The Riggs Difference: Where Understanding Leads to Recovery
Part of the 2025 Virtual Fall Conference - Rebuilding Trust in Institutions: Bridging Generational Insights
In this panel, senior level professionals with deep leadership experience in healthcare, education, and the military bring their personal and professional experiences into a discussion of how trust in institutions develops across the lifecycle, paying specific attention to what builds trust and what leads to mistrust when institutional missions become unfocused or unattended to. A focus on mission, trust, and leadership are all essential institutional practices that build and sustain trust.
Moderators:
- Edward Shapiro, MD | Medical Director/CEO, Austen Riggs Center
- Jane Tillman, PhD | Evelyn Stefansson Nef Director of the Erikson Institute for Education, Research, and Advocacy, Austen Riggs Center
Panelists:
- Medria Connolly, PhD | Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice
- Retired Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson | U.S. Air Force
- Michael Roth, PhD | President, Wesleyan University
Other courses from the 2025 Fall Conference: