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Mary E. Bunn MA, LCSW, PHD CANDIDATE 1258 W. Rosedale Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois, 60660, [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. June 2019 (expected), University of Chicago
School of Social Service Administration Dissertation title:
Restoring social bonds in survivors of torture and severe violence:
Exploring the Effects of War and Displacement on Social Resources
of Syrian Refugees and the Role of Social Connection in
Rehabilitation.
Dissertation chair:
Dr. Miwa Yasui, PhD, University of Chicago Committee:
Paul Bolton, MBBS, Johns Hopkins University Julia Henly, PhD,
University of Chicago
Jeanne Marsh, PhD, University of Chicago A.M (MSW) June 2003,
University of Chicago
School of Social Service Administration Concentration: Clinical
social work and trauma-focused care
B.A. May 1996, Indiana University Majors: French and English
Literature Certificate May, 2016, Harvard University
Global Mental Health Trauma and Recovery Certificate Program
LICENSURE
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Illinois Department of
Financial & Professional Regulation (Since 2005)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Integrated care for survivors of torture and severe violence
International clinical practice Community based interventions
Social connections and social resources Group based interventions
Lay counselors and community based workers in mental health service
delivery RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Present Principal Investigator, Dissertation Research
University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration
Study: Restoring Social Bonds in Survivors of Torture and Severe
Violence
In collaboration with the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) in
Jordan, this multi-phase, mixed methods study explores the impact
of war and exile on social relationships and the role of social
connection in rehabilitation from conflict and develops measures to
assess these phenomena among Syrian refugees living in Jordan.
Develop study protocol, IRB proposal, and interview guide. Conduct
more than 45 in-depth interviews with Syrian refugees in Jordan and
psychosocial service providers. Manage a team of research
assistants based in Jordan and lead data analysis and measurement
pilot testing process.
Present Co-Principal Investigator 2015- Principal Investigator:
David Engstrom, PhD
San Diego State University, School of Social Work Study:
Investigating the Effects of Torture on Survivors in Thailand
In collaboration with human rights organization in Thailand,
collaborate with the PI to document and investigate the long-term
consequences of torture and detention for survivors in Thailand.
This includes qualitative and quantitative analyses to identify
psychological and functional consequences of torture experiences
and identify culturally-specific idioms of distress.
Present- Research Assistant 2014 Principal Investigator: Miwa
Yasui University of Chicago, School of Social Service
Administration National Institute of Mental Health
Study: Understanding Perceptions of Mental Health and Treatment
Engagement and Participation among Asian American Immigrant
Communities
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Collaborate with the PI on a qualitative research study focused
on culturally-specific definitions of mental health and access and
engagement in mental health services among Asian immigrant and
refugee communities. Work with the research team to develop a
qualitative code book, code focus group data, develop survey items
and analyze data. Additional responsibilities include extension
review of the literature and development of clinical case
vignettes.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2018 Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global
Conflict
Principal investigator: Mary Bunn $5000 for dissertation
research
2017 School of Social Service Administration Summer Funding
Principal investigator: Mary Bunn $3000 for dissertation
research
2017 UChicago Urban Travel Grants
Principal investigator: Mary Bunn $1000 for dissertation
research
2017 Center for Health Administration Studies, Predoctoral
Award
The role of relationship as an active ingredient in social work
practice Principal investigator, Jeanne Marsh
Co- investigator, Mary Bunn $3,000
2017 Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global
Conflict
Principal investigator: Mary Bunn $5000 for dissertation
research
2016 Center for Health Administration Studies, Predoctoral
Award
The role of relationship as an active ingredient in social work
practice Principal investigator, Jeanne Marsh
Co- investigator, Mary Bunn $3,000
2015 Pozen Center for Human Rights Research Grant
Principal investigator: Mary Bunn $3900 award for
pre-dissertation research
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2015 University of Chicago, International Programs Principal
investigator, Mary Bunn
$1000 to support pre-dissertation research 2003 David Boren
Graduate Fellowship, Cambodia Fellow Principal investigator: Mary
Bunn
$25,000 to support research in Cambodia investigating the mental
health needs in post- genocide Cambodia and local approaches to
healing.
2003 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Khmer
language fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison
$10,000 Tuition, housing and fees for participation in the
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute
PUBLICATIONS
Bass, J., Murray, S., Mohamad, T., Bunn, M., Gorman, G., Ahmed,
A., Murray, M., Bolton, P. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of
a trauma informed support, skills and
psychoeducation intervention for survivors of torture and
related trauma in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. Global Health: Science
and Practice.
