Casey T. Taft, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry

Biography
Expertise and Interests:
Intimate partner violence in civilian and military populations
General aggression in civilian and military populations
Mechanisms linking between PTSD and violence perpetration
Interventions designed to prevent and treat intimate partner violence
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- University of Maryland, PhD
- State University of New York at Albany, BA
Publications
- Published on 12/24/2024
Nomamiukor FO, Smethurst MA, Franz MR, Hamilton EG, Garza A, Padilla-Medina D, Davis M, Taft CT. Is trauma associated with plant-based diet choice? Appetite. 2025 Feb 01; 206:107841. PMID: 39725065.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/11/2024
Gilbar O, Cohen L, Smethurst M, Creech S, Azaria-Mizrachi Z, Ben-Gal N, Taft C. Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of strength at home in Israel: A trauma informed intervention for intimate partner violence based on a social-information processing model. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Feb; 149:107775. PMID: 39672258.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/25/2024
Taft CT, Benzer JK, Kopitsky M, Creech SK. Examining Virtual Delivery of Strength at Home for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration. Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Nov 25; 14(12). PMID: 39767268.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/28/2024
Pearson R, Rathouz PJ, Mendoza C, Harris E, Metts A, Roe K, Benzer J, Taft C, Creech SK. Protocol for a randomized clinical trial of strength at home parents: A trauma informed parenting intervention for veterans. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2024 Oct; 41:101363. PMID: 39290518.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/25/2024
Smethurst MA, Taft CT, Creech SK. Predictors of veteran attendance in an intimate partner violence intervention. J Fam Psychol. 2024 Apr; 38(3):443-452. PMID: 38271068.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/11/2024
Taft CT, Rothman EF, Gallagher MW, Hamilton EG, Garza A, Creech SK. Examining strength at home couples to prevent intimate partner violence on a military installation: A randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2024 Apr; 92(4):202-212. PMID: 38206858.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/14/2023
Creech SK, Pearson R, Saenz JJ, Braciszewski JM, Riggs SA, Taft CT. Trauma-informed parenting intervention for veterans: A preliminary uncontrolled trial of Strength at Home-Parents. J Fam Psychol. 2023 Dec; 37(8):1294-1302. PMID: 37707465.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/24/2023
Taft CT, Campbell JC. Promoting the Use of Evidence-Based Practice for Those Who Engage in Intimate Partner Violence. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Jan; 66(1):189-192. PMID: 37633427.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/9/2023
Franz MR, Smethurst M, Barry RA, Cole HE, Taft CT. Women's Disengagement Behaviors During Couple Conflict: Investigating Risk Indicators of Intimate Partner Violence. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Aug; 38(15-16):9239-9263. PMID: 37032559.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2023
Creech SK, Benzer JK, Bruce L, Taft CT. Evaluation of the Strength at Home Group Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence in the Veterans Affairs Health System. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 01; 6(3):e232997. PMID: 36917105.
Read at: PubMed
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