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S. MEGAN BERTHOLD, PhD, LCSW

Curriculum Vitae

University of Connecticut

School of Social Work

38 Prospect Street Hartford, CT 06103

Tel: (959) 200-3656

E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. March 1998, University of California, Los Angeles Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy & Social Research

Dissertation Title: The effects of exposure to violence and social support on

psychological and behavioral outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents M.S.W. June 1988, University of Utah, Graduate School of Social Work

Concentration: Clinical Social Work, health and mental health (with honors)

B.A. June 1984, Harvard-Radcliffe College

Major: Government (with honors)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Academic Appointments

June 2017 - Director of Field Education, University of Connecticut School of Social Work August 2017 - Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Social Work

August 2011-17 Assistant Professor, tenure track (was Assistant Professor in

Residence 2010-11), University of Connecticut School of Social Work

Spring 2011 Adjunct Professor California State University, Dominguez Hills

School of Health and Human Services, College of Professional Studies

Taught case management and internship seminar. 1999 Adjunct Professor

California State University, Long Beach, Dept. of Social Work

Taught human behavior from cross-cultural perspectives.

1997 - 1998 Assistant Professor, tenure track California State University Los Angeles, Dept. of Social Work

Taught direct practice classes, advised students, and conducted research.

1996 - 1997 Teaching Assistant UCLA Dept. of Social Welfare & Asian American Studies Center

Courses: Research Methods, Human Behavior and the Social Environment,

Group Conflict & Change, and Japanese American Redress. 1984-1985 Teacher

Tarshi Palkhiel Tibetan Refugee Camp School, Hyangja, Nepal

Instructed K-6th graders and monks and nuns in training in English as a Second

Language and Math.

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SCHOLARSHIP

Publications: Books (**refereed)

Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. R. (Eds.). (2019). Refugees and asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary and

comparative perspectives. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.

Berthold, S. M. (2015). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work practice. New York:

Springer U.S.

**Libal, K. R., Berthold, S. M., Thomas, R. L., & Healy, L. M. (Eds.). (2014). Advancing human rights in social work education. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education Press.

Maki, M. T., Kitano, H. H. L., & Berthold, S. M. (1999). Achieving the impossible dream: How Japanese Americans obtained redress. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. Winner of the

Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America, Outstanding Book

Award, 2000.

Publications: Book Chapters (**refereed)

Libal, K. R., & Berthold, S. M. (2019). Supporting refugees and asylum seekers in an era of backlash: An introduction. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and asylum seekers:

Interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives (pp. 1-14). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.

Berthold, S. M., & Loomis, A. M. (2019). Child migrants in the United States: Challenges to the

promotion of their rights and best interests. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and

asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives (pp. 202-230). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.

Loomis, A. M., & Berthold, S. M. (2019). Promoting the health and well-being of child migrants in the

United States through holistic practice. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives (pp. 231-258). Santa Barbara,

CA: ABC-CLIO Press.

Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. R. (2019). Future directions to promote the rights of refugees and asylum

seekers. In S. M. Berthold, & K.R. Libal (Eds.), Refugees and asylum seekers: Interdisciplinary

and comparative perspectives (pp. 337-346). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.

Kim, I., Berthold, S. M., & Critelli, F. M. (2019). Refugees and asylum seekers. In L. D. Butler, F. M.

Critelli, & J. Carello (Eds.), Trauma and human rights: Integrating approaches to address human

suffering (pp. 221-240). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16395-2

Berthold, S. M., & Gray, G. (2017). Post-traumatic stress reactions and secondary trauma effects at tribunals: The ECCC example. In B. Van Schaack, D. Reicherter, & Y. Chhang (Eds.),

Cambodia’s hidden scars: Trauma psychology in the wake of the Khmer Rouge (2nd ed., pp. 92-

120). Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Documentation Center of Cambodia.


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**Berthold, S. M. (2015). Medical and psychological evidence of trauma in asylum cases. In F. D. Bean

& S. K. Brown (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Migration (pp. 1-4). Springer Netherlands.

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6179-7_34-5 [pre-published in 2013 by SpringerReference.com]

**Einhorn, B. J., & Berthold, S. M. (2015). Reconstructing Babel: Bridging cultural dissonance between

asylum seekers and asylum adjudicators. In B. N. Lawrance & G. Ruffer (Eds.), Adjudicating

refugee and asylum status: The role of witness, expertise, and testimony (pp. 27-53). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

**Berthold, S. M. (2014). Teaching human rights in core micro foundation and clinical practice classes:

Integration of clinical examples of human trafficking and torture. In K. R. Libal, S. M. Berthold, R. L. Thomas & L. M. Healy (Eds.), Advancing human rights in social work education (pp. 57-

75). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education Press.

**Healy, L. M., Thomas, R. L., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. R. (2014). Fulfilling the rich potential of

human rights in social work education. In K. R. Libal, S. M. Berthold, R. L. Thomas & L. M.

Healy (Eds.), Advancing human rights in social work education (pp. 3-18). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education Press.

**Berthold, S. M., Thomas, R., Healy, L. M., & Libal, K. R. (2014). Epilogue: Future directions in

human rights and social work education. In K. R. Libal, S. M. Berthold, R. L. Thomas & L. M. Healy (Eds.), Advancing human rights in social work education (pp. 497-508). Alexandria, VA:

Council on Social Work Education Press.

**Berthold, S. M. (2014). Building hope in survivors of a traumatic boat escape: Community

reintegration of alleged perpetrators of violence on the high seas. In E. J. Clark & E. F. Hoffler

(Eds.), Hope matters: The power of social work (pp. 172-176). Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Berthold, S. M. (2014). Survivors of torture. In A. Gitterman (Ed.), Handbook of social work practice

with vulnerable and resilient populations (3rd ed., pp. 484-508). New York, NY: Columbia

University Press.

Berthold, S. M., & Akinsulure-Smith, A. M. (2014). Survivors and victims of terrorism. In A. Gitterman

(Ed.), Handbook of social work practice with vulnerable and resilient populations (3rd ed., pp. 509-534). New York, NY: Columbia University Press.

**Berthold, S. M. (2013). Torture. Encyclopedia of Social Work Online. New York, NY: Oxford

University Press and NASW Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1057

Berthold, S. M. (2012). Restoring protection for torture survivors. In E. F. Hoffler & E. J. Clark (Eds.),

Social work matters: The power of linking policy and practice (pp. 155-163). Washington, DC: NASW Press.

Berthold, S. M., & Gray, G. (2011). Post-traumatic stress reactions and secondary trauma effects at tribunals: The ECCC example. In B. Van Schaack, D. Reicherter, & Y. Chhang (Eds.),

Cambodia’s hidden scars: Trauma psychology in the wake of the Khmer Rouge (pp. 92-120).

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Documentation Center of Cambodia.


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Berthold, S. M. (2007). Transcultural approaches in working with traumatized refugee and

asylum-seeking children, youth and their families. In N. Cohen, T. V. Tran & S. Y. Rhee (Eds.),

Multicultural approaches in caring for children, youth, and their families (pp. 269-311). Boston,

MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Markstrom, C. A., Stamm, B. H., Stamm, H. E., Berthold, S. M., & Running Wolf, P. (2003). Ethnicity

and rural status in behavioral healthcare. In B. H. Stamm (Ed.), Behavioral healthcare in rural and frontier areas: An interdisciplinary handbook (pp. 231-243). Washington, DC: American

Psychological Association.

**Berthold, S. M. (2000). War traumas and community violence: Psychological, behavioral, and academic outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents. In D. de Anda & R. M. Becerra (Eds.),

Violence: Diverse populations and communities (pp. 15-46). New York: Haworth Press. Co-

published simultaneously as Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 8(1/2 & 3/4), 2000.

Publications: Journal Articles (**refereed)

**Berthold, S. M., Polatin, P., Mollica, R., Higson-Smith, C., Streets, F. J., Kelly, C. M., & Lavelle, J.

(in press). The complex care of a torture survivor in the United States: The case of “Joshua.”

Torture Journal.

**Wagner, J., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Bermudez-Millan, A., Ha, T., Scully, M., Kuoch, T., Kong,

S., Fraser-King, L., Horn, I. S., & Keuky, L. (2020). Remote peer learning among US and

Cambodian lay health workers to improve outcomes for Cambodians with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-020-09896-3

**Loomis, A. M., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Wagner, J., & Kuoch, T. (2019). Integrated health care and mHealth: A model of care for refugees with complex health conditions. Social Work in

Public Health, 34(2), 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2019.1575311

** Berthold, S. M., Mollica, R. F., Silove, D., Tay, A. K., Lavelle, J., & Lindert, J. (2019). The HTQ-5: Revision of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for measuring torture, trauma and DSM-5 PTSD

symptoms in refugee populations. European Journal of Public Health, 29(3), 468-474. doi:

10.1093/eurpub/cky256

** Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Ostrander, J., & Fukuda, S. (2018). Socially isolated Cambodians in the

US: Recommendations for health promotion. Advances in Social Work, 18(3), 808-832.

doi: 10.18060/22318

** Berthold, S. M., Loomis, A. M., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Hin-McCormick, M. M., Casavant, B., & Buckley, T. (2018). Social disconnection as a risk factor for health among Cambodian

refugees and their offspring in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.

Published online May 23, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0760-3

** Ostrander, J., Melville, A., Berthold, S. M. (Spring 2017). Working with refugees in the United

States: Trauma-informed and structurally competent social work approaches. [Special Issue]. Advances in Social Work, 18(1), 66-79. doi:10.18060/21282. Published Sept. 18, 2017.


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**Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Schilling, E. A., An, R., Blatz, M., Sorn, R., Ung, S., Yan, Y.,

Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Mordecai, L. (2017). Combating health disparities in Cambodian

American Communities: A CBPR approach to building community capacity. Progress in

Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 11(2), 109-118. [Community Policy Brief published simultaneously, pp. 107-108; https://muse.jhu.edu/article/665050]

**Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2016). Migrant children’s rights to health and rehabilitation: A primer for US social workers. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 1(2), 85-95.

doi:10.1007/s41134-016-0010-3 (Erratum, J. Hum. Rights Soc. Work, Published online July 6,

2016. doi:10.1007/s41134-016-0015-y) **Berthold, S. M., & McPherson, J. (2016). COMMENTARY - Fractured families: U.S. asylum backlog

divides parents and children worldwide. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 1(2), 78-84.

doi:10.1007/s41134-016-0009-9

**Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Wong, E., Berthold, S. M., Hambarsoomian, K., Elliott, M. N.,

Bardenheier, B. H., & Gregg, E. W. (2016). Diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in Cambodian refugees. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(1), 110-117.

doi:10.1007/s10903-014-0142-4

**Member Centers of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) (2015). Descriptive, inferential, functional outcome data on 9,025 torture survivors over six years in the

United States. Torture Journal, 25(2), 34-60. Retrieved from http://www.irct.org/media-and-

resources/library/torture-journal/archive/volume-25--no--2--2015.aspx

**Wagner, J., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T. E., Kuoch, T., & Scully, M. (2015). Diabetes among refugee

populations: What newly arriving refugees can learn from resettled Cambodian Americans.

Current Diabetes Reports, 15(8), 56. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s11892-015-0618-1

**Wong, E., Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Berthold, S. M., & Hambarsoomian, K. (2015).

Characterizing the mental health care of U.S. Cambodian refugees. Psychiatric Services, 66(9), 980–984. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201400368

**Pedersen, E. R., Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Wong, E. C., Berthold, S. M., & Hambarsoomian, K. (2014). A comparison of Cambodian-American adolescent substance use behavior to national and

local norms. Addictive Behaviors, 39(12), 1874-1878. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.003

**Mollica, R. F., Chernoff, M. C., Berthold, S. M., Lavelle, J., Lyoo, I. K., & Renshaw, P. (2014). The

mental health sequelae of traumatic head injury in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who

survived torture. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55(7), 1626-1638.

