Barbara L. Niles, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Niles is a staff psychologist in the Behavioral Science Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the promotion of health-enhancing behaviors such as exercise and mindfulness meditation in traumatized individuals. Dr. Niles has active research collaborations with other Psychiatry faculty and contributes to the research training of BU-affiliated postdoctoral fellows. In addition, she provides direct clinical training of psychology interns and post-doctoral fellows in the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- Rutgers University New Brunswick, PhD
- Rutgers University New Brunswick, MS
- Harvard University, AB
Publications
- Published on 2/6/2025
Olff M, Hein I, Amstadter AB, Armour C, Skogbrott Birkeland M, Bui E, Cloitre M, Ehlers A, Ford JD, Greene T, Hansen M, Harnett NG, Kaminer D, Lewis C, Minelli A, Niles B, Nugent NR, Roberts N, Price M, Reffi AN, Seedat S, Seligowski AV, Vujanovic AA. The impact of trauma and how to intervene: a narrative review of psychotraumatology over the past 15 years. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025 Dec; 16(1):2458406. PMID: 39912534.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/23/2025
Gurewich D, Hunt K, Bokhour B, Fix G, Friedman H, Li M, Linsky AM, Niles B, Dichter M. Screening and Referral for Social Needs Among Veterans: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan 23. PMID: 39849274.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/16/2024
Niles BL, Kaiser AP, Crow T, McQuade M, Polizzi C, Palumbo C, Krengel M, Sullivan K, Wang C, Mori DL. Tai Chi and Wellness Interventions for Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. Int J Behav Med. 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39681780.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2024
Galovski TE, McSweeney LB, Nixon RDV, Wachen JS, Smith BN, Noorbaloochi S, Vogt D, Niles BL, Kehle-Forbes SM. Personalizing cognitive processing therapy with a case formulation approach to intentionally target impairment in psychosocial functioning associated with PTSD. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2024 Dec; 42:101385. PMID: 39624712.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/28/2024
Niles BL, Busser C, Paszkiewicz M, Ting M, Pless Kaiser A, Keane TM, Medich M, Wang C, Mori DL. Protocol for remote Tai Chi and wellness for PTSD and pain in veterans. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2024; 15(1):2411140. PMID: 39466656.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/3/2024
McQuade M, Polizzi CP, Katz E, Ting M, Busser C, Paszkiewicz M, Mori DL, Niles BL. Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Realistic, and Timed Goals and the Personal Health Inventory in a Wellness Group for Veterans With GWI. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12 Suppl 1):S65-S72. PMID: 39514497.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/8/2023
Back SE, Flanagan JC, Mintz J, Brady KT, Jones J, Jarnecke AM, Joseph JE, Shirley DW, Malcolm RJ, Hamner M, Litz BT, Niles BL, Young-McCaughan S, Keane TM, Peterson AL. A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Doxazosin for Co-Occurring PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans. J Clin Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 08; 84(2). PMID: 36883885.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/3/2023
Peterson AL, Blount TH, Foa EB, Brown LA, McLean CP, Mintz J, Schobitz RP, DeBeer BR, Mignogna J, Fina BA, Evans WR, Synett S, Hall-Clark BN, Rentz TO, Schrader C, Yarvis JS, Dondanville KA, Hansen H, Jacoby VM, Lara-Ruiz J, Straud CL, Hale WJ, Shah D, Koch LM, Gerwell KM, Young-McCaughan S, Litz BT, Meyer EC, Blankenship AE, Williamson DE, Roache JD, Javors MA, Sharrieff AM, Niles BL, Keane TM. Massed vs Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 03; 6(1):e2249422. PMID: 36602803.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2023
Niles B, Lang A, Olff M. Complementary and integrative interventions for PTSD. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2023; 14(2):2247888. PMID: 37655624.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/6/2022
Niles BL, Grossman S, McQuade M, Grossman D, Kaiser AP, Muccio B, Warner B, Wang C, Mori DL. Study protocol for a revised randomized trial: Remotely delivered Tai Chi and wellness for Gulf War illness. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Feb; 125:107045. PMID: 36494045.
Read at: PubMed
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