Marylene Cloitre, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Senior Research Scientist

NYU Silver School of Social Work

Dr. Marylene Cloitre is a senior research scientist and research professor of the 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.  She has received funding for this research from a variety of agencies, including NIMH, SAMHSA, PCORI and the VA.

Dr. Cloitre 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.