Keane Honored by APA for Contributions to the Science of Trauma

Terrance Keane
Terrance Keane

Terence M. Keane, PhD, professor of psychiatry, clinical psychology and assistant dean for research, is the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Contributions to Science of Trauma Psychology award from the American Psychological Association (APA). The award recognizes distinguished contributions to scientific research, such as a particular discovery or a sustained body of research and scholarship.

Keane is also the associate chief of staff for research and development at VA Boston Healthcare System and director of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder’s (PTSD) Behavioral Science Division. For the past 36 years the VA, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have continuously supported his program of research on psychological trauma.

Past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), the Society of Clinical Psychology, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Keane has published 14 edited volumes and more than 300 articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of PTSD. A graduate of the University of Rochester, Keane received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Binghamton University of the State University of New York.

Keane is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He consults, lectures and conducts workshops around the world on topics related to psychological trauma. His current work and interests surround the development of a VA registry of PTSD patients to follow their progress over time and the construction of an internet-based treatment program to assist in the readjustment of returning war veterans with post-deployment behavioral health problems, including PTSD and substance abuse.

Submitted by Jonathan Dashkoff, MD, PhD.