Michael Dolezal, Ph.D.

Dr. Dolezal is a clinical psychologist who is currently based in Dublin, Ireland. His background and areas of expertise are in trauma psychology, rehabilitation psychology, adaptation and recovery processes, and global mental health. He also has a love of tennis and soccer, and has a growing interest in applying his expertise in adaptation and recovery processes to sport and performance contexts.

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Dr. Dolezal is primarily interested in how to effectively prevent PTSD, especially among those who are at risk for PTSD resultant from their occupation. As such, he is very interested in the psychological process that unfolds following a traumatic event, identifying how differences in this process lead to different outcomes (e.g., PTSD or successful adaptation), and how we can intervene in this process to promote successful adaptation among those most at risk for PTSD. He relies heavily on social cognitive models and dynamical systems approaches.