In November 2025, we hosted our first international dissociation research conference! It was free, online, and available across three time zones on three days. The link to the recordings will be sent to registrants soon!
Key Note Speakers:
The Americas: Cherise Rosen “A 20-year Descriptive Phenomenological Study of Depersonalization and Derealization as an Alteration in Sense of Self and Lifeworld”
Europe & Africa: Elaine Hunter “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depersonalisation Derealisation Disorder (CBT-f-DDD)”
Asia+: Andy Fung “The IDIDQ: Introduction to a new measure of ICD-11 dissociative identity disorder”
The Americas: Thursday 6th November 2025, 9am-12pm (GMT-4) (Eastern Time)
| Time | |
| 09:00 | Welcome from moderator Julia Lebovitz |
| 09:15 | Key note: Dr Cherise Rosen ‘A 20-year Descriptive Phenomenological Study of Depersonalization and Derealization as an Alteration in Sense of Self and Lifeworld’ |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Flash talks: 1) Park Lab flash talks: Julia Lebovitz – ‘Emotional disembodiment and depersonalization’ Katrina Rbeiz + Collin Taylor – ‘Phenomenological investigation into FSA-type dissociation’ 2) Jeremy Cooper – Title tbc |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Flash talks: Emma Obrien – ‘Posttraumatic stress symptoms relate to acquired suicide capability through dissociation and alcohol use in the National Guard’ Nicole Kouri – Title tbc Nick Goode – Title tbc |
| 11:45 | Closing remarks from moderator Julia Lebovitz |
Europe & Africa: Friday 7th November 2025, 1-4pm (GMT)
| Time | |
| 13:00 | Welcome from moderator Dr Moya Clancy |
| 13:15 | Key note: Dr Elaine Hunter ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depersonalisation Derealisation Disorder (CBT-f-DDD)’ |
| 14:15 | Break |
| 14:30 | Flash talks: Melissa Akoral – ‘Therapeutic meaning making of dissociation in a specialist trauma service: A dyadic qualitative investigation’ Dr Sarah Danböck – ‘How-To Study Dissociative Symptoms in a Broad Range of Mental Disorders: A Methodological Primer‘ Rebecca Anthony – ‘“Sometimes it protects you, sometimes it hurts you”: An exploration of dissociation, psychosis and trauma’ Wenke Donath – Title tbc |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:15 | Flash talks: Dr Johannes Heekerens – ‘The Emotion Regulation Function of Dissociation: Evidence from Daily Life and the Laboratory’ Gwynnevere Suter – ‘Debunking dissociation and reality monitoring’ Dr Yoki Mertens – ‘Neural correlates of script-induced dissociation in PTSD – (Non-)findings and potential implications‘ |
| 15:45 | Closing remarks from moderator Dr Moya Clancy |
Asia+: Saturday 8th November 2025, 9am-12pm (GMT+8)
| Time | |
| 9:00 | Welcome from Moderator Dr Anson Chau |
| 9:15 | Key note: Dr Andy Fung ‘The IDIDQ: Introduction to a new measure of ICD-11 dissociative identity disorder’ |
| 9:45 | Break |
| 10:00 | Honorary guest speaker: Dr Jianlin Liu ‘Trauma-related dissociation and transdiagnostic psychopathology: Findings from meta-analytic and clinical research’ |
| 10:15 | Honorary guest speaker: Dr Mary-Anne Kate ‘Dissociation: Ten Insights from My Research on Its Prevalence, Causes, and Comorbidities’ |
| 10.30 | Break |
| 10.45 | Flash talks: Dr. Zoe Zhang –‘The relationship between mindfulness and dissociation across clinical and nonclinical samples’ Ocean Huang – ‘Dissociative depression: Prevalence, clinical features, and interventions’ Cherry Cheung – ‘Dissociative symptoms as measured by the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory in female individuals with bipolar disorder’ Wei-Ying Chien – ‘EEG Coherence and network connectivity in dissociative disorders’ Dr. Bryan Yu – ‘The prospective association between positive psychotic symptoms and dissociative symptoms in a non-clinical population: The predictive effects of metacognitive dysfunctions’ |
| 11.30 | Closing remarks from moderator Dr Anson Chau |
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