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. She is the Director of the both the BUSPH Center for Trauma and Mental Health and the BUSPH Epidemiology Doctoral Program. Her research interests are in the epidemiology of stress and trauma, psychiatric disorders, and suicide. Dr. Gradus has led and been a part of teams that have received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and various foundations, totaling almost $30 million in grant funding. She has published over 150 scientific articles within the field of psychiatric epidemiology. Dr. Gradus is an Editor 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. Dr. Gradus has been the recipient of the Carol J. Rowland Hogue Outstanding Midcareer Achievement Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Inaugural Breslau/Murphy Award from the American Psychopathological Association.

Publications

  • Published 6/18/2026

    Abba-Aji M, Cohen G, Abdalla S, Wang R, Gradus J, Galea S. Understanding the impact of natural disasters on post-traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms: An examination of counterfactual displacement scenarios. PLOS Ment Health. 2026; 3(6):e0000317. PMID: 42313810.

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  • Published 5/6/2026

    Slimovitch R, Flesaker M, Rosellini AJ, Gradus JL. Suicide Loss and Its Impacts on Mortality, and Mental, Physical, and Social Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Registry-Based Studies. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2026 May-Jun 01; 34(3):159-171. PMID: 42108943.

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  • Published 5/6/2026

    Flesaker M, Slimovitch R, Shiner B, Sumner JA, Gradus JL. State of the Science: The epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2026 Jun; 39(3):353-363. PMID: 42089634.

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  • Published 4/11/2026

    Sariahmed K, Gradus J, Edwards RR, Garcia R, Jin W, Morone NE, Rosellini A, Shiner B, LaRochelle M. The association of PTSD with burden of chronic overlapping pain conditions. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2026; 100:193-195. PMID: 41985380.

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  • Published 4/3/2026

    Brown HL, Underhill K, Gradus JL, Nelson KM. History of Minor Consent Laws for Mental Health Treatment in the US. JAMA Health Forum. 2026 Apr 03; 7(4):e260927. PMID: 42030053.

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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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