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.04.014

**Berthold, S. M., & Fischman, Y. (2014). Social work with trauma survivors: Collaboration with

interpreters. Social Work, 59(2), 103-110. doi:10.1093/sw/swu011

**Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014). Comorbid


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mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the US. Journal of

Community Health, 39(6), 1045-1052. doi:10.1007/s10900-014-9861-7

**Rhee, S., Chang, J., Berthold, S. M., & Mar, G. (2012). Child maltreatment among immigrant Vietnamese families: Characteristics and implications for practice. Child and Adolescent Social

Work Journal, 29(2), 85-101. doi:10.1007/s10560-011-0253-x

**Chang, J., Rhee, S., & Berthold, S. M. (2008). Child abuse and neglect in Cambodian refugee

families: Characteristics and implications for practice. Child Welfare, 87(1), 141-60.

**Berthold, S. M., Wong, E. C., Schell, T. L., Marshall, G. N., Elliott, M. N., Takeuchi, D., & Hambarsoomian, K. (2007). U.S. Cambodian refugees’ use of complementary and alternative

medicine for mental health problems. Psychiatric Services, 58(9), 1212-1218.

**Wong, E. C., Marshall, G. N., Schell, T. L., Elliot, M. N., Hambarsoomian, K., Chun, C-A., &

Berthold, S. M. (2006). Barriers to mental health care utilization for U.S. Cambodian refugees.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(6), 1116-1120.

**Marshall, G. N., Berthold, S.M., Schell, T.L., Elliott, M.N., Chun, C-A, & Hambarsoomian, K. (2006).

Rates and correlates of seeking mental health services among Cambodian refugees. American

Journal of Public Health, 96(10), 1829-1835.

**Marshall, G.N., Schell, T.L., Elliott, M.N., Berthold, S.M., & Chun, C-A. (2005). Mental health of

Cambodian refugees 2 decades after resettlement in the United States. JAMA, 294(5), 571-579.

**Yick, A., & Berthold, S. M. (2005). Conducting research on violence in Asian American

communities: Methodological issues. Violence and Victims, 20(6), 661-677.

Quiroga, J., & Berthold, S. M. (2004). Torture survivors: Unique health and mental health issues.

Refugee Reports, 25(2), 5-8.

**Berthold, S. M. (2000). War traumas and community violence: Psychological, behavioral, and

academic outcomes among Khmer refugee adolescents. Journal of Multicultural Social Work,

8(1/2), 15-46. Co-published simultaneously in D. de Anda & R. M. Becerra (Eds.), Violence: Diverse populations and communities. New York: Haworth Press.

**Berthold, S. M. (1999). The effects of exposure to community violence on Khmer refugee adolescents.

Journal of Traumatic Stress Studies, 12(3), 455-471.

Berthold, S. M. (1999, Spring). China’s treatment of Tibetan women: Rhetoric versus reality. Trauma

Lines, 5.

**Berthold, S. M. (1989). Spiritism as a form of psychotherapy: Implications for social work practice.

Social Casework, 70(8), 502-509.

Harris, L., Adamski, M., & Berthold, S. M. (1998, Winter). China violates Tibetan women’s rights:

Report from a recent fact-finding mission. Trauma Lines, 4(1), 5-6.


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Publications: Book Reviews

Berthold, S. M. (2014). The vital role and process of resilience in refugee mental health [Review of the

book Refuge and resilience: Promoting resilience and mental health among resettled refugees and forced migrants, by L. Simich & L. Andermann (Eds.)]. PsychCRITIQUES, 59(49).

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038289

Berthold, S. M. (2009). [Review of the book Images of America: Cambodians in Long Beach, by K.

Quintiliani & S. Needham]. Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, 4,

1-4.

Berthold, S. M. (2004). [Review of the book Khmer American: Identity and moral education in a

diasporic community, by C. A. Mortland]. Amerasia Journal, 30(1), 249- 251.

Publications: Miscellaneous (**refereed)

Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2019, October 28). Op-ed: Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation. UConn Today. Retrieved from: https://today.uconn.edu/2019/10/op-ed-migrant-

childrens-rights-health-rehabilitation/?utm_source=faculty-staff-daily-

digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily

Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2019, October 28). Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation:

A CSCH Brief. Retrieved from: https://csch.uconn.edu/wp-

content/uploads/sites/2206/2019/10/CSCH-Brief-October-2019.pdf

Council on Social Work Education and Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service. (2018).

Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice. 2015 EPAS Curricular Guide Resource Series. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. Retrieved

from: https://www.cswe.org/getattachment/Education-Resources/2015-Curricular-

Guides/2015EPAS_TraumaInformedSW_web-(2).pdf.aspx. [Berthold served on the National

Taskforce Steering Committee and Chaired the Diversity Competency Committee]

Pressman, J., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2018, June 17). Op-Ed: We must protect immigrant children's

rights. Hartford Courant. Retrieved from: http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-pressman-immigrant-children-separate-20180615-story.html

**Berthold, S. M., & Buser, M. (2016, September). Solitary confinement: Social workers call for an end

to this torturous practice. Council on Social Work Education Full Circle e-newsletter.

Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (2014, June). Needs assessment of Southeast Asian

population in Connecticut. Retrieved from http://ctapaac.com/library-2/

**Berthold, S. M. (2014). Vicarious trauma and resilience (2nd ed.). Peer-reviewed CME course

published by NetCE Continuing Education Online. Retrieved from http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=1060

**Berthold, S. M. (2011). Vicarious trauma and resilience. Peer-reviewed CME course published by


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NetCE Continuing Education Online. [updated with new material in 2014] Retrieved from

http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=744

Media Interviews and Reports on Research Activities (selected, since 2013)

Radio interview on National Public Radio regarding vicarious trauma and resilience:

Where We Live program. (2018, September 25). WNPR News. “When It Comes To Trauma, Who

Helps The Helpers?” by Carmen Baskauf & Lucy Nalpathanchil. Retrieved from

http://www.wnpr.org/post/when-it-comes-trauma-who-helps-helpers

News article regarding my research with Cambodian genocide survivors:

Bartucca, J. S. (2018, Summer). By a thread: How three professors are saving Cambodian refugees, 40 years after the genocide. UConn Magazine. Retrieved from

https://magazine.uconn.edu/2018/05/15/by-a-thread/

News article regarding my work with resilient asylum seekers:

Breen, T. (2017, October 25). Resilience in the face of evil. UConn Today. Retrieved from

https://today.uconn.edu/2017/10/resilience-face-evil/

Livestreaming television broadcast of presentation on Connecticut clemency case:

Post University - From Conviction to Clemency (Broadcasted 2/7/17 6:25pm - 2/7/17 8:30pm).

Retrieved from https://boxcast.tv/view/from-conviction-to-clemency-322143

News article on my forensic psychological evaluations of asylum seekers:

Boodman, E. (2017, January 25). Special Report: Fleeing violence, asylum-seekers rely on

psychologists to back up their story. StatNews.com. Retrieved from https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/25/asylum-seekers-psychologists/

News articles regarding the UConn Schools of Law and Social Work’s Immigration Detention Service Project at York County Prison, PA:

Severance, J. (2019, July 24). UConn ‘angels’ bring legal, mental health aid to asylum-seekers.

UConn Today. Retrieved from https://today.uconn.edu/2019/07/uconn-angels-bring-legal-mental-health-aid-asylum-seekers/#/

Fox, T. G. (2017, March 8). UConn group to spend spring break assisting asylum applicants. UConn Today. Retrieved from http://today.uconn.edu/2017/03/uconn-group-spend-spring-break-assisting-

asylum-applicants/

Bauman, D. (2016, March 10). Helping asylum-seekers prepare for the courts. UConn Today. Retrieved from http://today.uconn.edu/2016/03/helping-asylum-seekers-prepare-for-the-courts/?utm_source=FacStaffDailyDigest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UConnTodayDaily


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Digest

Blog report and online interviews regarding my work against torture and involvement with the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ Scientific Committee:

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ News. (2016, February 22). Scientific Symposium: Megan Berthold from the Scientific Committee explains why an event like the

Symposium is needed. Retrieved from http://www.irct.org/media-and-resources/irct-news/show-

news.aspx?PID=13767&Action=1&NewsId=4024

IRCT General Assembly and Scientific Symposium website interview. (2016, February 17). Q&A

with Scientific Committee member Megan Berthold. Retrieved from

http://www.irctsymposium2016.irct.org/site/view/60/megan-berthold-interview/

World Without Torture blog. (2016, February 17). Fighting Torture: Q&A with Megan Berthold

[Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://worldwithouttorture.org/2016/02/17/fighting-torture-qa-with-megan-berthold/

Local television coverage, VOA articles, and CT Mirror article regarding community meeting regarding health issues faced by Southeast Asian refugees in Connecticut:

Public Meeting / Panel Discussion (2015, October 20th). “Southeast Asian American Community Health and Wellness Listening Session.” Covered by WHC-TV (show ID 3706). Invited panelist. A

community engagement activity of the Consumer Advisory Board of the Connecticut State Health

Innovation Model in partnership with the Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese Communities of Connecticut. Aired on 10-22-15 at 10:00 PM. Retrieved from

http://www.whctv.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=182

Soksreinith, T. (2015, October 29). For many Cambodian-Americans, poor mental health means

chronic disease. VOA Khmer. Retrieved from http://www.voacambodia.com/content/for-many-cambodian-americans-poor-mental-health-means-chronic-disease/3028062.html

Soksreinith, T. (2015, October 22). Cambodian America: Southeast Asian Residents in Connecticut

Meet to Discuss Healthcare Needs. VOA Khmer. Retrieved from http://www.voacambodia.com/content/southeast-asian-residents-in-connecticut-meet-to-discuss-

healthcare-needs/3017208.html

Becker, A. L. (2015, October 21). Language barriers compound disease, trauma for Southeast Asian

refugees. The CT Mirror. Retrieved from https://ctmirror.org/2015/10/21/language-barriers-

compound-disease-trauma-burden-in-southeast-asian-refugees/

Blog report on my consultation with the United Nations Committee against Torture:

J Debari. (2015, March 9). Professor Megan Berthold Consults Chair of the United Nation’s Committee against Torture [Web log comment]. Retrieved from

http://humanrights.uconn.edu/2015/03/09/professor-megan-berthold-consults-chair-of-the-united-

nations-committee-against-torture/


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Newsletter article on my international and human rights social work:

Office of Research and Scholarship (ORS), UConn School of Social Work, ORS Update (2015,

January). “International Social Work and Human Rights: Engaging with the Global Community. UConn SSW Faculty Lead the Field.” Retrieved from http://ssw.uconn.edu/office-of-research-and-

scholarship/ors-update/

Radio interview on National Public Radio regarding torture and related blog report:

Where We Live program. (2015, January 16). WNPR News. “If We Torture, What Makes Us

Different from Those We Condemn?” by John Dankosky & Betsy Kaplan. Retrieved from http://wnpr.org/post/if-we-torture-what-makes-us-different-those-we-condemn

J Debari. (2015, February 3). Dr. David L. Richards and Dr. Megan Berthold on NPR’s Where We Live for Discussion on “Torture.” [Web log comment]. Retrieved from

http://humanrights.uconn.edu/2015/02/03/professors-richards-and-berthold-on-nprs-where-we-live-

for-discussion-on-torture/

Article and radio interview regarding traumatic impact of Cleveland, Ohio kidnappings:

The Gill Gross Program. (2013, May 9). Talk 910am San Francisco. KKSF. 9 May 2013. Live radio interview regarding the impact of abduction on women and the healing process.

