The Linda E. Saltzman Symposium is an annual event in memory of Dr. Saltzman, a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who succumbed to an untimely death.  The purpose of the Saltzman Symposium is to memorialize her standards of excellence by recognizing the achievement of another scholar in the field who has continued to advance knowledge about violence and abuse so that the American Medical Association and all health professionals can prevent further suffering from this major health problem.

Past Linda E. Saltzman Symposiums

2008 Linda E. Saltzman Symposium: The Health and Social Consequences of Armed Conflict on Soldiers, Returning Veterans, & their Families

Summary of the 2008 Linda E. Saltzman Symposium (PDF, 19KB)

Honorees: 

• Mel Tapper, PhD, LICSW
• Daniel Potenza, MD
• Amy Street, PhD
• Candice Monson, PhD 
• Terence Keane, PhD
• Luis T. Sanchez, MD

2007 Linda E. Saltzman Symposium: Researching Violence: Challenges for the Future

Honoree: Demetrios Kyriacou, MD, PhD

2006 Linda E. Saltzman Symposium: Identification of Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan

Honerees:  

• Steven Kairys, MD MPH
• Harriet MacMillan, MD, MSc
• Tracy Wolff, MD MPH
• Stephanie Wolfson
• Gael Strack, JD
• Laura Mosqueda, MD

2005 Linda E. Saltzman Symposium: Violence and Abuse

Honorees: 

• Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD
• Daniel Whitaker, PhD
• Deborah Daro, PhD

For further information contact Jessica Sempek. 

Linda E. Saltzman, PhD

Biographical information about Linda E. Saltzman, PhD.

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