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 …
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Career Development Awards—One Year In…
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 …
Career Development Awards—Application Experience
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 …
Featured Alumna – Dr. Galina A. Portnoy, PhD
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 …
Cindy Chang, PsyD – San Diego Fellow
2022 Publications Katz, B. W., Chang, C. J., et al. (In press). Aspects of positive identity buffer the longitudinal associations between discrimination and suicidal ideation among bi+ young adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. …
Elizabeth (Liza) Alpert, PhD – Boston Fellow
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 …
Caitlin McLean, PhD – San Diego Fellow
2022 Publications McLean, C. L., et al. (2022). Mental health beliefs, access and engagement with military sexual trauma-related mental health care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(S3), 742-750. McLean, C. L., Chu, G. M., Karnaze, …
Top Oral Abstract, Women’s Health Award
Deirdre Quinn, PhD, a fellow at Pittsburgh, had a presentation nominated for Top Oral Abstract, Women’s Health Award. Congratulations, Dr. Quinn! Quinn, D.A., Sileanu, F.E., Mor, M.K., Callegari, L.S., & Borrero, S. (April 2021). Prevalence …
CHERP Pilot Award
Lauren Sealy Krishnamurti, PhD, a fellow at Pittsburgh, received the CHERP Pilot Award from the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion. Congratulations, Dr. Krishnamurti!
Kelsey Serier, PhD – Boston Fellow
2022 Publications Serier, K. N., et al.(2022). Disordered eating in sexual minority post‐9/11 United States veterans. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55(4), 470-480. Serier, K. N., et al. (2022). Analysis of the bidirectional relationships between posttraumatic stress …