Jillian C. Shipherd, PhD

Professor, Psychiatry

617.232.9500
jillian.shipherd@va.gov
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Biography

Jillian C. Shipherd, Ph.D. (she/her): Dr. Shipherd is the Deputy Director of the LGBTQ+ Health program at the Veterans Health Administration in Washington D.C. Additionally, she is a Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and an Affiliate Psychologist at the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Shipherd is an international expert in trauma recovery and in LGBTQ+ health policy, education, and research. She has successfully directed over $4 million in grant funding and is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications and dozens of book chapters, has served on the editorial board of LGBT Health and other journals, as well as co-editor of the book Adult Transgender Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals. Dr. Shipherd has received 9 major awards for distinguished contributions in LGBTQ+ health from leading organizations including the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Impact.

Other Positions

  • VA Boston Healthcare System

Websites

Education

  • State University of New York at Buffalo, PhD
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, MA
  • State University of New York at Albany, BA

Publications

  • Published on 1/16/2025

    Leder SM, McConnell AA, Lamba S, Sonnier C, Matza AR, Meriwether WE, Brown GR, Shipherd JC, Kauth MR, Jones KT. Impact of Gender Identity Field in the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Health Record, 2016?2023. Am J Public Health. 2025 Mar; 115(3):403-413. PMID: 39818998.

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  • Published on 12/12/2024

    Littman AJ, Jeon A, Shipherd JC, Kauth MR, Wolfe HL, Simpson TL. Gender-Affirming Surgical Needs in a National Sample of Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Dec 12. PMID: 39668315.

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  • Published on 7/26/2024

    Littman AJ, Jeon A, Fort CL, Dashtestani K, Korpak A, Kauth MR, Shipherd JC, Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Neira PM, Caballero J, Garcia S, Williamson C, Collongues B, Simpson TL. Receipt of Gender-Affirming Surgeries Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov; 39(15):3042-3051. PMID: 39060784.

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  • Published on 7/8/2024

    Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG, Rao SR, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Shipherd JC. Corrigendum: Clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration initiate gender-affirming hormone therapy in concordance with clinical guideline recommendations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1448887. PMID: 39040672.

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  • Published on 5/10/2024

    Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG, Rao SR, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Shipherd JC. Clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration initiate gender-affirming hormone therapy in concordance with clinical guideline recommendations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1086158. PMID: 38800485.

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  • Published on 4/3/2024

    Wolfe HL, Vimalananda VG, Wong DH, Reisman JI, Rao SR, Shipherd JC, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Jasuja GK. Patient Characteristics Associated with Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in the Veterans Health Administration. Transgend Health. 2024 Apr; 9(2):151-161. PMID: 38694620.

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  • Published on 4/3/2024

    Wolfe HL, Jeon A, Goulet JL, Simpson TL, Eleazer JR, Jasuja GK, Blosnich JR, Kauth MR, Shipherd JC, Littman AJ. Non-affirmation minority stress, internalized transphobia, and subjective cognitive decline among transgender and gender diverse veterans aged 45 years and older. Aging Ment Health. 2024 Oct; 28(10):1357-1363. PMID: 38567655.

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  • Published on 3/4/2024

    Singh RS, Landes SJ, Abraham TH, McFrederick P, Kauth MR, Shipherd JC, Kirchner JE. Recruitment tools for transgender and gender diverse veterans in health care research. Psychol Serv. 2024 Nov; 21(4):908-915. PMID: 38436647.

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  • Published on 1/30/2024

    Singh RS, Landes SJ, Willging CE, Abraham TH, McFrederick P, Kauth MR, Shipherd JC, Kirchner JE. Implementation of LGBTQ+ affirming care policies in the Veterans Health Administration: preliminary findings on barriers and facilitators in the southern United States. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1251565. PMID: 38352130.

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  • Published on 1/1/2024

    Salomaa AC, Berke D, Harper K, Valentine SE, Sloan CA, Hinds Z, Gyuro L, Herbitter C, Bryant WT, Shipherd JC, Livingston NA. A patient-centered model of mental health care for trauma and minority stress in transgender and gender diverse people: A bottom-up network analysis. Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2024; 2024. PMID: 38765785.

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