Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery from Disasters: Perspectives from Southeast Asia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781839097911)

Ma. Regina M. Hechanova, Ph.D. is a full professor and former Chairperson of the Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). Gina became President of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) and created the Special Interest Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). She led the development of Katatagan, a resilience program for disaster survivors and served as guest editor of the Philippine Journal of Psychology Special Issue on MHPSS. She designed and piloted an undergraduate course on Disaster and Mental Health and co- created a minor on Humanitarian Aid in ADMU. Gina was named Outstanding Women in Nation's Service in 2010 and Outstanding Professional in Psychology by the Professional Regulatory Commission of the Philippines in 2018.

Lynn C. Waelde, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Psychology Department of Palo Alto University and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is the founder and Director of the Inner Resources Center, which is a center for mindfulness and meditation training, clinical intervention, and research. Her research and clinical interests include mindfulness and meditation intervention and provider training.