Criminal Justice Faculty Member Article on 9/11 Accepted into the Journal of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress

Grace Telesco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, authored an article titled, Never Forget, Sometimes Forgotten, Often Haunted, which was accepted into the Fall Edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Dr. Telesco’s article focuses on the trauma experienced by a first responder during 9/11.

Dr. Telesco recalls, “as a 9/11 First Responder in New York City, the images, sounds, and smells of Ground Zero are etched in my mind. Having spent eighteen months escorting family members to the place where their loved ones had last been seen alive is a memory of a tragic time that is impossible for me to forget. I wrote this article in order to explore how the effects of this traumatic event still impacts those of us who responded 18 years later.  I know that despite the fact that many of our students were toddlers at the time, the memory of this event and the amazing recovery work that was conducted should never be forgotten.”