Guarino, M. (2013, May 7). For Amanda Berry and other Cleveland victims, recovery begins with patience. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0507/For-

Amanda-Berry-and-other-Cleveland-victims-recovery-begins-with-patience-video

TV interview and newspaper articles Post Sandy Hook, CT school shooting:

Wolfgang, B. (2013, June 4). To raze or not to raze sites of horrific crimes; communities find own path to recovery. The Washington Times. Retrieved from

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/4/to-raze-or-not-to-raze-sites-of-horrific-crimes-

co/?page=all#pagebreak

Town Hall Meeting, (2013, February 27). “Moving from Tragedy to Action: The Power of Community.” Connecticut Network (CT-N), Invited participating television audience member

(speaker). Hosted by CT-N, Connecticut’s Old State House, Everyday Democracy, and the

Commission on Children. Old State House, Hartford, CT. Retrieved from http://ct-

n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=8744

Stannard, E. (2013, February 23). Mental health workers share coping mechanisms for tragedies like Newtown shootings. New Haven Register. Retrieved from

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/02/23/news/doc5127f6c3cd5cd913030143.txt

Harrison, R. (2013, February 22). Healing the healers: Therapists discuss personal toll if treating public trauma victims. Republican-American. Retrieved from http://www.rep-

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News Articles regarding my public engagement/community based participatory research with Cambodian

refugee communities:

Stagis, J. (2014, April 1). Refugees’ health care at issue: Depression, PTSD linked to chronic conditions for Cambodians in region, study finds. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved from

http://articles.courant.com/2014-03-31/community/hc-west-hartford-kha-study-0401-

20140331_1_health-care-ptsd-post-traumatic-stress-disorder

Stagis, J. (2013, April 29). West Hartford clinic helps Cambodian refugees deal with trauma: Only

one of its kind in the U.S. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved from http://www.courant.com/community

/west-hartford/hc-khmer-health-advocates-20130418,0,6659410.story

Ghanem, D. (2013, February 3). UConn professors address refugee health care issues. The Daily

Campus. Retrieved from http://www.dailycampus.com/news/uconn-professors-address-refugee-health-care-issues-1.2981863#.UY7hGIJgu6Y (Later compiled by Media Relations and Public

Information Service, UNHCR for UNHCR Internal Distribution. Refugees Daily. Refugees Global

Press Review. Retrieved from http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refdaily?pass=463ef21123&id=5110c0958)

Poitras, C. (2013, January 24). Improving healthcare for Cambodian-Americans. UConn Today.

Retrieved from http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/01/improving-health-care-for-cambodian-

americans/

Press Coverage of Press Conference I spoke at regarding the Asian Pacific American Needs Assessment

conducted by the State of Connecticut’s Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission:

Press Conference (2014, June 30th). “Asian Pacific American Needs Assessment.” Covered by Connecticut Network (CT-N), Invited speaker regarding the results of the data analysis I conducted of

the needs assessment of the Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese communities in Connecticut. Hosted by

State of Connecticut’s Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.

CT State Capitol, Old Judiciary Room, Hartford, CT. Retrieved from

http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/ctnplayer.asp?odID=10436 or http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=10436

Connecticut’s Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (2014, July 1). Press conference on Connecticut’s first comprehensive APA needs assessment. Retrieved from

http://ctapaac.com/2014/07/press-conference-on-connecticuts-first-comprehensive-apa-needs-

assessment/

CTBYTHENUMBERS.INFO (2014, June 30). Serious Health Issues Faced by State’s Asian Pacific American Residents, New Study Reveals. Retrieved from

http://ctbythenumbers.info/2014/06/30/serious-health-issues-faced-by-states-asian-pacific-american-

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Current Research

2017 – present Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Remote Peer Learning for US-CAMBOdia

Community Health Workers Managing Diabetes (PLUS CamboDIA). Collaborators: Wagner (PI, UCHC School of Dentistry) and Buckley (Co-PI).

2017 – present Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Community-Based Refugee Resettlement:

Exploration of US and Canadian Approaches. Collaborators: Libal (PI), Harding (Co-PI), and Felten (student investigator).

2008 – present Co-Chair, Research and Data Committee

National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs

Nationwide research among twenty-five torture treatment programs in the U.S.

Completed Research (selected)

2017 – 2018 Principal Investigator, Limited English Proficiency and Insufficiently

Disaggregated Data: Barriers to Health Care Equity for Southeast Asians in

Connecticut? (Co-Investigator, Thomas Buckley, UConn School of Pharmacy) Collaborators: Louise Harmon (UConn MSW student) and the Connecticut

Southeast Asian American Health Coalition, West Hartford, CT

2015 – 2017 Principal Investigator, Promoting Health in Cambodian Trauma Survivors using

mHealth: A Feasibility Study Collaborators: UConn faculty Buckley (Co-I, Pharmacy) and Wagner (Co-I,

UCHC School of Dentistry) and Khmer Health Advocates, West Hartford, CT

2014 – 2018 Principal Investigator, Needs Assessment of Southeast Asian Communities in Connecticut (with Connecticut Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission)

2000 – 2015 Adjunct Behavioral Scientist, Co-Investigator (2011-consultant)

RAND, Santa Monica, CA Co-Investigator on National Institute of Mental Health funded studies: (1)

Cambodian Trauma Survivors: Prevalence and Consequences, $3.95 Million -

R01MH059555; and (2) Mental Health and Well-Being of Adolescent Children of

Cambodian Refugees, $2.34 Million - R01MH082069. My role as Co-Investigator on both studies included: co-conceptualization of aims of studies,

methodology, instrumentation; contributed to grant proposals; implementation;

data analysis and interpretation; co-authoring manuscripts. 2012 – 2013 University of Connecticut Faculty Large Grant, Principal Investigator

University of Connecticut Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship

UConn, West Hartford, CT

Principal Investigator, “Combating Cambodian Health Disparities: A Community Driven Approach.”

2011 – 2012 Research and Evaluation Consultant

Khmer Health Advocates Consult on Khmer Health Advocates’ CDC funded REACH USA, including in

the areas of methods, data analysis, and implementation.

Oct. 2000 – Director of Research & Evaluation (June 2003 – July 2011), formerly July 2011 Associate Director of Evaluation (2000 – May 2003)

Program for Torture Victims, Los Angeles, CA

1999 - 2000 Co-Founder and Senior Partner


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Research Insights, Altadena, CA

1998 Senior Researcher, part-time

Center for Language Minority Education and Research,

California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 1994-1998 Principal Investigator, Khmer sub-study, part-time

Andrew Mellon Foundation Demonstration Project,

Long Beach, CA 1997 Co-Principal Investigator, part-time

Voices of Japanese American Redress, UCLA Department of Social Welfare,

Los Angeles, CA

1995-1996 Evaluation Project Coordinator, half-time Evaluation of a program for at-risk Khmer adolescents and families,

Four Winds Research Corporation, Long Beach, CA

Grants Awarded

2017-2018 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Remote Peer Learning for US-CAMBOdia

Community Health Workers Managing Diabetes (PLUS CamboDIA). Collaborators: Wagner (PI, UCHC School of Dentistry) and Buckley (CO-PI). University of

Connecticut Health Research Excellence Program (REP-UCH), $100,000.

2015-2017 Principal Investigator, Promoting Health in Cambodian Trauma Survivors Using

mHealth: A Feasibility Study, University of Connecticut Center for Health Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) Faculty/Researcher Affiliate Seed Grant funding, $15,000.

2015-2017 Principal Investigator, Promoting Health in Cambodian Trauma Survivors Using

mHealth: A Feasibility Study, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Dean’s Collaborative Research Incentive Award, $8,000.

2015 Co-Faculty Organizer (with Dr. Kathryn Libal). Advocating for Immigrant

Children’s Rights in the United States: Promising Regional and International Mechanisms and Practices. University of Connecticut’s Human Rights Institute’s Human

Rights Public Programming Grant. Panel event held in October 2015 at the UConn SSW

with social work educators from across the United States ($1,750).

2012-2015 Principal Investigator (previously Co-PI with Cheryl Parks prior to April 2013), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families,

Office of Refugee Resettlement. “International Institute of Connecticut Survivors of

Torture Program.” Three-year grant ($11,628) to provide program evaluation consultation. (period of performance 10/01/12 to 9/30/15). [Contract terminated at end of

FY 2013 due to sequestration and lack of sufficient funds]

2009-2015 Co-Investigator, Mental Health and Well-Being of Adolescent Children of Cambodian

Refugees (Grant Marshall, PI), National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH082069, direct costs $2.34 million, 9/24/2009 to 5/31/2015.

2000-2014 Co-Investigator, Cambodian Trauma Survivors: Prevalence and Consequences (Grant

Marshall, PI), National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH059555, direct costs $3.95 million, 8/10/2000 to 5/31/2014.

2012-2013 Co-Faculty Organizer (with Drs. Kathryn Libal, Lynne Healy, and Rebecca Thomas).

Advancing Human Rights Education in Social Work. University of Connecticut’s Human Rights Institute’s Human Rights Public Programming Grant. Working seminar, May 16-

17, 2013, UConn School of Social Work with social work educators from across the

United States ($1,750).


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2012 summer Principal Investigator, Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship for Combating Cambodian

Health Disparities: A Community Driven Approach, UCRF Faculty Large Grant, $3,569.

2012-2013 Principal Investigator, Combating Cambodian Health Disparities: A Community Driven

Approach, UCRF Faculty Large Grant, $26,383. Jan 2012 to April 2013. 2001-2011 Principal Author, Serving Survivors of Torture in the Greater Los Angeles Region,

United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, multiple grants to provide

medical, psychological and social services to torture survivors by the Program for Torture Victims, approx. $0.9 million.

2000-2011 Principal Author, The Program for Torture Victims: Client Services, Training and

Research. Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, Administration for Children and Families, multiple grants to provide and evaluate medical, psychological, social, and legal services to torture survivors by the

Program for Torture Victims, approx. $5.25 million.

1997 Co-Principal Investigator, Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, awarded federal grant to hold a research conference to study the historical factors that contributed to the passage

of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, $50,000.

1997 Principal Investigator, Moderating Effects of Social Support and Family Factors on Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes Among Khmer Refugee Adolescents Exposed to

Community Violence, Andrew Mellon Foundation, $10,000.

1996-1997 Principal Investigator, Resilience Among Khmer Refugee Adolescents and Their

Families Exposed to Violence, UCLA Institute of American Cultures, Research Grant in Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies.

1994-1995 Principal Investigator, Effects of Exposure to Community Violence on Foreign-Born

Khmer Adolescent Refugees, Andrew Mellon Foundation. 1988 Author, Dhorapatan Traditional Tibetan Medicine Clinic and Training of Tibetan Herbal

Doctors (Dhorapatan Tibetan Refugee Camp, Dhorapatan, Nepal), Church Women

United, $3,000.

Grants submitted (not funded or pending)

2015 Lead PI, Addressing Health Disparities Faced by Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture In the United States: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study. Pre-proposal

submitted to UConn’s Office of the Vice President for Research for an internal

competition for a National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) U01 grant (Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MD-15-010). Five-year grant

($1.75 million direct costs; $2.736 million total costs). (period of performance April 2016

to April 2021). Not Funded (not selected as the one UConn proposal authorized to be

submitted to NIMHD). 2014 Co-PI/Co-Director, The Connecticut Trauma-Informed Healthcare Collaborative:

Building a Strong Foundation for Research and Training through Public Engagement

and Academic-Community Partnerships. University of Connecticut Provost’s Pre-Proposal for Academic Plan, Tier II, $250,000 per year for 3 years. (Letter of Intent

submitted; not invited to submit full proposal)

2014 Principal Investigator, Connecticut Southeast Asian American Health Coalition (CSEAAHC) REACH Project. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

funding, Division of Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention

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grant ($195,000) to provide program evaluation consultation on behalf of UConn SSW

for Khmer Health Advocates. (period of performance 10/01/14 to 9/30/17). Not funded.

2012 Co-Coordinator of Technical Assistance, Successful Pathways to Treatment Efficacy and

Program Effectiveness: Technical Assistance for Torture Survivor Programs. Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration

for Children and Families. Category II Technical Assistance Grant. Kinzie (PI). $200,000

per year for 3 years (period of performance 10/01/2012 to 9/30/2015). Not funded. 2012 Program Evaluator, The Cambodian American Medical Home Program (CAMHP). U.S.

DHHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Care Innovation Challenge

(Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-1C1-12-001). Kuoch (PI). $858,040 sub-contract

requested (period of performance 3/30/12 to 3/29/15). Not funded.

