Suzanne Pineles, PhD
Suzanne Pineles, PhD
Clinical Research Psychologist
Women's Health Sciences Division
Email: Suzanne.Pineles@va.gov
Academic Appointment
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Education
- Northwestern University, Clinical Psychology, PhD
- Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology, Predoctoral Psychology Intern
- University of Pennsylvania, Psychology, BA
Expertise and Interests
- Psychophysiology of PTSD
- The intersection between PTSD and reproductive health
- Fear conditioning
- Investigating biological mechanisms to enhance PTSD treatment efficacy
Featured Publications
Pineles, S. L., Ni, P., Pandey, S., Japuntich, S. J., Cesare, N., Shor, R., Carpenter, J. K., Gregor, K., Joos, C. M., Blumenthal, T. D., & Rasmusson, A. M. (2024). Tobacco withdrawal-induced changes in sensorimotor filtering as a predictor of smoking lapse in trauma-exposed individuals. Addictive Behaviors, 148, 107868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107868 PTSDpubs id1625651 (PDF)
Pineles, S. L., Nillni, Y. I., Pinna, G., Webb, A., Arditte Hall, K. A., Fonda, J. R., Irvine, J., King, M. W., Hauger, R. L., Resick, P. A., Orr, S. P., & Rasmusson, A. M. (2020). Associations between PTSD-related extinction retention deficits in women and plasma steroids that modulate brain GABAA and NMDA receptor activity. Neurobiology of Stress, 13, 100225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100225 PTSDpubs id1554206 (PDF)
Pineles, S. L., Nillni, Y.I., Pinna, G., Irvine, J., Webb, A., Arditte Hall, K. A., Hauger, R., Miller, M.W., Resick, P.A., Orr, S.P., & Rasmusson, A.M. (2018). PTSD in women is associated with a block in conversion of progesterone to the GABAergic neurosteroids allopregnanolone and pregnanolone measured in plasma. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 93, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.04.024 PTSDpubs id50418 (PDF)
Pineles, S. L., Arditte Hall, K. A., & Rasmusson, A. M. (2017). Gender and PTSD: Different pathways to a similar phenotype. Current Opinions in Psychology, 14, 44-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.11.002 PTSDpubs id45980 (PDF)
Pineles, S. L., Nillni, Y. I., King, M. W., Patton, S. C., Bauer, M. R., Mostoufi, S. M., Gerber, M. R., Hauger, R., Resick, P. A., Rasmusson, A. M., & Orr, S. P. (2016). Extinction retention and the menstrual cycle: Different associations for women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125(3), 349-355. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000138 PTSDpubs id45015 (PDF)
Key Projects
- Circadian Influence on Fear Extinction Resulting from Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD (2022-2025), National Institutes of Mental Health R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant. mPI (with Edward Pace-Schott).
- An Electrophysiological Predictor of SSRI response in Veterans with PTSD (2019-2025), Department of Veterans Affairs Clinical Sciences Research and Development Merit Award. PI.
Membership in Professional Societies
- International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies
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