PTSD: National Center for PTSD
Women's Health Sciences Division and Staff
Women's Health Sciences Division and Staff
The Women's Health Sciences Division located in Boston, MA, focuses on the special issues of women and PTSD, and especially on effective treatments. The Division has pioneered research on the psychological impact of military service on women Veterans. Such initiatives include development of psychological assessment techniques, the impact of sexual assault and military sexual trauma, and on the effect of PTSD on women's health and medical problems. There is also a major focus on treatment dissemination and training.
Read about the Center's education initiatives and research programs taking place across all Divisions.
National Center faculty is active in training programs at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. See Positions Available for internship and fellowship opportunities that are offered at each Division site.
Contact Information for Women's Health Sciences Division
National Center for PTSD
Women's Health Sciences Division (116B-3)
VA Boston Healthcare System
150 South Huntington Street
Boston MA 02130
Phone: (857) 364-2145
Contact Person: AnnMarie Fairweather, Administrative Officer
Fax: (857) 364-4515
Email: ncptsd@va.gov
Leadership
Tara Galovski, PhD
Director
(857) 364-4129
email
Brian Smith, PhD
Deputy Director
(857) 364-6196
email
Operations Staff
Latease Adams, LCSW
Asst. Director of Operations
(857) 364-2152
email
AnnMarie Fairweather
Administrative Officer
(857) 364-2145
email
Core Research Staff
Elizabeth (Liza) Alpert, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-6190
email
Joseph Carpenter, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(617) 435-5319
email
Johanne Eliacin, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(317) 988-5000
email
Katherine Iverson, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-2066
email
Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(612) 467-4772
email
Laura Meis, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(612) 275-4516
email
Karen Mitchell, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-2149
email
Leslie Morland, PsyD
Researcher/Investigator
email
Yael Nillni, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-4637
email
Suzanne Pineles, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-5906
email
Ann Rasmusson, MD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-4807
email
Kelsey Serier, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 374-3475
email
Dawne Vogt, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-5976
email
Jennifer Schuster-Wachen, PhD
Principal Investigator
(857) 364-5444
email
Rachel Zelkowitz, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-6232
email
Affiliated Staff
Anne N. Banducci, PhD
Staff Psychologist, Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Military Sexual Trauma Care Coordinator
(617) 435-5956
email
Margret Bell, PhD
National Deputy Director
MST and Psychologist
(857) 364-4080
email
Eve Davison, PhD
Outpatient Clinic
(617) 232-9500 ext. 44012
email
Ellen Healy, PhD
CPT Implementation Program
(857) 364-4472
email
Matthew King, PhD
MST Support Team
(857) 364-2859
email
Katherine Kosman, MD
Principal Investigator
(857) 364-3252
email
Erica Scioli, PhD
Principal Investigator
(857) 364-5821
email
Jillian C. Shipherd, PhD
Deputy Director of LGBTQ+ Health for
Patient Care Services
email
Christopher Skidmore, PhD
Associate Director, National VA MST Support Team
(267) 240-8488
email
Amy Street, PhD
National Director
MST and Psychologist
(617) 990-7576
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