Hawthorne Smith
Dr. Smith is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director of the Bellevue / NYU Program for Survivors of Torture. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at the NYU School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry. Dr. Smith received his doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University, an advanced certificate in African Studies from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, as well as a MS in International Affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Dr. Smith has facilitated a support group for French-speaking African survivors of torture for the past 15 years. He speaks extensively at professional conferences and seminars on providing clinical services for survivors of socio-political violence, and enhancing cross-cultural clinical skills among therapeutic service providers. Dr. Smith has been recognized for his work with such awards as: the Robin Hood Foundation’s “Hero Award”; the “Frantz Fanon Award”etc.
