Jaimie L. Gradus, DMSc, DSc, MPH

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Jaimie L. Gradus is a Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Gradus is also the Director of the BUSPH Center for Trauma and Mental Health and the BUSPH Epidemiology Doctoral Program. She received her BA in psychology from Stony Brook University, her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics and DSc in epidemiology at BUSPH, and her DMSc at Aarhus University in Denmark. Dr. Gradus has been the recipient of multiple National Institute of Health, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and foundation grant awards to conduct psychiatric epidemiologic research in both veterans and the general population, with a particular focus on trauma and suicide. Dr. Gradus is a Board Member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Epidemiology and the Journal of Traumatic Stress, a Scientific Advisor to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and a standing study section member for the Health Services Research and Development Scientific Merit Review Board - Mental and Behavioral Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2024, Dr. Gradus was awarded the Carol J. Rowland Hogue Outstanding Midcareer Achievement Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

Publications

  • Published 4/29/2025

    Laustsen LM, Ejlskov L, Chen D, Lasgaard M, Gradus JL, Østergaard SD, Grønkjær MS, Plana-Ripoll O. Interaction between mental disorders and social disconnectedness on mortality: population-based cohort study: commentary, Laustsen et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2025 Apr; 226(4):249-250. PMID: 40296458.

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  • Published 4/21/2025

    Flesaker M, Paglisotti E, Freibott CE, Gradus JL, Lipson SK. State policies and suicidal behavior among sexual and gender minority college students. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 21. PMID: 40259035.

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  • Published 4/8/2025

    Joseph PL, Grossman S, Fulks L, Gradus JL, Ettinger de Cuba S. Invited commentary: "Neighborhood eviction trajectories and odds of moderate and serious psychological distress during pregnancy among African American women". Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 08; 194(4):921-924. PMID: 39191525.

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  • Published 2/3/2025

    Rossi FS, Nillni YI, Miller AN, Fox AB, Eliacin J, Schnurr PP, Duke CC, Gradus JL, Galovski TE. Gender and ethnoracial disparities in Veterans' trauma exposure prevalence across differing life phases. Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 03; 12(1):8. PMID: 39901188.

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  • Published 12/23/2024

    Laustsen LM, Lasgaard M, Momen NC, Chen D, Gradus JL, Grønkjær MS, Jensen MM, Plana-Ripoll O. Social disconnectedness, subsequent medical conditions, and, the role of pre-existing mental disorders: a population-based cohort study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2024 Dec 23; 33:e81. PMID: 39711018.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Psychiatry
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Director, Center for Trauma & Mental Health
    Boston University School of Public Health

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Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, DSc
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH
  • Stony Brook University, BA

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