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On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D. will present a public lecture at 5:30 p.m. in Albright Auditorium.
Dr. Shay's lecture will be based on his works "Achilles in Vietnam" and "Odysseus in America" and will explore the relationships of trauma, character, leadership and healing. The public is encouraged to attend.
A former MacArthur Fellow, Dr. Shay is a nationally recognized expert on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, its treatment and prevention. He was Chair of Ethics, Leadership and Personnel Policy in the Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel from 2004-5 and in 2009 held the Omar Bradley Chair of Strategic Leadership at the US Army War College and Dickinson College. Dr. Shay is the author of "Achilles in Vietnam," a book that explores war trauma and its relationship to character, and "Odysseus in America," which explores the relationship of returning veterans and war trauma.
This event is sponsored by the President’s Office, the Young Memorial Trust, the Fisher Center, the departments of Psychology, Political Science, Religious Studies and Classics; the Media and Society, Public Policy and First Year Seminar Programs; the HWS Counseling Center; Active Minds Student Organization; and the Centennial Center for Leadership.