Francine
Shapiro, PhD
Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. is the creator of Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a senior
research fellow at the Mental Research Institute, and
founder of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs (a
nonprofit organization that coordinates disaster response
and pro bono trainings worldwide). She is a recipient of
the International Sigmund Freud Award of the City of
Vienna, for distinguished contribution to psychotherapy,
and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology
Award presented by the California Psychological
Association.