Catlett, B. & Bunn, M. (2016). Yoga as Embodied Feminist
Praxis: Trauma, Healing, and
Community Based Responses to Violence. In Berila, B & Klein,
M. (Eds). Yoga and the
Body: An Intersectional Analysis of Contemporary Body Politics,
Mindfulness, and
Embodied Social Change. Rowman and Littlefield.
Bunn, M., Goesel, C., Kinet, M. & Ray, F. (2016). Group
based treatment for survivors of torture
severe violence: a literature review. Torture, 26 (1).
Joyce, M., Bunn, M. & Engstrom, D (2012). Clinical practice
with survivors of torture. In Congress, E and Gonzalez, M (Eds),
Multicultural perspectives in social work practice with families
(pp 277-295). New York, NY; Springer Publishing Company
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Bunn, M. & Marsh, J. Science and Social Work Practice:
Client-provider Relationships
as an Active Ingredient Promoting Client Change. In J. Brekke
& J. Anastas (Eds), Social Work Science: Towards a New
Identity. Oxford University Press.
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Engstrom, D., Tomkiewicz, N., Bunn, M. Does undergoing a torture
experience in
the context of ongoing political violence effect domains of
social functioning? Findings
from 110 interviews with Thai torture survivors.
Traumatology.
Engstrom, D. & Bunn, M. The psychological consequences of
torture
on survivors in the deep south of Thailand. Peace and Conflict:
Journal of Peace Psychology.
PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Bunn, M. & Lambert, J. Tasking sharing in mental health
service delivery: a meta-analysis of
paraprofessional-led trauma-focused interventions in
humanitarian contexts. Marsh, J. & Bunn, M. The social work
profession’s contributions to practice
with individuals, families, and groups. Social Service Review.
NGO PUBLICATIONS
Bunn, M. (2015). Research Findings to Address Violence against
Women and Girls in U.S
Programs. International Rescue Committee. New York, NY. Arensen,
L, Bunn, M. & Knight, K. (2004). Caring for Children from
Commercially Sexually
Exploitative Situations: Current Practices in Cambodia and
Recommendations for a Model of Care. Hagar International: Phnom
Penh, Cambodia.
JOURNAL REVIEWER CONTRIBUTIONS
Reviewer, Traumatology Reviewer, Torture Journal MENTAL HEALTH
INTERVENTIONS & TRAINING CURRICULA
Introduction to Trauma, Skills and Tasks of the Mental Health
Counselor in Regional Hospitals in South Kivu, Democratic Republic
of Congo. (2017) Heartland Alliance International
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• Co-Developed an instructor curriculum and participant workbook
outlining a brief, trauma-informed psychoeducation intervention for
hospital-based care in South Kivu, DRC.
Programme des Associations Villageoises d’Epargne et de Crédit
Plus (AVEC+). (2014) International Rescue Committee • Adapted the
original facilitator guide and participant workbook to include
content that
focused on and promoted the value of girls and girls’ education
and issues of domestic violence within the home. The intervention
has been implemented across IRC programs in Africa.
Caring for Child Survivors: Guidelines for Health and
Psychosocial Service Providers in Humanitarian Settings. (2014)
UNICEF, International Rescue Committee • Pilot tested a
psychosocial intervention for child protection staff working with
humanitarian
organizations in Jordan and Lebanon.
https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/IRC_CCSGuide_FullGuide_lowres.pdf
Providing Psychosocial Support for Survivors of Human Rights
Violations (2008) Center for Victims of Torture Partners in Trauma
Healing (PATH) • Developed a comprehensive curriculum on
psychosocial care for survivors of human rights
violations for providers in Cambodia. Curriculum included
facilitator’s guide and participant workbook. In person training
was provided and all modules were also recorded to facilitate ease
of use and learning.
Introduction to Mental Health and the Role of the Community
Mental Health Worker. (2006) Introduction to Family Violence.
(2006) Understanding and Addressing Alcohol and Other Substance
Use. (2007) Integrating Family into Services and Treatment Planning
(2007) Supervisors Manual. Heartland Alliance International •
Co-developed a comprehensive curriculum that included basic skills
and specialized topics
for community mental health workers providing trauma-informed
case management and counseling to trauma and violence affected
communities in Iraq.
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PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
Marsh, J. & Bunn, M. (January, 2018). The social work
profession’s contributions to practice
with individuals, families, and groups. Social Service Review
Symposium, Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference,
Washington, D.C.
Bunn, M., Lambert, J., Rodriguez Mendieta, D.F, Kahorha, C.
