B. Heidi Ellis Ph.D.
Director, Boston Children’s Hospital Trauma and Community Resilience Center (TCRC); Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard Medical School
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, Current
B. Heidi Ellis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and a licensed clinical psychologist. She is also the Director of the Trauma and Community Resilience Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, a partner in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Dr. Ellis’ primary focus is on understanding and promoting youth mental health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on understanding how trauma exposure, violence, and social context impact developmental trajectories. She is also conducting research to advance a public health approach to preventing violent extremism across the ideological spectrum. Dr. Ellis is co-developer of the trauma treatment model Trauma Systems Therapy, and led the development of the Massachusetts Area Prevention Program, a multidisciplinary team approach to preventing targeted violence and terrorism among adolescents.
At the Summit
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
