Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD. She is a Professor of Psychiatry and the director of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine. She is considered a world renowned trauma specialist and her work deeply impacted my own research and work with trauma. She has authored more than 150 published papers and chapters in the field of traumatic stress and regularly lectures on the topic of PTSD nationally and internationally. Her published book with co-author Paul Frewen: ‘Healing the traumatized self: consciousness, neuroscience, treatment’ is a MUST for anyone who treats or experiences PTSD.website: drchancnc.cominstagram: @draldrichan