Denise M. Sloan, Ph.D., currently serves as the Associate Director, Behavioral Science
Division,
National Center for PTSD and a Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine.
She is an expert on psychosocial interventions for traumatic stress disorders and has a specific
interest in efficient treatment approaches for PTSD. Dr. Sloan conducted a series of studies
that led to the development of Written Exposure Therapy and has conducted multiple large-scale
treatment studies examining the effectiveness of this treatment. She has published over 100
scientific articles and has received funding for her work from several organizations, including
the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institute for Mental Health, Department of Defense.
Dr. Sloan is Editor of Behavior Therapy, Editor Elect of Journal of Traumatic Stress, and a
consulting editor for six scientific journals. Dr. Sloan has over 25 years’ experience treating
individuals with PTSD, and she has extensive experience training mental health providers in the
delivery of trauma-focused treatments. Dr. Sloan obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology
from Case Western Reserve University in 1998.