Refereed Presentations (selected)

Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Kong, S., Bermudez-Millan, A., Seng, K., &

Wagner, J. (2020, April). Social Relationships and Metabolic Syndrome in Cambodians With

Depression and Diabetes Risk: Baseline data from the DREAM Study. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 41st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions,

San Francisco, CA. [Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic]

Wagner, J., Fienn, R., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Kong, S., Bermudez-Millan,

A., & Seng, K. (2020, April). Starvation and Later Risk for Psychological Distress and Diabetes Among Survivors of the Pol Pot Regime. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society of

Behavioral Medicine's 41st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA. [Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic]

Wagner, J., Berthold, S. M., & Buckley, T., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Bermudez-Millan, A., Kong, S., Fraser-King, L., Horn, I., & Keuky, L. (2020, April). Remote Peer Learning for US-Cambodia

Lay Health Workers Managing Diabetes (PLUS Cambodia).Poster accepted for presentation at

the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 41st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA. [Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic]

Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2020, March). FYs 2017 and 2018 Data From the National Consortium of

Torture Treatment Programs: Descriptive and Functional Outcomes (by the National Consortium

of Torture Treatment Programs’ Research & Data Project, 2008 – 2019). Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 12th Annual Research Symposium. Torture

Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George

Washington University. Washington, DC. Berthold, S. M., & Buckley, T., Wagner, J., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Bermudez-Millan, A., Kong, S.,

Fraser-King, L., Horn, I., & Keuky, L. (2020, March). Remote peer learning for US-Cambodia

lay health workers managing diabetes in torture survivors (PLUS Cambodia). Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 12th Annual Research Symposium. Torture


Washington University. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M., Lindert, J., Mollica, R. F., Silove, D., Tay, A. K., & Lavelle, J. (2019, November). The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-5 (HTQ-5): Introduction to the Revisions for DSM-5 PTSD

Symptoms and Refugee-Specific Functioning Items. Poster presentation at the International

Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 35th annual meeting, “Trauma, Recovery, and Resilience: Charting a Course Forward.” Boston, MA.

Lindert, J., Berthold, S. M. (2019, November). Responding to the needs of vulnerable refugees through

interdisciplinary collaborations. Poster presentation at the International Society for Traumatic


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Stress Studies 35th annual meeting, “Trauma, Recovery, and Resilience: Charting a Course

Forward.” Boston, MA.

Libal, K., Harding, S., Felten, G., & Berthold, S. M. (2019, October). Social Work, Voluntarism and

Refugee Resettlement: Fostering Collaborative Approaches. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 65th Annual Program Meeting (APM). Social Work Education: Looking Back.

Looking Forward. Denver, CO.

Feely, M., Okpych, N., & Urcinas, N. (with Research Contributors S. M. Berthold and C. Jackson-Morris). (2019, October). Triumphs and Travails of Building a Fully Online Field Evaluation

System. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 65th Annual Program Meeting

(APM). Social Work Education: Looking Back. Looking Forward. Denver, CO.

Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2019, March). Twelve Years of Clinical Research that Informs Effective Torture Rehabilitation Programs (by the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’

Research & Data Project, 2008 – 2019). Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture

Treatment Programs, 11th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George Washington University.

Washington, DC.

Harding, S., Libal, K., Berthold, S. M., & Felten, G. (2018, November 9). Engaging Social Work to Defend the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. Roundtable Presentation at the Council on Social

Work Education’s 64rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Orlando, FL.

McPherson, J., Libal, K., Berthold, S. M., & Chiarelli-Helminiak, C. (2018, November 9). Putting the

Human Rights Mandate into U.S. Social Work Field Education. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 64rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Orlando, FL.

Berthold, S. M., Higson-Smith, C., Mollica, R., Lavelle, J., Polatin, P., & Streets, F. J. (2018, March). A

Best Practice Model for the Complex Care of Torture Survivors. Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 10th Annual Research Symposium. Torture


Washington University. Washington, DC. Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, March). Clinical Research that Informs Effective Torture

Rehabilitation Programs: A 10-year NCTTP research project (The National Consortium of

Torture Treatment Programs’ Research & Data Project, 2008 – 2017). Presentation at the

National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 10th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George


Berthold, S. M., Harmon, L., Kuoch, T., Phengsomphone, H., Tran, B., & Scully, M. (2018, January). Limited English Proficiency and Insufficiently Disaggregated Data: Barriers to Health Care

Equity for Southeast Asians? Presentation at Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)’s

22nd Annual Conference. Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice. Washington, DC.

Libal, K., Harding, S., Popescu, M., Berthold, S. M., Felten, G., & Zubaroğlu, P. (2017, October). Refugees and Xenophobia: Social Work Responses in the U.S. and Europe. Hot Topics

Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s 63rd Annual Program Meeting (APM).

Dallas, TX. Berthold, S. M., Melville, A., & Ostrander, J. (2017, October). Promoting health equity and eradicating

social isolation in refugee populations. Paper presentation at the Council on Social Work

Education’s 63rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Dallas, TX. Garlington, S. B., Bailey, J. D., Berthold, S. M., Ferreira, R. J., Jayasundara, D., & Nyiransekuye, H.

(2017, October). Global social issues in national and international political context. Presentation

at CSWE Connect session with Council on Global Social Issues at the Council on Social Work


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Education’s 63rd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Dallas, TX.

Berthold, S. M., & Marton, M. (2017, July). Trauma in asylum proceedings: Teaching law students to

recognize and address primary and vicarious trauma in representing trauma survivors seeking

asylum. Presentation as part of the Interdisciplinary Collaboration in University-Based Clinics Representing Asylum-Seekers: Opportunities and Challenges for the Professional Training of

Lawyers, Health Professionals, and Social Workers panel at the XXXVth International Academy

of Law and Mental Health Congress. Prague, Czech Republic. Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Buckley, T., & Wagner, J. (2017, March). Integrated

trauma-informed health care for torture survivors: Lessons learned from Cambodian survivors.

Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 9th Annual Research

Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George Washington University. Washington, DC.

Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2017, March). Multi-center evidence over 9 years to ensure and sustain

effective torture rehabilitation programs in the U.S. Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 9th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical,

Community & Policy Interventions, Outcomes & Human Rights. George Washington University.

Washington, DC. Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Buckley, T., & Wagner, J. (2016, December).

Integrated trauma-informed health care: What Cambodian torture survivors teach us about

multidisciplinary approaches to torture rehabilitation. Presented at International Rehabilitation

Council for Torture Victims’ 10th International Scientific Symposium – Delivering on the promise of the right to rehabilitation. Mexico City, Mexico.

Riley, C., Berthold, S. M., Piwowarczyk, L., & Quiroga, J. (2016, December). Multi-Center approach

over eight years to provide ongoing evidence from clinical research to ensure and sustain effective rehabilitation programs for torture survivors in U.S. Presented at International

Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ 10th International Scientific Symposium – Delivering

on the promise of the right to rehabilitation. Mexico City, Mexico. Androff, D., McPherson, J., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2016, November). Human rights and the

grand challenges: rights-based approaches to social work priorities. Hot Topics Presentation at

the Council on Social Work Education’s 62nd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Atlanta, GA.

Mapp, S., Libal, K., Berthold, S. M., & Androff, D. (2016, November). Impacts of U.S. immigration policy on children and effective inter-professional response. Panel presentation at the Council on

Social Work Education’s 62nd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Atlanta, GA.

Berthold, S. M. (2016, November). Connecting global issues with local relevance. Presentation at CSWE Connect session with Council on Global Social Issues at the Council on Social Work Education’s

62nd Annual Program Meeting (APM). Atlanta, GA.

Berthold, S. M., & Akinsulure-Smith, A. (2016, July). When asylum fails to protect from hate: Research

with torture survivors who remain at risk of persecution in exile. Presentation at the American Psychological Associations’ Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) and the

European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting, Understanding Hate

Crimes: Multi-Disciplinary Analyses. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT. Melville, A., Ostrander, J., Berthold, S. M., & Khmer Health Advocates. (2016, May). Social

disconnectedness in Cambodian refugees: Considerations when working with torture survivors.

Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers – CT Chapter’s 31st Annual Conference. Cromwell, CT.

Mordecai, L., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Wagner, J. A., Ouk, C., Ouk, P., Kuoch, T., Scully, M.

(2016, May). Promoting health in Cambodian trauma survivors using mHealth: A feasibility


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study. Poster Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers – New Jersey and NJ

Social Workers’ 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition. Atlantic City, NJ. [Presented by PhD

student Lorin Mordecai]

Riley, C. & Berthold, S. M. (2016, February). Psychiatric and medical impacts of torture: Findings from the NCTTP. Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 8th Annual

Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions &

Outcomes. George Washington University. Washington, DC. Melville, A., Ostrander, J., Berthold, S. M., & Scully, M. (2016, February). Social disconnectedness in

Cambodian refugees: Considerations when working with torture survivors. Presentation at the

National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 8th Annual Research Symposium. Torture

Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington University. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M. (2015, October). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work: A framework

for teaching human rights in advanced practice courses. Presentation as part of the panel, Taking a human rights-based approach to teaching micro-level social work by C. Chiarelli-Helminiak, J.

McPherson, & S. M. Berthold. Presented at the Council on Social Work Education’s 61st Annual

Program Meeting (APM). Sheraton Hotel. Denver, CO. Berthold, S. M. (2015, March). The mental health sequelae of traumatic head injury in South Vietnamese

ex-political detainees who survived torture. Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture

Treatment Programs, 7th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community

& Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington University. Washington, DC. Riley, C. & Berthold, S. M. (2015, March). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. Data

FYs 2008 - 2014: Torture, demographic characteristics, pilot data on medical conditions.

Presentation at the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 7th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes.

George Washington University. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014, November). Comorbid mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the U.S.

Poster Presentation at International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Conference.

Miami, FL.

Berthold, S. M. (with Research Contributors Kong, S., Kuoch, T., & Ouk, P.). (2014, October). Combating Cambodian health and mental health disparities after genocide: Building community

capacity. Presentation at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting.

Tampa, FL. Berthold, S. M., & Buckley, T. (2014, October). Addressing Cambodian American health disparities

post genocide: Engaging the community in their own care. Presentation at the New England

Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. Storrs, CT.

Berthold, S. M., & Jaranson, J. (2014, May). Demographic and diagnostic data on survivors of torture in torture treatment programs in the U.S., 2008 – 2012. A project of the National Consortium of

Torture Treatment Programs. Presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society for the

Study of Psychiatry and Culture: Trauma, Recovery and Culture. San Diego, CA. Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014, March). Comorbid

mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the U.S. Presentation at

the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 6th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George


Riley, C., & Berthold, S. M. (2014, March). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. Data


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FYs 2008 - 2013: Torture, demographic characteristics, pilot outcome data. Presentation at the

National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 6th Annual Research Symposium. Torture

Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington

University. Washington, DC. Berthold, S. M., Kong, S. Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2014, January).

Combating Cambodian health disparities three decades after genocide: Building community

capacity. Presentation at Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference. Research for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global Challenges. San Antonio, Texas.

[Presented by Dr. Jennifer S. McCleary] Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Fukuda, S. (2013, November). Combating

Cambodian health disparities: Using CBPR to reach isolated, high-risk populations.Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA.

Buckley, T., Berthold, S. M., Scully, M., Kong, S., & Kuoch, T. (2013, November). Cambodian

American medical home program: Engaging the community in their own care. Presentation at the

American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, November). Breaking through the micro/macro divide: The example of

Cambodian genocide survivors. Presentation as part of the panel Human Rights-Based Practice: Beyond the Micro/Macro Binary in Social Work at the Council on Social Work Education Annual

APM Conference. Dallas, TX.

Marton, M., Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2013, November). Working cross-professionally on social

justice advocacy projects in refugee services. Presentation at the 28th Annual Midwest Clinical Conference 2013. Harnessing the Storm: Responses to the “New Normal.” Interprofessional

Center for Counseling and Legal Services at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.

Minneapolis, MN. [Presented by M. Marton] Berthold, S. M. (2013, October). The role of justice and community in healing: Lessons learned from

survivors of torture. Presentation at Healing the Generations: 5th Annual Childhood Trauma

Conference on Integrated Care: Child and Family Wellness and Recovery in the Face of Chronic Stress. Mystic, CT.

Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Fukuda, S. (2013, July). Using handheld technology

to gather data relevant to social development in hard to reach communities: Lessons from a

Cambodian refugee study. Poster presentation at 18th Biennial International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) conference. Kampala, Uganda. [Dr. Kamya delivered poster]

Berthold, S. M. (2013, June). Health and well-being of torture survivors: Treatment outcomes and social

work practice and policy responses. Paper presentation at the Global Health and Well-Being: The Social Work Response conference hosted by the New York University Silver School of Social

Work and the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work. New

York, NY.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). Serving trauma survivors: Attending to vicarious trauma and enhancing vicarious resilience. Presentation at the NASW/CT 28th Annual Statewide Conference.

Waterbury, CT.

Buckley, T., & Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). Addressing Cambodian American health issues: The value of university-community organizational partnerships. Presentation at the University of

Connecticut Public Engagement Spring Symposium. UConn: Making a Difference in Urban CT.

Storrs, CT. Buckley, T., & Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). REACHing out to end disparities for Cambodian

Americans: Cambodian American Medical Home Program. Poster presentation at

University of Connecticut Public Engagement Spring Symposium. UConn: Making a


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Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2013, February).

Combating Cambodian health disparities: A community driven approach. Presentation at the

National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 5th Annual Research Symposium. Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George Washington

University. Washington, DC.

Riley, C. & Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. Data: Torture, demographic characteristics, and pilot functional outcome data. Presentation at

the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs, 5th Annual Research Symposium.

Torture Treatment: Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions & Outcomes. George

Washington University. Washington, DC. Berthold, S. M. (2012, November). Teaching direct practice. Presentation as part of panel delivered by

McPherson, J., Gabel, S. G., Popescu, M. L., & Berthold, S. M., Teaching rights-based practice

models across the social work curriculum, at the Council on Social Work Practice (CSWE) APM. Washington, DC. [Chair of panel delivered my presentation.]

Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2012, October).

Combating Cambodian health disparities: A community driven approach. Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA.

Berthold, S. M. (2012, July). Enhancing vicarious resilience in social workers while building client

strengths and resilience. Presentation at the National Association of Social Workers’ 2012

National Conference, Restoring Hope: The Power of Social Work. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M., & Einhorn, B. J. (2012, April). Reconstructing Babel: Bridging cultural dissonance

between asylum seekers and asylum adjudicators. Presentation at the 2012 Conable Conference in International Studies - Refugees, Asylum Law, and Expert Testimony: The Construction of

Africa & the Global South in Comparative Perspective. Rochester Institute of Technology.

Rochester, NY. Scully, M., & Berthold, S.M. (2012, February). Cambodian Americans and chronic disease: 30 years

after torture. Presentation at the NCTTP’s 4th Annual Research Symposium: Torture Treatment:

Clinical, Community & Policy Interventions, Outcome Evaluations, sponsored by National

Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) and Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University. Washington, DC.

Riley, C. & Berthold, S.M. (2012, February). Survivors of torture in treatment programs in the U.S. –

Data for FYs 2010 & 2011: Torture and demographic characteristics, pilot functional outcome data. Presentation at the NCTTP’s 4th Annual Research Symposium: Torture Treatment: Clinical,

Community & Policy Interventions, Outcome Evaluations, sponsored by National Consortium of

Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) and Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown

University. Washington, DC. Berthold, S.M., & Moio, J. (2012, January). Outcomes research with survivors of torture: Implications

for social work practice and policy. Presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research’s

16th Annual Conference: Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy. Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M., Kamya, H., & Durocher, R. (2011, November). Exile and social disruption in refugees,

asylum seekers and asylees: Lessons from the field with children caught in armed conflicts, torture survivors reuniting with family, and women who have experienced female genital cutting.

Poster presentation at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ 27th Annual

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Prior to academic appointment (selected):

Berthold, S. M., Scott, C. & Briere, J. (2008, November). Torture and mental health: What constitutes

torture, and how should professional organizations respond? Presentation at the 24th Annual

Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Terror and its Aftermath. Chicago, IL.

Other presentations on such topics as torture, forensic assessment and expert witness testimony, vicarious

trauma and self-care, working with interpreters, Japanese American redress movement, and research with Cambodian refugees conducted at numerous venues, including: American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting (1997), Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable

Conference (1996), California Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference (1997), Central American Educational Conference (1997), International Association of Trauma Counselors Annual

Conference (now Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists) (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002), International

Conference on Research for Social Work Practice (1998), International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting (1997, 2001, 2004), Latino Behavioral Health Institute Annual Conference

(2001), MELUS Conference (1997), National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs Annual

Research Symposium (2009-2012), Southern California Refugee Conference (2001), UCLA and the

Foundation for Psychocultural Research Conference (2002), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995).

Invited Presentations

Kuoch, T., Kong, S., Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., & Wagner, J. (2020, January). Community CARES: A

Blueprint for Building a Healing Community. Panel presentation for CT Office of Health Strategy

Connecticut’s Improving Community Health Forum, Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2019, October). A Human Rights Based Approach to Working with Torture Survivors:

Practice Considerations. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work

class at UConn School of Social Work. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2019, October). Providing Legal Assistance to Traumatized Asylum Seekers: Navigating the Impact of Trauma and Mental Health and Working with Mental Health and Trauma Experts.

Presentation for UConn Law School Asylum and Human Rights Clinic professors and law

students, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT. Bauer, J., Berthold, S. M., Messali, E., Ortolaza, T., David, J., & Madjeric, A. (Moderator: Libal, K.).

(2019, April). Breaking Down the Wall: How UConn Law and Social Work Are Advocating for

Immigrants. Panel presentation for UConn social work and law school alumni and the broader

community. Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2019, February). Preventing Vicarious Trauma and Promoting Self-Care in Law

Students Working with Traumatized Individuals. Presentation for UConn Law School asylum

clinic professors and law students, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT. Heller, N., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, November). Hartford Public Library & UConn School of Social

Work Collaboration. Hartford Public Library Staff Development Day. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2018, October). Preventing vicarious trauma and promoting self-care in attorneys working with traumatized clients. Invited speaker for symposium on Trauma-Informed Justice

hosted by the Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellows, Quinnipiac University

School of Law, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. North Haven, CT:


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Berthold, S. M. (2018, October). A human rights-based approach to working with torture survivors and

the fight against impunity. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work

class at UConn School of Social Work. Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M., Gray, G., & Higa, C. (2018, July). Human rights practice with migrants at the border.

Invited speakers at University of Texas El Paso Department of Social Work, MSW course

SOWK 5393/CRN 33754: Special Issues in Social Work/Social Justice and Advocacy

Practice- Human Rights at the Border. El Paso, TX. Berthold, S. M. (2018, March). A human rights-based approach to clinical social work. Invited speaker

for Human Rights Series at West Chester University MSW Program, Philadelphia, PA.

Berthold, S. M. (2017, September). Human rights-based approaches to social work with torture

survivors and human rights advocacy regarding the right to rehabilitation of torture survivors.

Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of Social Work. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2017, June 29). A rights-based approach to social work practice and how it differs from

a traditional needs-based approach. Presentation in Professor Dennis Richie’s MSW class on human rights. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Hood, D., & Berthold, S. M. (2017, February 7). From conviction to clemency: A Connecticut story.

Presentation at John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education, Post University, Waterbury, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2016, December). Convening plenary. Presentation at International

Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims’ 10th International Scientific Symposium – Delivering

on the promise of the right to rehabilitation. Mexico City, Mexico. Libal, K., & Berthold, S. M. (2016, October 24). Welcoming newcomer Syrian refugees in our

communities: Global & local considerations. Presentation for a refugee co-sponsor group

affiliated with Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS). Unitarian Universalist Society East, Manchester, CT.

Berthold, S. M., Buckley, T., Wagner, J. A., Ouk, C., Ouk, P., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Mordecai,

L. (2016, April). Promoting health in Cambodian trauma survivors using mHealth: A feasibility study. Presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s 7th

Annual SSW Research andScholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.

Riley, C., & Berthold, S.M. (2016, March). Report of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment

Programs’ Research and Data Committee on annual research and data project to the membership of the consortium. Presentation of committee report at George Washington

University Mount Vernon Campus. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M., & Libal, K. (2015, September). Addressing the right of child migrants in the United States to health and rehabilitation: A primer for social workers. Paper presented at Human

Rights-Based Social Work Advocacy for the Rights of Migrant Children and Children in Mixed

Status Families in the United States seminar, University of Connecticut School of Social Work.

West Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M., & McPherson, J. (2015, September). Fractured bonds: U.S. asylum backlog divides

families worldwide. Paper presented at Human Rights-Based Social Work Advocacy for the

Rights of Migrant Children and Children in Mixed Status Families in the United States seminar, University of Connecticut School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2015, June). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work and

human rights advocacy regarding the right to rehabilitation of torture survivors. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of


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Berthold, S. M. (2015, April). Discussant of Konstantinos Koutsioumpas’ paper entitled, Realizing the

right to sport to address the socialization trauma healing of children in refugee camps at the

Economic and Social Rights Group (ESRG) 2015 Workshop on Global Justice & Extra-Territorial Obligations. University of Connecticut, Human Rights Institute. Storrs, CT.

Mollica, R. F., Chernof, M. C., Berthold, S. M., Lavelle, J., Lyoo, I. K., & Renshaw, P. (2015, March).

The mental health sequelae of traumatic head injury in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived torture. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Sixth

Annual SSW Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M., Harding, S., Healy, L., Libal, K., & Thomas, R. L. (2015, March). Advancing human

rights in social work: Recent UConn School of Social Work faculty publications. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Sixth Annual SSW Research and

Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, December). Human rights-based approaches to clinical social work: Framework and application to clinical case vignettes. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s

Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M., & Riley, C. (2014, October). Overcoming challenges in conducting multisite research across torture treatment programs: Application for rehabilitation centers worldwide. Invited

guest presenters to member centers of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture

Victims’ Data in the Fight Against Impunity (DFI) Project. Skype Presentation to Copenhagen,

Denmark. Berthold, S. M. (2014, October). The impact of trauma on asylum applicants and their attorneys:

Valuable roles for psychological consultants and expert witnesses. Invited guest speaker for the

Connecticut Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association. New Haven, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2014, October). Developing a research network of torture treatment service providers.

Invited guest speaker as part of Expert Consultation on the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors:

The New Frontier meeting in Washington, DC. Invited by the Chair of the United Nations’ Committee against Torture and a Member of the United Nations’ Subcommittee on the

Prevention of Torture (SPT). Hosted by American University Washington College of Law and the

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT). Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, September). Enrique’s journey: The human rights of unaccompanied youth in the U.S. and Exploring social work as a human rights profession. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s

Human Rights and Social Work class at UConn School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, July). Combating Cambodian health disparities: Using CBPR to reach isolated, high-risk populations. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Advanced MSW Research Class at

UConn School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Mollica, R. F., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., & Franke, T. (2014, March). Comorbid

mental and physical health and health access in Cambodian refugees in the United States. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Fifth Annual SSW Research and


Berthold, S. M. (2014, March). Treatment of survivors of torture. Guest speaker in Prof. David L. Richard’s course, Political Science 3428: Politics of Torture. UConn. Storrs, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, March). Working with torture survivors: Clinical and forensic considerations.

Guest speaker in Dr. Richard Mollica’s TR602 Trauma Theory and Treatment course at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology’s Global Mental Health Program. Newton,

MA.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, February). Vicarious trauma and self-care for legal representatives working with


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asylum seekers. Presentation for UConn Law School asylum clinic professors, law students and

interns, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, February). Researching health and mental health disparities among Cambodian

refugees in the U.S.: A research trajectory. Presentation in Social Work Doctoral Seminar. University of Connecticut, School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, September). Women’s rights. Discussant on the women’s rights panel at the

Associated Graduate Student Conference on Human Rights – Human Rights in Context, University of Connecticut, Human Rights Institute. Storrs, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, May). Teaching human rights in core micro foundation and direct

practice classes: Integration of clinical examples of human trafficking and torture. Paper

presentation at the 2013 Working Seminar in Advancing Human Rights in Social Work Education, 16 May 2013, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M., & Richards, D. L. (2013, April). Human security and mental health. Paper

presentation at the UConn Human Rights Institute’s 2013 Economic and Social Rights Research Group Spring Workshop. Storrs, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Political, religious, ethnic and sexual identity as risk factors for

state-sponsored torture. Invited presentation at University of Connecticut School of Social Work’s Identity, Oppression and Human Rights Panel. West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Surviving Trauma: Resilience and Advocacy and the Role of Social

Work. Invited guest speaker in honor of social work month at The Village. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M., Kong, S., Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Fukuda, S., & Schilling, E. A. (2013, March). Cambodian health disparities: Using CBPR and technology to reach isolated, high-risk

populations. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Fourth Annual

SSW Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Outcomes research with survivors of torture: Implications for social

work policy and practice. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s

Fourth Annual SSW Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2013, March). Health and human rights after genocide: A Cambodian example. Invited

presentation for the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute’s Economic and Social

Rights Research Group. Storrs, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Invited participating audience member. Town Hall Meeting, Moving from tragedy to action: The power of community. Televised live by CT-N in collaboration with

the Connecticut Civic Health Advisory Group, the Connecticut Commission on Children, the

Connecticut Network (CT-N), Everyday Democracy, and the Secretary of the State’s Office. Connecticut’s Old State House. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M., & Havens, C. (2013, February). Long-term effects of the Sandy Hook school

shooting: Implications for social work practitioners. Presentation at the University of

Connecticut School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Building capacity in a high-risk community with health disparities:

CBPR in action. Invited guest speaker in Drs. Harding and Libal’s UConn School of Social

Work's qualitative methods research class for doctoral students. West Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2012, December). Human rights and social work with survivors of torture.

