Dr. Cassandra Kisiel is a clinical psychologist and a research associate professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Kisiel also serves as a primary trauma consultant for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Dr. Kisiel has almost 20 years of experience specializing in complex, developmental trauma, dissociation, and child trauma assessment and evaluation and has written and lectured extensively on the assessment and treatment of children exposed to complex trauma across child-serving settings. She is the primary developer of Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)-Trauma which has applications in numerous child welfare and other child-serving settings across the country.

Dr. Tracy Fehrenbach is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor with the Mental Health Services and Policy Program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the Co-Director of the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Interventions. Dr. Fehrenbach leads the Center’s activities within the areas of juvenile justice and health disparities. She has dedicated her career to clinical work and research that promote healing for people impacted by trauma. She is currently the principal investigator of one national and one international intervention program for justice-involved youth. She is also a co-developer of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)-Trauma version and is passionate about the culturally sensitive and meaningful application of both trauma-informed assessment and intervention. Dr. Fehrenbach also enjoys teaching and training on these topics and is always eager to learn from others in the field.

Nadia Laniyan is a project coordinator at the Mental Health Services and Policy Program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine within the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services and Interventions. As a project coordinator, Nadia supports the full portfolio of the centers work by coordinating federal grant reporting, logistics, project timelines and work plans. Nadia’s background is in public health with a specific focus on health equity and maternal and child health. Nadia has a Masters in Health Communications from Northwestern University.

Linzy is a doctoral student in the Mental Health Services and Policy Program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is passionate about community-based solutions for preventing violence and trauma and improving community mental health outcomes. Linzy is interested in working with children, adolescents, and their support systems to promote resiliency and raise awareness of strengths. Her work with CCTASI includes supporting transition-age youth and early childhood initiatives, bringing an anti-racist lens to Center products, and facilitating the evaluation and training of system-level partners in trauma-informed practice.

Dr. Millsaps is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Research Associate at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has over 20 years of experience providing trauma-informed training and support, consultation, and therapeutic services.  At Northwestern University, Dr. Millsaps serves as the Training and Curriculum Specialist for the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services, and Interventions providing assistance in designing and implementing a range of CCTASSI training activities related to the support of frontline providers who work with children and families impacted by Complex Trauma. A major passion for Dr. Millsaps is increasing awareness regarding the impact of trauma- with a focus on racial and historical trauma.

Allie is currently a doctoral student in the Mental Health Services and Policy Program at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Allie’s research interests include familial roles in the treatment of complex trauma, the role of emotion regulation as a predictor of child abuse, and how to translate this knowledge into effective trauma-informed prevention and intervention programs.