Dorothy Firman, EdD

Dorothy Firman, EdD, professor in the department of graduate psychology and counseling at Union Institute and University, Brattleboro, Vermont, and psychotherapist at the Synthesis Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. She has more than 30 years of experience in psychology and counseling. Dr. Firman and her coauthor, Kevin Quirk, interviewed 25 of the Flight 1549 survivors and rescuers for their book Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share Their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life (Health Communications) www.BraceforImpact.hcibooks.com.

How to Survive Any Disaster

How to Survive Any Disaster

Dorothy Firman, EdD | August 6, 2012

What the passengers of flight 1549 want everyone to know On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger landed US Airways…