Invited guest speaker in Dr. Libal’s Human Rights and Social Work course at UConn

School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2012, November). Global mental health with survivors of torture and human

trafficking. Invited guest speaker in Dr. Richard Mollica’s Global Mental Health course,

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Newton, MA.


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Richards, D. L., & Berthold, S. M. (2012, November). Human security, human dignity and mental

health. Invited presentation at Symposium on Human Security. University of Nebraska. Lincoln,

NE. [Presentation delivered by David L. Richards.]

Berthold, S. M. (2012, September). Representing asylum seekers who have been tortured: PTSD, secondary trauma, and working with mental health experts. Training for UConn Law School

asylum clinic professors, law students and interns on impact of trauma on asylum seekers and

legal representatives, and working with mental health expert witness, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2012, September). Social work matters: Celebrating 75 years of educating social

workers. Gala Keynote Speaker at the University of Utah’s College of Social Work’s 75th

Anniversary Gala. Rice-Eccles Stadium. Salt Lake City, UT. Berthold, S. M. (2012, July). Building resilience after torture: The role of hope. Plenary Speaker at the

National Association of Social Workers’ 2012 National Conference, Restoring Hope: The Power

of Social Work. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Washington, DC. Berthold, S. M., Kamya, H., & Durocher, R. (2012, March). Exile and social disruption in refugees,

asylum seekers and asylees: Lessons from the field with children caught in armed conflicts,

torture survivors reuniting with family, and women who have experienced female genital cutting. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Third Annual SSW

Research and Scholarship Exhibition. West Hartford, CT.

Kuoch, T., Kong, S., Berthold, S. M., Scully, M., & Buckley, T. (2012, March). REACHing out to end

disparities for Cambodian Americans: Cambodian American Medical Home Program. Poster presentation at UConn’s Office of Research and Scholarship’s Third Annual SSW Research and


Kuoch, T., Scully, M., Buckley, T., Berthold, S.M., & Kong, S. (2012, March). Cambodian Americans and chronic disease 30 years after war, torture and genocide: Partnerships in care. Invited

Colloquium Address at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. West Hartford, CT.

Riley, C., & Berthold, S.M. (2012, February). Report of the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’ Research and Data Committee on annual research and data project to the

membership of the consortium. Presentation of committee report at Georgetown University

campus. Washington, DC.

Berthold, S. M. (2012, February). Psychological impact of trauma: Implications for lawyers working with asylum seekers. Guest speaker and trainer for UConn Law School asylum clinic professors,

law students and interns on impact of trauma on asylum seekers and role of mental health expert

witness, UConn Law School. Hartford, CT. Goodfriend-Koven, N., & Berthold, S. M. (2011, November). Interpreting for victims of trauma.

Webinar presentation for the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators.


Berthold, S. M. (2009, October). Social work with refugee and asylum-seeking survivors of torture and

other human perpetrated traumas: Career reflections and lessons learned. Invited Keynote Speaker at the NASW-CA New Professionals Networking Event. Atwater Village, CA.

Berthold, S.M., & Scott, C. (2007, October). Torture in the 21st Century: Clinical implications for the

practicing psychiatrist. Invited Plenary Speakers at the California Psychiatric Association’s 19th Annual Premier Conference: Disorders of Addiction and Impulse Control. Huntington Beach,

CA.

Berthold, S.M. (2006, September). Psychosocial consequences of torture: An overview. Invited Expert


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Participant and Presenter at The Neurobiology of Psychological Torture: A UC Davis Workshop

for invited experts hosted by the UC Davis Center for Human Rights in the Americas and the UC

Davis Center for Mind and Brain. Davis, CA.

Berthold, S. M. (2006, September). Surviving child trafficking: Psychosocial consequences. Invited presentation at Hiding in plain sight: Finding and protecting child victims of trafficking

conference sponsored by Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and

Trafficking, Free the Slaves, Public Counsel, Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles, and San Diego Youth and Community Services. Los Angeles, CA.

Berthold, S. M. (2006, February). Trauma and field instruction: Clinical approaches and vicarious

trauma. Panel presentation at Trauma and Field Instruction: Yourself, Your Student, Your Agency

and Your Community, the 21st Annual Social Work Joint Symposium, collaboration of social work graduate schools in Greater Los Angeles. Rosemead, CA.

Berthold, S. M. (2004, May). Identifying trafficking victims in the United States: From the perspective of

the law, the trafficker, the victim, and the community. Panel presentation at the 3rd National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference: Building Leadership and Commitment to End Sexual

Violence. Los Angeles, CA.

Berthold, S. M. (2003, April). Cultural and psychological dimensions of female genital mutilation (FGM). Presentation as part of the panel, Cultural and Clinical Considerations for Working with

Children Traumatized by Torture, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the Refugee Experience

at the conference, Children and Trauma: Coping in the Aftermath. CII National Forum 2003.

Sponsored by Children’s Institute International, a partner in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Pasadena, CA.

Berthold, S. M. (2001, December). Americans surviving trauma: Impact of recent terrorist attacks on

survivors of torture. Speaker at a public forum event sponsored by The Southern California Psychoanalytic Society, Beverly Hills, CA.

Berthold, S.M. (2001, May). Cross-cultural innovations in providing mental health services to refugee

populations. Invited Keynote Speaker at the 15th Anniversary and Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Day, Sponsored by the Long Beach Asian Pacific Mental Health Program, Long Beach, CA.

Other presentations on such topics as torture, forensic assessment and expert witness testimony, effects of

trauma on survivors of human rights abuses and their legal providers, cross-cultural research and clinical work with torture survivors and refugees, health and mental health disparities in refugees, torture

and homelessness, female genital mutilation, human trafficking, working with an interpreter, career

exploration, vicarious trauma and resilience, and self-care conducted at numerous venues, including: California Department of Social Services Refugee Programs Bureau’s 2008 Refugee Summit (2008);

California Department of Health Services, Refugee Health Section (2002); California State University,

Dominguez Hills (2008); California State University Los Angeles (2001, 2010), California State

University, San Bernardino School of Social Work (2010); City College of San Francisco (2005); City of Long Beach (CA) Gang Intervention and Prevention Network Meeting (1998); Dartmouth College

(2004); Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles (2001); NASW’s Progressive Social Work Education and

Practice Council (2006); National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’ Research Institute & Webinars (2009, 2011); representatives of the Khmer community, local school district and community

based organizations (1998); Saint Vincent’s Cardinal Manning Center in Los Angeles (forum of social

work graduate students and supervisors) (2004-2010); UCLA Asian American Studies Center (1995); UCLA and USC law school immigration/asylum and human rights’ clinics ( 2004-2011); UCLA Medical

Center (2002); University of California, Berkeley (2009, 2010); University of Southern California

Graduate School of Social Work (1992, 1993); USC Gould School of Law (2006); and the Violence


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Against Women Conference, California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) (2003).

Workshops and Training Seminars

Libal, K. R., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, November). Building practice skills to advance human rights and

social justice in micro and macro settings. Invited guest trainers for UConn Field Instructors.

Hartford, CT. Bancroft, M., & Berthold, S. M. (2018, October). Mental Health Interpreting: A Trauma-informed

Approach to Interpreting in Mental Health. Mental health interpreter training for interpreters of

the Baltimore Medical System. Baltimore, MD.13

Berthold, S. M. (2017, May 9 & June 16). Serving Homeless Youth and Families: Trauma-Informed Care and Addressing Vicarious Trauma. Training for staff at My Sister’s Place, Hartford, CT.

Child Migrant Rights Seminar and Public Event Held at UConn School of Social Work

Organizers: K. Libal, S. Megan Berthold, & S. Mapp Funded by a grant from UConn’s Human Rights Institute and with support from UConn’s SSW.

Human Rights-Based Social Work Advocacy for the Rights of Migrant Children and Children

in Mixed Status Families in the United States. Seminar held at UConn School of Social Work with national group of social work scholars, Sept. 18-19, 2015. Organized by K.

Libal, S. Megan Berthold, & S. Mapp.

Children in Mixed-Status Families and in Family Detention Centers: Social Work’s Role in

Regional and National Advocacy. (2015, September 19). Public Talk by Dean Luis Zayas. University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, April). Forensic psychosocial assessments of torture survivors and expert witness

testimony. Training for staff and consultants for the International Institute of Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture Program. Bridgeport, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2014, April). Social work oncology specialists: Attending to vicarious trauma and

enhancing vicarious resilience. Training for Connecticut CT Social Work Oncology Group. Wallingford, CT.

Berthold, S. M. (2013, July). Clinical interventions with torture survivors: Building skills and

interdisciplinary teamwork. Training for staff and consultants for the International Institute of

Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture Program. Bridgeport, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2013, April). Serving survivors of torture: Foundational issues. Training for staff and

consultants for the International Institute of Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture Program.

Bridgeport, CT. Berthold, S. M. (2013, February). Attending to our own vicarious trauma: How to take care of ourselves

as we treat the trauma of those in the community. Invited panelist for NASW-CT’s “Responding

to Newtown: A Workshop for Clinicians,” all day event to build skills and self-care related to

vicarious trauma in social work providers who intervened in Sandy Hook, CT following the School Shooting. Hosted by NASW-CT (co-sponsored by UConn’s School of Social Work,

Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State University, and Western

Connecticut State University). Southbury, CT. Riley, C & Berthold, S. M. (2011, October). Multicenter torture treatment research: A shared vision for

overcoming barriers. Invited trainer for the International Society for Health and Human Rights’

2011 Conference – Health and Human Rights: Doing Justice, Building Capacity. A Day-Long Capacity Building Workshop Presentation. Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia.


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challenges. Invited trainer for USCIS (US Customs and Immigration Service) officers in Orange

County, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Offices and their Directors. Santa Ana and Los

Angeles, CA.

Berthold, S.M., Ray, D., Quiroga, J., Deutsch, A., Franke, T. & Moio, J. (2008, October). Outcomes research and evaluation with torture survivors: A study at the Program for Torture Victims.

Invited workshop presenter at the 8th International Conference of the International Society for

Health and Human Rights, Lima, Peru. Berthold, S. M., & Deutsch, A. (2008, October). The consequences of torture: Implications for asylum

interviews. Invited trainer for Los Angeles asylum officers and their supervisors. Los Angeles

Asylum Office, Anaheim, CA.

Other workshops on such topics as trauma informed assessment and treatment, clinical and forensic work

with survivors of human trafficking and torture, expert witness testimony credibility determinations,

torture and spirituality, vicarious trauma, and self-care conducted at numerous venues, including: Asian and Pacific Islander Mental Health Alliance in Los Angeles County (2006), Claremont School of

Theology (2001, 2005), Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (1999, 2004), Los Angeles Asylum

Office (2000), Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), Los Angeles County-University of California (LAC-USC) Trauma Clinic (biannual training for psychiatric residents)

(2005-2007), Los Angeles United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (for firefighters, paramedics, law

enforcement employees and the Federal Bureau of Investigation) (2000), LA and Orange County

consortium of agencies serving survivors of human trafficking (2006), Public Counsel (2004), Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center (2005), UCLA Center for African Studies

(2008), University of Southern California USC Student Affairs Volunteer Center (2007).

EDITORIAL REVIEW AND EDITOR (selected)

Editorial Advisory Board, Torture Journal (2016-present) Editorial Review Board, Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (2015-2017)

Editorial Review Board, Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (2014-2017)

Consulting Editor, Journal of Social Work Education (2014-2017)

Consulting Editor, Journal of Immigration and Refugee Studies: International, National, and Regional Theory, Research, and Practice (2004 - present)

Reviewer, Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees (2016)

Reviewer, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (2015-present) Reviewer, Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action (2013-present)

Reviewer, American Journal of Public Health (2014-present)

Reviewer, Journal of Human Rights (2014 - present)

Reviewer, Social Science & Medicine (2014-present) Reviewer, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2013-2014)

Reviewer, Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal (2013)

Reviewer, Clinical Case Studies Journal (2012) Consulting Editor, Social Work Research (1996 - 1999)

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August 1998- Therapist, Forensic Psychosocial Evaluator, Expert Witness

July 2011 Program for Torture Victims; Los Angeles, California

Serving survivors of torture and human trafficking

Sept 1999-2000 Clinical Consultant and Supervisor Asian Pacific Residential Treatment Program, part-time, Los Angeles, CA

1999 Clinical Program Coordinator and Supervisor

Asian and Pacific Islander Mental Health Alliance, Los Angeles, CA 1994 and Therapist, Social Work Supervisor, and Staff Development Specialist

Summer 1995 Consultant, Asian Pacific Residential Treatment Program, part-time

Los Angeles, CA

1991-1994 Psychiatric Social Worker Indochinese Counseling and Treatment Clinic, Los Angeles, CA

1990-1991 Social Worker and Trainer (at two holistic healing centers)

Catholic Office for Emergency Relief for Refugees, Site 2 Camp, Thailand 1988-1990 and Counselor and Paraprofessional Training Specialist

Spring 1991 Community and Family Services International,

Vietnamese First Asylum Camp, Palawan, Philippines 1987-1988 Social Work Intern

Indochinese Psychiatry Clinic at the Brighton Marine Public Health Center,

Brighton, MA

Summer 1987 Social Work Intern, Spinal Cord Injury Program Veterans Administration Hospital, White River Junction, VT

1986-1987 Social Work Intern

The Children's Center, Salt Lake City, UT

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS

2019 Accepted as CSCH Affiliate, UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health

(CSCH).

2017 Light of Liberty Award (to the UConn Immigration Detention Service Project I

co-organized) by the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) for outstanding pro bono service to immigrants in detention.

2017 invited to be Affiliate, UConn Race, Ethnicity, Politics Graduate Certificate

2016 Awarded Engraved Circle Award by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as a national volunteer leader.

2014 Invited as one of 20 international experts to participate in the “Expert

Consultation on the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors: The New Frontier”

meeting in Washington, DC on October 1-2, 2014. Invited by the Chair of the United Nations’ Committee against Torture and a Member of the United Nations’

Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). Hosted by American

University Washington College of Law and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT).

2014 Selected as a participant scholar for the National Institute on Minority Health and

Health Disparities (NIMHD) Translational Health Disparities Course: Integrating Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research. Course

held at NIH in Bethesda, MD from August 11-22, 2014.

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Prevention (CHIP).

2013 Selected as a NASW expert available to talk to the media regarding social work

and trauma issues.

2013 Invited as one of 60 leading psychology, psychiatry, and social work experts in the field of traumatic stress to participate in “invitation only” New Haven

Trauma Competencies consensus conference entitled, “Advancing the Science of

Education, Training and Practice in Trauma" funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality with

supplemental funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center

for PTSD, National Center for Homelessness and the American Psychological

Association's Division of Trauma Psychology. Yale University, New Haven, CT. 25-28 April 2013.

2013 Invited to be Affiliated Faculty, UConn Asian American Studies Institute.

http://asianamerican.uconn.edu/Faculty/berthold.html 2009 Social Worker of the Year Award, National Association of Social Workers,

recipient of the National, State of California, and Region H awards

2003 Volunteer of the Year Award, Public Counsel Immigrant Rights Project 2000 Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America,

Outstanding Book Award, 2000 (for co-authorship of Achieving the Impossible

Dream)

1997-1998 UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship 1995-1996 James and Judy Bergman Fellowship

1994-1995 Hortense-Fishbaugh Scholarship for academic excellence and commitment to the

field 1988 Faculty Award for scholastic excellence and demonstration of unusual promise

for professional practice in the field of social work

1988 National Dean's List for outstanding scholarship 1988 Elected to Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society for highest academic achievement

1981-1984 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit

1982-1984 Harvard College Scholarship for high academic achievement

1984 President Eliot Medal for superior house leadership and volunteer contribution

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION Licensed Clinical Social Worker – Connecticut (# 007938) (April 2012 – present)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker – California CA Lic. #LCS 16987 (1994 – present)

Certified Trauma Specialist (1994 – 2013)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Currently active: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights, University of Connecticut

Active in recent past:

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International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)

American Public Health Association (APHA)

International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR)

Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS) Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC)

Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, University of Connecticut

LANGUAGES: Vietnamese (intermediate level reading, writing, and speaking)

SERVICE

International Service

Expert Consultation 2019-2020 Member, Scientific Committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for

Torture Victims (provide scientific leadership and review abstracts for 2020

international torture rehabilitation symposium entitled, “Overcoming the Extreme: Life After Torture”).

2018 – 2021 Subject Matter Expert (appointed), International Rehabilitation Council for

Torture Victims (IRCT) Data and Research Methods Reference Group.

2017 (Feb)-present Fellow (elected), GE2P2 Global Foundation – Center for Governance, Evidence, Ethics, Policy, Practice

2016 (Aug)-2017 Pro-bono consultation, Center for Justice and Accountability - assisted

connection with community partners and potential Cambodian civil party witnesses for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)

Khmer Rouge Tribunal (for cases 03 and 04).

2015 (Mar)-2017 Member, Scientific Committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (review abstracts for international torture rehabilitation

symposium, and serving on Symposium report working group and the

Moderator/head of tracks working group).

2014 (Oct. 1 – 2) International Expert (invited), “Expert Consultation on the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors: The New Frontier” meeting in Washington, DC. One of 20

international interdisciplinary experts invited by the Chair of the United Nations’

Committee against Torture and a Member of the United Nations’ Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). Hosted by American University Washington

College of Law and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.

2014, July – present Research Consultation, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture

Victims (IRCT), an umbrella organization for 150 independent torture rehabilitation organizations in over 70 countries. Pro-bono consultation

regarding designing and implementing a global data collection and

research project for IRCT member torture rehabilitation organizations.

International Committee or Board Member

2018-present Member (invited), Board of Directors, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma’s

Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Program. 2016-present Member (appointed, reappointed 2019), Editorial Advisory Board, Torture

Journal.

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Traumatic Stress Studies.

2012- Nov. 2014 Member (appointed), Leadership Council, International Society of

Traumatic Stress Studies.

2008-2016 Member, Travel Grants Committee, International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (served as Chair from 2009 to 2013).

1985-1993 Founder, Board Chair (past Executive Director and Treasurer)

Tibetan Health & Education Fund, Denver, CO

Trainer

2017, September Trainer. “Module 1: Trauma, Recovery, and Torture Survivors; Module 2:

Impact on Survivors and Interpreters: Managing your own Reactions; Module 3:

Secondary Trauma and Fostering Wellness for Interpreters.” Conducted advanced training for certified interpreters in Canada to prepare them to interpret

for survivors of torture, war traumas and sexual violence in health, mental health,

legal and community settings. Healing Voices, a project of non-profit MCIS Language Solutions. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Mentor

2011 Mentor for graduate students at International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies conference on November 4, 2011 (career exploration).

National Service

Committee and Task Force Member

2017-present Member, Refugee Health Center of Excellence, Mental Health Guidelines Team.

Developing Center for Disease Control (CDC) Domestic Screening Guidelines for mental health screening of all incoming refugees to the United States.

2016-2018 Member of the Steering Committee (appointed), CSWE Taskforce on Specialized

Trauma Competencies, Chair of Diversity Sub-Committee Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in collaboration with the National Center for Social

Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development at Fordham University.

2016-present Expert Panel Member (appointed 2016-2021) SAMHSA FOA SM-16-008

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Category II University of Southern California Adolescent Trauma Training Center (USC-ATTC)

Treatment and Service Adaptation Center (TSA) (PIs Briere and Lanktree)

regarding Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma for Adolescents (ITCT-A). 2016-present Advisory Committee (Appointed), National Consortium of Torture Treatment

Programs’ Research and Data Project. Initial three-day meeting held February

5-7 in Portland, Oregon.

2016-2017 Member (appointed), Commission on Global Social Work Education, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

2015-2018 Member (Appointed Co-Chair 2016-2017; member since 2015), Council on

Global Social Issues, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2015 (Jan) – 2017 Member, Social Workers against Solitary Confinement Task Force

2014 (fall) – 2016 Member, Faculty Learning Collaborative, National Center for Social

Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development 2013-2016 Member (elected), NASW National Committee on Nominations and

Leadership Identification, Region II. National Association of Social

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2013-2015 Member (appointed), Taskforce on Advanced Social Work Trauma Education

(and member of curriculum and bibliography sub-committees), Council on Social

Work Education (CSWE).

2013, Oct 4-6 Strategic Planning Participant. Severe Trauma & Torture Treatment Workshop to study strategies in Research, Treatment, Sustainability, Advocacy, Education

& Public Relations for the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs.

Held at the Intercultural Psychiatric Program at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.

2008-present Co-Chair, Research and Data Committee, National Consortium of Torture

Treatment Programs (member since 2004).

2004-2017 Board Member (Vice-Chair 2009 – 2017), Institutional Review Board, Special Service for Groups for community-based research projects.

1998-2001 Board Member & Treasurer, Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists.

Advocacy and Abstract Reviewer 2014, July – Sept. Contributor to the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs’

(NCTTP’s) Shadow Report response to the United States’ Report in preparation

for the U.S.’ review before the United Nations Committee against Torture to be held in November 2014. The NCTTP report focuses on Article 14 (The Right to

Rehabilitation) of the Convention against Torture (CAT).

2013-2015 Reviewer of abstract submissions (appointed) for the Annual Conferences of the

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).

Trainer

2019 (July 11) Trainer (Invited / Pro-Bono), for the US DHHS/ACF’s Office of Refugee

Resettlement’s Division of Refugee Health, Survivor of Torture Program. Training for New Survivor of Torture (SOT) Grantees on SOT Data Collection.

2016 (May 24) Trainer (Invited / Pro-Bono), for the US DHHS/ACF’s Office of Refugee

Resettlement’s Division of Refugee Health, Survivor of Torture Program. Training for New Survivor of Torture (SOT) Grantees on SOT Data Collection.

2013-2015 Trainer. “Module 1: Trauma, Recovery, and Torture Survivors; Module 2:

Impact on Survivors and Interpreters: Managing your own Reactions; Module 3:

Secondary Trauma and Fostering Wellness for Interpreters.” Conducted annual advanced training for certified interpreters from around the country to prepare

them to interpret for survivors of torture, war traumas and sexual violence in

health, mental health, legal and community settings. Healing Voices, a project of the non-profit VOL. Columbia, MD and San Francisco, CA.

Community Service

Forensic and Clinical Consultant, and Expert Witness

2019 -2020 Forensic Evaluation and Expert Witness Testimony in a district court case in

Philadelphia regarding a child in immigration detention. 2019 (May-June) Training and Forensic Evaluation and Consultation, for social work and legal

team evaluating detained families and asylum seekers in immigration detention at

Berks Family Residential Center and York County Prison in Pennsylvania. 2018 (Feb-March) Training and Forensic Evaluation and Consultation, for social work and legal

team evaluating asylum seekers in immigration detention at York County Prison,

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2017 (Feb-March) Training and Forensic Consultation, for social work and legal team evaluating

asylum seekers in immigration detention at York County Prison, York, PA.

2016 (December) Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluation and Expert Witness Testimony in Hartford

Immigration Court of an asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2016 (September) Expert Witness Testimony (present for oral testimony which ended up not being

needed), in Clemency/Commutation Hearing in Niantic (E Lyme), CT.

2016 (March) Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluation of Central American asylum seekers in immigration detention at York County Prison, York, PA.

