Dr. Pamela J. Pine
Dr. Pamela J. Pine is a recognized global keynote speaker, trainer, and workshop presenter. She is an international public health, communication, and development specialist, child abuse expert, and multi-faceted artist and author. She is well-known for her presentations, trainings, workshops, and education programs on childhood trauma, and also speaks on global health and development (e.g., What is going on in Yemen?), and personal life-changing events and what that has to teach us (the near-death and recovery of her daughter).
Based on over 30 years of extensive world-wide experience designing, developing, implementing, and managing international programs and organizations, Dr. Pine brings a unique, creative, comprehensive and transformative approach to tackling challenging global and community issues. Weaving expansive and fascinating knowledge, passion, and her innovative, educational storytelling approach that draws on her breathtaking global professional experience, Dr. Pine allows participants and audiences to move along a path to a true understanding of pressing complex issues, while offering action-driven, take-away solutions that unite people, communities, and societies toward effective change.
Her stand-out, creative, and interactive presentations and trainings inspire, engage, and motivate organizations and professionals across the world with foundational, long-lasting strategies and results.
Speaking Focus and Learning Objectives
Learning objectives are tailored for each audience. For those looking to provide an overview for their staff to inform, educate, and/or train audience on an overview of CSA and ACEs, general learning Takeaways are below. Also below is a focus for Organizational Leaders (for and non-profit) and HR staff on enhancing your workplace. For other audiences and orientations, please click here for Dr. Pine’s Speaking Focus and for some of her talk’s objectives, see below.
Dr. Pine’s Talk on What We All Need To Know About Childhood Trauma – and WHY!
– Define child sexual abuse (CSA) and/or other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are
– Spot signs and symptoms of CSA/ACEs
– Say if you know or expect abuse
– Recommend prevention measures for service providers and/or the public
– Respond if you know or expect abuse – past or present
Dr. Pine’s Talk on Workplace Transformation through Childhood Trauma Awareness and Action
– Your audience will learn how to: Spot potential ACEs influence on adult behavior, health, and workplace dynamics.
– Your audience will learn how to: Identify practical strategies for recognizing and mitigating trauma-related stress.
– Your audience will learn how to: Apply techniques for integrating trauma-informed practices into organizational management.
– Your audience will learn how to: Institute types of policy developments that support employee resilience and well-being.
About Dr. Pamela J. Pine
Dr. Pamela J. Pine is a global leading keynote speaker, trainer, workshop presenter, and artist/author with a long-standing, robust career designing, developing, implementing, and managing a wide array of programs in international health, communication, and development, as well as using and speaking on creative expression to enhance lives. This includes launching and running organizations, and awareness, prevention, and healing programs and projects to address child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention and mitigation in various areas of the world.
She utilizes her professional international experiences to bring refreshing educational, creative, and storytelling approaches to her presentations and trainings, incorporating vetted solutions to her focus. Her innovative, creative approach, combined with scientific information, holistically and concretely addresses major social issues with concrete ideas and solutions. Her popular Art as Advocacy and Moving it Forward workshops empower participants and audiences with education-rich multimedia experiences that help them process and synthesize complex ideas, information and concepts, and invites the use of artistic expression for opening hearts and minds while housing and bolstering the information in concrete science.
Dr. Pine has lived or worked on every continent (except the polar caps), providing professional assistance to organizations and communities. The countries where she has worked include Albania, Botswana, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen, and Zambia. She speaks English, Arabic, and French.
Among her numerous activities, and in addition to her substantial work the U.S., her involvements have included: coordinating followup and evaluating a youth advocacy environmental program in Jordan; giving presentations at a major Africa CSA summit in Kenya; conducting an Arts Advocacy program in Hawaii; conducting a training for the Ministry of Education and Culture Cyprus; providing information at the 22nd World AIDS Conference in South Africa; working on clinical and community development projects in the City of Light Leprosy Hospital in Yemen; providing assistance to a child survival program in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and designing and developing a community-based coca prevention media / communication campaign in Ecuador.
Incorporating the gems of these cultures and artistic approaches in her inspiring, motivational, and educational speaking engagements, trainings, and workshops, Dr. Pine enlivens audiences and participants with a truly unique approach to our most pressing issues.
