Marilyn J. Wooley
Marilyn J. Wooley, PhD, has more than 40 years of experience in the field of psychology. She also teaches Critical Incident Stress Management and is often called upon by municipalities for forensic and pre-employment psychological evaluation services for prospective employees. She is an expert witness in several areas related to trauma. Wooley completed her Ph.D. in 1977 from the University of Arizona and performed her postdoctoral training at the Long Beach Veterans Medical Center, treating veterans injured and traumatized during the Vietnam War. She moved to rural Northern California in 1979 and opened her psychology practice. Along the way, she worked with the American Red Cross to help victims of 9/11 and served as a clinician for the West Coast Post-trauma Retreat. Wooley has published articles on posttraumatic stress injuries and recovery from critical incidents, including her own, in professional journals. How Heroes Heal won first place in the 2022 Public Safety Writers Association nonfiction category.
