Robert W. Motta, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology and founder of the Child and Family Trauma Institute at Hofstra University, New York. There he served as chairperson of the Psychology department and founded an American Psychological Association accredited PsyD psychology doctoral program. He has published more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters as well as four books, including Alternative Therapies for PTSD: The Science of Mind-Body Treatments, published by the American Psychological Association. 

Dr. Motta is board certified in cognitive-behavioral psychology and behavior therapy. He is the former president of the School Division of the New York Psychological Association, is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist.