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S. MEGAN BERTHOLD, PhD, LCSW
Curriculum Vitae
University of Connecticut
School of Social Work
38 Prospect Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (959) 200-3656
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. March 1998, University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy & Social Research
Dissertation Title: The effects of exposure to violence and social support on
psychological and behavioral outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents
M.S.W. June 1988, University of Utah, Graduate School of Social Work
Concentration: Clinical Social Work, health and mental health (with honors)
B.A. June 1984, Harvard-Radcliffe College
Major: Government (with honors)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Academic Appointments
June 2017 - Director of Field Education, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
August 2017 - Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
August 2011-17 Assistant Professor, tenure track (was Assistant Professor in
Residence 2010-11), University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Spring 2011 Adjunct Professor
California State University, Dominguez Hills
School of Health and Human Services, College of Professional Studies
Taught case management and internship seminar.
1999 Adjunct Professor
California State University, Long Beach, Dept. of Social Work
Taught human behavior from cross-cultural perspectives.
1997 - 1998 Assistant Professor, tenure track
California State University Los Angeles, Dept. of Social Work
Taught direct practice classes, advised students, and conducted research.
1996 - 1997 Teaching Assistant
UCLA Dept. of Social Welfare & Asian American Studies Center
Courses: Research Methods, Human Behavior and the Social Environment,
Group Conflict & Change, and Japanese American Redress.
1984-1985 Teacher
Tarshi Palkhiel Tibetan Refugee Camp School, Hyangja, Nepal
Instructed K-6th graders and monks and nuns in training in English as a Second
Language and Math.
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SCHOLARSHIP
Publications: Books (**refereed)
Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. R. (Eds.). (2019). Refugees and asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary and
comparative perspectives. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.
Berthold, S. M. (2015). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work practice. New York:
Springer U.S.
**Libal, K. R., Berthold, S. M., Thomas, R. L., & Healy, L. M. (Eds.). (2014). Advancing human rights
in social work education. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education Press.
Maki, M. T., Kitano, H. H. L., & Berthold, S. M. (1999). Achieving the impossible dream: How
Japanese Americans obtained redress. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. Winner of the
Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America, Outstanding Book
Award, 2000.
Publications: Book Chapters (**refereed)
Libal, K. R., & Berthold, S. M. (2019). Supporting refugees and asylum seekers in an era of backlash:
An introduction. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and asylum seekers:
Interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives (pp. 1-14). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.
Berthold, S. M., & Loomis, A. M. (2019). Child migrants in the United States: Challenges to the
promotion of their rights and best interests. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and
asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives (pp. 202-230). Santa Barbara,
CA: ABC-CLIO Press.
Loomis, A. M., & Berthold, S. M. (2019). Promoting the health and well-being of child migrants in the
United States through holistic practice. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and
asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives (pp. 231-258). Santa Barbara,
CA: ABC-CLIO Press.
Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. R. (2019). Future directions to promote the rights of refugees and asylum
seekers. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary
and comparative perspectives (pp. 337-346). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.
Kim, I., Berthold, S. M., & Critelli, F. M. (2019). Refugees and asylum seekers. In L. D. Butler, F. M.
Critelli, & J. Carello (Eds.), Trauma and human rights: Integrating approaches to address human
suffering (pp. 221-240). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-
030-16395-2
Berthold, S. M., & Gray, G. (2017). Post-traumatic stress reactions and secondary trauma effects at
tribunals: The ECCC example. In B. Van Schaack, D. Reicherter, & Y. Chhang (Eds.),
Cambodia’s hidden scars: Trauma psychology in the wake of the Khmer Rouge (2nd ed., pp. 92-
120). Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Documentation Center of Cambodia.
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**Berthold, S. M. (2015). Medical and psychological evidence of trauma in asylum cases. In F. D. Bean
& S. K. Brown (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Migration (pp. 1-4). Springer Netherlands.
doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6179-7_34-5 [pre-published in 2013 by SpringerReference.com]
**Einhorn, B. J., & Berthold, S. M. (2015). Reconstructing Babel: Bridging cultural dissonance between
asylum seekers and asylum adjudicators. In B. N. Lawrance & G. Ruffer (Eds.), Adjudicating
refugee and asylum status: The role of witness, expertise, and testimony (pp. 27-53). Cambridge,
UK: Cambridge University Press.
**Berthold, S. M. (2014). Teaching human rights in core micro foundation and clinical practice classes:
Integration of clinical examples of human trafficking and torture. In K. R. Libal, S. M. Berthold,
R. L. Thomas & L. M. Healy (Eds.), Advancing human rights in social work education (pp. 57-
75). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education Press.
**Healy, L. M., Thomas, R. L., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. R. (2014). Fulfilling the rich potential of
human rights in social work education. In K. R. Libal, S. M. Berthold, R. L. Thomas & L. M.
Healy (Eds.), Advancing human rights in social work education (pp. 3-18). Alexandria, VA:
Council on Social Work Education Press.
**Berthold, S. M., Thomas, R., Healy, L. M., & Libal, K. R. (2014). Epilogue: Future directions in
human rights and social work education. In K. R. Libal, S. M. Berthold, R. L. Thomas & L. M.
Healy (Eds.), Advancing human rights in social work education (pp. 497-508). Alexandria, VA:
Council on Social Work Education Press.
**Berthold, S. M. (2014). Building hope in survivors of a traumatic boat escape: Community
reintegration of alleged perpetrators of violence on the high seas. In E. J. Clark & E. F. Hoffler
(Eds.), Hope matters: The power of social work (pp. 172-176). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Berthold, S. M. (2014). Survivors of torture. In A. Gitterman (Ed.), Handbook of social work practice
with vulnerable and resilient populations (3rd ed., pp. 484-508). New York, NY: Columbia
University Press.
Berthold, S. M., & Akinsulure-Smith, A. M. (2014). Survivors and victims of terrorism. In A. Gitterman
(Ed.), Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations (3rd ed., pp.
509-534). New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
**Berthold, S. M. (2013). Torture. Encyclopedia of Social Work Online. New York, NY: Oxford
University Press and NASW Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1057
Berthold, S. M. (2012). Restoring protection for torture survivors. In E. F. Hoffler & E. J. Clark (Eds.),
Social work matters: The power of linking policy and practice (pp. 155-163). Washington, DC:
NASW Press.
Berthold, S. M., & Gray, G. (2011). Post-traumatic stress reactions and secondary trauma effects at
tribunals: The ECCC example. In B. Van Schaack, D. Reicherter, & Y. Chhang (Eds.),
Cambodia’s hidden scars: Trauma psychology in the wake of the Khmer Rouge (pp. 92-120).
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Documentation Center of Cambodia.
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Berthold, S. M. (2007). Transcultural approaches in working with traumatized refugee and
asylum-seeking children, youth and their families. In N. Cohen, T. V. Tran & S. Y. Rhee (Eds.),
Multicultural approaches in caring for children, youth, and their families (pp. 269-311). Boston,
MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Markstrom, C. A., Stamm, B. H., Stamm, H. E., Berthold, S. M., & Running Wolf, P. (2003). Ethnicity
and rural status in behavioral healthcare. In B. H. Stamm (Ed.), Behavioral healthcare in rural
and frontier areas: An interdisciplinary handbook (pp. 231-243). Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association.
**Berthold, S. M. (2000). War traumas and community violence: Psychological, behavioral, and
academic outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents. In D. de Anda & R. M. Becerra (Eds.),
Violence: Diverse populations and communities (pp. 15-46). New York: Haworth Press. Co-
published simultaneously as Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 8(1/2 & 3/4), 2000.
Publications: Journal Articles (**refereed)
**Loomis, A. M., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Wagner, J., & Kuoch, T. (2019). Integrated health care
and mHealth: A model of care for refugees with complex health conditions. Social Work in
Public Health, 34(2), 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2019.1575311
** Berthold, S. M., Mollica, R. F., Silove, D., Tay, A. K., Lavelle, J., & Lindert, J. (2019). The HTQ-5:
Revision of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for measuring torture, trauma and DSM-5 PTSD
symptoms in refugee populations. European Journal of Public Health, 29(3), 468-474. doi:
10.1093/eurpub/cky256
** Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Ostrander, J., & Fukuda, S. (2018). Socially isolated Cambodians in the
US: Recommendations for health promotion. Advances in Social Work, 18(3), 808-832.
doi: 10.18060/22318
** Berthold, S. M., Loomis, A. M., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Hin-McCormick, M. M., Casavant, B., &
Buckley, T. (2018). Social disconnection as a risk factor for health among Cambodian
refugees and their offspring in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
Published online May 23, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0760-3
** Ostrander, J., Melville, A., Berthold, S. M. (Spring 2017). Working with refugees in the United
States: Trauma-informed and structurally competent social work approaches. [Special Issue].
Advances in Social Work, 18(1), 66-79. doi:10.18060/21282. Published Sept. 18, 2017.
**Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Schilling, E. A., An, R., Blatz, M., Sorn, R., Ung, S., Yan, Y.,
Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Mordecai, L. (2017). Combating health disparities in Cambodian
American Communities: A CBPR approach to building community capacity. Progress in
Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11(2), 109-118. [Community
Policy Brief published simultaneously, pp. 107-108; https://muse.jhu.edu/article/665050]
**Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2016). Migrant children’s rights to health and rehabilitation: A primer
for US social workers. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 1(2), 85-95.
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doi:10.1007/s41134-016-0010-3 (Erratum, J. Hum. Rights Soc. Work, Published online July 6,
2016. doi:10.1007/s41134-016-0015-y)
**Berthold, S. M., & McPherson, J. (2016). COMMENTARY - Fractured families: U.S. asylum backlog
divides parents and children worldwide. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 1(2), 78-84.
doi:10.1007/s41134-016-0009-9
**Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Wong, E., Berthold, S. M., Hambarsoomian, K., Elliott, M. N.,
Bardenheier, B. H., & Gregg, E. W. (2016). Diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in
Cambodian refugees. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(1), 110-117.
doi:10.1007/s10903-014-0142-4
**Member Centers of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) (2015).
Descriptive, inferential, functional outcome data on 9,025 torture survivors over six years in the
United States. Torture Journal, 25(2), 34-60. Retrieved from http://www.irct.org/media-and-
resources/library/torture-journal/archive/volume-25--no--2--2015.aspx
**Wagner, J., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T. E., Kuoch, T., & Scully, M. (2015). Diabetes among refugee
populations: What newly arriving refugees can learn from resettled Cambodian Americans.
Current Diabetes Reports, 15(8), 56. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s11892-015-0618-
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**Wong, E., Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Berthold, S. M., & Hambarsoomian, K. (2015).
Characterizing the mental health care of U.S. Cambodian refugees. Psychiatric Services, 66(9),
980–984. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201400368
**Pedersen, E. R., Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Wong, E. C., Berthold, S. M., & Hambarsoomian, K.
(2014). A comparison of Cambodian-American adolescent substance use behavior to national and
local norms. Addictive Behaviors, 39(12), 1874-1878. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.003
**Mollica, R. F., Chernoff, M. C., Berthold, S. M., Lavelle, J., Lyoo, I. K., & Renshaw, P. (2014). The
mental health sequelae of traumatic head injury in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who
survived torture. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55(7), 1626-1638.
doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.04.014
**Berthold, S. M., & Fischman, Y. (2014). Social work with trauma survivors: Collaboration with
interpreters. Social Work, 59(2), 103-110. doi:10.1093/sw/swu011
**Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014). Comorbid
mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the US. Journal of
Community Health, 39(6), 1045-1052. doi:10.1007/s10900-014-9861-7
**Rhee, S., Chang, J., Berthold, S. M., & Mar, G. (2012). Child maltreatment among immigrant
Vietnamese families: Characteristics and implications for practice. Child and Adolescent Social
Work Journal, 29(2), 85-101. doi:10.1007/s10560-011-0253-x
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**Chang, J., Rhee, S., & Berthold, S. M. (2008). Child abuse and neglect in Cambodian refugee
families: Characteristics and implications for practice. Child Welfare, 87(1), 141-60.
**Berthold, S. M., Wong, E. C., Schell, T. L., Marshall, G. N., Elliott, M. N., Takeuchi, D., &
Hambarsoomian, K. (2007). U.S. Cambodian refugees’ use of complementary and alternative
medicine for mental health problems. Psychiatric Services, 58(9), 1212-1218.
**Wong, E. C., Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Elliot, M. N., Hambarsoomian, K., Chun, C-A., &
Berthold, S. M. (2006). Barriers to mental health care utilization for U.S. Cambodian refugees.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(6), 1116-1120.
**Marshall, G. N., Berthold, S.M., Schell, T.L., Elliott, M.N., Chun, C-A, & Hambarsoomian, K. (2006).
Rates and correlates of seeking mental health services among Cambodian refugees. American
Journal of Public Health, 96(10), 1829-1835.
**Marshall, G.N., Schell, T.L., Elliott, M.N., Berthold, S.M., & Chun, C-A. (2005). Mental health of
Cambodian refugees 2 decades after resettlement in the United States. JAMA, 294(5), 571-579.
**Yick, A., & Berthold, S. M. (2005). Conducting research on violence in Asian American
communities: Methodological issues. Violence and Victims, 20(6), 661-677.
Quiroga, J., & Berthold, S. M. (2004). Torture survivors: Unique health and mental health issues.
Refugee Reports, 25(2), 5-8.
**Berthold, S. M. (2000). War traumas and community violence: Psychological, behavioral, and
academic outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents. Journal of Multicultural Social Work,
8(1/2), 15-46. Co-published simultaneously in D. de Anda & R. M. Becerra (Eds.), Violence:
Diverse populations and communities. New York: Haworth Press.
**Berthold, S. M. (1999). The effects of exposure to community violence on Khmer refugee adolescents.
Journal of Traumatic Stress Studies, 12(3), 455-471.
Berthold, S. M. (1999, Spring). China’s treatment of Tibetan women: Rhetoric versus reality. Trauma
Lines, 5.
**Berthold, S. M. (1989). Spiritism as a form of psychotherapy: Implications for social work practice.
Social Casework, 70(8), 502-509.
Harris, L., Adamski, M., & Berthold, S. M. (1998, Winter). China violates Tibetan women’s rights:
Report from a recent fact-finding mission. Trauma Lines, 4(1), 5-6.
Publications: Book Reviews
Berthold, S. M. (2014). The vital role and process of resilience in refugee mental health [Review of the
book Refuge and resilience: Promoting resilience and mental health among resettled refugees
and forced migrants, by L. Simich & L. Andermann (Eds.)]. PsychCRITIQUES, 59(49).
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038289
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Berthold, S. M. (2009). [Review of the book Images of America: Cambodians in Long Beach, by K.
Quintiliani & S. Needham]. Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, 4,
1-4.
Berthold, S. M. (2004). [Review of the book Khmer American: Identity and moral education in a
diasporic community, by C. A. Mortland]. Amerasia Journal, 30(1), 249-251.
Publications: Miscellaneous (**refereed)
Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2019, October 28). Op-ed: Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and
Rehabilitation. UConn Today. Retrieved from: https://today.uconn.edu/2019/10/op-ed-migrant-
childrens-rights-health-rehabilitation/?utm_source=faculty-staff-daily-
digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily
Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2019, October 28). Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation:
A CSCH Brief. Retrieved from: https://csch.uconn.edu/wp-
content/uploads/sites/2206/2019/10/CSCH-Brief-October-2019.pdf
Council on Social Work Education and Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. (2018).
Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice. 2015 EPAS
Curricular Guide Resource Series. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. Retrieved
from: https://www.cswe.org/getattachment/Education-Resources/2015-Curricular-
Guides/2015EPAS_TraumaInformedSW_web-(2).pdf.aspx. [Berthold served on the National
Taskforce Steering Committee and Chaired the Diversity Competency Committee]
Pressman, J., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2018, June 17). Op-Ed: We must protect immigrant children's
rights. Hartford Courant. Retrieved from: http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-
pressman-immigrant-children-separate-20180615-story.html
**Berthold, S. M., & Buser, M. (2016, September). Solitary confinement: Social workers call for an end
to this torturous practice. Council on Social Work Education Full Circle e-newsletter.
Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (2014, June). Needs assessment of Southeast Asian
population in Connecticut. Retrieved from http://ctapaac.com/library-2/
**Berthold, S. M. (2014). Vicarious trauma and resilience (2nd ed.). Peer-reviewed CME course
published by NetCE Continuing Education Online. Retrieved from
http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=1060
**Berthold, S. M. (2011). Vicarious trauma and resilience. Peer-reviewed CME course published by
NetCE Continuing Education Online. [updated with new material in 2014] Retrieved from
http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=744
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Media Interviews and Reports on Research Activities (selected, since 2013)
Radio interview on National Public Radio regarding vicarious trauma and resilience:
Where We Live program. (2018, September 25). WNPR News. “When It Comes To Trauma, Who
Helps The Helpers?” by Carmen Baskauf & Lucy Nalpathanchil. Retrieved from
http://www.wnpr.org/post/when-it-comes-trauma-who-helps-helpers
News article regarding my research with Cambodian genocide survivors:
Bartucca, J. S. (2018, Summer). By a thread: How three professors are saving Cambodian refugees,
40 years after the genocide. UConn Magazine. Retrieved from
https://magazine.uconn.edu/2018/05/15/by-a-thread/
News article regarding my work with resilient asylum seekers:
Breen, T. (2017, October 25). Resilience in the face of evil. UConn Today. Retrieved from
https://today.uconn.edu/2017/10/resilience-face-evil/
Livestreaming television broadcast of presentation on Connecticut clemency case:
Post University - From Conviction to Clemency (Broadcasted 2/7/17 6:25pm - 2/7/17 8:30pm).
Retrieved from https://boxcast.tv/view/from-conviction-to-clemency-322143
News article on my forensic psychological evaluations of asylum seekers:
Boodman, E. (2017, January 25). Special Report: Fleeing violence, asylum-seekers rely on
psychologists to back up their story. StatNews.com. Retrieved from
https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/25/asylum-seekers-psychologists/
News articles regarding the UConn Schools of Law and Social Work’s Immigration Detention Service
Project at York County Prison, PA:
Severance, J. (2019, July 24). UConn ‘angels’ bring legal, mental health aid to asylum-seekers.
UConn Today. Retrieved from https://today.uconn.edu/2019/07/uconn-angels-bring-legal-mental-
health-aid-asylum-seekers/#/
Fox, T. G. (2017, March 8). UConn group to spend spring break assisting asylum applicants. UConn
Today. Retrieved from http://today.uconn.edu/2017/03/uconn-group-spend-spring-break-assisting-
asylum-applicants/
Bauman, D. (2016, March 10). Helping asylum-seekers prepare for the courts. UConn Today.
Retrieved from http://today.uconn.edu/2016/03/helping-asylum-seekers-prepare-for-the-
courts/?utm_source=FacStaffDailyDigest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UConnTodayDaily
Digest
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Blog report and online interviews regarding my work against torture and involvement with the
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ Scientific Committee:
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ News. (2016, February 22). Scientific
Symposium: Megan Berthold from the Scientific Committee explains why an event like the
Symposium is needed. Retrieved from http://www.irct.org/media-and-resources/irct-news/show-
news.aspx?PID=13767&Action=1&NewsId=4024
IRCT General Assembly and Scientific Symposium website interview. (2016, February 17). Q&A
with Scientific Committee member Megan Berthold. Retrieved from
http://www.irctsymposium2016.irct.org/site/view/60/megan-berthold-interview/
World Without Torture blog. (2016, February 17). Fighting Torture: Q&A with Megan Berthold
[Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://worldwithouttorture.org/2016/02/17/fighting-torture-qa-
with-megan-berthold/
Local television coverage, VOA articles, and CT Mirror article regarding community meeting regarding
health issues faced by Southeast Asian refugees in Connecticut:
Public Meeting / Panel Discussion (2015, October 20th). “Southeast Asian American Community
Health and Wellness Listening Session.” Covered by WHC-TV (show ID 3706). Invited panelist. A
community engagement activity of the Consumer Advisory Board of the Connecticut State Health
Innovation Model in partnership with the Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese Communities of
Connecticut. Aired on 10-22-15 at 10:00 PM. Retrieved from
http://www.whctv.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=182
Soksreinith, T. (2015, October 29). For many Cambodian-Americans, poor mental health means
chronic disease. VOA Khmer. Retrieved from http://www.voacambodia.com/content/for-many-
cambodian-americans-poor-mental-health-means-chronic-disease/3028062.html
Soksreinith, T. (2015, October 22). Cambodian America: Southeast Asian Residents in Connecticut
Meet to Discuss Healthcare Needs. VOA Khmer. Retrieved from
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/southeast-asian-residents-in-connecticut-meet-to-discuss-
healthcare-needs/3017208.html
Becker, A. L. (2015, October 21). Language barriers compound disease, trauma for Southeast Asian
refugees. The CT Mirror. Retrieved from https://ctmirror.org/2015/10/21/language-barriers-
compound-disease-trauma-burden-in-southeast-asian-refugees/
Blog report on my consultation with the United Nations Committee against Torture:
J Debari. (2015, March 9). Professor Megan Berthold Consults Chair of the United Nation’s
Committee against Torture [Web log comment]. Retrieved from
http://humanrights.uconn.edu/2015/03/09/professor-megan-berthold-consults-chair-of-the-united-
nations-committee-against-torture/
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Newsletter article on my international and human rights social work:
Office of Research and Scholarship (ORS), UConn School of Social Work, ORS Update (2015,
January). “International Social Work and Human Rights: Engaging with the Global Community.
UConn SSW Faculty Lead the Field.” Retrieved from http://ssw.uconn.edu/office-of-research-and-
scholarship/ors-update/
Radio interview on National Public Radio regarding torture and related blog report:
Where We Live program. (2015, January 16). WNPR News. “If We Torture, What Makes Us
Different from Those We Condemn?” by John Dankosky & Betsy Kaplan. Retrieved from
http://wnpr.org/post/if-we-torture-what-makes-us-different-those-we-condemn
J Debari. (2015, February 3). Dr. David L. Richards and Dr. Megan Berthold on NPR’s Where We
Live for Discussion on “Torture.” [Web log comment]. Retrieved from
http://humanrights.uconn.edu/2015/02/03/professors-richards-and-berthold-on-nprs-where-we-live-
for-discussion-on-torture/
Article and radio interview regarding traumatic impact of Cleveland, Ohio kidnappings:
The Gill Gross Program. (2013, May 9). Talk 910am San Francisco. KKSF. 9 May 2013. Live radio
interview regarding the impact of abduction on women and the healing process.
Guarino, M. (2013, May 7). For Amanda Berry and other Cleveland victims, recovery begins with
patience. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0507/For-
Amanda-Berry-and-other-Cleveland-victims-recovery-begins-with-patience-video
TV interview and newspaper articles Post Sandy Hook, CT school shooting:
Wolfgang, B. (2013, June 4). To raze or not to raze sites of horrific crimes; communities find own
path to recovery. The Washington Times. Retrieved from
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/4/to-raze-or-not-to-raze-sites-of-horrific-crimes-
co/?page=all#pagebreak
Town Hall Meeting, (2013, February 27). “Moving from Tragedy to Action: The Power of
Community.” Connecticut Network (CT-N), Invited participating television audience member
(speaker). Hosted by CT-N, Connecticut’s Old State House, Everyday Democracy, and the
Commission on Children. Old State House, Hartford, CT. Retrieved from http://ct-
n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=8744
Stannard, E. (2013, February 23). Mental health workers share coping mechanisms for tragedies like
Newtown shootings. New Haven Register. Retrieved from
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/02/23/news/doc5127f6c3cd5cd913030143.txt
Harrison, R. (2013, February 22). Healing the healers: Therapists discuss personal toll if treating
public trauma victims. Republican-American. Retrieved from http://www.rep-
am.com/articles/2013/02/23/news/local/706054.txt
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News Articles regarding my public engagement/community based participatory research with Cambodian
refugee communities:
Stagis, J. (2014, April 1). Refugees’ health care at issue: Depression, PTSD linked to chronic
conditions for Cambodians in region, study finds. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved from
http://articles.courant.com/2014-03-31/community/hc-west-hartford-kha-study-0401-
20140331_1_health-care-ptsd-post-traumatic-stress-disorder
Stagis, J. (2013, April 29). West Hartford clinic helps Cambodian refugees deal with trauma: Only
one of its kind in the U.S. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved from http://www.courant.com/community
/west-hartford/hc-khmer-health-advocates-20130418,0,6659410.story
Ghanem, D. (2013, February 3). UConn professors address refugee health care issues. The Daily
Campus. Retrieved from http://www.dailycampus.com/news/uconn-professors-address-refugee-
health-care-issues-1.2981863#.UY7hGIJgu6Y (Later compiled by Media Relations and Public
Information Service, UNHCR for UNHCR Internal Distribution. Refugees Daily. Refugees Global
Press Review. Retrieved from http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-
bin/texis/vtx/refdaily?pass=463ef21123&id=5110c0958)
Poitras, C. (2013, January 24). Improving healthcare for Cambodian-Americans. UConn Today.
Retrieved from http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/01/improving-health-care-for-cambodian-
americans/
Press Coverage of Press Conference I spoke at regarding the Asian Pacific American Needs Assessment
conducted by the State of Connecticut’s Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission:
Press Conference (2014, June 30th). “Asian Pacific American Needs Assessment.” Covered by
Connecticut Network (CT-N), Invited speaker regarding the results of the data analysis I conducted of
the needs assessment of the Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese communities in Connecticut. Hosted by
State of Connecticut’s Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.
CT State Capitol, Old Judiciary Room, Hartford, CT. Retrieved from
http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/ctnplayer.asp?odID=10436 or http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=10436
Connecticut’s Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (2014, July 1). Press conference on
Connecticut’s first comprehensive APA needs assessment. Retrieved from
http://ctapaac.com/2014/07/press-conference-on-connecticuts-first-comprehensive-apa-needs-
assessment/
CTBYTHENUMBERS.INFO (2014, June 30). Serious Health Issues Faced by State’s Asian Pacific
American Residents, New Study Reveals. Retrieved from
http://ctbythenumbers.info/2014/06/30/serious-health-issues-faced-by-states-asian-pacific-american-
residents-new-study-reveals/
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Current Research
2017 – present Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Remote Peer Learning for US-CAMBOdia
Community Health Workers Managing Diabetes (PLUS CamboDIA).
Collaborators: Wagner (PI, UCHC School of Dentistry) and Buckley (Co-PI).
2017 – present Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Community-Based Refugee Resettlement:
Exploration of US and Canadian Approaches. Collaborators: Libal (PI), Harding
(Co-PI), and Felten (student investigator).
2008 – present Co-Chair, Research and Data Committee
National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs
Nationwide research among twenty-five torture treatment programs in the U.S.
Completed Research (selected)
2017 – 2018 Principal Investigator, Limited English Proficiency and Insufficiently
Disaggregated Data: Barriers to Health Care Equity for Southeast Asians in
Connecticut? (Co-Investigator, Thomas Buckley, UConn School of Pharmacy)
Collaborators: Louise Harmon (UConn MSW student) and the Connecticut
Southeast Asian American Health Coalition, West Hartford, CT
2015 – 2017 Principal Investigator, Promoting Health in Cambodian Trauma Survivors using
mHealth: A Feasibility Study
Collaborators: UConn faculty Buckley (Co-I, Pharmacy) and Wagner (Co-I,
UCHC School of Dentistry) and Khmer Health Advocates, West Hartford, CT
2014 – 2018 Principal Investigator, Needs Assessment of Southeast Asian Communities in
Connecticut (with Connecticut Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission)
2000 – 2015 Adjunct Behavioral Scientist, Co-Investigator (2011-consultant)
RAND, Santa Monica, CA
Co-Investigator on National Institute of Mental Health funded studies: (1)
Cambodian Trauma Survivors: Prevalence and Consequences, $3.95 Million -
R01MH059555; and (2) Mental Health and Well-Being of Adolescent Children of
Cambodian Refugees, $2.34 Million - R01MH082069. My role as Co-
Investigator on both studies included: co-conceptualization of aims of studies,
methodology, instrumentation; contributed to grant proposals; implementation;
data analysis and interpretation; co-authoring manuscripts.
2012 – 2013 University of Connecticut Faculty Large Grant, Principal Investigator
University of Connecticut Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship
UConn, West Hartford, CT
Principal Investigator, “Combating Cambodian Health Disparities: A Community
Driven Approach.”
2011 – 2012 Research and Evaluation Consultant
Khmer Health Advocates
Consult on Khmer Health Advocates’ CDC funded REACH USA, including in
the areas of methods, data analysis, and implementation.
Oct. 2000 – Director of Research & Evaluation (June 2003 – July 2011), formerly
July 2011 Associate Director of Evaluation (2000 – May 2003)
Program for Torture Victims, Los Angeles, CA
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1999 - 2000 Co-Founder and Senior Partner
Research Insights, Altadena, CA
1998 Senior Researcher, part-time
Center for Language Minority Education and Research,
California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
1994-1998 Principal Investigator, Khmer sub-study, part-time
Andrew Mellon Foundation Demonstration Project,
Long Beach, CA
1997 Co-Principal Investigator, part-time
Voices of Japanese American Redress, UCLA Department of Social Welfare,
Los Angeles, CA
1995-1996 Evaluation Project Coordinator, half-time
Evaluation of a program for at-risk Khmer adolescents and families,
Four Winds Research Corporation, Long Beach, CA
Grants Awarded
2017-2018 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Remote Peer Learning for US-CAMBOdia
Community Health Workers Managing Diabetes (PLUS CamboDIA). Collaborators:
Wagner (PI, UCHC School of Dentistry) and Buckley (CO-PI). University of
Connecticut Health Research Excellence Program (REP-UCH), $100,000.
2015-2017 Principal Investigator, Promoting Health in Cambodian Trauma Survivors Using
mHealth: A Feasibility Study, University of Connecticut Center for Health Intervention
and Prevention (CHIP) Faculty/Researcher Affiliate Seed Grant funding, $15,000.
2015-2017 Principal Investigator, Promoting Health in Cambodian Trauma Survivors Using
mHealth: A Feasibility Study, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Dean’s
Collaborative Research Incentive Award, $8,000.
2015 Co-Faculty Organizer (with Dr. Kathryn Libal). Advocating for Immigrant
Children’s Rights in the United States: Promising Regional and International
Mechanisms and Practices. University of Connecticut’s Human Rights Institute’s Human
Rights Public Programming Grant. Panel event held in October 2015 at the UConn SSW
with social work educators from across the United States ($1,750).
2012-2015 Principal Investigator (previously Co-PI with Cheryl Parks prior to April 2013), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families,
Office of Refugee Resettlement. “International Institute of Connecticut Survivors of
Torture Program.” Three-year grant ($11,628) to provide program evaluation
consultation. (period of performance 10/01/12 to 9/30/15). [Contract terminated at end of
FY 2013 due to sequestration and lack of sufficient funds]
2009-2015 Co-Investigator, Mental Health and Well-Being of Adolescent Children of Cambodian
Refugees (Grant Marshall, PI), National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH082069,
direct costs $2.34 million, 9/24/2009 to 5/31/2015.
2000-2014 Co-Investigator, Cambodian Trauma Survivors: Prevalence and Consequences (Grant
Marshall, PI), National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH059555, direct costs $3.95
million, 8/10/2000 to 5/31/2014.
2012-2013 Co-Faculty Organizer (with Drs. Kathryn Libal, Lynne Healy, and Rebecca Thomas).
Advancing Human Rights Education in Social Work. University of Connecticut’s Human
Rights Institute’s Human Rights Public Programming Grant. Working seminar, May 16-
17, 2013, UConn School of Social Work with social work educators from across the
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United States ($1,750).
2012 summer Principal Investigator, Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship for Combating Cambodian
Health Disparities: A Community Driven Approach, UCRF Faculty Large Grant, $3,569.
2012-2013 Principal Investigator, Combating Cambodian Health Disparities: A Community Driven
Approach, UCRF Faculty Large Grant, $26,383. Jan 2012 to April 2013.
2001-2011 Principal Author, Serving Survivors of Torture in the Greater Los Angeles Region,
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, multiple grants to provide
medical, psychological and social services to torture survivors by the Program for Torture
Victims, approx. $0.9 million.
2000-2011 Principal Author, The Program for Torture Victims: Client Services, Training and
Research. Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families, multiple grants to provide and
evaluate medical, psychological, social, and legal services to torture survivors by the
Program for Torture Victims, approx. $5.25 million.
1997 Co-Principal Investigator, Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, awarded federal grant
to hold a research conference to study the historical factors that contributed to the passage
of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, $50,000.
1997 Principal Investigator, Moderating Effects of Social Support and Family Factors on
Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes Among Khmer Refugee Adolescents Exposed to
Community Violence, Andrew Mellon Foundation, $10,000.
1996-1997 Principal Investigator, Resilience Among Khmer Refugee Adolescents and Their
Families Exposed to Violence, UCLA Institute of American Cultures, Research Grant in
Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies.
1994-1995 Principal Investigator, Effects of Exposure to Community Violence on Foreign-Born
Khmer Adolescent Refugees, Andrew Mellon Foundation.
1988 Author, Dhorapatan Traditional Tibetan Medicine Clinic and Training of Tibetan Herbal
Doctors (Dhorapatan Tibetan Refugee Camp, Dhorapatan, Nepal), Church Women
United, $3,000.
Grants submitted (not funded or pending)
2015 Lead PI, Addressing Health Disparities Faced by Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture
In the United States: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study. Pre-proposal
submitted to UConn’s Office of the Vice President for Research for an internal
competition for a National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NIMHD) U01 grant (Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MD-15-010). Five-year grant
($1.75 million direct costs; $2.736 million total costs). (period of performance April 2016
to April 2021). Not Funded (not selected as the one UConn proposal authorized to be
submitted to NIMHD).
2014 Co-PI/Co-Director, The Connecticut Trauma-Informed Healthcare Collaborative:
Building a Strong Foundation for Research and Training through Public Engagement
and Academic-Community Partnerships. University of Connecticut Provost’s Pre-
Proposal for Academic Plan, Tier II, $250,000 per year for 3 years. (Letter of Intent
submitted; not invited to submit full proposal)
2014 Principal Investigator, Connecticut Southeast Asian American Health Coalition
(CSEAAHC) REACH Project. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
funding, Division of Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
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and Health Promotion (Funding Opportunity Number: DP14-1419PPHF14). Three year
grant ($195,000) to provide program evaluation consultation on behalf of UConn SSW
for Khmer Health Advocates. (period of performance 10/01/14 to 9/30/17). Not funded.
2012 Co-Coordinator of Technical Assistance, Successful Pathways to Treatment Efficacy and
Program Effectiveness: Technical Assistance for Torture Survivor Programs. Office of
Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families. Category II Technical Assistance Grant. Kinzie (PI). $200,000
per year for 3 years (period of performance 10/01/2012 to 9/30/2015). Not funded.
2012 Program Evaluator, The Cambodian American Medical Home Program (CAMHP). U.S.
DHHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Care Innovation Challenge
(Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-1C1-12-001). Kuoch (PI). $858,040 sub-contract
requested (period of performance 3/30/12 to 3/29/15). Not funded.
