Terence M Keane

Terence M. Keane, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry (Clinical Psychology) and Assistant Dean for VA Research at Boston University; for the past twenty-five years Keane has served as the Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development at VA Boston Healthcare System, the largest research program in all of VA. Since 1989, he’s directed the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-Behavioral Science Division a program with a strong focus on assessment, psychological treatment development, and the genetic underpinnings of this condition. With many colleagues and trainees, Dr. Keane has published some 450 articles, books, and chapters on the assessment and treatment of PTSD. For the past 45 consecutive years his program of trauma research has been supported by federal funding agencies, such as VA, NIH, DoD, and SAMHSA. In 2013, Keane was named the Co-Principal Investigator of the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, an initiative supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to improve the care of both active-duty military and combat veterans with PTSD through the conduct of multi-site clinical trials of psychotherapy and medications in these populations. Over the years, his contributions to the field have been recognized by many national and international honors including the 2013 Distinguished Research Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award from APA’s Society of Clinical Psychology and a similar award from the Canadian Psychological Association in 2015. In 2011, Dr. Keane received two honorary doctorates for “his major role in opening the field of psychological trauma to scientific inquiry”. In 2015 he was named the recipient of the John Blair Barnwell Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the highest national award for those engaged in Clinical Research. In terms of national and international leadership, Keane has served as President of multiple professional societies over the course of his career. His commitment to education and training future generations of investigators is exemplified in his role as Program Director for a National Institute of Mental Health funded T-32 training program for some thirty years.