Dr. Dori Hutchinson is the Executive Director of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University, where she has worked for the last 40 years. The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation focuses on employment, education, aging and wellness for adults that live with serious mental illnesses. As the Executive Director, Dr. Hutchinson leads and oversees national and international research, work force training and technical assistance, and services. Dr. Hutchinson guides the overall vision of the center including strategy, fundraising, grantsmanship, contracts, mentorship, and delivery of innovative services.

In addition, Dr. Hutchinson serves as an Assistant Professor at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences where she teaches clinical skills to emerging healthcare professionals. She has expertise in young adult mental health and recovery, college mental health, and wellness for students who live with serious mental illnesses. Over the last 25 years Dr. Hutchinson has developed and provided innovative young adult and college mental health services that aim to shift the trajectory away from disability to wellness. Dr. Hutchinson provides training nationally to faculty, students, service providers, programs, and systems of care on how to infuse wellness and resiliency services, into traditional mental health services and into educational environments.