Refereed Presentations (selected)
Berthold, S. M., Lindert, J., Mollica, R. F., Silove, D., Tay, A. K., & Lavelle, J. (2019, November). The
Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-5 (HTQ-5): Introduction to the Revisions for DSM-5 PTSD
Symptoms and Refugee-Specific Functioning Items. Poster presentation at the International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 35th annual meeting, “Trauma, Recovery, and Resilience:
Charting a Course Forward.” Boston, MA.
Lindert, J., Berthold, S. M. (2019, November). Responding to the needs of vulnerable refugees through
interdisciplinary collaborations. Poster presentation at the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies 35th annual meeting, “Trauma, Recovery, and Resilience: Charting a Course
Forward.” Boston, MA.
Libal, K., Harding, S., Felten, G., & Berthold, S. M. (2019, October). Social Work, Voluntarism and
Refugee Resettlement: Fostering Collaborative Approaches. Presentation at the Council on Social
Work Education’s 65th Annual Program Meeting (APM). Social Work Education: Looking Back.
Looking Forward. Denver, CO.
Feely, M., Okpych, N., & Urcinas, N. (with Research Contributors S. M. Berthold and C. Jackson-
Morris). (2019, October). Triumphs and Travails of Building a Fully Online Field Evaluation
System. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 65th Annual Program Meeting
(APM). Social Work Education: Looking Back. Looking Forward. Denver, CO.
Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2019, March). Twelve Years of Clinical Research that Informs Effective
Torture Rehabilitation Programs (by the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’
Research & Data Project, 2008 – 2019). Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture
Treatment Programs, 11th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community
& Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George Washington University.
Washington, DC.
Harding, S., Libal, K., Berthold, S. M., & Felten, G. (2018, November 9). Engaging Social Work to
Defend the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. Roundtable Presentation at the Council on Social
Work Education’s 64rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Orlando, FL.
McPherson, J., Libal, K., Berthold, S. M., & Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. (2018, November 9). Putting the
Human Rights Mandate into U.S. Social Work Field Education. Presentation at the Council on
Social Work Education’s 64rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Orlando, FL.
Berthold, S. M., Higson-Smith, C., Mollica, R., Lavelle, J., Polatin, P., & Streets, F. J. (2018, March). A
Best Practice Model for the Complex Care of Torture Survivors. Presentation at the National
Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 10th Annual Research Symposium. Torture
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Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George
Washington University. Washington, DC.
Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, March). Clinical Research that Informs Effective Torture
Rehabilitation Programs: A 10-year NCTTP research project (The National Consortium of
Torture Treatment Programs’ Research & Data Project, 2008 – 2017). Presentation at the
National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 10th Annual Research Symposium. Torture
Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George
Washington University. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., Harmon, L., Kuoch, T., Phengsomphone, H., Tran, B., & Scully, M. (2018, January).
Limited English Proficiency and Insufficiently Disaggregated Data: Barriers to Health Care
Equity for Southeast Asians? Presentation at Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)’s
22nd Annual Conference. Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice. Washington, DC.
Libal, K., Harding, S., Popescu, M., Berthold, S. M., Felten, G., & Zubaroğlu, P. (2017, October).
Refugees and Xenophobia: Social Work Responses in the U.S. and Europe. Hot Topics
Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 63rd Annual Program Meeting (APM).
Dallas, TX.
Berthold, S. M., Melville, A., & Ostrander, J. (2017, October). Promoting health equity and eradicating
social isolation in refugee populations. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work
Education’s 63rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Dallas, TX.
Garlington, S. B., Bailey, J. D., Berthold, S. M., Ferreira, R. J., Jayasundara, D., & Nyiransekuye, H.
(2017, October). Global social issues in national and international political context. Presentation
at CSWE Connect session with Council on Global Social Issues at the Council on Social Work
Education’s 63rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Dallas, TX.
Berthold, S. M., & Marton, M. (2017, July). Trauma in asylum proceedings: Teaching law students to
recognize and address primary and vicarious trauma in representing trauma survivors seeking
asylum. Presentation as part of the Interdisciplinary Collaboration in University-Based Clinics
Representing Asylum-Seekers: Opportunities and Challenges for the Professional Training of
Lawyers, Health Professionals, and Social Workers panel at the XXXVth International Academy
of Law and Mental Health Congress. Prague, Czech Republic. Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Buckley, T., & Wagner, J. (2017, March). Integrated
trauma-informed health care for torture survivors: Lessons learned from Cambodian survivors.
Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 9th Annual Research
Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes &
Human Rights. George Washington University. Washington, DC.
Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2017, March). Multi-center evidence over 9 years to ensure and sustain
effective torture rehabilitation programs in the U.S. Presentation at the National Consortium of
Torture Treatment Programs, 9th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical,
Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George Washington University.
Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Buckley, T., & Wagner, J. (2016, December).
Integrated trauma-informed health care: What Cambodian torture survivors teach us about
multidisciplinary approaches to torture rehabilitation. Presented at International Rehabilitation
Council for Torture Victims’ 10th International Scientific Symposium – Delivering on the promise
of the right to rehabilitation. Mexico City, Mexico.
Riley, C., Berthold, S. M., Piwowarczyk, L., & Quiroga, J. (2016, December). Multi-Center approach
over eight years to provide ongoing evidence from clinical research to ensure and sustain
effective rehabilitation programs for torture survivors in U.S. Presented at International
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Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ 10th International Scientific Symposium – Delivering
on the promise of the right to rehabilitation. Mexico City, Mexico.
Androff, D., McPherson, J., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2016, November). Human rights and the
grand challenges: rights-based approaches to social work priorities. Hot Topics Presentation at
the Council on Social Work Education’s 62nd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Atlanta, GA.
Mapp, S., Libal, K., Berthold, S. M., & Androff, D. (2016, November). Impacts of U.S. immigration
policy on children and effective inter-professional response. Panel presentation at the Council on
Social Work Education’s 62nd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Atlanta, GA.
Berthold, S. M. (2016, November). Connecting global issues with local relevance. Presentation at CSWE
Connect session with Council on Global Social Issues at the Council on Social Work Education’s
62nd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Atlanta, GA.
Berthold, S. M., & Akinsulure-Smith, A. (2016, July). When asylum fails to protect from hate: Research
with torture survivors who remain at risk of persecution in exile. Presentation at the American
Psychological Associations’ Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) and the
European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting, Understanding Hate
Crimes: Multi-Disciplinary Analyses. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT.
Melville, A., Ostrander, J., Berthold, S. M., & Khmer Health Advocates. (2016, May). Social
disconnectedness in Cambodian refugees: Considerations when working with torture survivors.
Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers – CT Chapter’s 31st Annual
Conference. Cromwell, CT.
Mordecai, L., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Wagner, J. A., Ouk, C., Ouk, P., Kuoch, T., Scully, M.
(2016, May). Promoting health in Cambodian trauma survivors using mHealth: A feasibility
study. Poster Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers – New Jersey and NJ
Social Workers’ 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition. Atlantic City, NJ. [Presented by PhD
student Lorin Mordecai]
Riley, C. & Berthold, S. M. (2016, February). Psychiatric and medical impacts of torture: Findings from
the NCTTP. Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 8th Annual
Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions &
Outcomes. George Washington University. Washington, DC.
Melville, A., Ostrander, J., Berthold, S. M., & Scully, M. (2016, February). Social disconnectedness in
Cambodian refugees: Considerations when working with torture survivors. Presentation at the
National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 8th Annual Research Symposium. Torture
Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington
University. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M. (2015, October). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work: A framework
for teaching human rights in advanced practice courses. Presentation as part of the panel, Taking
a human rights-based approach to teaching micro-level social work by C. Chiarelli-Helminiak, J.
McPherson, & S. M. Berthold. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education’s 61st Annual
Program Meeting (APM). Sheraton Hotel. Denver, CO.
Berthold, S. M. (2015, March). The mental health sequelae of traumatic head injury in South Vietnamese
ex-political detainees who survived torture. Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture
Treatment Programs, 7th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community
& Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington University. Washington, DC.
Riley, C. & Berthold, S. M. (2015, March). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. Data
FYs 2008 - 2014: Torture, demographic characteristics, pilot data on medical conditions.
Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 7th Annual Research
Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes.
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George Washington University. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014, November).
Comorbid mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the U.S.
Poster Presentation at International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Conference.
Miami, FL.
Berthold, S. M. (with Research Contributors Kong, S., Kuoch, T., & Ouk, P.). (2014, October).
Combating Cambodian health and mental health disparities after genocide: Building community
capacity. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting.
Tampa, FL.
Berthold, S. M., & Buckley, T. (2014, October). Addressing Cambodian American health disparities
post genocide: Engaging the community in their own care. Presentation at the New England
Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. Storrs, CT.
Berthold, S. M., & Jaranson, J. (2014, May). Demographic and diagnostic data on survivors of torture in
torture treatment programs in the U.S., 2008 – 2012. A project of the National Consortium of
Torture Treatment Programs. Presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society for the
Study of Psychiatry and Culture: Trauma, Recovery and Culture. San Diego, CA.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014, March). Comorbid
mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the U.S. Presentation at
the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 6th Annual Research Symposium.
Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George
Washington University. Washington, DC.
Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2014, March). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. Data
FYs 2008 - 2013: Torture, demographic characteristics, pilot outcome data. Presentation at the
National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 6th Annual Research Symposium. Torture
Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington
University. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S. Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2014, January).
Combating Cambodian health disparities three decades after genocide: Building community
capacity. Presentation at Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference.
Research for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global Challenges. San Antonio, Texas.
[Presented by Dr. Jennifer S. McCleary] Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Fukuda, S. (2013, November). Combating
Cambodian health disparities: Using CBPR to reach isolated, high-risk populations.Presentation
at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA.
Buckley, T., Berthold, S. M., Scully, M., Kong, S., & Kuoch, T. (2013, November). Cambodian
American medical home program: Engaging the community in their own care. Presentation at the
American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, November). Breaking through the micro/macro divide: The example of
Cambodian genocide survivors. Presentation as part of the panel Human Rights-Based Practice:
Beyond the Micro/Macro Binary in Social Work at the Council on Social Work Education Annual
APM Conference. Dallas, TX.
Marton, M., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2013, November). Working cross-professionally on social
justice advocacy projects in refugee services. Presentation at the 28th Annual Midwest Clinical
Conference 2013. Harnessing the Storm: Responses to the “New Normal.” Interprofessional
Center for Counseling and Legal Services at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.
Minneapolis, MN. [Presented by M. Marton]
Berthold, S. M. (2013, October). The role of justice and community in healing: Lessons learned from
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survivors of torture. Presentation at Healing the Generations: 5th Annual Childhood Trauma
Conference on Integrated Care: Child and Family Wellness and Recovery in the Face of Chronic
Stress. Mystic, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Fukuda, S. (2013, July). Using handheld technology
to gather data relevant to social development in hard to reach communities: Lessons from a
Cambodian refugee study. Poster presentation at 18th Biennial International Consortium for
Social Development (ICSD) conference. Kampala, Uganda. [Dr. Kamya delivered poster]
Berthold, S. M. (2013, June). Health and well-being of torture survivors: Treatment outcomes and social
work practice and policy responses. Paper presentation at the Global Health and Well-Being: The
Social Work Response conference hosted by the New York University Silver School of Social
Work and the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work. New
York, NY.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). Serving trauma survivors: Attending to vicarious trauma and enhancing
vicarious resilience. Presentation at the NASW/CT 28th Annual Statewide Conference.
Waterbury, CT.
Buckley, T., & Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). Addressing Cambodian American health issues: The value
of university-community organizational partnerships. Presentation at the University of
Connecticut Public Engagement Spring Symposium. UConn: Making a Difference in Urban CT.
Storrs, CT.
Buckley, T., & Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). REACHing out to end disparities for Cambodian
Americans: Cambodian American Medical Home Program. Poster presentation at
University of Connecticut Public Engagement Spring Symposium. UConn: Making a
Difference in Urban CT. Storrs, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2013, February).
Combating Cambodian health disparities: A community driven approach. Presentation at the
National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 5th Annual Research Symposium. Torture
Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington
University. Washington, DC.