(November, 2017). Beyond
Training: Strengthening Mental Health Professionals and Systems
for Effective, Long-Term Care in Violence-Affected, Low Resource
Settings. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual
Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Bunn, M. (November 2017). Scaling Up Mental Health Services in
the Iraqi Healthcare System. International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Bunn, M., Portman, S., Rodriguez Mendieta, D.F (December 2016).
The Art and Science of Training Community Mental Health Workers to
Deliver Torture Rehabilitative Services in Low Resource,
Conflict-Affected Settings. International Rehabilitation Council
for Torture Victims 10th Scientific Symposium, Mexico City,
Mexico
Lambert, J., Bunn, M., & (Jayawickreme, N. (November, 2016).
War and Political Violence in
South and Southeast Asia: Trauma, Ongoing Stressors, and
Culturally-based Expressions of Distress. International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas
Bunn, M. & Engstrom, D. (November, 2016). The Impact of
Torture on Survivors in Southern
Thailand: Trauma Related Symptoms and Culturally Specific
Manifestations of Distress. International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas
Bunn, M., Kinet, M., Ray, F., Goesel, C. (March, 2015) Group
Treatment Models for Survivors of
Torture. National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs
Research Symposium, Washington, DC.
Bunn, M. & Gupta, S. (October 2013) Child Survivors of
Torture: Presenting an Integrative Intervention Model. National
Immigrant and Refugee Conference, Chicago, Illinois Bunn, M. &
Everson, M. (May 2007). Collaborative Torture Treatment--- Mutual
Aid Associations and Torture Treatment Centers. Strengthening
Illinois Families
Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Marsh, J. & Bunn, M. (March, 2017). The role of relationship
as an active ingredient in social work practice. School of Social
Service Administration, Doctoral Theory workshop Bunn, M. (May
2014). Understanding the Psychosocial Needs of Congolese
Refugees.
Presentation to the Refugee Resettlement Working Group. Jewish
Federation, Chicago, Illinois.
Bunn, M. (March, 2013). Using problem solving counseling in
torture rehabilitation services. Training presented to staff
working in torture rehabilitation programs at the National Capacity
Building Clinical Institute, Chicago, Illinois.
Bunn, M. & Joyce, M. (June 2012). Addressing Mental Health
Needs of Survivors of Torture and Trauma. Presentation delivered at
the Conference for Ethnic Community Based Organizations. Project
SOAR: IRC, Office of Refugee Resettlement. Chicago, Illinois. Bunn,
M., Murakami, N., Sullivan, M. (March, 2012). Developing a Child
and
Family Strengthening Program for Torture Survivors and their
Family Members. Panel presentation for the National Capacity
Building Clinical Institute, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Global clinical practice Trauma-focused clinical practice Human
rights and social work Cross cultural approaches to mental health
Training indigenous providers and community mental health workers
Healing and reconciliation in post-genocidal context TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Winter, 2017 Fall, 2016 Winter, 2015 Winter, 2014 Winter, 2013
Winter, 2012
Adjunct Faculty/Course Developer University of Chicago, School
of Social Service Administration Course: Trauma and Resilience in
Cross Cultural Practice Settings • This course introduces advanced
master’s students to key issues in
the development and delivery of mental health and psychosocial
support interventions with populations affected by humanitarian
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Winter, 2011
crises, human rights violations, displacement and forced
migration. The course utilizes feminist perspectives of trauma,
concepts of historical trauma, indigenous perspectives on illness
and health and resilience and posttraumatic growth and examine
their usefulness in framing and informing global mental health
practice issues and intervention approaches.
Spring, 2017 Course Mentor University of Chicago, Graduate
Program in Health Administration and Policy Course: Capstone course
• This is a graduate-level, final course for students in the
Graduate
Program for Health Administration and Policy (GPHAP) program
focused on developing team-based solutions to complex global health
issues. In this role, I provided five weeks of mentorship and
technical expertise to a team of final year social work, policy,
and medical students who were researching mental health needs of
Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Spring, 2016 Adjunct Faculty/Course Developer University of
Chicago, School of Social Service Administration Course: Global
perspectives of resilience: trauma, healing and reconciliation in
post-genocide Rwanda • Designed and taught a blended
clinical-administrative-policy course
focused on examining the history of the Rwandan genocide,
critically appraising the response from international and national
actors and how these responses have impacted the community
particularly efforts to promote peace, healing and reconciliation
with particular focus on justice efforts, mental health and
psychosocial programming and community-building initiatives.
