Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D, is a psychologist for the National Center for PTSD at the Veterans Palo Alto Health Care System, California. Dr. Walser received her degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada-Reno. During her graduate studies she developed expertise in, traumatic stress, substance abuse and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She is currently developing innovative ways to translate science-into-practice and is responsible for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge and treatment, related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to health care professionals and trainees across all VA facilities nationally. She is working on a number of web-based and educational PTSD products for both practitioners and veterans. In addition, she is responsible for several research projects investigating use of mindfulness and ACT in PTSD populations, plus PTSD in the geriatric population.
Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D. is also the author of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Practitioner's Guide to Using Mindfulness & Acceptance Strategies, along with her VA colleague, Darrah Westrup, Ph.D..
