Jamie E. Banker

THOUSAND OAKS, CA. - A California Lutheran University professor who helped students and staff after the Virginia Tech massacre on April 16, 2007, will make a presentation on campus violence in commemoration of the anniversary of the tragedy.

Jamie E. Banker will discuss “Campus Violence: Remembrance, Awareness & Response” at 10 a.m. Monday, April 18, in Samuelson Chapel on the Thousand Oaks campus. She will emphasize prevention.

The free event is presented in remembrance of all victims of school shootings, many of which occurred in April.

Banker was a doctoral student and undergraduate instructor at Virginia Tech and a family therapist at the university’s Family Therapy Center at the time of the tragedy. She was on campus on the day of the shootings and assisted students and staff as well as the community in their recovery from the traumatic event.

The incident sparked Banker’s interest in campus violence and school shootings. Since then, she has made presentations at national conferences and published an article on the tragedy. She has also spoken about campus and community violence at medical conferences and residencies and trained potential first responders to this type of crisis.

Banker, a licensed marriage and family therapist, joined the CLU faculty in August. She is currently the director of CLU’s Master of Science in Counseling Psychology Program.

The chapel is located south of Olsen Road near Campus Drive.

For more information, contact Banker at (805) 493-3772 or jbanker@callutheran.edu.