Framingham State University’s Keynote Commencement Address

Framingham State University is proud to announce that noted physician, author, researcher, and trauma expert Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia (Dr. AMC) will give the keynote commencement address to the Class of 2024 during the undergraduate commencement ceremony.

Dr. AMC is the founder and director of McLean Hospital’s Institute for Trauma-Informed Systems Change, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and author of (2019) as well as (2021).Training for Change: Transforming Systems to be Trauma-Informed, Culturally Responsive, and Neuroscientifically FocusedThe Trauma of Racism: Exploring the People and Systems Fear Built

Drawing on her expertise in global health, trauma, addiction, and system development and change, Dr. Moreland-Capuia’s research seeks to reduce unnecessary human suffering. She also hopes to contribute to an increased understanding of the impact of trauma on brain development and the overall risk for mental illness and how trauma shows up in systems.

“We are thrilled and honored that Dr. Moreland-Capuia has…