Lesia M. Ruglass, PhD

About Lesia M. Ruglass

Psychotherapist in Private Practice; Member-at-Large and Co-Chair of the Diversity and Multicultural Committee, Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Ruglass has received awards and grants from the National Institutes on Health and the City College City SEEDS program. She has published peer-reviewed articles and presented her work nationally and internationally. She is co-author of the book Psychology of Trauma 101 (forthcoming from Springer Publishing Company). Interests: assessment and integrated treatment of trauma, PTSD and substance use disorders (SUDs); understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying SUDs; gender and cultural issues in trauma; and cultural competence.