Visiting Scholar in Catholic Thought: Dr. James Garbarino - 2017

James Garbarino, Ph.D., the Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology and founding director of Loyola University Chicago’s Center for the Human Rights of Children, lectured at Benedictine University as part of the Visiting Scholar in Catholic Thought Lecture Series:

• “Spiritual and Psychological Dimensions of Trauma,” on Tuesday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Benedict Chapel on the fourth floor of Kindlon Hall. He discussed insights he’s gathered working with individuals in severely stressful situations.
• Dr. Garbarino explored experiences dealing with victims of child abuse in his second lecture, “The Challenges of Growing up in a Socially Toxic Environment,” on Wednesday, November 8, at 12:20 p.m. in Goodwin Hall, Room 317.

Dr. Garbarino serves as a scientific expert witness in criminal and civil cases involving issues of trauma, violence and children, and is the author or editor of 25 books, including “Listening to Killers: Lessons Learned from My 20 Years as a Psychological Expert Witness in Murder Cases.”

He has also worked as a consultant for such organizations as the FBI, the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, the American Medical Association and the National Institute for Mental Health.