Fall, 2017 Guest lecturer Spring, 2017 University of Chicago,
Pritzker School of Medicine Spring, 2016 Instructor: Sonya
Dinizulu, Department of Psychiatry Course: Clinical externship
• This is an advanced-level symposium course for doctoral
students in clinical psychology completing their clinical
externship. Lectured on clinical approaches to working with
war-affected and displaced communities including continuous
traumatic stress, evidenced based interventions, community based
models of care, collaborating with local healers and community
members.
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Fall 2015 Guest Lecturer The School of Social Service
Administration, University of Chicago Instructor: Jessica
Darrow
Course: Structuring Refuge: U.S. Refugee Policy and Resettlement
Practice
This is an advanced-level course that explores the structure and
implications of refugee resettlement policy in the U.S. Lectured on
mental health vulnerabilities typical of migrating and displaced
communities including refugees and asylum seekers.
THESIS ADVISOR
2nd Committee Member Nina Tomkiewicz, MSW Student, San Diego
State University Title: Does undergoing a torture experience in the
context of ongoing political violence effect domains of social
functioning? Findings from 110 interviews with Thai torture
survivors ACADEMIC SERVICE
Present Doctoral Committee School of Social Service
Administration, University of Chicago Present Global Mental Health
Advisory Committee Center for Global Health, University of Chicago
2018 Selection Panel Committee 2017 David Boren Scholarship College
Center for Scholarly Advancement, University of Chicago 2017
Nominating Committee, Global Mental Health Day Center for Global
Health, University of Chicago CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
June 2015- Mental Health Technical Advisor April 2017 Heartland
Alliance International (HAI) Chicago, Illinois
• Provided clinical oversight to HAI’s trauma informed mental
health programming. This included designing, implementing and
overseeing MH programs serving communities impacted by violence,
trauma and
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chronic adversity in Sub-Saharan African, the Middle East and
Latin America.
• Worked in collaboration with the leadership team and technical
team to define a mid-term strategy for trauma focused programming
and investment.
• Supervised and supported clinically-focused field staff.
October 2012- Technical Consultant October 2014 International
Rescue Committee (IRC), Women’s Protection and Empowerment Team
• Provided technical consultation to various projects within the
Women’s Protection Team. This included training, curriculum and
intervention development, program model design and research and
evaluation.
• Consultation included work with the technical team based at
the U.S headquarters and global field offices.
January 2012 Technical Consultant March 2014 Center for Victims
of Torture National Capacity Building (NCB)
• Provided technical consultation to various NCB projects. This
included facilitating an on-line, blended learning course for new
staff at U.S-based torture treatment centers on the fundamentals of
delivering integrated services to torture survivors.
• Served a chair for a national conference on child, youth and
family-focused services in torture treatment programs including
identifying all keynote speakers.
• Facilitated a monthly webinar series for torture treatment
clinicians working with child and youth across the U.S and curated
resources for the healtorture.org website specific to the needs of
families, children and youth impacted by torture.
April 2005- Associate Director October 2012 Heartland Alliance
Marjorie Kovler Center (MKC)
• Core member of the leadership team at MKC responsible for
program and partnership development, fundraising and donor
relations, program monitoring and evaluation, communications and
strategic planning.
• Provided clinical services to torture survivors and their
family members including intake assessments, individual treatment
plans, individual, couples and family psychotherapy.
• Led efforts to design and implement a family strengthening
program for parents and children impacted by torture and exile.
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• Developed curricula and facilitated clinical trainings to
diverse audiences on torture treatment, complex trauma, global
mental health, child and family and multidisciplinary
treatment.
• Supervised clinical students and provided consultation to pro
bono clinicians.
• Prepared documentation for immigration court and served as
expert witness on behalf of torture survivors.
April 2008- Mental Health Technical Consultant April 2009 Center
for Victims of Torture Partners in Trauma Healing Initiative Phnom
Penh, Cambodia
• Developed a psychosocial rehabilitation curriculum for mental
health service providers working with survivors of human rights
violations in Cambodia.
• Facilitated 2-week training to Cambodian mental health
practitioners. • Assessed and evaluated trainees’ competencies and
prepared
recommendation for future training, supervision and overall
program direction.
April 2005 – Associate Director July 2007 Heartland Alliance
International Programs
• Directed a trauma informed primary care program in Iraqi
Kurdistan and southern Iraq for survivors of violence, human rights
abuses and gender based violence.
• Supervised a team of 8 Iraqi technical staff providing
oversight to 60+ field staff.
