Hosted by the Center for Evolution and Medicine and Arizona State University  March 1, the public portion of this workshop from 8:30 am until 1 pm will provide an overview of research on combat stress and moral injury, while illustrating the gaps in the field, in preparation for a grant submission. Please RSVP here to reserve your place, as seating is limited.

8:30 – 8:45      Introductory remarks

Sarah Mathew, Assistant Professor, SHESC, ASU

Randolph Nesse, Founding Director, Center for Evolution and Medicine, ASU

8:45 – 9:15      Moral injury and moral repair in war veterans [virtual]

Brett Litz, Professor, Psychiatry and Psychology, Boston University

9:15 – 9:50      Understanding and assessing trauma and mental health cross-culturally

Bonnie Kaiser, Postdoctoral Scholar, Duke Global Health Institute

9:50 – 10:25    Trauma and PTSD in South Africa

Daniel Stein, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town

10:25 – 11:00  Evolutionary origins of PTSD and moral injury: A Study with Turkana pastoralists

Matt Zefferman, Donald R. Beall Defense Fellow, Naval Postgraduate School

11:00 – 11:35  Warzone mercy and trauma among Samburu warriors

Bilinda Straight, Professor, Anthropology, Western Michigan University