Kelly L. Harper, PhD

Instructor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Kelly Harper's graduate work at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro focused on perfectionism as a transdiagnostic risk process for psychopathology. She completed her predoctoral internship at the VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Her research as a postdoctoral fellow and now as an investigator at the National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, examines trauma and PTSD, mental health care utilization and effectiveness, and LGBTQ+ health. Dr. Harper is also a staff psychologist at VA Boston Healthcare System.

Publications

  • Published 1/29/2025

    Barden EP, Kumar SA, Sager JC, Thompson-Hollands J, Lee DJ, Harper K, Keane TM, Marx BP. Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among female and male veterans: The contribution of romantic relationship and friendship functioning. J Trauma Stress. 2025 Jan 29. PMID: 39887761.

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  • Published 9/30/2024

    Chang CJ, Fischer IC, Harper KL, Livingston NA, Depp CA, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Sexual orientation moderates the association between health care utilization-related factors and mental health service nonutilization among United States military veterans. Psychol Serv. 2025 May; 22(2):383-394. PMID: 39347751.

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  • Published 9/18/2024

    Salim SR, Harper KL, Livingston NA, Feinstein BA, Messman TL. Bisexual minority stress as a risk factor for sexual violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among bisexual+ women: A multilevel analysis. J Trauma Stress. 2025 Feb; 38(1):63-74. PMID: 39290082.

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  • Published 6/24/2024

    Harper KL, Blosnich JR, Livingston N, Vogt D, Bernhard PA, Hoffmire CA, Maguen S, Schneiderman A. Trauma exposure, mental health, and mental health treatment among LGBTQ+ veterans and nonveterans. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Jun 24. PMID: 38913715.

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  • Published 5/9/2024

    Chang CJ, Livingston NA, Rashkovsky KT, Harper KL, Kuehn KS, Khalifian C, Harned MS, Tucker RP, Depp CA. A Scoping Review of Suicide Prevention Interventions for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. LGBT Health. 2025; 12(2):89-107. PMID: 38722250.

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Education

  • University of North Carolina, PhD
  • University of North Carolina, MA
  • Ithaca College, BA

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