About Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH, MAIA, RCHES

Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH is a speaker, program director and manager, and advocate. She has been an international health, development, and communication professional throughout her adult life, supporting the lives of poor and otherwise underserved groups in over 30 countries worldwide (from A-lbania to Z-ambia), with a two-decade specialty on preventing and mitigating child sexual abuse (CSA) and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

For the past 25 years, she has been a dedicated advocate and expert in the field of child trauma and protection, focusing on the critical issues of child sexual abuse (CSA), including trafficking, and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). With extensive experience in trauma-informed programming, she aims to educate and empower individuals, communities, organizations, and companies to prevent abuse and recognize the signs of abuse and its long-lasting effects on children, adolescents, and adults they become, as well as on their families, communities, organizations/companies, and societies.

She was the Founder (of the free-standing international non-profit, Stop the Silence®) and became the Director of Stop the Silence® – A Department of the Institute of Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) in January 2021 when the original organization became a part of the larger non-profit.

Dr. Pine is also a professor of public health as well as a multimedia artist working in oils, watercolor, pastel, clay, song, and the written word (she is a best-selling author of adult and children’s books and a poet, and an award-winning photographer), which she uses in her work to open hearts and minds. She is the 2025 Voices Of Courage Award® recipient. Please see: https://www.ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence and https://www.drpamelajpine.com. Connect with her via email at pamelap@ivatcenters.org. and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-j-pine-3123b78/.

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 the Washington Post, TruEntertainment Magazine, Women’s Calendar/Women’s Radio, On Purpose Women’s Magazine, and many others.

Pam while on assignment in India, 2012.