Jillian C. Shipherd, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 3/16/2026

    Harper KL, Taverna E, Mahoney CT, Shipherd JC, Iverson KM. Comparing sexual minority and heterosexual women's intimate partner violence treatment outcomes: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Psychol Serv. 2026 Mar 16. PMID: 41843459.

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  • Published 2/7/2026

    Kenyon EA, Stage MA, Kiefer R, Ruben MA, Livingston NA, Berke DS, Shipherd JC. Associations between health care access and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among rural and urban lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adults. J Trauma Stress. 2026 Aug; 39(4):663-676. PMID: 41653090.

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  • Published 11/26/2025

    Cascalheira CJ, DeFiori K, Kalkbrenner MT, Beaver K, Chang CJ, Upham M, Livingston NA, Shipherd JC, Kauth MR, Kaysen D, Simpson TL. Factor Structure and Factorial Invariance of Scores on the PCL-5, PHQ-8, and GAD-7 Across Veterans by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Assessment. 2025 Nov 26; 10731911251389202. PMID: 41292452.

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  • Published 9/26/2025

    Jasuja GK, Zocchi MS, Reisman JI, Brady JE, Livingston NA, Blosnich JR, Vimalananda VG, Singh RS, Goodman M, Silverberg MJ, Wormwood JB, Shipherd JC. Using Self-Identified Gender Identity Data to Advance Health Equity Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2025 Nov 01; 63(11):833-841. PMID: 41001883.

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  • Published 1/30/2025

    Ruben MA, Stage MA, Batchelder AW, Gilbert C, Shipherd JC, Livingston NA, Weaver AE, Berke DS. Nonverbal expressions of shame predict suicidal ideation among rurally-situated, but not urban situated, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults. PLOS Ment Health. 2025; 2(1):e0000129. PMID: 41661859.

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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

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