Gwen Vogel Mitchell

Associate Professor | Clinical Psychologist

Areas of Specialization: Dr. Gwen Mitchell received her Psy.D. from the University of Denver in 2005 and is a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of Colorado. She was the co-founder and Director of International and Clinical Services for SalusWorld, an International NGO that focused on healing the invisible scars of trauma worldwide. She also maintains a private practice and conducts psychological evaluations for asylum seekers, T and U Visas for the US immigration courts.

Dr. Mitchell has worked for many years as a trainer, consultant, and program developer for humanitarian organizations including Doctors without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontiers, the Center for Victims of Torture and the Open Society Foundation in various locations including Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Jordan, Myanmar, Thailand, Grenada, Bosnia, and Ethiopia. She also provided support for a global evaluation of UNHCR's mental health and psychosocial support for humanitarian staff and was a member of a UNICEF technical work group focused on child protection inside Myanmar. She played a part in the development of a mental health policy for the country of Liberia and has developed programming for marginalized groups including People Living with HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ communities, former political prisoners and torture survivors.