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Frank Weathers, PhD

 

Frank Weathers, PhD

Principal Investigator

Behavioral Science Division

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Academic Appointment

  • Clinician Investigator, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD
  • Research Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Boston VA, predoctoral clinical internship, 1989
  • Indiana University, Clinical Psychology, PhD, 1990
  • Butler University, Psychology, BA, 1984

Expertise and Interests

  • Phenomenology and assessment of PTSD
  • Psychometric theory and analysis
  • Classification of psychopathology

Membership in Professional Societies

  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

Awards and Honors

  • 2006- Nominee, National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2006 Faculty of the Year
  • 1999- Mentor of the Year, Auburn University Psychology Graduate Student Organization
  • 1998- Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Psychology Graduate Student Organization
  • 1997- Outstanding Professor Award, Auburn University Panhellenic Council
  • 1995- Honorary faculty member, Golden Key National Honor Society
  • 1994- Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Selected Publications

Jackson B.N., Weathers, F.W., Jeffirs, S.M., Preston, T.J., & Brydon, C.M. (2024). The Revised Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5-R): Initial psychometric evaluation in a trauma-exposed community sample. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1002/jts.23093

Lee, D.J., Crowe, M.L., Weathers, F.W., Bovin, M.J., Ellickson, S., Sloan, D.M., Schnurr, P., Keane, T.M., & Marx, B.P. (2024). An item response theory analysis of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 among veterans. Assessment, 31, 1262-1269. doi.org/10.1177/10731911231202440

Lee, D. J., Weathers, F. W., Thompson-Hollands, J., Sloan, D. M., & Marx, B. P. (2022). Concordance in PTSD symptom change between DSM-5 Versions of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) and PTSD Checklist (PCL-5). Psychological Assessment, 34, 604-609. doi.org/10.1037/pas0001130

Lee, D.., Bovin, M.J., Weathers, F.W., Palmieri, P.A., Schnurr, P.P., Sloan, D.M., Keane, T.M., & Marx, B.P. (2019), Latent factor structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder: Evaluation of method variance and construct validity of novel symptom clusters. Psychological Assessment, 31, 46-58. doi: 10.1037/pas0000642

Weathers, F. W., Bovin, M. J., Lee, D. J., Sloan, D. M., Schnurr, P. P., Kaloupek, D. G., Keane, T. M., & Marx, B.P. (2018). The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5 (CAPS-5): Development and initial psychometric evaluation in military veterans. Psychological Assessment, 30, 383–395. doi.org/10.1037/pas0000486

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PTSD Information Voice Mail: (802) 296-6300
Email: ncptsd@va.gov
Also see: VA Mental Health

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