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Doctor; Associate Professor Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture & NYU Center for Health and Human Rights | NYU School of Medicine; NYU Gallatin Allen is a general internist and Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine. He has dedicated his career to evaluating and caring for victims of human rights abuses and promoting the interrelationship between health and human rights. He co-founded the Program for Survivors of Torture. Allen’s current scholarly/advocacy work includes documenting the health consequences of immigration detention, and accountability for U.S. health professional complicity in torture. He co-chairs the Bellevue Bioethics Committee and teaches seminars on global Bioethics and Health & Human Rights at NYU Gallatin. |
Clinical Instructor Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivores of Torture | NYU School of Medicine Dr. Porterfield provides care to individuals and families who have survived torture and refugee trauma. She has served as an expert in criminal and human rights cases involving torture and war trauma and has consulted on international cases involving human rights violations. Dr. Porterfield chaired the APA's Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families Who Are Refugees From Armed Conflict Residing in the United States. |
Clinical Associate Professor; Clinical Director, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture | NYU School of Medicine Hawthorne Smith is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director of the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the NYU School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Smith provides forensic evaluations, human rights consultations, and mitigation services on capital cases for private legal firms and public entities such as the US Department of Defense and the US Office of the Federal Defender. |