• Led development of a comprehensive mental health curriculum
and intervention model for primary health care doctors and
community mental health workers throughout Iraq.
• Monitored and evaluated program and treatment outcomes and
technical and field staff competency.
August 2003- Technical Advisor and Trainer November 2004 Social
Services of Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia • Supervised two teams of social workers in
rural Cambodia providing
mental health services to individuals and families. • Designed
and delivered professional trainings to local social workers
on basic counseling skills, assessment and psychosocial
problems. • Co-designed a community-based psychodrama program
intended to
increase awareness and engagement in psychsocial programs for
Cambodian communities in the far northwest province.
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June 2004- Technical Consultant September 2004 Hagar
International
• Developed research methodology for a qualitative study on
rehabilitative services for formerly sex-trafficked children in
Cambodia.
• Created data collection instruments, constructed screeners and
instructions, conducted interviews and analyzed and interpreted
data.
• Designed a model of residential care and community
reintegration children and their families.
SELECTED CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS
Bunn, M. (March, 2015). Caring for Child Survivors: for Child
Survivors: Guidelines for Health and Psychosocial Service Providers
in Humanitarian Settings. International Rescue Committee &
UNICEF Amman, Jordan • Led training on a manual for assessment and
reporting of child protection cases and
providing psychosocial triage and care to refugee children and
families. Training participants included 50+ staff working at
various humanitarian organizations refugee camps in Jordan.
Bunn, M., McCracken, S. & Levy, J. (July 2013, July 2014).
Perspectives on Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and
Vicarious Traumatization. University of Chicago, School of Social
Service Administration Professional Development Program Chicago,
Illinois • Co-developed an all-day training for licensed clinicians
on various aspects of trauma-
focused care for survivors of war and violence, child abuse and
veteran populations. Bunn, M. (May, 2014) Remembering the Genocide:
Mental Health and Intergenerational Trauma in the Resettled
Cambodian Community. Cambodian Day of Remembrance French Cultural
Center, Chicago, Illinois • Served as part of a panel held in
conjunction with the Cambodian Day of Remembrance and
a screening of Rithy Panh’s film, The Missing Piece. Bunn, M.
(January – June 2013). Fundamentals of Providing Services to
Torture Survivors. Center for Victims of Torture, National Capacity
Building Project.
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• Facilitated a yearlong webinar series for clinical staff at
torture treatment programs across the U.S on the core elements of
service delivery.
Bunn, M. (July 2008) Providing Psychosocial Support for
Survivors of Human Rights Violations Transcultural Psychosocial
Organization Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia • Facilitated two-week
training for providers working in human rights organizations on
psychosocial assessment, documentation and care for survivors of
human rights violations. Bunn, M. & Petersen, S. (April 2005)
Trauma Theory and Application Heartland Alliance, International
Programs Iraqi Kurdistan, multiple locations • Co-facilitated
several weeklong trainings in various locations in Iraqi Kurdistan
as part of the
preparation and training of community mental health workers who
would provide case management and counseling to trauma and violence
affected communities.
Bunn, M., Joyce, M., & Welch, K (September, 2006) The Role
of the Community Mental Health Worker and Basic Skills Overview
Heartland Alliance, International Programs Istanbul, Turkey •
Co-facilitated a train-the-trainer for technical staff of the Iraq
Program. Training covered the
basic skills and techniques of the community mental health
workers and training approaches.
CLINICAL SERVICE
2012- Pro bono Therapist and Volunteer present Heartland
Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, prepare psychological
affidavits for immigration court and provide individual therapy to
survivors of torture.
• Provide topical training to clinical students. 2017- Board
Member present Cambodian American Heritage Museum and Killing
Fields Memorial
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CLINICAL TRAINING
Relational psychotherapy Trauma focused cognitive behavioral
therapy Cognitive Processing Therapy Dialectical behavioral therapy
Child-parent psychotherapy Motivational interviewing EMDR, Level 1
DATA ANALYSIS TRAINING
Qualitative Qualitative Research Seminar (2017-2019), Professor
Shanta Robinson, University of Chicago Ethnographic Research,
University of Chicago Software/methods: nVivo, Thematic Analysis,
Narrative Analysis, Measurement Development Quantitative
Statistical Research Methods I and II, University of Chicago
Applied Regression Analysis, University of Chicago Survey Research
Methods, University of Chicago Software/methods: SPSS, STATA,
Excel, Meta-Analysis Mixed Methods Mixed Methods Workshop,
University of Michigan
LANGUAGES
Basic proficiency in French, reading, writing and speaking Basic
proficiency in Khmer speaking