of domestic violence, mental health and trauma with the Connecticut Coalition against Domestic Violence and the National Alliance of Mental Illness.  As Co-Director of the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders at UCONN Health, she oversees the Critical Moments Film Series for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Dr. Julian Ford is a board certified clinical psychologist and tenured Professor of Psychiatry of Law at University of Connecticut Health Center, where he chairs two panels of the Institutional Review Board. He is the Principal Investigator and Director of two Treatment and Services Adaptation Centers in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice, and the Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders. Dr. Ford also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation and European Journal of Psychotraumatology and as Chair of the American Psychological Association Division of Trauma Psychology Presidential Task Force on Child Trauma for the American Psychological Association Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr. Ford has published more than 250 articles and book chapters, and is the author or editor of 10 books. Dr. Ford conceived and developed “TARGET” the Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET©) model for youth and adults with complex PTSD. He is also the Executive Producer of Critical Moments, a therapist training series produced for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Duke University.