Brian N. Smith, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a Research Health Scientist in the National Center for PTSD Women’s Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System. His federally funded research program is focused on the effects of traumatic stress and mental health sequelae—PTSD, depression, and salient comorbidities—on outcomes related to physical health, functioning, and quality of life. He examines these outcomes and associated risk and resilience factors in populations at heightened risk for trauma exposure, especially military veterans, and often examines psychosocial risk models in the context of gender differences as well as aging. The examination of trauma-related research questions with public health and clinical services implications is a theme that cuts across his research program. He also has a general interest in the application of advanced statistical methods in health sciences research. More generally, Dr. Smith has a long standing interest in examining the social context of health-related behaviors, mechanisms, and outcomes.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- Virginia Commonwealth University, PhD
- Virginia Commonwealth University, MS
- Virginia Commonwealth University, BS
Publications
- Published on 5/13/2024
Serier KN, Magruder KM, Spiro A, Kimerling R, Frayne SM, Kilbourne AM, Pless Kaiser A, Smith BN. Associations between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Diabetes in Vietnam-Era Women Veterans in the HealthViEWS Study. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jul; 33(7):926-937. PMID: 38738844.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/15/2024
Zelkowitz RL, Serier KN, Smith BN, Kehle-Forbes S, Vogt DS, Mitchell KS. Identifying candidate mechanisms of comorbidity in disordered eating and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. veterans: A network analytic approach. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38619481.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/25/2024
Kumar SA, Taverna E, Borowski S, Smith BN, Vogt D. From posttraumatic stress symptoms to suicidal ideation among military veterans: Pathways founded on meaning in life and gratitude. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Aug; 37(4):594-605. PMID: 38527914.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/21/2023
Serier KN, Zhao Z, Vogt D, Kehle-Forbes S, Smith BN, Mitchell KS. The impact of stress and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in U.S. veterans. Stress Health. 2024 Jun; 40(3):e3357. PMID: 38126682.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/27/2023
Iverson KM, Livingston WS, Vogt D, Smith BN, Kehle-Forbes SM, Mitchell KS. Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Among US Military Veterans: Findings from Surveys with Two National Samples. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(3):418-427. PMID: 38010460.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/16/2023
Zhao Z, Serier KN, Smith BN, Vogt D, Kehle-Forbes S, Mitchell KS. Gender similarities and differences in associations between weight discrimination, shape/weight concerns, and eating disorder symptoms among post-9/11 veterans. Eat Behav. 2023 Dec; 51:101818. PMID: 37741082.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/12/2023
Pebole MM, Singleton CR, Hall KS, Petruzzello SJ, Reginald A, Smith BN, Whitworth JW, Gobin RL. Sex-specific associations between self-reported physical activity and PTSD among survivors of sexual violence. J Behav Med. 2024 Apr; 47(2):220-231. PMID: 37698803.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/23/2023
Zelkowitz RL, Kehle-Forbes SM, Smith BN, Vogt DS, Mitchell KS. Associations between DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder Criterion E2 endorsement and selected self-destructive behaviors in recent-era veterans: A focus on disordered eating. J Trauma Stress. 2023 Oct; 36(5):1001-1009. PMID: 37485630.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/29/2023
Alpert E, Carpenter JK, Smith BN, Woolley MG, Raterman C, Farmer CC, Kehle-Forbes SM, Galovski TE. Leveraging observational data to identify in-session patient and therapist predictors of cognitive processing therapy response and completion. J Trauma Stress. 2023 Mar 29. PMID: 36987703.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/29/2023
Alpert E, Carpenter JK, Smith BN, Woolley MG, Raterman C, Farmer CC, Kehle-Forbes SM, Galovski TE. Leveraging observational data to identify in-session patient and therapist predictors of cognitive processing therapy response and completion. J Trauma Stress. 2023 Apr; 36(2):397-408. PMID: 36987703.
Read at: PubMed
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