Jaimie L. Gradus, DMSc, DSc, MPH

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Jaimie L. Gradus is Associate Chair and Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). She is the Director of the both the BUSPH Center for Trauma and Mental Health and the BUSPH Epidemiology PhD 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 Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Gradus was the 2024 recipient of the Carol J. Rowland Hogue Outstanding Midcareer Achievement Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the 2025 recipient of the Inaugural Breslau/Murphy Award from the American Psychopathological Association.

Publications

  • Published 9/2/2026

    Sumner JA, Rosellini AJ, Szentkúti P, Horváth-Puhó E, Bøtker HE, Lash TL, Schnurr PP, Galea S, Sørensen HT, Gradus JL. Post-traumatic Psychopathology and Cardiovascular Risk: A Danish Case-Control Study of Sex-Specific Associations. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Sep 15; 15(18):e049492. PMID: 42684053.

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  • Published 7/1/2026

    Nasser JI, Selbe SM, Serier KN, Shiner B, Sumner JA, Gradus JL. Sex-specific associations between potentially traumatic events and cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults. J Trauma Stress. 2026 Oct; 39(5):983-990. PMID: 42383422.

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  • Published 6/24/2026

    Weber SE, Körmendiné Farkas D, Casey SM, Olesen TB, Nørgaard M, Gradus JL. Stress Disorders and Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancer Rates: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Denmark. Clin Epidemiol. 2026; 18:596452. PMID: 42371486.

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  • 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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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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