Kelly L Harper, PhD
Instructor, Psychiatry
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.
Education
- University of North Carolina, PhD
- University of North Carolina, MA
- Ithaca College, BA
Publications
- Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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. 2024 Sep 30. PMID: 39347751.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/25/2024
Harper KL, Lee DJ, Moshier S, Zweig I, Keane TM, Marx BP. Is adequate dose adequate? An examination of the impact of psychotherapy on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms utilizing Veterans Health Administration medical records. Psychol Serv. 2025 Feb; 22(1):167-176. PMID: 38271024.
Read at: PubMed - 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/7/2022
Harper KL, Vogt D, Fox A, Nillni YI, Galovski T. "The role of PTSD symptom severity and relationship functioning in male and female veterans' mental health service use": Correction. Psychol Trauma. 2023 May; 15(4):696. PMID: 36342430.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/6/2022
Salomaa AC, Livingston NA, Bryant WT, Herbitter C, Harper K, Sloan CA, Hinds Z, Gyuro L, Valentine SE, Shipherd JC. A bottom-up approach to developing a unified trauma-minority stress model for transgender and gender diverse people. Psychol Trauma. 2023 May; 15(4):618-627. PMID: 36201832.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/29/2022
Harper KL, Vogt D, Fox A, Nillni YI, Galovski T. The role of PTSD symptom severity and relationship functioning in male and female veterans' mental health service use. Psychol Trauma. 2023 May; 15(4):690-696. PMID: 36174158.
Read at: PubMed
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