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Lynnette A. Averill, PhD

Lynnette A. Averill, PhD

Lynnette A. Averill, PhD

Research Psychologist

Clinical Neurosciences Division

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Academic Appointment

  • Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Assistant Professor

Education

  • National Center for PTSD - Clinical Neurosciences Division / Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2013-2015
  • University of Utah, Counseling Psychology, PhD, 2013
  • Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (now Phoenix Australia), 2008-2009
  • University of Utah, Counseling Psychology, MS, 2008
  • Westminster College, Psychology & Sociology, BS, 2005

Expertise and Interests

  • Suicidality in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Novel rapid-acting treatments (e.g., ketamine)
  • Neuroimaging/pharmacoimaging
  • Neurobiology of suicidality and PTSD
  • Neurobiology of resiliency and stress response modulation

Membership in Professional Societies

  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), 2021 Conference Co-Chair

Awards and Honors

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Young Investigator Award
  • American College for Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Early Career Investigator Award
  • Career Development Leadership Program Award (CDLP), Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)

Selected Publications

Averill, L. A., Averill, C.L., & Abdallah, C.G. (2019). Ketamine for stress-related psychopathology and suicidality: A brief update. Psychiatric Times, 36(3).

Averill, L. A., Averill, C. L., Kelmendi, B., Abdallah, C. G., & Southwick, S. M. (2018). Stress Response Modulation Underlying the Psychobiology of Resilience. Curr Psychiatry Rep, 20(4), 27. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0887-x.

Averill, L. A., Purohit, P., Averill, C. L., Boesl, M. A., Krystal, J. H., & Abdallah, C. G. (2017). Glutamate dysregulation and glutamatergic therapeutics for PTSD: Evidence from human studies. Neurosci Lett, 649, 147-155. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.11.064.

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Email: ncptsd@va.gov
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