Riley, C. & Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S.
Data: Torture, demographic characteristics, and pilot functional outcome data. Presentation at
the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 5th Annual Research Symposium.
Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George
Washington University. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, November). Teaching direct practice. Presentation as part of panel delivered by
McPherson, J., Gabel, S. G., Popescu, M. L., & Berthold, S. M., Teaching rights-based practice
models across the social work curriculum, at the Council on Social Work Practice (CSWE) APM.
Washington, DC. [Chair of panel delivered my presentation.]
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2012, October).
Combating Cambodian health disparities: A community driven approach. Presentation at the
American Public Health Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, July). Enhancing vicarious resilience in social workers while building client
strengths and resilience. Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers’ 2012
National Conference, Restoring Hope: The Power of Social Work. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., & Einhorn, B. J. (2012, April). Reconstructing Babel: Bridging cultural dissonance
between asylum seekers and asylum adjudicators. Presentation at the 2012 Conable Conference
in International Studies - Refugees, Asylum Law, and Expert Testimony: The Construction of
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Africa & the Global South in Comparative Perspective. Rochester Institute of Technology.
Rochester, NY.
Scully, M., & Berthold, S.M. (2012, February). Cambodian Americans and chronic disease: 30 years
after torture. Presentation at the NCTTP’s 4th Annual Research Symposium: Torture Treatment:
Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcome Evaluations, sponsored by National
Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) and Department of Family Medicine,
Georgetown University. Washington, DC.
Riley, C. & Berthold, S.M. (2012, February). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. –
Data for FYs 2010 & 2011: Torture and demographic characteristics, pilot functional outcome
data. Presentation at the NCTTP’s 4th Annual Research Symposium: Torture Treatment: Clinical,
Community & Policy Interventions, Outcome Evaluations, sponsored by National Consortium of
Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) and Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown
University. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S.M., & Moio, J. (2012, January). Outcomes research with survivors of torture: Implications
for social work practice and policy. Presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research’s
16th Annual Conference: Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping
Public Policy. Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., Kamya, H., & Durocher, R. (2011, November). Exile and social disruption in refugees,
asylum seekers and asylees: Lessons from the field with children caught in armed conflicts,
torture survivors reuniting with family, and women who have experienced female genital cutting.
Poster presentation at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ 27th Annual
Meeting: Social Bonds and Trauma Through the Life Span. Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Baltimore, MD.
Prior to academic appointment (selected):
Berthold, S. M., Scott, C. & Briere, J. (2008, November). Torture and mental health: What constitutes
torture, and how should professional organizations respond? Presentation at the 24th Annual
Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Terror and its Aftermath.
Chicago, IL.
Other presentations on such topics as torture, forensic assessment and expert witness testimony, vicarious
trauma and self-care, working with interpreters, Japanese American redress movement, and research
with Cambodian refugees conducted at numerous venues, including: American Educational Research
Association Annual Meeting (1997), Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable
Conference (1996), California Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference (1997), Central
American Educational Conference (1997), International Association of Trauma Counselors Annual
Conference (now Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists) (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002), International
Conference on Research for Social Work Practice (1998), International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies Annual Meeting (1997, 2001, 2004), Latino Behavioral Health Institute Annual Conference
(2001), MELUS Conference (1997), National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs Annual
Research Symposium (2009-2012), Southern California Refugee Conference (2001), UCLA and the
Foundation for Psychocultural Research Conference (2002), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
(1995).
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Invited Presentations
Berthold, S. M. (2019, October). A Human Rights Based Approach to Working with Torture Survivors:
Practice Considerations. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work
class at UConn School of Social Work. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2019, October). Providing Legal Assistance to Traumatized Asylum Seekers: Navigating
the Impact of Trauma and Mental Health and Working with Mental Health and Trauma Experts.
Presentation for UConn Law School Asylum and Human Rights Clinic professors and law
students, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT.
Bauer, J., Berthold, S. M., Messali, E., Ortolaza, T., David, J., & Madjeric, A. (Moderator: Libal, K.).
(2019, April). Breaking Down the Wall: How UConn Law and Social Work Are Advocating for
Immigrants. Panel presentation for UConn social work and law school alumni and the broader
community. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2019, February). Preventing Vicarious Trauma and Promoting Self-Care in Law
Students Working with Traumatized Individuals. Presentation for UConn Law School asylum
clinic professors and law students, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT.
Heller, N., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, November). Hartford Public Library & UConn School of Social
Work Collaboration. Hartford Public Library Staff Development Day. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2018, October). Preventing vicarious trauma and promoting self-care in attorneys
working with traumatized clients. Invited speaker for symposium on Trauma-Informed Justice
hosted by the Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellows, Quinnipiac University
School of Law, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. North Haven, CT:
Quinnipiac University School of Law.
Berthold, S. M. (2018, October). A human rights-based approach to working with torture survivors and
the fight against impunity. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work
class at UConn School of Social Work. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Gray, G., & Higa, C. (2018, July). Human rights practice with migrants at the border.
Invited speakers at University of Texas El Paso Department of Social Work, MSW course
SOWK 5393/CRN 33754: Special Issues in Social Work/Social Justice and Advocacy
Practice- Human Rights at the Border. El Paso, TX. Berthold, S. M. (2018, March). A human rights-based approach to clinical social work. Invited speaker
for Human Rights Series at West Chester University MSW Program, Philadelphia, PA.
Berthold, S. M. (2017, September). Human rights-based approaches to social work with torture
survivors and human rights advocacy regarding the right to rehabilitation of torture survivors.
Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of
Social Work. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2017, June 29). A rights-based approach to social work practice and how it differs from
a traditional needs-based approach. Presentation in Professor Dennis Richie’s MSW class on
human rights. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Hood, D., & Berthold, S. M. (2017, February 7). From conviction to clemency: A Connecticut story.
Presentation at John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education, Post University,
Waterbury, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2016, December). Convening plenary. Presentation at International
Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ 10th International Scientific Symposium – Delivering
on the promise of the right to rehabilitation. Mexico City, Mexico.
Libal, K., & Berthold, S. M. (2016, October 24). Welcoming newcomer Syrian refugees in our
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communities: Global & local considerations. Presentation for a refugee co-sponsor group
affiliated with Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS). Unitarian Universalist Society
East, Manchester, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Wagner, J. A., Ouk, C., Ouk, P., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Mordecai,
L. (2016, April). Promoting health in Cambodian trauma survivors using mHealth: A
feasibility study. Presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s 7th
Annual SSW Research andScholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Riley, C., & Berthold, S.M. (2016, March). Report of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment
Programs’ Research and Data Committee on annual research and data project to the
membership of the consortium. Presentation of committee report at George Washington
University Mount Vernon Campus. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2015, September). Addressing the right of child migrants in the United
States to health and rehabilitation: A primer for social workers. Paper presented at Human
Rights-Based Social Work Advocacy for the Rights of Migrant Children and Children in Mixed
Status Families in the United States seminar, University of Connecticut School of Social Work.
West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., & McPherson, J. (2015, September). Fractured bonds: U.S. asylum backlog divides
families worldwide. Paper presented at Human Rights-Based Social Work Advocacy for the
Rights of Migrant Children and Children in Mixed Status Families in the United States seminar,
University of Connecticut School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2015, June). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work and
human rights advocacy regarding the right to rehabilitation of torture survivors. Invited
guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of
Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2015, April). Discussant of Konstantinos Koutsioumpas’ paper entitled, Realizing the
right to sport to address the socialization trauma healing of children in refugee camps at the
Economic and Social Rights Group (ESRG) 2015 Workshop on Global Justice & Extra-
Territorial Obligations. University of Connecticut, Human Rights Institute. Storrs, CT.
Mollica, R. F., Chernof, M. C., Berthold, S. M., Lavelle, J., Lyoo, I. K., & Renshaw, P. (2015, March).
The mental health sequelae of traumatic head injury in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees
who survived torture. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Sixth
Annual SSW Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Harding, S., Healy, L., Libal, K., & Thomas, R. L. (2015, March). Advancing human
rights in social work: Recent UConn School of Social Work faculty publications. Poster
presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Sixth Annual SSW Research and
Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, December). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work:
Framework and application to clinical case vignettes. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s
Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., & Riley, C. (2014, October). Overcoming challenges in conducting multisite research
across torture treatment programs: Application for rehabilitation centers worldwide. Invited
guest presenters to member centers of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture
Victims’ Data in the Fight Against Impunity (DFI) Project. Skype Presentation to Copenhagen,
Denmark.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, October). The impact of trauma on asylum applicants and their attorneys:
Valuable roles for psychological consultants and expert witnesses. Invited guest speaker for the
Connecticut Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association. New Haven, CT.
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Berthold, S. M. (2014, October). Developing a research network of torture treatment service providers.
Invited guest speaker as part of Expert Consultation on the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors:
The New Frontier meeting in Washington, DC. Invited by the Chair of the United Nations’
Committee against Torture and a Member of the United Nations’ Subcommittee on the
Prevention of Torture (SPT). Hosted by American University Washington College of Law and the
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT). Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, September). Enrique’s journey: The human rights of unaccompanied youth in the
U.S. and Exploring social work as a human rights profession. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s
Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, July). Combating Cambodian health disparities: Using CBPR to reach isolated,
high-risk populations. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Advanced MSW Research Class at
UConn School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014, March). Comorbid
mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the United States. Poster
presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Fifth Annual SSW Research and
Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, March). Treatment of survivors of torture. Guest speaker in Prof. David L.
Richard’s course, Political Science 3428: Politics of Torture. UConn. Storrs, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, March). Working with torture survivors: Clinical and forensic considerations.
Guest speaker in Dr. Richard Mollica’s TR602 Trauma Theory and Treatment course at the
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology’s Global Mental Health Program. Newton,
MA.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, February). Vicarious trauma and self-care for legal representatives working with
asylum seekers. Presentation for UConn Law School asylum clinic professors, law students and
interns, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, February). Researching health and mental health disparities among Cambodian
refugees in the U.S.: A research trajectory. Presentation in Social Work Doctoral Seminar.
University of Connecticut, School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, September). Women’s rights. Discussant on the women’s rights panel at the
Associated Graduate Student Conference on Human Rights – Human Rights in Context,
University of Connecticut, Human Rights Institute. Storrs, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, May). Teaching human rights in core micro foundation and direct
practice classes: Integration of clinical examples of human trafficking and torture. Paper
presentation at the 2013 Working Seminar in Advancing Human Rights in Social Work
Education, 16 May 2013, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., & Richards, D. L. (2013, April). Human security and mental health. Paper
presentation at the UConn Human Rights Institute’s 2013 Economic and Social Rights
Research Group Spring Workshop. Storrs, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Political, religious, ethnic and sexual identity as risk factors for
state-sponsored torture. Invited presentation at University of Connecticut School of Social
Work’s Identity, Oppression and Human Rights Panel. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Surviving Trauma: Resilience and Advocacy and the Role of Social
Work. Invited guest speaker in honor of social work month at The Village. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2013, March).
Cambodian health disparities: Using CBPR and technology to reach isolated, high-risk
populations. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Fourth Annual
SSW Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
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Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Outcomes research with survivors of torture: Implications for social
work policy and practice. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s
Fourth Annual SSW Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Health and human rights after genocide: A Cambodian example. Invited
presentation for the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute’s Economic and Social
Rights Research Group. Storrs, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Invited participating audience member. Town Hall Meeting, Moving
from tragedy to action: The power of community. Televised live by CT-N in collaboration with
the Connecticut Civic Health Advisory Group, the Connecticut Commission on Children, the
Connecticut Network (CT-N), Everyday Democracy, and the Secretary of the State’s Office.
Connecticut’s Old State House. Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M., & Havens, C. (2013, February). Long-term effects of the Sandy Hook school
shooting: Implications for social work practitioners. Presentation at the University of
Connecticut School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Building capacity in a high-risk community with health disparities:
CBPR in action. Invited guest speaker in Drs. Harding and Libal’s UConn School of Social
Work's qualitative methods research class for doctoral students. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, December). Human rights and social work with survivors of torture.
Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work course at UConn
School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, November). Global mental health with survivors of torture and human
trafficking. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Richard Mollica’s Global Mental Health course,
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Newton, MA.
Richards, D. L., & Berthold, S. M. (2012, November). Human security, human dignity and mental
health. Invited presentation at Symposium on Human Security. University of Nebraska. Lincoln,
NE. [Presentation delivered by David L. Richards.]
Berthold, S. M. (2012, September). Representing asylum seekers who have been tortured: PTSD,
secondary trauma, and working with mental health experts. Training for UConn Law School
asylum clinic professors, law students and interns on impact of trauma on asylum seekers and
legal representatives, and working with mental health expert witness, UConn Law School.
Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, September). Social work matters: Celebrating 75 years of educating social
workers. Gala Keynote Speaker at the University of Utah’s College of Social Work’s 75th
Anniversary Gala. Rice-Eccles Stadium. Salt Lake City, UT.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, July). Building resilience after torture: The role of hope. Plenary Speaker at the
National Association of Social Workers’ 2012 National Conference, Restoring Hope: The Power
of Social Work. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M., Kamya, H., & Durocher, R. (2012, March). Exile and social disruption in refugees,
asylum seekers and asylees: Lessons from the field with children caught in armed conflicts,
torture survivors reuniting with family, and women who have experienced female genital cutting.
Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Third Annual SSW
Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Kuoch, T., Kong, S., Berthold, S. M., Scully, M., & Buckley, T. (2012, March). REACHing out to end
disparities for Cambodian Americans: Cambodian American Medical Home Program. Poster
presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Third Annual SSW Research and
Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.
Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Buckley, T., Berthold, S.M., & Kong, S. (2012, March). Cambodian Americans
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and chronic disease 30 years after war, torture and genocide: Partnerships in care. Invited
Colloquium Address at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.
Riley, C., & Berthold, S.M. (2012, February). Report of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment
Programs’ Research and Data Committee on annual research and data project to the
membership of the consortium. Presentation of committee report at Georgetown University
campus. Washington, DC.
Berthold, S. M. (2012, February). Psychological impact of trauma: Implications for lawyers working
with asylum seekers. Guest speaker and trainer for UConn Law School asylum clinic professors,
law students and interns on impact of trauma on asylum seekers and role of mental health expert
witness, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT.
Goodfriend-Koven, N., & Berthold, S. M. (2011, November). Interpreting for victims of trauma.
Webinar presentation for the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators.
Prior to academic appointment (selected):
Berthold, S. M. (2009, October). Social work with refugee and asylum-seeking survivors of torture and
other human perpetrated traumas: Career reflections and lessons learned. Invited Keynote
Speaker at the NASW-CA New Professionals Networking Event. Atwater Village, CA.
Berthold, S.M., & Scott, C. (2007, October). Torture in the 21st Century: Clinical implications for the
practicing psychiatrist. Invited Plenary Speakers at the California Psychiatric Association’s 19th
Annual Premier Conference: Disorders of Addiction and Impulse Control. Huntington Beach,
CA.
Berthold, S.M. (2006, September). Psychosocial consequences of torture: An overview. Invited Expert
Participant and Presenter at The Neurobiology of Psychological Torture: A UC Davis Workshop
for invited experts hosted by the UC Davis Center for Human Rights in the Americas and the UC
Davis Center for Mind and Brain. Davis, CA.
Berthold, S. M. (2006, September). Surviving child trafficking: Psychosocial consequences. Invited
presentation at Hiding in plain sight: Finding and protecting child victims of trafficking
conference sponsored by Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and
Trafficking, Free the Slaves, Public Counsel, Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles, and San
Diego Youth and Community Services. Los Angeles, CA.
Berthold, S. M. (2006, February). Trauma and field instruction: Clinical approaches and vicarious
trauma. Panel presentation at Trauma and Field Instruction: Yourself, Your Student, Your Agency
and Your Community, the 21st Annual Social Work Joint Symposium, collaboration of social
work graduate schools in Greater Los Angeles. Rosemead, CA.
Berthold, S. M. (2004, May). Identifying trafficking victims in the United States: From the perspective of
the law, the trafficker, the victim, and the community. Panel presentation at the 3rd National
Sexual Violence Prevention Conference: Building Leadership and Commitment to End Sexual
Violence. Los Angeles, CA.
Berthold, S. M. (2003, April). Cultural and psychological dimensions of female genital mutilation
(FGM). Presentation as part of the panel, Cultural and Clinical Considerations for Working with
Children Traumatized by Torture, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the Refugee Experience
at the conference, Children and Trauma: Coping in the Aftermath. CII National Forum 2003.
Sponsored by Children’s Institute International, a partner in the National Child Traumatic Stress
Network. Pasadena, CA.
Berthold, S. M. (2001, December). Americans surviving trauma: Impact of recent terrorist attacks on
survivors of torture. Speaker at a public forum event sponsored by The Southern California
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Psychoanalytic Society, Beverly Hills, CA.
Berthold, S.M. (2001, May). Cross-cultural innovations in providing mental health services to refugee
populations. Invited Keynote Speaker at the 15th Anniversary and Asian Pacific Islander Heritage
Day, Sponsored by the Long Beach Asian Pacific Mental Health Program, Long Beach, CA.
Other presentations on such topics as torture, forensic assessment and expert witness testimony, effects of
trauma on survivors of human rights abuses and their legal providers, cross-cultural research and
clinical work with torture survivors and refugees, health and mental health disparities in refugees, torture
and homelessness, female genital mutilation, human trafficking, working with an interpreter, career
exploration, vicarious trauma and resilience, and self-care conducted at numerous venues, including:
California Department of Social Services Refugee Programs Bureau’s 2008 Refugee Summit (2008);
California Department of Health Services, Refugee Health Section (2002); California State University,
Dominguez Hills (2008); California State University Los Angeles (2001, 2010), California State
University, San Bernardino School of Social Work (2010); City College of San Francisco (2005); City of
Long Beach (CA) Gang Intervention and Prevention Network Meeting (1998); Dartmouth College
(2004); Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles (2001); NASW’s Progressive Social Work Education and
Practice Council (2006); National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’ Research Institute &
Webinars (2009, 2011); representatives of the Khmer community, local school district and community
based organizations (1998); Saint Vincent’s Cardinal Manning Center in Los Angeles (forum of social
work graduate students and supervisors) (2004-2010); UCLA Asian American Studies Center (1995);
UCLA and USC law school immigration/asylum and human rights’ clinics ( 2004-2011); UCLA Medical
Center (2002); University of California, Berkeley (2009, 2010); University of Southern California
Graduate School of Social Work (1992, 1993); USC Gould School of Law (2006); and the Violence
Against Women Conference, California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) (2003).
Workshops and Training Seminars
Libal, K. R., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, November). Building practice skills to advance human rights and
social justice in micro and macro settings. Invited guest trainers for UConn Field Instructors.
Hartford, CT.
Bancroft, M., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, October). Mental Health Interpreting: A Trauma-informed
Approach to Interpreting in Mental Health. Mental health interpreter training for interpreters of
the Baltimore Medical System. Baltimore, MD.13
Berthold, S. M. (2017, May 9 & June 16). Serving Homeless Youth and Families: Trauma-Informed
Care and Addressing Vicarious Trauma. Training for staff at My Sister’s Place, Hartford, CT.
Child Migrant Rights Seminar and Public Event Held at UConn School of Social Work
Organizers: K. Libal, S. Megan Berthold, & S. Mapp
Funded by a grant from UConn’s Human Rights Institute and with support from UConn’s SSW.
Human Rights-Based Social Work Advocacy for the Rights of Migrant Children and Children
in Mixed Status Families in the United States. Seminar held at UConn School of Social
Work with national group of social work scholars, Sept. 18-19, 2015. Organized by K.
Libal, S. Megan Berthold, & S. Mapp.
Children in Mixed-Status Families and in Family Detention Centers: Social Work’s Role in
Regional and National Advocacy. (2015, September 19). Public Talk by Dean Luis
Zayas. University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, April). Forensic psychosocial assessments of torture survivors and expert witness
testimony. Training for staff and consultants for the International Institute of Connecticut’s
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Survivors of Torture Program. Bridgeport, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2014, April). Social work oncology specialists: Attending to vicarious trauma and
enhancing vicarious resilience. Training for Connecticut CT Social Work Oncology Group.
Wallingford, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, July). Clinical interventions with torture survivors: Building skills and
interdisciplinary teamwork. Training for staff and consultants for the International Institute of
Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture Program. Bridgeport, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). Serving survivors of torture: Foundational issues. Training for staff and
consultants for the International Institute of Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture Program.
Bridgeport, CT.
Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Attending to our own vicarious trauma: How to take care of ourselves
as we treat the trauma of those in the community. Invited panelist for NASW-CT’s “Responding
to Newtown: A Workshop for Clinicians,” all day event to build skills and self-care related to
vicarious trauma in social work providers who intervened in Sandy Hook, CT following the
School Shooting. Hosted by NASW-CT (co-sponsored by UConn’s School of Social Work,
Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State University, and Western
Connecticut State University). Southbury, CT.
Riley, C & Berthold, S. M. (2011, October). Multicenter torture treatment research: A shared vision for
overcoming barriers. Invited trainer for the International Society for Health and Human Rights’
2011 Conference – Health and Human Rights: Doing Justice, Building Capacity. A Day-Long
Capacity Building Workshop Presentation. Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Prior to academic appointment (selected):
Berthold, S. M. (2010, July and September). Interviewing N-648 applicants: Approaches to addressing
challenges. Invited trainer for USCIS (US Customs and Immigration Service) officers in Orange
County, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Offices and their Directors. Santa Ana and Los
Angeles, CA.
Berthold, S.M., Ray, D., Quiroga, J., Deutsch, A., Franke, T. & Moio, J. (2008, October). Outcomes
research and evaluation with torture survivors: A study at the Program for Torture Victims.
Invited workshop presenter at the 8th International Conference of the International Society for
Health and Human Rights, Lima, Peru.
Berthold, S. M., & Deutsch, A. (2008, October). The consequences of torture: Implications for asylum
interviews. Invited trainer for Los Angeles asylum officers and their supervisors. Los Angeles
Asylum Office, Anaheim, CA.
Other workshops on such topics as trauma informed assessment and treatment, clinical and forensic work
with survivors of human trafficking and torture, expert witness testimony credibility determinations,
torture and spirituality, vicarious trauma, and self-care conducted at numerous venues, including: Asian
and Pacific Islander Mental Health Alliance in Los Angeles County (2006), Claremont School of
Theology (2001, 2005), Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (1999, 2004), Los Angeles Asylum
Office (2000), Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), Los Angeles
County-University of California (LAC-USC) Trauma Clinic (biannual training for psychiatric residents)
(2005-2007), Los Angeles United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (for firefighters, paramedics, law
enforcement employees and the Federal Bureau of Investigation) (2000), LA and Orange County
consortium of agencies serving survivors of human trafficking (2006), Public Counsel (2004), Rape
Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center (2005), UCLA Center for African Studies
(2008), University of Southern California USC Student Affairs Volunteer Center (2007).
