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Nev Jones, PhD. Nev is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, and interdisciplinary researcher and activist-scholar. For more on her academic work see here. She has long-term personal experience of psychosis, and has published dozens of studies and commentaries focused on rethinking conventional understandings of (and responses to) 'psychosis.' Nev also co-leads the coalition Transform Research: Advancing User/Survivor Capacity and Leadership in Research.
Shannon Pagdon, BA. Shannon (she/they) is an MSW/doctoral student with the University of Pittsburgh. Shannon has a background in peer support for individuals experiencing psychosis and continues to identify as a peer supporter. Shannon is passionate about shedding light on historically neglected experiences of psychosis and shifting language around mental health. Shannon hopes to continue to expand access to mental health care into smaller communities across the nation, use lived experience to inform their work, and develop research from a lived experience perspective to continually grow systems of care. Marie Brown, PhD. Marie Brown is a clinical psychologist in New York City. She is the President of the US Chapter of the International Society for the Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS-US)and a co-founder of Hearing Voices Network NYC. She is co-editor of Women & Psychosis: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (with Marilyn Charles) and Emancipatory Perspectives on Madness: Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Dimensions (with Robin Brown). Lauren Gonzales, Psy.D. Dr. Lauren Gonzales is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, and spent several years as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Adelphi University. She conducts research evaluating social determinants of mental health and recovery among individuals with psychosis using mixed methods and stakeholder engagement. She also holds expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) training and implementation. Her work emphasizes non-pathologizing recovery-oriented approaches to mental health care that honors lived experience as expertise. |