Event Speakers' Biography
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(Guest Speaker)
Dr. James Chris Fowler
Dr. Fowler completed a 4-year post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology (1995-1999) at the Austen Riggs Center, where he advanced to clinical leadership
positions serving as Director of Clinical Research, and a Clinical Team Leader for 10 years. In 2011 he and his family moved to Houston
where he served as Associate Director of Research and Director of Psychology at the Menninger Clinic. In 2018 he joined Houston Methodist Behavioral Health as
a senior clinician. He currently holds academic appointments as Professor of Psychology at Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Menninger
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine. His
clinical and research work focuses on the assessment and treatment of adults suffering
from serious mental illness and personality disorders. As a researcher, Dr. Fowler
has over 140 publications in the areas of personality disorders, suicide, neuroimaging, and
treatment outcome. He is an internationally recognized personality researcher and currently serves
as on several professional journal editorial boards including Journal of Psychiatric Practice and Psychotherapy: Training, Research, and Practice. Dr. Fowler is the Executive Clinical Director of The Monarch Community, a long-term
residential treatment center affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital.
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