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EDITORIAL REVIEW AND EDITOR (selected)
Editorial Advisory Board, Torture Journal (2016-present)
Editorial Review Board, Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (2015-2017)
Editorial Review Board, Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (2014-2017)
Consulting Editor, Journal of Social Work Education (2014-2017)
Consulting Editor, Journal of Immigration and Refugee Studies: International, National, and
Regional Theory, Research, and Practice (2004 - present)
Reviewer, Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees (2016)
Reviewer, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (2015-present)
Reviewer, Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action (2013-present)
Reviewer, American Journal of Public Health (2014-present)
Reviewer, Journal of Human Rights (2014 - present)
Reviewer, Social Science & Medicine (2014-present)
Reviewer, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2013-2014)
Reviewer, Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal (2013)
Reviewer, Clinical Case Studies Journal (2012)
Consulting Editor, Social Work Research (1996 - 1999)
DIRECT PRACTICE
August 1998- Therapist, Forensic Psychosocial Evaluator, Expert Witness
July 2011 Program for Torture Victims; Los Angeles, California
Serving survivors of torture and human trafficking
Sept 1999-2000 Clinical Consultant and Supervisor
Asian Pacific Residential Treatment Program, part-time, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Clinical Program Coordinator and Supervisor
Asian and Pacific Islander Mental Health Alliance, Los Angeles, CA
1994 and Therapist, Social Work Supervisor, and Staff Development Specialist
Summer 1995 Consultant, Asian Pacific Residential Treatment Program, part-time
Los Angeles, CA
1991-1994 Psychiatric Social Worker
Indochinese Counseling and Treatment Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
1990-1991 Social Worker and Trainer (at two holistic healing centers)
Catholic Office for Emergency Relief for Refugees, Site 2 Camp, Thailand
1988-1990 and Counselor and Paraprofessional Training Specialist
Spring 1991 Community and Family Services International,
Vietnamese First Asylum Camp, Palawan, Philippines
1987-1988 Social Work Intern
Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic at the Brighton Marine Public Health Center,
Brighton, MA
Summer 1987 Social Work Intern, Spinal Cord Injury Program
Veterans Administration Hospital, White River Junction, VT
1986-1987 Social Work Intern
The Children's Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
2019 Accepted as CSCH Affiliate, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
(CSCH).
2017 Light of Liberty Award (to the UConn Immigration Detention Service Project I
co-organized) by the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) for
outstanding pro bono service to immigrants in detention.
2017 invited to be Affiliate, UConn Race, Ethnicity, Politics Graduate Certificate
2016 Awarded Engraved Circle Award by the National Association of Social
Workers (NASW) as a national volunteer leader.
2014 Invited as one of 20 international experts to participate in the “Expert
Consultation on the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors: The New Frontier”
meeting in Washington, DC on October 1-2, 2014. Invited by the Chair of the
United Nations’ Committee against Torture and a Member of the United Nations’
Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). Hosted by American
University Washington College of Law and the International Rehabilitation
Council for Torture Victims (IRCT).
2014 Selected as a participant scholar for the National Institute on Minority Health and
Health Disparities (NIMHD) Translational Health Disparities Course: Integrating
Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research. Course
held at NIH in Bethesda, MD from August 11-22, 2014.
2014 Accepted as CHIP Affiliate, UConn Center for Health, Intervention, and
Prevention (CHIP).
2013 Selected as a NASW expert available to talk to the media regarding social work
and trauma issues.
2013 Invited as one of 60 leading psychology, psychiatry, and social work experts in
the field of traumatic stress to participate in “invitation only” New Haven
Trauma Competencies consensus conference entitled, “Advancing the Science of
Education, Training and Practice in Trauma" funded by the Department of Health
and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality with
supplemental funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center
for PTSD, National Center for Homelessness and the American Psychological
Association's Division of Trauma Psychology. Yale University, New Haven, CT.
25-28 April 2013.
2013 Invited to be Affiliated Faculty, UConn Asian American Studies Institute.
http://asianamerican.uconn.edu/Faculty/berthold.html
2009 Social Worker of the Year Award, National Association of Social Workers,
recipient of the National, State of California, and Region H awards
2003 Volunteer of the Year Award, Public Counsel Immigrant Rights Project
2000 Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America,
Outstanding Book Award, 2000 (for co-authorship of Achieving the Impossible
Dream)
1997-1998 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship
1995-1996 James and Judy Bergman Fellowship
1994-1995 Hortense-Fishbaugh Scholarship for academic excellence and commitment to the
field
1988 Faculty Award for scholastic excellence and demonstration of unusual promise
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for professional practice in the field of social work
1988 National Dean's List for outstanding scholarship
1988 Elected to Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society for highest academic achievement
1981-1984 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit
1982-1984 Harvard College Scholarship for high academic achievement
1984 President Eliot Medal for superior house leadership and volunteer contribution
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Connecticut (# 007938) (April 2012 – present)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker – California CA Lic. #LCS 16987 (1994 – present)
Certified Trauma Specialist (1994 – 2013)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Currently active:
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights, University of Connecticut
Active in recent past:
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR)
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS)
Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC)
Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, University of Connecticut
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese (intermediate level reading, writing, and speaking)
SERVICE
International Service
Expert Consultation
2019-2020 Member, Scientific Committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for
Torture Victims (provide scientific leadership and review abstracts for 2020
international torture rehabilitation symposium entitled, “Overcoming the
Extreme: Life After Torture”).
2018 – 2021 Subject Matter Expert (appointed), International Rehabilitation Council for
Torture Victims (IRCT) Data and Research Methods Reference Group.
2017 (Feb)-present Fellow (elected), GE2P2 Global Foundation – Center for Governance, Evidence,
Ethics, Policy, Practice
2016 (Aug)-2017 Pro-bono consultation, Center for Justice and Accountability - assisted
connection with community partners and potential Cambodian civil party
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witnesses for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
Khmer Rouge Tribunal (for cases 03 and 04).
2015 (Mar)-2017 Member, Scientific Committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for
Torture Victims (review abstracts for international torture rehabilitation
symposium, and serving on Symposium report working group and the
Moderator/head of tracks working group).
2014 (Oct. 1 – 2) International Expert (invited), “Expert Consultation on the Rehabilitation of
Torture Survivors: The New Frontier” meeting in Washington, DC. One of 20
international interdisciplinary experts invited by the Chair of the United Nations’
Committee against Torture and a Member of the United Nations’ Subcommittee
on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). Hosted by American University Washington
College of Law and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.
2014, July – present Research Consultation, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture
Victims (IRCT), an umbrella organization for 150 independent torture
rehabilitation organizations in over 70 countries. Pro-bono consultation
regarding designing and implementing a global data collection and
research project for IRCT member torture rehabilitation organizations.
International Committee or Board Member
2016-present Member (appointed, reappointed 2019), Editorial Advisory Board, Torture
Journal.
2012-2016 Member (appointed), Global Meetings Committee, International Society of
Traumatic Stress Studies.
2012- Nov. 2014 Member (appointed), Leadership Council, International Society of
Traumatic Stress Studies.
2008-2016 Member, Travel Grants Committee, International Society of Traumatic
Stress Studies (served as Chair from 2009 to 2013).
1985-1993 Founder, Board Chair (past Executive Director and Treasurer)
Tibetan Health & Education Fund, Denver, CO
Trainer
2017, September Trainer. “Module 1: Trauma, Recovery, and Torture Survivors; Module 2:
Impact on Survivors and Interpreters: Managing your own Reactions; Module 3:
Secondary Trauma and Fostering Wellness for Interpreters.” Conducted
advanced training for certified interpreters in Canada to prepare them to interpret
for survivors of torture, war traumas and sexual violence in health, mental health,
legal and community settings. Healing Voices, a project of non-profit MCIS
Language Solutions. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mentor
2011 Mentor for graduate students at International Society of Traumatic Stress
Studies conference on November 4, 2011 (career exploration).
National Service
Committee and Task Force Member
2017-present Member, Refugee Health Center of Excellence, Mental Health Guidelines Team.
Developing Center for Disease Control (CDC) Domestic Screening Guidelines
for mental health screening of all incoming refugees to the United States.
2016-2018 Member of the Steering Committee (appointed), CSWE Taskforce on Specialized
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Trauma Competencies, Chair of Diversity Sub-Committee Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE) in collaboration with the National Center for Social
Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development at Fordham University.
2016-present Expert Panel Member (appointed 2016-2021) SAMHSA FOA SM-16-008
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Category II University of
Southern California Adolescent Trauma Training Center (USC-ATTC)
Treatment and Service Adaptation Center (TSA) (PIs Briere and Lanktree)
regarding Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents (ITCT-A).
2016-present Advisory Committee (Appointed), National Consortium of Torture Treatment
Programs’ Research and Data Project. Initial three-day meeting held February
5-7 in Portland, Oregon.
2016-2017 Member (appointed), Commission on Global Social Work Education, Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE)
2015-2018 Member (Appointed Co-Chair 2016-2017; member since 2015), Council on
Global Social Issues, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
2015 (Jan) – 2017 Member, Social Workers against Solitary Confinement Task Force
2014 (fall) – 2016 Member, Faculty Learning Collaborative, National Center for Social
Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development
2013-2016 Member (elected), NASW National Committee on Nominations and
Leadership Identification, Region II. National Association of Social
Workers (Alternate in 2013; Full Member 2014 – 2016).
2013-2015 Member (appointed), Taskforce on Advanced Social Work Trauma Education
(and member of curriculum and bibliography sub-committees), Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE).
2013, Oct 4-6 Strategic Planning Participant. Severe Trauma & Torture Treatment Workshop
to study strategies in Research, Treatment, Sustainability, Advocacy, Education
& Public Relations for the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs.
Held at the Intercultural Psychiatric Program at Oregon Health & Science
University, Portland, Oregon.
2008-present Co-Chair, Research and Data Committee, National Consortium of Torture
Treatment Programs (member since 2004).
2004-2017 Board Member (Vice-Chair 2009 – 2017), Institutional Review Board, Special
Service for Groups for community-based research projects.
1998-2001 Board Member & Treasurer, Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists.
Advocacy and Abstract Reviewer
2014, July – Sept. Contributor to the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’
(NCTTP’s) Shadow Report response to the United States’ Report in preparation
for the U.S.’ review before the United Nations Committee against Torture to be
held in November 2014. The NCTTP report focuses on Article 14 (The Right to
Rehabilitation) of the Convention against Torture (CAT).
2013-2015 Reviewer of abstract submissions (appointed) for the Annual Conferences of the
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).
Trainer
2019 (July 11) Trainer (Invited / Pro-Bono), for the US DHHS/ACF’s Office of Refugee
Resettlement’s Division of Refugee Health, Survivor of Torture Program.
Training for New Survivor of Torture (SOT) Grantees on SOT Data Collection.
2016 (May 24) Trainer (Invited / Pro-Bono), for the US DHHS/ACF’s Office of Refugee
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Resettlement’s Division of Refugee Health, Survivor of Torture Program.
Training for New Survivor of Torture (SOT) Grantees on SOT Data Collection.
2013-2015 Trainer. “Module 1: Trauma, Recovery, and Torture Survivors; Module 2:
Impact on Survivors and Interpreters: Managing your own Reactions; Module 3:
Secondary Trauma and Fostering Wellness for Interpreters.” Conducted annual
advanced training for certified interpreters from around the country to prepare
them to interpret for survivors of torture, war traumas and sexual violence in
health, mental health, legal and community settings. Healing Voices, a project of
the non-profit VOL. Columbia, MD and San Francisco, CA.
Community Service
Forensic and Clinical Consultant, and Expert Witness
2019 (May-June) Training and Forensic Evaluation and Consultation, for social work and legal
team evaluating detained families and asylum seekers in immigration detention at
Berks Family Residential Center and York County Prison in Pennsylvania.
2018 (Feb-March) Training and Forensic Evaluation and Consultation, for social work and legal
team evaluating asylum seekers in immigration detention at York County Prison,
York, PA.
2017 (Feb-March) Training and Forensic Consultation, for social work and legal team evaluating
asylum seekers in immigration detention at York County Prison, York, PA.
2016 (December) Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluation and Expert Witness Testimony in Hartford
Immigration Court of an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2016 (September) Expert Witness Testimony (present for oral testimony which ended up not being
needed), in Clemency/Commutation Hearing in Niantic (E Lyme), CT.
2016 (March) Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluation of Central American asylum seekers in
immigration detention at York County Prison, York, PA.
2011-2015 Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluation of and Expert Witness Testimony for diverse
survivors of state-sponsored torture through the Program for Torture Victims in
Los Angeles, CA. Telephonic expert witness testimony in U.S. Immigration
Court asylum hearings.
