Francine Shapiro was an American psychologist and educator who originated and developed eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, a form of psychotherapy for resolving the symptoms of traumatic and other disturbing life experiences.
13 Facts About Francine Shapiro
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Francine Shapiro's father, Daniel Shapiro, was a car mechanic who owned an auto-parts store, managed a garage, and had a fleet of taxis.
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Francine Shapiro attended and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn.
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Francine Shapiro studied English at Brooklyn College, City University of New York where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1968 and completed her master's degree in 1975.
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Francine Shapiro travelled, then settled in San Diego and set up a nonprofit organization, Human Development Institute, along with Shirley Phares-Kime.
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Francine Shapiro's observations regarding the beneficial effect of eye movements, and the development of procedures to utilize them in clinical practice, became the basis of her dissertation.
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Francine Shapiro received her PhD in 1988, and her thesis was published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress in 1989, followed by an invited article that was published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
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Francine Shapiro went on to devote herself to the development and research of EMDR therapy.
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Francine Shapiro was a senior research fellow emeritus at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, executive director of the EMDR Institute, Watsonville, California, and founder and president emeritus of EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, a non-profit organization that coordinates disaster response and pro bono trainings worldwide.
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Francine Shapiro was an invited speaker at psychology conferences and universities worldwide, and wrote and co-authored more than 60 journal articles, chapters, and books about EMDR, including the primary text Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Basic Principles, Protocols and Procedures.
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Francine Shapiro was a licensed clinical psychologist and resided in Northern California.
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Francine Shapiro received a second cancer diagnosis in her later years.
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Francine Shapiro died suddenly on June 16,2019 at a medical center North of San Francisco not far from her home, after a long-term struggle with respiratory issues.