Charlene Smith

Charlene Smith is a multi-award winning writer. An international expert in trauma she has been interviewed by hundreds of news agencies including CBS 60 Minutes, ABC 20/20, Fox, BBC, NHK, Irish radio, The Guardian, The New York Times, Marie Claire, and others. She has been a guest of the Swedish and Australian governments, and asked to address or chair sessions at the World AIDS Summit, the Centers for Disease Control, and other global organizations. It was at her prompting that the CDC...See more

Charlene Smith is a multi-award winning writer. An international expert in trauma she has been interviewed by hundreds of news agencies including CBS 60 Minutes, ABC 20/20, Fox, BBC, NHK, Irish radio, The Guardian, The New York Times, Marie Claire, and others. She has been a guest of the Swedish and Australian governments, and asked to address or chair sessions at the World AIDS Summit, the Centers for Disease Control, and other global organizations. It was at her prompting that the CDC initiated research for its protocol on HIV prophylaxis after sexual assault. Charlene Smith is an authorized biographer of Nelson Mandela and has authored a dozen other works. She lives and works in Boston, United States of America. See less