Board Member Carmen Jimenez-Pride Dies
(September 7, 2025)
It is with profound sadness that we share that EMDRIA Board Member, Carmen Jimenez-Pride, LCSW, passed away unexpectedly. "Together with her family and friends, we feel the weight of this loss and keep them in our thoughts. Carmen's wisdom, integrity, and spirit enriched our board and our community, and her impact will continue to be felt in the work we carry forward. At the EMDRIA Conference 2025, which begins this week, the Board of Directors will start their meeting and the conference with a moment of silence and a time to remember Carmen together. Thank you for holding Carmen's loved ones in your thoughts. May her memory be a blessing," said Wendy Byrd, LPC, LMFT, Board President.
AAAS Science Partner Journal Program to Publish EMDRIA’s JEMDR
(May 20, 2024)
EMDRIA is proud to announce that it has reached an agreement with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Beginning January 1, 2025, the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (JEMDR) will be published by AAAS’s Science Partner Journal’s (SPJ) program.
“I am extremely pleased by our new partnership with AAAS and their Partner Journal program,” said Marisol Erlacher, LPC, President of EMDRIA. “We received proposals from several potential publishers that we respect, but at the end of the day, the opportunity to collaborate with AAAS and their SPJ program was our clear choice. The reach and respect that AAAS has internationally, as well as their desire to publish the JEMDR, signals great recognition and progress for EMDR, the JEMDR, and EMDRIA. This partnership puts our Journal on a new trajectory toward growth and impact for EMDR.”
The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (JEMDR), established in 2007, is a quarterly peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about EMDR therapy. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR therapy and its application to clinical practice. The journal publishes experimental studies; theoretical, review, and methodological articles; case studies; brief reports; and book reviews.
Michael Bowers, MA, Executive Director of EMDRIA, said: “Entering this partnership with AAAS and SPJ will give EMDRIA and EMDR an important entry point for working with trauma-focused organizations worldwide. We look forward to the next few years and advancing EMDR in important policy and research discussions. I couldn’t be more excited to be engaged in this work. Our Editors, Jenny Rydberg and Derek Farrell, MBE, are ready and able to move the Journal and EMDR forward. There will be more good things to come, and I look forward to the collaborations that will emerge.”
Jenny Rydberg and Dr. Derek Farrell, MBE, JEMDR Co-editors, issued a joint statement: “We are delighted that EMDRIA has remained steadfast in its support and commitment to the JEMDR. This is an incredible investment on their part. As Editors in Chief, our ambition was always to have a robust, scientific journal that is Open Access and ‘fit-for-purpose’ in capturing scholarly research activity from the entire international EMDR community. Our new partnership with AAAS will enable us to do this,” they said.
About AAAS
AAAS is the world’s oldest and largest general science organization, serving 10 million people through primary memberships and affiliation in more than 91 countries around the globe. The reach of AAAS includes some 262 scientific societies and academies. AAAS publishes the renowned journal Science, among others.
About Science Partner Journals
The Science Partner Journal (SPJ) program was launched in late 2017 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals. The program features high-quality, online-only, Open Access publications produced in collaboration with international research institutions, foundations, funders, and societies. Through these collaborations, AAAS furthers its mission to communicate science broadly and for the benefit of all people by providing top-tier international research organizations with the technology, visibility, and publishing expertise that AAAS is uniquely positioned to offer as the world's largest general science membership society.
About EMDRIA
The EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) is the original and oldest professional society for EMDR. It was founded 30 years ago to support research, education, and standards in EMDR therapy at the urging of Dr. Francine Shapiro, developer of EMDR. EMDRIA now has almost 17,000 members in 40 countries and is growing rapidly as the public, policymakers, and health delivery systems recognize EMDR as an effective and efficient treatment for psychological trauma and trauma-related psychological disorders.
International FAQ
EMDRIA has long had reciprocal membership, so those trained by recognized trainers of other regional EMDR organizations would be eligible for EMDRIA membership. Our colleagues in other regional associations do not reciprocate or honor this idea. EMDRIA remains open to collaboration and partnership with our colleagues, and we want to work together to advance EMDR globally. We believe we are stronger together than we are alone, and there are more significant issues at stake for EMDR than reflected in a conflict over membership policies. Below are detailed answers about why EMDRIA has withdrawn from the EMDR Global Alliance.
EMDRIA Bylaws
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