Program Committee

Here are the folks who are putting it all together and make WC13 a success:

Colleen Ehrnstrom, Ph.D., ABPP, Department of Veterans Affairs
Sandra Georgescu, Psy.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Andrew Gloster, Ph.D., University of Basel, Switzerland - CHAIR
Paul M. Guinther, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy
Louise Hayes, Ph.D., Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
Maria Karekla, Ph.D., University of Cyprus
Kelly Koerner, Ph.D., Evidence-Based Practice Institute
Igor Krnetic, Ph.D., University of Banja Luka
Tobias Lundgren, Ph.D., Karolinska Institute, Stockholm city council and Psychology department Stockholm University
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin
Trym Nordstrand Jacobsen, M.S., ACTbet
Joe Oliver, Ph.D., Camden & Islington NHS Trust, London, UK
Kevin Polk, Ph.D., The Psychological Flexibility Group, Hallowell, Maine, USA
Rainer Sonntag, M.D., Private Practice, Olpe, Germany
Ian Stewart, Ph.D., National University of Ireland, Galway
Dennis Tirch, Ph.D., The Center for Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy


Student Members:
Patrizia Hofer, University of Basel
Barbara Knitter, University of Basel
L. Jorge Ruiz-Sánchez, University of Almeria

German Organizing Committee:

Herbert Assaloni, MD, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, private practice, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Ronald Burian, MD, Psychiatrist, General Hospital "Evangelisches Krankenhaus "Königin Elisabeth Herzberge" Berlin", Germany
Aisling Curtin, Counselling Psychologist, ACT Now Ireland & WTF Psychology
Beate Ebert, Clinical Psychologist and licensed Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Mathias Funke, Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Berlin, Germany
Andrew Gloster, Prof. of Psychology, University of Basel
Maria Kensche, MD, Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, EOS Clinic Münster
Valerie Kiel, Ph.D., Clinical psychologist & ACT-trainer in private practice (Maastricht, The Netherlands) and at Fachklinik Hochsauerland (Bad Fredeburg, Germany)
Jan Martz, MD, Psychiatrist, Private Practice, Winterthur, Switzerland
Graciela Rovner, PhD, Registered Physiotherapist, pain specialist, Gothenborg
Norbert Schneider, Clinical Psychologist & licenced Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Fuerth, Germany
Sandro Teuber, Dipl. Psych.,"HELIOS Hanse-Klinikum Stralsund", Greifswald, Germany