2011-2015 Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluation of and Expert Witness Testimony for diverse

survivors of state-sponsored torture through the Program for Torture Victims in

Los Angeles, CA. Telephonic expert witness testimony in U.S. Immigration Court asylum hearings.

2015 (April) Pro-Bono Clinical and Forensic Consultation to the Legal Aid of Connecticut

regarding a U-visa/LPR adjustment case. 2015 (March) Pro-Bono Forensic Evaluator, psychological evaluation of an imprisoned adult

child of genocide survivors in context of a clemency hearing.

2013 – present Clinical and Forensic Consultation (periodic) regarding evaluation and treatment of torture survivors, International Institute of Connecticut.

2013, May Clinical Consultation regarding treatment of torture survivor client and family,

The Village for Families and Children, Hartford, CT.

Fall, 2001 Crisis Intervention Counselor, KCET public television program. Supervisor and volunteer telephone crisis intervention counselor addressing children’s reactions

to September 11, 2001.

1998 – present Expert Witness testimony in asylum hearings in Los Angeles Federal Immigration Court (currently provide telephonic expert witness testimony)

Spring, 1992 Crisis Intervention Counselor, KCET "A Chance to Talk" public television

program. Volunteer telephone crisis intervention counselor following the civil unrest in Los Angeles, CA.

Evaluation or Policy Consultant

2016-2018 Policy Consultant, Connecticut Southeast Asian American Health Equity Project,

funded by the Connecticut Health Foundation. 2012-2013 Evaluation Consultant (on behalf of UConn SSW), International Institute of

Connecticut’s Survivors of Torture grant.

Advisory Board or Collaborative Member or Consultant 2014 Member, Connecticut Torture Survivor Collaborative

2001-2011 Advisory Board Member, Khmer Health Advocates, a nationwide network of

health, mental health and social service agencies and researchers that serve

Cambodian communities in the U.S. 2005-2009 Consultant, Expert Advisory Panel, Treatment & Service Adaptation Center of

the Miller Children’s Abuse & Violence Intervention Center-Univ. of Southern

California, part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. 2003-2005 Advisory Board Member, Cambodian Coordinating Council (Cam-CC), a non-

profit composed of 17 health, social service, human rights, business, legal,

cultural, spiritual, and recreational groups in Long Beach, CA 1999-2001 Advisory Board Member, Badge 2 Badge

Other Community Service

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2017, Oct. 7 Master of Ceremonies, Southeast Asian Health Equity Town Hall Meeting,

Connecticut Southeast Asian American Health Coalition, funded by the

Connecticut Health Foundation. West Hartford Town Hall, CT.

Academic Service

University of Connecticut

University-Wide Committee or Advisory Board Member

2020 – present Member (appointed), Vice Provost’s Clinical / Field Placement Work Group.

2017 – present Member (invited), University of Connecticut Task Force on Contracts,

Compliance, and Placements. 2017 – present Member (invited), Advisory Board of UConn Immigration Rights Initiative

(UIRI). Board of Advisors for Physicians for Human Rights’ chapter at UConn

School of Medicine, serving asylum seekers. 2014 – present Member (appointed), Gladstein Committee, a University-wide faculty committee

that serves as the consultative body for the Director of the UConn Human Rights

Institute (since 2016: member of Graduate Committee and coordinator of the Human Rights Graduate Certificate Program for the School of Social Work).

Organizer

2018 Co-organizer with Dr. Kathryn Libal of a campus-wide community event, “The

Right to Have Rights: A View from Practitioners on the US-Mexico Border.” A panel presentation on November 13, 2018 with Human Rights Attorney Camilo

Perez-Bustillo from the Hope Border Institute and Psychologist David Gangsei.

Hartford, CT. Co-sponsored by the UConn School of Social Work and the UConn Human Rights Institute.

2016-present Co-organizer, University of Connecticut Schools of Law and Social Work, Immigration Detention Service Project at Berks Family Residential Center and

the York County Prison, Leesport and York, PA. Organized by UConn Profs.

Berthold and Libal (School of Social Work) and Profs. Cabot and Bauer (School

of Law) to provide assistance to detained Central American women and African men who are seeking asylum. Trained law and social work students and

practicing immigration attorneys regarding trauma and mental health. Trained

MSW student regarding forensic assessments and testimony. Consultation to legal teams and supervision of MSW student. Conducted pro-bono forensic

psychosocial assessments of asylum seekers and made self available for pro-bono

telephonic expert witness testimony in asylum hearings in Federal Immigration

Court. Project received support from the Tulisano Human Rights Endowment, the UConn Human Rights Institute, the UConn School of Social Work, UConn’s

El Instituto, and private donations.

2015 – present Co-organizer, Connecticut Coalition for Migrant Families and Children (CCMFC, formerly called the Connecticut Child Migrant Rights Working

Group). A collaborative project with faculty from the UConn School of Social

Work (Berthold and Libal), School of Law (Bauer and Cabot), and the Human Rights Institute (Libal) and members of the Connecticut Chapter of the American

Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA-CT).

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Einhorn (April 16, 2012 at the Law School to mark the 10th Anniversary of the

Law School’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic and on April 17, 2012 at the

SSW). These events also celebrated a new collaboration between the UConn

Schools of Social Work and Law.

Grant Reviewer

2016 (Spring) Grant Reviewer, UConn Office of the Vice President for Research, Review Group

#7 – Social/Behavioral Sciences: Public Health for the Research Excellence Program (REP).

2016 (February) Grant Reviewer, UConn Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and

Policy (InCHIP) Faculty/Researcher Affiliate Seed Grant Review Committee

Consultant 2012 (fall) – 2017 Consultant (periodic) to teams of UConn law students representing asylum

applicants regarding impact of trauma on mental health of clients and strategies

for interviewing traumatized applicants. 2012 (fall) Consultant to UConn law students from the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project

(IRAP) at UConn law school who are representing Iraqi refugee applicants living

in the Middle East

School of Social Work, University of Connecticut

Mentor, Doctoral Faculty Advisor, Field Instructor, and Examiner

2019 Examiner, Denise Keane’s defense of dissertation, “The Intersection of Secular Individual Therapy and Religious Beliefs: What is the Impact on the Therapeutic

Alliance?”

2018 Examination Reader, Grace Felten for her comprehensive doctoral examination. 2017 (May) External Reader, Maureen Dimock Clark’s dissertation proposal defense, “Care

or Coercion? A Critical Phenomenological Study of the Embodied Experience of

Involuntary Civil Commitment in Early Adulthood.” 2017 (March) Examiner, Elizabeth Allen’s defense of dissertation, “Justice-Involved Women

and Redemptive Narratives: The Role of Personal Resources and Environmental

Factors on the Redemptive Self”

2016 (Aug)-2017 Research Mentor, for incoming faculty member Stephanie Kennedy (appointed) 2016 – 2017 Research Mentor, for doctoral student Graduate Research Assistant Alysse

Melville (appointed)

2016 (Aug)-present Faculty Advisor, for incoming doctoral student Grace Felten (appointed) 2015 fall – 2017 Teaching Mentor, for incoming faculty member Caitlin Elsaesser (appointed)

2015 – 2016 Research Mentor, for incoming doctoral student Graduate Research Assistant

Lorin Mordecai (appointed)

2014 (fall) – 2017 Field Instructor for casework and, since 2016, policy practice MSW students at Khmer Health Advocates

2014 Examiner, Christina M. Chiarelli-Helminiak’s defense of dissertation, “Job

Satisfaction and Burnout among Forensic Interviewers”

Doctoral Advising (Major Advisor)

Heather LaSelle Dissertation topic: The impact of school social worker discretion on mandated

maltreatment reporting and disproportionate outcomes. Entered program: September 2015. Successfully defended dissertation proposal 2019.

Doctoral Advising (Associate Advisor)

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residing in the northeastern United States: Exploration of trauma and resilience

over three decades. Entered program: September 2008. Withdrew: 2015.

Michele Eggers Dissertation, Criminalization of abortions and the impact on marginalized

women in Chile (winner of 2016 First Book Prize with the National Women's Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press). Entered program:

September 2010. Graduated with PhD 2016.

Karen D’Angelo Dissertation, Health in Hartford: A community-based participatory research project identifying solutions to health inequities. Entered program: September

2011. Graduated with PhD 2016.

Jack Lu Dissertation, Validating visibility and voice: A community-based participatory

research study to address the health access of Cambodian Americans. Entered program: September 2011. Graduated with PhD 2016.

Alysse M. Loomis Dissertation topic: The Link Between Trauma, School Relationships, and Child

Wellbeing: Preschool as a Protective Factor for Young Children Exposed to Adversity. Entered program: September 2015. Graduated with PhD 2019.

Crystal Hayes Dissertation topic: Reproductive health care and justice for incarcerated pregnant

women in the United States. Entered program: September 2015.

Committee Member

2019 Member, Search Committee for 2 tenure track faculty hires (elected)

2018 Chair, Search Committee for 1 field staff hire (appointed)

2018 Member, ERC Educational Policy Review Committee (appointed) 2017 – present Chair, Field Education Representatives Committee (appointed)

2017 – present Member, Field Education Advisory Committee (appointed)

2017 – present Member, Educational Policy Committee (appointed) 2011 - present Member, Casework Sequence (-2017) / Individual, Group & Family Practice

Concentration Committee (2017-) (appointed)

2012-14; 2017-present Member, Educational Review Committee (elected/currently appointed) 2014-2017 Member, Doctoral Committee (appointed) and the doctoral scholarship

committee and the doctoral student funding committee.

2011 - 2017 Member, Center for International Social Work Advisory Committee (appointed) 2016 Member, Faculty Search Committee for 2 tenure track faculty hires (elected) 2015-2016 Member, Research Sequence Committee (appointed)

2015 (spring) Member, Field Advisory & Field Representative Committees (appointed)

2013-2014 Member, Faculty Search Committee for Associate Dean of Research (appointed)

2012- 2013 Member, Faculty Search Committee for a senior faculty member with expertise

related to youth violence and bullying (appointed)

2011 - 2013 Member, Micro Foundation Practice Committee (appointed)

Organizer

2017 Co-Chair, UConn School of Social Work’s Community & School Violence

Prevention conference (with events in Spring and Fall, 2017). 2016 Co-organizer, UConn School of Social Work’s inaugural Community & School

Violence conference (June 28, 2016; UConn Law School, Hartford, CT).

2015 Co-Organizer with Dr. Kathryn Libal of a major working seminar, “Advocating for Immigrant Children’s Rights in the United States: Promising Regional and

International Mechanisms and Practices,” September 18-19, 2015, UConn School

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educators from across the U.S. and a public keynote lecture by Dr. Luis Zayas.

2013 Co-organizer, Long-Term Effects of the Sandy Hook School Shootings. Panel for

UConn School of Social Work community that examined the long-term issues

facing surviving families, the Newtown community and the broader society, as well as the roles social workers can play at multiple system levels. Co-sponsored

by the UConn Institute for Violence Prevention and Reduction. 26 February

2013. West Hartford, CT. 2012-2013 Co-organizer with Kathy Libal, Lynne Healy, and Rebecca Thomas of a major

working seminar in “Advancing Human Rights Education in Social Work,” May

16-17, 2013, UConn School of Social Work. The working seminar included more

than 35 attendees, with nearly 20 from national and international educational institutions.

COURSES TAUGHT at University of Connecticut School of Social Work MSW BASC 5333: Research Methods for Social Work Practice BASC 5391: Micro Foundation Practice

CSWK & IGFP 5346: Clinical Conditions with Adults and Older Adults (online and in-

person) CSWK 5303: Casework with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations

CSWK Field Seminars

SWEL 5385: Human Rights and Social Work

SPTP 5318 Special Topics: Child and Adolescent Trauma & Mental Health Independent Study (2012-2013) Integrative Therapies with Child Trauma Survivors

Independent Study (HRTS 5499): Assessing Human Rights Violations as Part of Social

Work Practice PhD SSW 6410 RESEARCH I: Research Design and Knowledge Generation

SSW 6451: Dissertation Preparation Seminar

Documents

S. MEGAN BERTHOLD, PhD, LCSW Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION · 2020-05-21 · and rural status in behavioral healthcare. In B. H. Stamm (Ed.), Behavioral healthcare in rural and frontier