Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D.
Full-Time Faculty, Department of Clinical and School Psychology
Education:
- Ph.D. Nova Southeastern University
- M.S. Nova Southeastern University
- M.A. Adelphi University
- B.A. Hofstra University
Professional Interests
Dr. Amy Ellis (she/her) is the Director of the Trauma Resolution and Integration Program and an Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Her current clinical and research interests focus on underserved populations who have increased exposure and risk to trauma (i.e., men, LGBTQ+, racial and ethnic minorities), tailoring evidence-based trauma treatments to these populations, and training and supervision in the field of trauma. She is currently the co-Principal Investigator of a large national grant funded through the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute focusing on the effectiveness of a peer-delivered online motivational interviewing intervention for GBTQ+ men with histories of sexual trauma. She is also a co-Investigator on a grant through the National Institute of Justice exploring prevalence of victimization and traumatization among U.S. Latine individuals and barriers to their treatment engagement.
News and Events
- Shark Chats with Amy Ellis: Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Psychiatric Times: The Other #MeToo: Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
- The Hill: Tyler Perry and his sexual trauma - what we can learn from this
- The Conversation: Sexual abuse against gay and bi men brings unique stigma and harm
- New York Times letter to the editor on “Men Tell Their Stories of Rape in the Service”
- NSU, Yale faculty collaborating on research with male survivors of sexual abuse