2005 AWP Conference
Feb. 24-27, 2005
Tampa, Florida

Invited Plenary Presentation: "Recent Findings In Neurophysiology: Implications For Women Trauma Survivors In The Mental Health And Criminal Justice Systems."

Dr. Kathleen Heide and Dr. Eldra Solomon

 

Kathleen Heide, Ph.D. Phone: (813) 974-0853 e-mail: kheide@cas.usf.edu website: http://www.cas.usf.edu/heide/index.htm University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620

Dr. Heide holds the rank of Professor of Criminology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Heide's publication record includes more than 140 articles and presentations in the areas of adolescent homicide, family violence, personality assessment, and juvenile justice. Professor Heide is the author of two widely acclaimed books on juvenile homicide (Why Kids Kill Parents: Child Abuse and Adolescent Homicide and Young Killers: The Challenge of Juvenile Homicide). She is the co-author (with Linda Merz-Perez) of the recently released book Animal Cruelty: Pathway to Violence Against People. Requests for reprints of Dr. Heide's publications have come from scholars and practitioners around the world. Dr. Heide's research has also been featured in Newsweek, Psychology Today, and U.S. News and World Reports and in dozens of newspapers worldwide including The New York Times, U.S.A. Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune. She has appeared in several nationally-televised talk and news shows, including Larry King Live, CNN, and Fox News. Professor Heide has served as a consultant to the National Institute of Justice, National Institute of Health, and many state agencies.

Eldra P. Solomon, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist Center for Mental Health Education, Assesment & Therapy 309 S. Fielding Avenue Tampa, FL 33606 Phone: 813-250-0224 Ans. Serv.: 813-664-8411 Cell: 813-220-7522 Email: epbsolomon@aol.com

Eldra Solomon is both a licensed psychologist and a biologist. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida. Her clinical practice and research has focused on the effects of personal violence and other traumatic experiences, and on the treatment of trauma survivors. Many of Dr. Solomon's publications and presentations focus on the interface between biology and psychology, for example on the biology of traumatic experiences. Her work includes the application of biological and psychological findings to criminological arenas, particularly dealing with violence and victimization. Dr. Solomon specializes in working with individuals who have developed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), dissociative disorders, and other forms of distress as a result of experiencing traumatic events, including sexual assault, domestic violence, accidents, criminal victimization, and incest and other forms of childhood abuse and neglect. Dr. Solomon serves as a clinical consultant for other mental health professionals and does training and workshops focused on treatment of individuals who have survived traumatic experiences. She has served as a psychological expert for various agencies and Courts. Dr. Solomon is a member of the Graduate Faculty at the University of South Florida where she has taught coursesin criminology. She taught college biology for many years and has written several leading college biology textbooks that have been translated into more than ten languages. The 7th edition of her textbook for biology majors was recently published.