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Dr. Amy Ellis (she/her) is the Director of the Trauma Resolution and Integration Program and an Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Her current clinical and research interests focus on underserved populations who have increased exposure and risk to trauma (i.e., men, LGBTQ+, racial and ethnic minorities), tailoring evidence-based trauma treatments to these populations, and training and supervision in the field of trauma. She is currently the co-Principal Investigator of a large national grant funded through the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute focusing on the effectiveness of a peer-delivered online motivational interviewing intervention for GBTQ+ men with histories of sexual trauma. She is also a co-Investigator on a grant through the National Institute of Justice exploring prevalence of victimization and traumatization among U.S. Latine individuals and barriers to their treatment engagement.

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Education/Academic qualification

Postdoctoral Resident, The Renfrew Center of Coconut Creek

Sep 2014Oct 2015

Pre-doctoral Psychology Intern / Clinical Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Jul 2013Jun 2014

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University

… → Jun 2014

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University

… → Sep 2013

M.A. General Psychology, Adelphi University

… → May 2008

B.A.& Sc. Psychology, Hofstra University

… → May 2006

External positions

Director, Trauma Resolution & Integration Program, Nova Southeastern University

Aug 2021 → …

Interim Director, Trauma Resolution & Integration Program, Nova Southeastern University

Sep 2020Jul 2021

Assistant Director, Trauma Resolution & Integration Program, Nova Southeastern University

Jul 2018Aug 2020

Assistant Professor, Carlos Albizu University

Aug 2016Aug 2018

Licensed Psychologist, Private Practice

Oct 2015 → …

Primary Therapist, The Renfrew Center of Coconut Creek

Oct 2015Jun 2016

Adjunct Clinical Supervisor, Trauma Resolution & Integration Program, Nova Southeastern University

Aug 2015Aug 2017

Program Clinical Coordinator, Program for the Seriously Emotionally Distressed, Nova Southeastern University

Aug 2011May 2013

Overnight Counselor, Long Island Crisis Center

Aug 2008Jun 2009

Program Director, Adelphi University

Jan 2007Aug 2009

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences