Currently seeking psychologist and psychiatrist fellowship applicants!
If interested, please fill out the general online screening application.
Location: VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA
Fellowship Site Established: 1994
Academic Affiliations: Boston University (BU) – School of Medicine
Fellowship Site Focus: Training a new generation of clinical scholars who are well-positioned to serve as VA leaders and experts in women Veterans Health. An important strength of our program is our Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD. This has produced combined clinical programs, presentations, and publications. Recent graduates have gone on to academic roles in research, education and administration.
Fellowship Site Goal: Produce clinical researchers who are qualified to function as independent clinician investigators in women’s health and prepare medical educators for academic roles within VA and beyond.
Research Foci: PTSD; trauma exposure and health outcomes; and gender disparities.
Fellowship Related Websites: VA Boston Healthcare System Women Veterans and PTSD National Center Women’s Health Sciences Division
Boston Fellows: Click here to find out about recent publications and awards.
Psychology Track Projects
Post-Deployment Adjustment Among Female and Male OEF/OIF Veterans; Stress, Health and Aging Research Program; The Longitudinal Course of Stress and Trauma in a National Civilian Sample; PTSD and Suicide in Massachusetts Female and Male Veterans; Characteristics of Treatment-Seeking Women Veterans; Intimate Partner Violence, Health and Health Care Among Female Veterans; The Psychophysiology and Neurobiology of PTSD across the Menstrual Cycle; Gene-Environment Interplay in the Comorbidity of PTSD and Disordered Eating; Impact of Mental Health Symptomatology and Psychotropic Medication Use on Fertility; Validation of Modified DRRI Scales in a National Sample of Female and Male OEF/OIF Veterans; Associations Between Stigma and Mental Health Care Use in Female and Male OEF/OIF Veterans; Work and Family Functioning in Women Veterans: Implications for VA Service Use; Predictors of Smoking Cessation Effects and Success in Trauma-Exposed Women and Men with and without PTSD.
Psychology Track Clinical Activities
Clinical training with VA Boston’s Women’s Stress Disorder Treatment Team working with women Veterans diagnosed with a range of mental health conditions associated with traumatic stress exposure. Includes psychological assessments, individual and group psychotherapy, and supervised clinical supervision of more junior trainees. Also, fellows lead the Women’s Health and Wellness group assisting female Veterans in identifying and achieving health-related goals.
Living in Boston
Wondering what to do in your spare time while completing your fellowship in Boston? Here are some ideas!
Immerse Yourself in History – Think the Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, New England architecture and Old Ironsides (the U.S.S. Constitution).
Be a Bookworm – Visit the John F Kennedy Library and Museum, the Mary Baker Eddy Library (a museum, research library, and archive in the heart of Boston), or the Boston Public Library (the Nation’s first library).
Catch a Game – Cheer on one of Boston’s professional sports teams for baseball, football, or hockey. To be ore thatn spectator, go golfing, canoeing, sailing, skiing, kayaking, or run the Boston Marathon.
Engage in the Arts, Science, and Culture – View a world-class art exhibit at the Isabella Gardner Museum or explore hands-on exhibits at the Museum of Science, but know your options are numerous.
Follow a Trail – Walk the Freedom Trail, explore more Heritage Trails, climb Bunker Hill Monument, or take the Walk to the Sea.
More links for Boston – City of Boston and State of Massachusetts
Director (Psychology Track), PhD
Clinician Investigator, Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Email: Katherine.Iverson@va.gov
