Abigail Batchelder, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Abigail (Abby) Batchelder (she/her), PhD, MPH is a clinical psychologist with a background in public health. Dr. Batchelder’s research has been funded by the NIH, SAMHSA, Harvard, UCSF, private foundations, and industry; she has been awarded 15 unique grants as principal investigator. Dr. Batchelder’s research aims to collaboratively identify, adapt, and implement evidence-based interventions with and for underserved people with unmet psycho-behavioral health needs, including people with and vulnerable to HIV, people who use drugs, and sexual and gender minority people with a goal of increasing behavioral health equity.

Publications

  • Published 10/1/2026

    Pericot-Valverde I, Kunkel D, Barron J, Voss S, Ortiz EG, Sloyan J, Thompson AN, Murphy O, Haskell S, Cicchino J, Byrne KA, Gaalema DE, Thrasher JF, Batchelder AW, Heo M, Nahvi S, Litwin AH. E-cigarette puffs per day and changes in cigarettes per day among combustible cigarette smokers with opioid use disorder: A secondary analysis of the Electronic Cigarettes to Address Combustible Cigarette Smoking for People With opioid use disorder (ERASER) study. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2026 Oct 01. PMID: 42821413.

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  • Published 9/14/2026

    Chasten NT, Katz BW, Rashkovsky KT, Jaipuriyar V, Weiss NH, Jackson SD, Batchelder AW, Sullivan TP, Scheer JR. Linguistic markers of interpretation bias in nontrauma narratives and associations with PTSD among sexual minority cisgender women, transgender men and women, and gender diverse people. Psychol Trauma. 2026 Sep 14. PMID: 42734993.

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  • Published 8/28/2026

    Stanton AM, Foley JD, McKetchnie SM, Hinchey J, Mutén J, Chai P, Fitch C, Onofrey S, Batchelder AW, Psaros C, O'Cleirigh C. Intersecting stigma and sexual relationships among minoritised sexual minority men and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth in Boston, USA. Cult Health Sex. 2026 Aug 28; 1-12. PMID: 42664066.

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  • Published 8/22/2026

    Foley JD, Mayer KH, Iyer S, Scheinbach J, Batchelder AW. "I Just Need Guidance Through This Maze I'm Going Through": Addressing Unmet Basic and Mental Health Needs to Facilitate Engagement in HIV Prevention Services in the Context of Stimulant Use. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2026 Nov; 40(11):456-465. PMID: 42630131.

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  • Published 8/4/2026

    Evans LA, Jaffe K, LeClair AM, Batchelder AW, Socrates B, Thomas CM, Wurcel AG, Evans EA. Street-level bureaucracy and relational autonomy in HIV status-neutral care implementation: A study of jail staff and incarcerated individuals. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Oct; 406:119673. PMID: 42574869.

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences
    Boston University School of Public Health

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Education

  • Yeshiva University, PhD
  • Yeshiva University, MA
  • Columbia University, MPH
  • Barnard College, BA

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