Dr. Pine is also CEO of Stop the Silence® (Stop Child Sexual Abuse, Inc.,), which she began developing in 2000 and she incorporated the organization as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2004. Stop the Silence® became a Department of the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT), located in San Diego, on January 1, 2021. She is the Department’s Director. Dr. Pine has been a regular expert on leading media outlets such as: NBC, CNN, PBS, iHeart (formerly ClearChannel) radio, and many others. Articles about her work have been featured in Washington Post, TruEntertainment Magazine, Women’s Calendar, and many others.
Pam discussing presentation and programming for Pakistan with a Pakistani colleague, 2018.
Pam in South Africa while as a delegate to the 22nd International AIDS Conference, 2016.
Pam while on assignment in India, 2012.
Education & Qualifications
PhD, Health Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Dissertation title: Determinants of Family Physicians’ Provision of Screening Mammography Information to Low-Income, Female African-American Patients in Maryland
MPH, Public Health (International Health), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
MAIA, International Affairs (Political Science, Anthropology), Ohio University, Athens, OH
BFA, Fine Art, Painting/Sculpture (informal minors: English & Biology), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Additional Formal Training
Certificate, Tropical Dermatology and Leprosy Treatment and Control, All Africa Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, physicians’ course
Length of programs (45, 60, 90 minutes, half day or full day)
Please click the link here to see examples of the Type and Length of Programs for 2025/2026
Speaking
Dr. Pine’s keynote speaking and conference engagements, and creative and interactive presentations, engage and inspire. Evaluations of her education and training programs typically yield such reviews: “Excellent”, “Just want I needed”, “Very knowledgeable”, and much more!
Workshops
Dr. Pine travels throughout the world inspiring workshop participants with creative, education-rich, interactive learning experiences. Dr. Pine’s use of art and multimedia in her workshop helps participants to synthesize complex information while encouraging creativity to open hearts and mind.
Endorsements
This lady is very hard-working and loyal to the cause. I identify with her in that I’d love to be as dedicated to helping fight for children’s rights as she has been for many years. – Bonn (Public TV Access Producer, U.S.)
Thank you very much for the chance to expand my knowledge of violence, abuse, and trauma. I know it is a real turning point for me in terms of how I proceed in my personal and professional life. It was an honor to be learn from you…. – Stanley (Social Worker, Nigerial)
Dr. Pine has always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition. She is definitely a leader rather than a follower. I have learned SO much [from her Program]! – LaQuisha (Public School Teacher, U.S.)
The presentations by Dr. Pine and her colleagues forced me to look more at the statistics and understand them. – Fatma (Lawyer, Egyptian)
I plan to take this information [I obtained from Dr. Pine’s program] and get it into the schools. We need to teach parents and teachers about spanking and wrongful touch. When teachers and parents are aware of the consequences, they can be instrumental in making change. – Saunie (Community Worker, Native American)
- What we ALL need to know about childhood trauma – and WHY!
- Healing Childhood Trauma: From ACEs to Empowerment
- The Link Between ACEs and Cancer: What Professionals Must Know
- Trauma-Informed Practices That Work in Real-World Communities
- Breaking the Silence: Prevention, Policy, and Healing for Survivors of Childhood Trauma
- Workplace Transformation through Childhood Trauma Awareness and Action
This lady is very hard-working and loyal to the cause. I identify with her in that I’d love to be as dedicated to helping fight for children’s rights as she has been for many years. – Bonn (Public TV Access Producer, U.S.)
Thank you very much for the chance to expand my knowledge of violence, abuse, and trauma. I know it is a real turning point for me in terms of how I proceed in my personal and professional life. It was an honor to be learn from you…. – Stanley (Social Worker, Nigerial)
Dr. Pine has always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and ambition. She is definitely a leader rather than a follower. I have learned SO much [from her Program]! – LaQuisha (Public School Teacher, U.S.)
The presentations by Dr. Pine and her colleagues forced me to look more at the statistics and understand them. – Fatma (Lawyer, Egyptian)
I plan to take this information [I obtained from Dr. Pine’s program] and get it into the schools. We need to teach parents and teachers about spanking and wrongful touch. When teachers and parents are aware of the consequences, they can be instrumental in making change. – Saunie (Community Worker, Native American)
Dr. Pine provided the best presentations at the Summit (Attendee, WISH/Alaska, THRIVE Summit, Ketchikan, Alaska)
Testimonials from those Reached by Presentations and Programming
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