Eve M. Valera, PhD

Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

Dr. Valera, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Research Scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital has worked in the domestic violence field for over 25 years using a range of methodologies to understand the neural, cognitive and psychological consequences of brain injuries from intimate-partner violence, with her most recent focus being on transgender women. She regularly lectures internationally (e.g., South Korea, Spain, France, Colombia, Canada, China, Japan) and has received national and international recognition (e.g., TV news, NYT Magazine, Forbes, CBC Canadian radio). Dr. Valera has been the recipient of the prestigious Robert D. Voogt Founders Award, Rappaport Research Fellowship in Neurology, PINK Concussions Domestic Violence Award, Women Making History Award, and the Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award. She is passionate about raising awareness and educating all relevant stakeholders about this tremendously overlooked public health problem.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• BI-ISIG CHAUTAUQUA: Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury: What every rehabilitation provider should know.

  Wednesday, November 9, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

• State of the Knowledge: Brain Injury Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

  Friday, November 11, 2022
  1:00 PM – 2:15 PM