Jaimie L. Gradus, DMSc, DSc, MPH
Professor, Epidemiology
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.
Other Positions
- Professor, Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Director, Center for Trauma & Mental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, DSc
- Boston University School of Public Health, MPH
- Stony Brook University, BA
Publications
- Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/17/2024
Applebaum KM, Asfaw A, O'Leary PK, Fox MP, Tripodis Y, Busey A, Gradus JL, Boden LI. Occupational Injury and Suicide in Washington State, Adjusting for Pre-Injury Depression. Am J Ind Med. 2025 Feb; 68(2):122-131. PMID: 39690720.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/8/2024
Petersen JM, Gradus JL, Werler MM, Parker SE. An exploration of potential risk factors for gastroschisis using decision tree learning. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Jan; 101:19-26. PMID: 39657869.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/20/2024
Flesaker M, Freibott CE, Evans TC, Gradus JL, Lipson SK. Loneliness in the college student population: Prevalence and associations with substance use outcomes. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Sep 20; 1-7. PMID: 39302240.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/31/2024
McLone SG, Pamplin Ii JR, Pappu JD, Gradus JL, Jay JS. Spatial co-occurrence of firearm homicides and opioid overdose deaths in Chicago by level of COVID-19 mortality, 2017-2021. Inj Epidemiol. 2024 Jul 31; 11(1):34. PMID: 39085928.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/11/2024
Willis MD, Campbell EJ, Selbe S, Koenig MR, Gradus JL, Nillni YI, Casey JA, Deziel NC, Hatch EE, Wesselink AK, Wise LA. Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Mental Health in a North American Preconception Cohort Study: 2013-2023. Am J Public Health. 2024 Sep; 114(9):923-934. PMID: 38991173.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2024
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: a population-based cohort study. Br J Psychiatry. 2024 Jul; 225(1):282-289. PMID: 38708564.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/18/2024
Reimer CJ, Willis MD, Wesselink AK, Hystad P, Campbell EJ, Hatch EE, Kirwa K, Gradus JL, Vinceti M, Wise LA, Jimenez MP. Exposure to residential greenness, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms in a North American preconception cohort. Environ Res. 2024 Nov 01; 260:119438. PMID: 38901815.
Read at: PubMed
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