PTSD: National Center for PTSD

Amy Street, PhD

Deputy Director

Women's Health Sciences Division

See staff directory for contact information.

Academic Appointment

• Boston University School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Education

• Boston University School of Medicine and VA Boston Healthcare System, Clinical Psychology, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2000
• University of Georgia, Clinical Psychology, PhD, 1998
• Boston VA Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine Predoctoral Internship Consortium, Predoctoral Psychology Internship, 1997
• University of Georgia, Clinical Psychology, MS, 1996
• Auburn University, Psychology, BA, 1993

Expertise and Interests

• Gender differences in trauma exposure and PTSD
• Sexual harassment and sexual assault among military populations
• Risk for retraumatization

Membership in Professional Societies

• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Trauma Psychology, Division 56
• Association of VA Psychologist Leaders

Awards and Honors

• Leadership Award, Association of VA Psychology Leaders

Selected Publications

Street, A. E., Rosellini, A. J., Ursano, R. J., Herringa, S. G., Hill, E. D., Monahan, J., Naifeh, J., Petukhova, M. V., Reis, B. Y., Sampson, N. A., Bliese, P. D., Stein, M. B., Zaslavsky, A. M., Kessler, R. C. (2016, online first). Developing a risk model to target high-risk preventive interventions for sexual assault victimization among female U.S. Army Soldiers. Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/2167702616639532

Nillni, Y. I., Gradus, J. L., Gutner, C. A., Luciano, M. T., Shipherd, J. C., & Street, A. E. (2014).Deployment stressors and physical health among OEF/OIF Veterans: The role of PTSD. Health Psychology, 33, 1281-1287. doi: 10.1037/hea0000084

Bell, M. E., Street, A. E., & Stafford, J. (2014). Victims' psychosocial well-being after reporting sexual harassment in the military. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 15, 133-152. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2014.867563.

Street, A. E., Gradus, J. L., Giasson, H. L., Vogt, D., & Resick, P. A. (2013). Gender differences among Veterans deployed in support of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28, 556-562. doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2333-4

King, M. W., Street, A. E., Gradus, J. L., Vogt, D. S., & Resick, P. A. (2013). Gender differences in posttraumatic stress symptoms among OEF/OIF Veterans: An item response theory analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 175-183. doi:10.1002/jts.21802

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