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George 'Tripp' Ake, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of child trauma treatment. He is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and has also served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. Ake is the Training Implementation Program Director at the UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, which coordinates the SAMHSA-funded National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He provides trauma treatment services at the Center for Child and Family Health and supervises psychology postdoctoral fellows, interns, and practicum students at Duke and UNC. Dr. Ake is recognized for his work in utilizing implementation science to guide the selection and sustaining of evidence-based treatments for children experiencing symptoms related to secondary trauma exposure. His research interests include implementation science, interpersonal violence, and trauma-informed child welfare practice.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)