Ithaca College

Dr. Shay speaks at IC as part of the First-Year Reading Initiative program this Wednesday.

Nationally recognized psychiatrist Jonathan Shay M.D., Ph.D., known for his specialization in treating patients with psychological wounds from war, will be speaking at Ithaca College Wednesday, September 21 at 8 p.m., in Emerson Suites.

Shay is the author of two books relating to his work, "Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character" and "Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming".

The recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellowship in 2007, Shay has also been a staff psychiatrist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Boston, MA since 1987.

“A passionate advocate for veterans and committed to minimizing future psychological trauma, Shay strives for structural reform of the ways the U.S. armed forces are organized, trained, and counseled.  Respected by humanists and military leaders alike, Shay brings into stark relief the emotional problems faced by military combatants and veterans, ancient and modern. 

Jonathan Shay received a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2001, Shay served as Visiting Scholar-at-Large at the U.S. Naval War College, and from 2004 to 2005, he was Chair of Ethics, Leadership, and Personnel Policy in the Office of the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.”  

-The MacArthur Foundation

This presentation is a First-Year Experience showcase event. All first-year students and new students are highly encouraged to attend this special event. For more information about the First Year Reading Initiative please visit https://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/experience/FYEvents/reading/

Links:

NY Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/us/13shay-interview.html

The MacArthur Foundation on Dr. Jonathan Shay

http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2913825/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id={E9E1451F-45BD-4CAE-BC81-1DBB22F276D0}

Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

http://books.google.com/books/about/Odysseus_in_America.html?id=c6mhBWKlGywC

Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character          

http://books.google.com/books?id=CEYDySjS0UwC&source=gbs_similarbooks

Ransom

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/27/AR2010012703815.html

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