Francine
Shapiro, PhD
Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. is the
creator of Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), a senior research fellow at the
Mental Research Institute, and founder of the EMDR
Humanitarian Assistance Programs (a nonprofit
organization that coordinates disaster response and
pro bono trainings worldwide). She is a recipient of
the International Sigmund Freud Award of the City of
Vienna, for distinguished contribution to
psychotherapy, and the Distinguished Scientific
Achievement in Psychology Award presented by the
California Psychological Association.