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Dr. Cindy Chang received a $1,700 grant award from VA Center for Excellence in Stress and Mental Health for her study entitled, “Development of Qnnections: A Nevel Theory-Driven Suicide Prevention Intervention for LGBTQ+ Veterans”. Congratulations, …

2023 Publications Livingston, W. S., Carter, S. P., Leitner, R., Ton, A. T., Gebhardt, H., Zoellner, L., Mizik, N., Rojas, S. M., Buchholz, J. R., & Reger, M. A. (2023). A Peer Veteran Approach to …

2023 Presentations Hansmann KJ, McAndrews C, Robert SA. Predictors of Individual Transportation Alternatives in the Transition to Non-Driving. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. November 2-6, 2022. Hansmann KJ, Deemer D, McAndrews …

2023 Publications Howard, K. P., Spoont, M. R., Polusny, M. A., Eftekhari, A., Rosen, C. S., & Meis, L. A. (2023). The role of symptom accommodation in trauma-focused treatment engagement and response. Journal of Traumatic …

By Wendy Fahlgren Women service members are the fastest-growing group of VA patients. To educate current and former women service members on available VA services that address the unique needs of women, we have created …

By Tiffany Kim, MD I started my CDA in May 2020, about one year ago. There were several unexpected challenges, including the pandemic, delays with getting service contracts set up, and the complicated process of …

By Chandra Khalifian, PhD During fellowship, I led the development of and piloted the first comprehensive couple-based suicide-specific intervention called Treatment for Relationships and Safety Together (TR&ST). My RR&D CDA-2 will refine and examine preliminary efficacy …

Dr. Galina A. Portnoy, PhD Dr. Galina Portnoy is a 2017 graduate of the Advanced Fellowship in Women’s Health at VA Connecticut. She is a research psychologist at VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS) and Assistant …

2023 Publications Chang, C. J., Halvorson, M. A., Lehavot, K., Simpson, T. L., & Harned, M. S. (2023). Sexual identity and race/ethnicity as predictors of treatment outcome and retention in DBT. Journal of Clinical and …

2022 Publication Alpert, E., Hayes, A. M., Barnes, J. B., & Sloan, D. M. (2022). Using client narratives to identify predictors of outcome in written exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy. Behavior Therapy. Advance online …