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
Tara.Galovski@va.gov
Brian Smith, PhD
Deputy Director
(857) 364-6196
Brian.Smith12@va.gov
Operations Staff
Latease Adams, LCSW
Asst. Director of Operations
(857) 364-2152
Latease.Adams@va.gov
AnnMarie Fairweather
Administrative Officer
(857) 364-2145
AnnMarie.Fairweather@va.gov
Core Research Staff
Elizabeth (Liza) Alpert, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-6190
Elizabeth.Alpert@va.gov
Joseph Carpenter, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(617) 435-5319
Joseph.Carpenter@va.gov
Johanne Eliacin, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(317) 988-5000
Johanne.Eliacin@va.gov
Katherine Iverson, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-2066
Katherine.Iverson@va.gov
Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(612) 467-4772
Shannon.Kehle-Forbes@va.gov
Laura Meis, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(612) 275-4516
Laura.Meis@va.gov
Karen Mitchell, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-2149
Karen.Mitchell5@va.gov
Leslie Morland, PsyD
Researcher/Investigator
Leslie.Morland@va.gov
Yael Nillni, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-4637
Yael.Nillni2@va.gov
Suzanne Pineles, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-5906
Suzanne.Pineles@va.gov
Kelsey Serier, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-4807
Kelsey.Serier@va.gov
Dawne Vogt, PhD
Research Health Scientist
(857) 364-5976
Dawne.Vogt@va.gov
Jennifer Schuster-Wachen, PhD
Principal Investigator
(857) 364-5444
Jennifer.Schuster@va.gov
Rachel Zelkowitz, PhD
Researcher/Investigator
(857) 364-6232
Rachel.Zelkowitz@va.gov
Affiliated Staff
Eve Davison, PhD
PTSD Outpatient Programs
(857) 364-4012
Eve.Davison@va.gov
Ellen Healy, PhD
CPT Implementation Program
(857) 364-4472
Ellen.Healy@va.gov
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