Paula P. Schnurr, PhD
Paula P. Schnurr, PhD
Executive Director
Executive Division
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Academic Appointment
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (formerly Dartmouth Medical School), Professor of Psychiatry
Education
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Psychiatry, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1985
- Dartmouth College, Experimental Psychology, PhD, 1984
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Psychology, BA, 1976
Expertise and Interests
- Treatment
- Effects of trauma on quality of life
- Effects of trauma on physical health
- Clinical trials research methods
Membership in Professional Societies
- Fellow, American Psychological Association (Divisions 18 & 56)
- Fellow, American Psychological Society (until 2022)
- Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Awards and Honors
- 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- 2009 Robert J. Laufer Award for Scientific Achievement, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- 2008 Scientific Achievement Award, Division 56, American Psychological Association
- 2008 Health Breakthrough Award, Ladies Home Journal
- 2007 Porter Lecture Award, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Selected Publications
Bovin, M.J., Kimerling, R., Weathers, F.W., Prins, A., Marx, B.P., Post, E.P., & Schnurr, P.P. (2021). Diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of the Primary Care PTSD Screen for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition). JAMA Network Open, 4(2):e2036733. doi: 10.1001.jamanetworkopen.2020.36733
Schnurr, P.P., Friedman, M.J., Oxman, T.E., Dietrich, A.J., Smith, M.W., Shiner, B., Forshay, E., Gui, J., & Thurston, V. (2013). RESPECT-PTSD: Reengineering systems for the primary care treatment of PTSD, a randomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28, 32-40. doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2166-6
Schnurr, P.P., Friedman, M.J., Engel, C.C., Foa, E.B., Shea, M.T., Chow, B.K., Thurston, V., Orsillo, S., Haug, R., Turner, C., & Bernardy, N. (2007). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in women: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 297, 820-830. doi: 10.1001/jama.297.8.820
Schnurr, P. P., Chard, K. M., Ruzek, J. I., Chow, B. K., Resick, P. A., Foa, E. B., Marx, B. P., Friedman, M. J., Bovin, M. J., Caudle, K. L., Castillo, D., Curry, K. T., Hollifield, M., Huang, G. D., Chee, C. L., Astin, M. C., Dickstein, B., Renner, K., Clancy, C. P., Collie, C., … Shih, M. C. (2022). Comparison of Prolonged Exposure vs Cognitive Processing Therapy for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among US veterans: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(1), e2136921. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36921
Fortney, J.C., Rajan, S., Reisinger, H.S., Moeckli, J., Nolan, J.P., Wong, E.S., Rise, P., Petrova, V.V., Sayre, G.G., Pyne, J.M., Grubaugh, A., Simsek-Duran, F., Grubbs, K.M., Morland, L.A., Felker, B., & Schnurr, P.P. (2022). Deploying a telemedicine collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A stepped wedge evaluation of an adaptive implementation strategy. General Hospital Psychiatry, 77, 109-117. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.03.009
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