2015 (April) Pro-Bono Clinical and Forensic Consultation to the Legal Aid of Connecticut
regarding a U-visa/LPR adjustment case.
2015 (March) Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluator, psychological evaluation of an imprisoned adult
child of genocide survivors in context of a clemency hearing.
2013 – present Clinical and Forensic Consultation (periodic) regarding evaluation and treatment
of torture survivors, International Institute of Connecticut.
2013, May Clinical Consultation regarding treatment of torture survivor client and family,
The Village for Families and Children, Hartford, CT.
Fall, 2001 Crisis Intervention Counselor, KCET public television program. Supervisor and
volunteer telephone crisis intervention counselor addressing children’s reactions
to September 11, 2001.
1998 – present Expert Witness testimony in asylum hearings in Los Angeles Federal Immigration
Court (currently provide telephonic expert witness testimony)
Spring, 1992 Crisis Intervention Counselor, KCET "A Chance to Talk" public television
program. Volunteer telephone crisis intervention counselor following the civil
unrest in Los Angeles, CA.
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Evaluation or Policy Consultant
2016-2018 Policy Consultant, Connecticut Southeast Asian American Health Equity Project,
funded by the Connecticut Health Foundation.
2012-2013 Evaluation Consultant (on behalf of UConn SSW), International Institute of
Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture grant.
Advisory Board or Collaborative Member or Consultant
2014 Member, Connecticut Torture Survivor Collaborative
2001-2011 Advisory Board Member, Khmer Health Advocates, a nationwide network of
health, mental health and social service agencies and researchers that serve
Cambodian communities in the U.S.
2005-2009 Consultant, Expert Advisory Panel, Treatment & Service Adaptation Center of
the Miller Children’s Abuse & Violence Intervention Center-Univ. of Southern
California, part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
2003-2005 Advisory Board Member, Cambodian Coordinating Council (Cam-CC), a non-
profit composed of 17 health, social service, human rights, business, legal,
cultural, spiritual, and recreational groups in Long Beach, CA
1999-2001 Advisory Board Member, Badge 2 Badge
Other Community Service
2018 Trainer and Consultant, Hope Border Institute, El Paso, TX.
2017, Oct. 7 Master of Ceremonies, Southeast Asian Health Equity Town Hall Meeting,
Connecticut Southeast Asian American Health Coalition, funded by the
Connecticut Health Foundation. West Hartford Town Hall, CT.
Academic Service
University of Connecticut
University-Wide Committee or Advisory Board Member
2017 – present Member (invited), University of Connecticut Task Force on Contracts,
Compliance, and Placements.
2017 – present Member (invited), Advisory Board of UConn Immigration Rights Initiative
(UIRI). Board of Advisors for Physicians for Human Rights’ chapter at UConn
School of Medicine, serving asylum seekers.
2014 – present Member (appointed), Gladstein Committee, a University-wide faculty committee
that serves as the consultative body for the Director of the UConn Human Rights
Institute (since 2016: member of Graduate Committee and coordinator of the
Human Rights Graduate Certificate Program for the School of Social Work).
Organizer
2018 Co-organizer with Dr. Kathryn Libal of a campus-wide community event, “The
Right to Have Rights: A View from Practitioners on the US-Mexico Border.” A
panel presentation on November 13, 2018 with Human Rights Attorney Camilo
Perez-Bustillo from the Hope Border Institute and Psychologist David Gangsei.
Hartford, CT. Co-sponsored by the UConn School of Social Work and the
UConn Human Rights Institute.
2016-present Co-organizer, University of Connecticut Schools of Law and Social Work,
Immigration Detention Service Project at Berks Family Residential Center and
the York County Prison, Leesport and York, PA. Organized by UConn Profs.
Berthold and Libal (School of Social Work) and Profs. Cabot and Bauer (School
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of Law) to provide assistance to detained Central American women and African
men who are seeking asylum. Trained law and social work students and
practicing immigration attorneys regarding trauma and mental health. Trained
MSW student regarding forensic assessments and testimony. Consultation to
legal teams and supervision of MSW student. Conducted pro-bono forensic
psychosocial assessments of asylum seekers and made self available for pro-bono
telephonic expert witness testimony in asylum hearings in Federal Immigration
Court. Project received support from the Tulisano Human Rights Endowment,
the UConn Human Rights Institute, the UConn School of Social Work, UConn’s
El Instituto, and private donations.
2015 – present Co-organizer, Connecticut Coalition for Migrant Families and Children
(CCMFC, formerly called the Connecticut Child Migrant Rights Working
Group). A collaborative project with faculty from the UConn School of Social
Work (Berthold and Libal), School of Law (Bauer and Cabot), and the Human
Rights Institute (Libal) and members of the Connecticut Chapter of the American
Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA-CT).
2012 (April) Lead organizer for two UConn events with Retired Immigration Judge Bruce J.
Einhorn (April 16, 2012 at the Law School to mark the 10th Anniversary of the
Law School’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic and on April 17, 2012 at the
SSW). These events also celebrated a new collaboration between the UConn
Schools of Social Work and Law.
Grant Reviewer
2016 (Spring) Grant Reviewer, UConn Office of the Vice President for Research, Review Group
#7 – Social/Behavioral Sciences: Public Health for the Research Excellence
Program (REP).
2016 (February) Grant Reviewer, UConn Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and
Policy (InCHIP) Faculty/Researcher Affiliate Seed Grant Review Committee
Consultant
2012 (fall) – 2017 Consultant (periodic) to teams of UConn law students representing asylum
applicants regarding impact of trauma on mental health of clients and strategies
for interviewing traumatized applicants.
2012 (fall) Consultant to UConn law students from the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project
(IRAP) at UConn law school who are representing Iraqi refugee applicants living
in the Middle East
School of Social Work, University of Connecticut
Mentor, Doctoral Faculty Advisor, Field Instructor, and Examiner
2019 Examiner, Denise Keane’s defense of dissertation, “The Intersection of Secular
Individual Therapy and Religious Beliefs: What is the Impact on the Therapeutic
Alliance?”
2018 Examination Reader, Grace Felten for her comprehensive doctoral examination.
2017 (May) External Reader, Maureen Dimock Clark’s dissertation proposal defense, “Care
or Coercion? A Critical Phenomenological Study of the Embodied Experience of
Involuntary Civil Commitment in Early Adulthood.”
2017 (March) Examiner, Elizabeth Allen’s defense of dissertation, “Justice-Involved Women
and Redemptive Narratives: The Role of Personal Resources and Environmental
Factors on the Redemptive Self”
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2016 (Aug)-2017 Research Mentor, for incoming faculty member Stephanie Kennedy (appointed)
2016 – 2017 Research Mentor, for doctoral student Graduate Research Assistant Alysse
Melville (appointed)
2016 (Aug)-present Faculty Advisor, for incoming doctoral student Grace Felten (appointed)
2015 fall – 2017 Teaching Mentor, for incoming faculty member Caitlin Elsaesser (appointed)
2015 – 2016 Research Mentor, for incoming doctoral student Graduate Research Assistant
Lorin Mordecai (appointed)
2014 (fall) – 2017 Field Instructor for casework and, since 2016, policy practice MSW students at
Khmer Health Advocates
2014 Examiner, Christina M. Chiarelli-Helminiak’s defense of dissertation, “Job
Satisfaction and Burnout among Forensic Interviewers”
Doctoral Advising (Major Advisor)
Heather LaSelle Dissertation topic: The impact of school social worker discretion on mandated
maltreatment reporting and disproportionate outcomes. Entered program:
September 2015. Successfully defended dissertation proposal 2019.
Doctoral Advising (Associate Advisor)
Judith D. Katan Dissertation topic: Cambodian child survivors of the Khmer Rouge genocide
residing in the northeastern United States: Exploration of trauma and resilience
over three decades. Entered program: September 2008. Withdrew: 2015.
Michele Eggers Dissertation, Criminalization of abortions and the impact on marginalized
women in Chile (winner of 2016 First Book Prize with the National Women's
Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press). Entered program:
September 2010. Graduated with PhD 2016.
Karen D’Angelo Dissertation, Health in Hartford: A community-based participatory research
project identifying solutions to health inequities. Entered program: September
2011. Graduated with PhD 2016.
Jack Lu Dissertation, Validating visibility and voice: A community-based participatory
research study to address the health access of Cambodian Americans. Entered
program: September 2011. Graduated with PhD 2016.
Alysse M. Loomis Dissertation topic: The Link Between Trauma, School Relationships, and Child
Wellbeing: Preschool as a Protective Factor for Young Children Exposed to
Adversity. Entered program: September 2015. Graduated with PhD 2019.
Crystal Hayes Dissertation topic: Reproductive health care and justice for incarcerated pregnant
women in the United States. Entered program: September 2015.
Committee Member
2019 Member, Search Committee for 2 tenure track faculty hires (elected)
2018 Chair, Search Committee for 1 field staff hire (appointed)
2018 Member, ERC Educational Policy Review Committee (appointed)
2017 – present Chair, Field Education Representatives Committee (appointed)
2017 – present Member, Field Education Advisory Committee (appointed)
2017 – present Member, Educational Policy Committee (appointed)
2011 - present Member, Casework Sequence (-2017) / Individual, Group & Family Practice
Concentration Committee (2017-) (appointed)
2012-14; 2017-present Member, Educational Review Committee (elected/currently appointed)
2014-2017 Member, Doctoral Committee (appointed) and the doctoral scholarship
committee and the doctoral student funding committee.
2011 - 2017 Member, Center for International Social Work Advisory Committee (appointed)
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2016 Member, Faculty Search Committee for 2 tenure track faculty hires (elected)
2015-2016 Member, Research Sequence Committee (appointed)
2015 (spring) Member, Field Advisory & Field Representative Committees (appointed)
2013-2014 Member, Faculty Search Committee for Associate Dean of Research
(appointed)
2012- 2013 Member, Faculty Search Committee for a senior faculty member with expertise
related to youth violence and bullying (appointed)
2011 - 2013 Member, Micro Foundation Practice Committee (appointed)
Organizer
2017 Co-Chair, UConn School of Social Work’s Community & School Violence
Prevention conference (with events in Spring and Fall, 2017).
2016 Co-organizer, UConn School of Social Work’s inaugural Community & School
Violence conference (June 28, 2016; UConn Law School, Hartford, CT).
2015 Co-Organizer with Dr. Kathryn Libal of a major working seminar, “Advocating
for Immigrant Children’s Rights in the United States: Promising Regional and
International Mechanisms and Practices,” September 18-19, 2015, UConn School
of Social Work. The working seminar included 15 social work and 2 law
educators from across the U.S. and a public keynote lecture by Dr. Luis Zayas.
2013 Co-organizer, Long-Term Effects of the Sandy Hook School Shootings. Panel for
UConn School of Social Work community that examined the long-term issues
facing surviving families, the Newtown community and the broader society, as
well as the roles social workers can play at multiple system levels. Co-sponsored
by the UConn Institute for Violence Prevention and Reduction. 26 February
2013. West Hartford, CT.
2012-2013 Co-organizer with Kathy Libal, Lynne Healy, and Rebecca Thomas of a major
working seminar in “Advancing Human Rights Education in Social Work,” May
16-17, 2013, UConn School of Social Work. The working seminar included more
than 35 attendees, with nearly 20 from national and international educational
institutions.
COURSES TAUGHT at University of Connecticut School of Social Work MSW BASC 5333: Research Methods for Social Work Practice
BASC 5391: Micro Foundation Practice
CSWK & IGFP 5346: Clinical Conditions with Adults and Older Adults
CSWK 5303: Casework with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations
CSWK Field Seminars
SWEL 5385: Human Rights and Social Work
SPTP 5318 Special Topics: Child and Adolescent Trauma & Mental Health
Independent Study (2012-2013) Integrative Therapies with Child Trauma Survivors
PhD SSW 6410 RESEARCH I: Research Design and Knowledge Generation
SSW 6451: Dissertation Preparation Seminar