Richard Southee is a Ph.D. Candidate, Veteran, and Homeless Advocate currently working in the human services field in the largest emergency shelter provider in the state of Arizona. His work and research centers around how trauma impacts service access decisions for people experiencing homelessness. Richard has conducted workshops throughout Arizona on the topics of homelessness and trauma-informed care, and works to forward ways in which we can deliver efficient, outcome oriented solutions while still being compassionate and sensitive to the wide array of backgrounds clients bring with them while needing services. Richard has presented at both local and national conferences on trauma psychology, and aims to use his academic background to build cross-disciplinary partnerships that can create innovative solutions to the growing problem of homelessness. Richard is the Assistant Director of Programs for Central Arizona Shelter Services.