Tara E. Galovski, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Tara Galovski, PhD, Director of the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System, has joined the faculty as associate professor of psychiatry.

Dr. Galovski is a researcher in the field of trauma recovery. She focuses on the development and testing of Cognitive Processing Therapy for survivors of interpersonal assault, combat, community violence and motor vehicle accidents suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In her work with civilians, veterans and law enforcement, she has investigated the impact of gender differences, chronicity of trauma, type of trauma and the presence of comorbid psychiatric disorders on the development and maintenance of PTSD as well as the recovery from PTSD. Her research interests also include studying the presentation and expression of anger and health-related consequences of stress and anxiety.

Dr. Galovski received her undergraduate degree from University of Rochester and received her doctorate in clinical psychology from SUNY-Albany. Her residency was completed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She joined the faculty of the University of Missouri- St. Louis before coming to BUSM. She holds numerous roles on journal editorial boards and professional societies.

Publications

  • Published 9/14/2025

    Nixon RDV, Forbes D, Galovski TE. Cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders and veterans: Flexing the approach with explicit case formulation. J Trauma Stress. 2025 Sep 14. PMID: 40947656.

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  • Published 5/14/2025

    Alpert E, Fox AB, Galovski TE. Who defines improvement? Patients' global reports of improvement compared to standardized measures of improvement in cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. J Anxiety Disord. 2025 Jul; 113:103027. PMID: 40381493.

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  • Published 5/10/2025

    Baier AL, Nillni YI, Mandavia A, Livingston N, Galovski T. Neighborhood context: Understanding the relationship between national indices of neighborhood risk, individual perception, and posttraumatic stress. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Sep; 380:118163. PMID: 40403591.

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  • Published 3/7/2025

    Baier AL, Fox AB, Nillni YI, Matteo RA, Vogt D, Smith BN, Galovski T. Variation in pandemic impacts on the mental health of Black, Hispanic, and White American veterans. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 May; 185:194-203. PMID: 40203789.

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  • Published 2/3/2025

    Rossi FS, Nillni YI, Miller AN, Fox AB, Eliacin J, Schnurr PP, Duke CC, Gradus JL, Galovski TE. Gender and ethnoracial disparities in Veterans' trauma exposure prevalence across differing life phases. Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 03; 12(1):8. PMID: 39901188.

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Other Positions

  • Director, National Center for PTSD
    VA Boston Healthcare System

Websites

Education

  • State University of New York at Albany, PhD
  • State University of New York at Albany, MA
  • University of Rochester, BA

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