Dr. Gerber is a widely respected leader in the movement to make healthcare settings more trauma-informed. She is a skilled public speaker and educator who has spoken nationally and internationally on this topic.
Textbook
Dr. Gerber is the editor of Trauma-informed Healthcare Approaches: a guide for primary care (Springer, 2019) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-04342-1 – this book was the first of its kind written for primary care practitioners and teams.
Research
Dr. Gerber is the author of multiple peer reviewed publications https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RAneFf8AAAAJ&hl=en
Honors
Dr. Gerber is the recipient of two distinguished national awards, the Vincent J. Felitti Distinguished Scholar Award (2022) given by the Academy on Violence and Abuse, this honor is awarded to outstanding healthcare professionals who have made and are making significant contributions to advance education and research on the prevention, recognition and treatment of the health effects of violence and abuse. She is also the recipient of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Award for Distinguished Contributions to Behavioral Medicine, which recognizes distinguished contributions to the integration of behavioral medicine with traditional medicine. This award recognizes an individual who has furthered the care of patients by recognizing the importance of caring for the whole patient, both mind and body. Dr. Gerber has received teaching awards and was elected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society by the medical students at Albany Medical College in 2023.