Laurel J. Kiser, Ph.D., M.B.A. is a psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Kiser served as School of Medicine Principal Investigator of the Family Informed Trauma Treatment (FITT) Center, a National Child Traumatic Stress Network Category II Center, from 2007-2022. Dr. Kiser has expertise in the development and provision of interventions for children and families living in under-resourced, minoritized communities. She is the lead author of the conceptual model of complex trauma in families.  Partnering with Charles Figley, she co-authored the second edition of Helping Traumatized Families. Her articles appear frequently in the professional literature, and she is a regular presenter and invited lecturer at national conferences. Dr. Kiser received support from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop family-based interventions to address the high rates of trauma exposure and the prevalence of trauma-related disorders in highly vulnerable families.  Strengthening Family Coping Resources: Intervention for Families Impacted by Trauma is the culmination of her 30+ years working to address the needs of this highly impacted population. She has established the non-profit Center for Strengthening Family Coping Resources to sustain the model.

Angel Knoverek previously served as Director of Clinical & Residential Services at Chaddock in Quincy, IL. She now serves as faculty in undergraduate, masters, and doctorate programs and owns and operates a private practice and consultation business. Dr. Knoverek remains involved with NCTSN activities, including as a Master Trainer in Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) and Psychological First Aid (PFA), member of committees and work groups, and collaboration and consultation with numerous organizations providing trauma-informed services and evidence-based treatment to children and adolescents.

Dr. Jacquelyn Kraps is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who serves as Assistant Vice President of Massachusetts for Northeast Family Services. She has previously served at Justice Resource Institute and the Cullen Center of Toledo Children's Hospital. She specializes in complex trauma as it impacts families and children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental differences, infants and very young children, children and teens in foster care, and individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She is proud to be queer and intersex and to provide affirming support to LGBTQAI+ youth, families, and colleagues. Dr. Kraps is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and she is trained to fidelity in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Attachment, Competency, and Regulation (ARC), and Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART), among other evidenced-based practices for the treatment of families with complex emotional and behavioral health needs. Dr. Kraps is a trainer in the CARE Model (Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement) and is in the process of becoming certified as a Within-Agency Trainer in PCIT. She provides presentations on topics such as the neurobiology of the traumatic stress response, crisis de-escalation, trauma and IDD, intersex youth in the child protective system, and non-suicidal self-injury. She serves on the Trauma and Intellectual and Developmental Differences (TIDD) and the Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) NCTSN Collaborative Groups. She has previously served on the NCTSN Affiliate Advisory Group and as a CASA/Guardian Ad Litem. Dr. Kraps earned her doctorate at The University of Toledo in 2014.

Mindy Kronenberg was the former site coordinator for the LSUHSC Early Trauma Treatment Network site and training coordinator of the Louisiana Rural Trauma Services Center. Dr. Kronenberg remains involved in the Zero to Six and Schools Workgroups and is a Child Parent Psychotherapy trainer. She is currently working in Memphis, TN and collaborating with local agencies to increase access to infant mental health and trauma services.