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 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 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 1/1/2025

    Upham M, Beaver K, Chang CJ, Cascalheira CJ, Rhew IC, DeFiori K, Dashtestani KS, Kauth MR, Shipherd JC, Kaysen D, Simpson TL. An Examination of Facilitators and Barriers to Care Receipt Among Specific Groups of LGBTQ+ and Cisgender Heterosexual Veterans. Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2025; 2025. PMID: 40135108.

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  • Published 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. 2025 Jun; 40(8):1944-1946. PMID: 39668315.

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  • Published 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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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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