Speakers
Dr. Katherine Porterfield
Psychologist, Bellevue Hospital Program for Survivors of Torture
Dr. Katherine Porterfield is a consulting psychologist at the Bellevue Hospital Program for Survivors of Torture and a founding staff member of the Journalist Trauma Support Network at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University. Dr. Porterfield has provided clinical care to adults, children and families who have experienced war and refugee trauma and torture for over 25 years.
She has written and edited numerous publications pertaining to the care and evaluation of survivors of trauma. She regularly consults on issues pertaining to trauma and torture, including in cases at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, in US federal and state courts, and the International Criminal Court.
Dr. Porterfield regularly works with journalists, attorneys, and human rights organizations on recognizing and managing secondary traumatic stress and building well-being practices, including with the International Women’s Media Foundation, The New York Times, Washington Post, Physicians for Human Rights, Committee to Protect Journalists, NPR, and Ford Foundation.
