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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
Acting 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

Josheph 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

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
(617) 799-9687
email

Amy Street, PhD
National Director
MST and Psychologist
(617) 990-7576

Members of the press interested in scheduling an interview please see the contact for the media page.

PTSD Information Voice Mail: (802) 296-6300
Email: ncptsd@va.gov
Also see: VA Mental Health