Shelby Rimmler (she/her) is a community-engaged researcher focusing on health workforce wellbeing and sustainability. Shelby came to the NCTSN as project manager of the Category II site, the National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development at UNC Chapel Hill. She remains involved with the NCTSN as an affiliate and in the role of Research Associate/Research Program Manager at the Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy based at UNC Chapel Hill. Shelby continues to do work supporting implementation of trauma-informed and innovative strategies for organizational change that improve the wellbeing of clinical care providers, and thus the wellbeing of the individuals, families, and communities being cared for. She will complete the Total Worker Health certificate in December 2023: https://sph.unc.edu/hb/graduate-certificate-in-total-worker-health/
Network Members
This listing of NCTSN members includes current grantees as well as NCTSN Affiliates, former grantees who have maintained their ties to the Network.
Rimmler, Shelby, MPH
Risk, Heather, PsyD
Heather Risk was the former Project Director of the Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatment and Training Institute at the University of Kentucky, Center on Trauma and Children. She now owns Heather Risk, PsyD & Associates, PLLC which is a private practice devoted to the treatment of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. Training and consultation services regarding TF-CBT and various topics related to trauma are also provided to mental health professionals, foster parents, and the child welfare, judicial, and school systems. www.heatherriskandassociates.com
Rivas-Hermina, Lisette, MS, LMFT
Lisette Rivas-Hermina has been a senior training specialist at the Children’s Institute, Inc. She now works as a consultant and trainer for Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in Los Angeles. She remains involved with NCTSN activities to promote the use of evidenced-based trauma treatment for children and their families. Ms. Rivas-Hermina provides treatment to children and their families in Spanish and English in her private practice using both TF-CBT and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.
Rockey, Marsha, PsyD
Dr. Rockey was a member of the Heal The Hurt program, a Category III funded site in Clearwater Florida. After relocating to Central Indiana, Dr. Rockey worked with Military Personnel and their families at Camp Atterbury. In 2016, Dr. Rockey opened a private practice that serves both children and adults in the local community struggling with the effects of traumatic experiences.
Rogers, Betsy, LCSW
Betsy Rogers worked with Aurora Mental Health Center for 22 years, including participating in two NCTSN grants (awards in 2001 and 2016). Formerly the program manager for early childhood services she provided mental health services to young children and their families and supported the team in acquiring expertise in Child Parent Psychotherapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Trauma Focused CBT. She provided the Child Welfare Trauma Training and the Resilience Alliance in partnership with the local child welfare agency. She is currently involved with Core Curriculum for Child Trauma and state-wide training efforts for DC: 0-5. Current work is focused on providing reflective supervision and consultation to direct service providers and supervisors who work with young children and working with training programs in Colorado including the Harris Community Fellowship at the University of Colorado Denver.
Rogers, Brandy, LPC, RPT-S, CPCS, CFMHE
Brandy Rogers previously worked as a Play Therapist at CHRIS 180 and the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy. Here she gained extensive training and experience in providing trauma therapy using TF-CBT and ARC therapy models. In private practice Brandy sees infants and young children exposed to trauma and adverse childhood experiences and provides Child Parent Psychotherapy to these young children and their caregivers. Brandy also continues to serve older children and adults with general mental health diagnoses as well as trauma histories. Brandy is an Affiliate Member of NCTSN and is involved in the Child Sexual Abuse, Healthy Sexual Development, and Zero to Six collaborative workgroups.
Rompala, Vikki MSW, LCSW
Vikki Rompala was the Co-Chair of the Partnering with Youth and Families Committee at NCTSN and the Program Evaluation and Consumer Initiative Coordinator at La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago Child Trauma Center. She now oversees outcomes, program development, and professional development at Rush Medical Center. She provides training on various areas of practice including: facilitation skills, utilizing assessment tools for engagement of clients and producing outcomes, Strengthening Families Coping Resources trainer for the FITT center, and remains involved with creating trauma-informed services for many different service sectors including domestic violence, child welfare, youth development, early childhood, and outpatient mental health settings.
Rosenzweig, Kim, PhD
Dr. Rosenzweig is a Clinical Psychologist at St. Aloysius in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is certified in in TF-CBT, and also trained in other evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy during her time working at the NCTSN Affiliate Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The majority of her current caseload consists of trauma-focused cases such as child abuse, traumatic grief, and complex trauma.
Ross, Margaret (Maggie), LPC
Maggie Ross is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with extensive knowledge and experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma. Maggie is trained and has experience in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Maggie has prior experience as a Trauma Trainer Specialist for the Bergen Trauma Training Center at Care Plus New Jersey providing trauma-informed trainings to clinicians, schools, and communities.
Ruisard, Debra, DSW, MSW
Dr. Debra Ruisard DSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor with extensive knowledge and experience working with individuals who have early childhood experiences of complex trauma. She has over 15 years of experience working in inpatient, outpatient, residential and private practice settings specializing in treating adolescents and caregiving adults who have experienced traumatic stress and co-occurring substance use disorders. She currently has a private practice at Ivy Counseling Group in Skillman, NJ treating adolescents and adults with trauma histories. She also provides counseling services to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking at a permanent safe housing program in New Brunswick NJ. She is rostered as a Child Parent Psychotherapist and is certified in Attachment-based EMDR.