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Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD

 

Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD

Portrait of Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD

Research Investigator

Women's Health Sciences Division

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Academic Appointment

  • University of Minnesota Medical School, Associate Professor

Education

  • Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, Associated Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Clinical Psychology, PhD, 2007
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison, Psychology & Sociology, BA, 2000

Expertise and Interests

  • Clinical effectiveness of trauma-focused therapies for PTSD
  • Adherence to evidence-based treatments for PTSD
  • Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for PTSD
  • Conditions often comorbid with PTSD (e.g. substance use disorders)
  • Gender differences in treatment seeking behaviors and preferences
  • Qualitative & mixed methods

Membership in Professional Societies

  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies

Awards and Honors

  • Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Career Development Award

Selected Publications

Kehle-Forbes, S. M., Nelson, D., Norman, S. B., Schnurr, P. P., Shea, T., Ackland, P. E., Meis, L., Possemato, K., Polusny, M. A., Oslin, D., Hamblen, J. L., Galovski, T., Kenny, M., Babajide, N., & Hagedorn, H. (2022). Comparative effectiveness of trauma-focused and non-trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD among Veterans with comorbid substance use disorders: Protocol & rationale for a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 120, 106876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106876

Kehle-Forbes, S. M., Ackland, P., Spoont, M. R., Meis, L. A., Orazem, R. J., Lyon, A., Valenstein-Mah, H. R., Schnurr, P. P., Zickmund, S. L., Foa, E. B., Chard, K. M., Alpert, E., & Polusny, M. A. (2022). Divergent experiences of U.S. Veterans who did and did not complete trauma-focused therapies for PTSD: A national qualitative study of treatment dropout. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 154, 104123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104123

Valenstein-Mah, H., Greer, N., McKenzie, L., Hansen, L., Strom, T. Q., Wiltsey Stirman, S., Wilt, T. J., & Kehle-Forbes, S. M. (2020). Effectiveness of training methods for delivery of evidence-based psychotherapies: A systematic review. Implementation Science, 15(40), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-00998-w

Kehle-Forbes, S. M., Chen, S., Polusny, M. A., Lynch, K., Koffel, E., Ingram, E., Foa, E. B., Van Horn, D., Drapkin, M. L., Yusko, D. A., & Oslin, D. W. (2019). A randomized controlled trial evaluating integrated versus phased application of evidence-based psychotherapies for military Veterans with comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 205(1), 107647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107647

Kehle-Forbes, S. M., Harwood, E. M., Spoont, M., Sayer, N., Gerould, H., & Murdoch, M. (2017). Experiences with VHA care: A qualitative study of U.S. women Veterans with self-reported trauma histories. BMC Women's Health, 17(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0395-x

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