Amy E. Street, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Street is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, as well as the Deputy Director of the Women's Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD, which focuses on the special issues of women and PTSD, including pioneering research on the psychological impact of military service on women Veterans. She is also Co-Director (Psychology Track) at VHA Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health.

Dr. Street has an active program of research investigating negative health outcomes associated with interpersonal trauma, including sexual harassment, sexual assault and intimate partner violence in Veteran and civilian populations. A secondary research interest involves examining gender differences in traumatic stress exposure and stress-related disorders, with a focus on deployment stressors.

Her research has received funding from the VA and the National Institutes of Health, and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Street completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and VA Boston Healthcare System in 2000. She received her PhD & MS in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia in 1998 & 1996, and her BA in Psychology from Auburn University in 1993.

She received the Leadership Award from the Association of VA Psychology leaders in 2012 as was an invited attendee to the American Psychological Association's Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology in 2013.

Dr. Street has served on numerous VA and DoD research, education and advisory committees focused on the needs of female Service members and received several Special Contribution Awards from VA in response to her extensive education and policy efforts focused on the treatment needs of Veterans who experience military sexual trauma.

Publications

  • Published 5/7/2026

    Hampole S, McCaslin-Rodrigo S, Carr V, Schuster D, Reyes S, Senti S, Ramsey KM, Owen JE, Skidmore WC, Street AE, Taylor K, Mackintosh MA. Posttraumatic Symptoms as Predictors of Engagement With a Mobile App for Coping After Military Sexual Trauma: Public Usage Data Analysis Study. J Med Internet Res. 2026 May 07; 28:e85098. PMID: 42096694.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/11/2024

    Galovski TE, Street AE, Cooney CC, Winters MR. Evaluating the Impact of a Peer Support Program on Participants' Well-Being: Finding Belongingness Through the Women Veterans Network. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12 Suppl 1):S43-S49. PMID: 39514494.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/8/2023

    Vogt D, Rosellini AJ, Borowski S, Street AE, O'Brien RW, Tomoyasu N. How well can U.S. military veterans' suicidal ideation be predicted from static and change-based indicators of their psychosocial well-being as they adapt to civilian life? Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2024 Feb; 59(2):261-271. PMID: 37291331.

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  • Published 5/15/2023

    Jaycox LH, Morral AR, Street A, Schell TL, Kilpatrick D, Cottrell L. Gender Differences in Health Among U.S. Service Members: Unwanted Gender-Based Experiences as an Explanatory Factor. Rand Health Q. 2023 May; 10(2):8. PMID: 37200827.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/8/2023

    Reinhardt KM, McCaughey VK, Vento SA, Street AE. In Their Own Words: Women Veterans Identify the Personal Consequences of Military Sexual Trauma Victimization. Violence Against Women. 2024 Mar; 30(3-4):722-742. PMID: 36617939.

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Education

  • University of Georgia, PhD
  • University of Georgia, MS
  • Auburn University, BA

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