Casey T. Taft, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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

Publications

  • Published 6/23/2026

    Alkalay MJ, Zegel M, Rothman EF, Taft CT. The Moderating Role of Alexithymia in the Relationship Between Anger and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in Veterans. J Interpers Violence. 2026 Sep; 41(17-18):6636-6657. PMID: 42334319.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/28/2026

    Krauss A, Creech SK, Taft CT. Examining Overlap in Nonpartner Aggression and Intimate Partner Violence Among Veterans. Violence Vict. 2026 May 28; 41(2):288-302. PMID: 41290394.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/17/2025

    Alkalay MJ, Flack WF, Nomamiukor FO, Taft CT. College Students' Expression of Rape Myths by Gender and Greek Life: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Interpers Violence. 2025 Sep 17; 8862605251368838. PMID: 40963282.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/5/2025

    Pearson R, Rathouz PJ, Mendoza C, Harris E, Metts A, Roe K, Benzer J, Taft C, Creech SK. Corrigendum to "Protocol for a randomized clinical trial of strength at home parents: A trauma informed parenting intervention for veterans" [Contempor. Clin. Trials Commun. 41 (2024) 101363]. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2025 Jun; 45:101490. PMID: 40534835.

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  • Published 3/20/2025

    Taft CT, Smethurst M. Examining associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and intimate partner violence use. Psychol Trauma. 2025 Mar 20. PMID: 40111830.

    Read at: PubMed

Other Positions

  • Psychologist, National Center for PTSD
    VA Boston Healthcare System

Education

  • University of Maryland, PhD
  • State University of New York at Albany, BA