Yael I. Nillni, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Expertise and Interests:
-Impact of trauma and mental health on women’s reproductive health, including pregnancy outcomes and postpartum health
-Impact of the menstrual cycle and its underlying neurobiology on PTSD course and treatment
-Identification of gender-specific vulnerability-stress pathways in the pathogenesis of psychopathology
-Refinement of existing interventions to improve their effectiveness for women
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- University of Vermont, PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, BA
Publications
- Published on 2/3/2025
Rossi FS, Nillni YI, Miller AN, Fox AB, Eliacin J, Schnurr PP, Duke CC, Gradus JL, Galovski TE. Gender and ethnoracial disparities in Veterans' trauma exposure prevalence across differing life phases. Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 03; 12(1):8. PMID: 39901188.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/21/2025
Nillni YI, Schildroth S, Yland JJ, Brown HL, Wesselink AK, Wise LA. Association between adverse perinatal events and postpartum depressive symptoms in a North American prospective preconception cohort study. J Affect Disord. 2025 Apr 15; 375:525-532. PMID: 39848472.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/4/2024
Lovett SM, Orta OR, Boynton-Jarrett R, Wesselink AK, Ncube CN, Nillni YI, Hatch EE, Wise LA. Childhood adversity and time to pregnancy in a preconception cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 04; 193(11):1553-1563. PMID: 38794905.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/11/2024
Willis MD, Campbell EJ, Selbe S, Koenig MR, Gradus JL, Nillni YI, Casey JA, Deziel NC, Hatch EE, Wesselink AK, Wise LA. Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Mental Health in a North American Preconception Cohort Study: 2013-2023. Am J Public Health. 2024 Sep; 114(9):923-934. PMID: 38991173.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/19/2024
Nillni YI, Fox AB, Fernando M, Perez J, Galovski TE. Ethnoracial Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes Among Women Veterans. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jul; 33(7):863-869. PMID: 38639054.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/26/2023
Nillni YI, Horenstein A, McClendon J, Duke CC, Sawdy M, Galovski TE. The impact of perceived everyday discrimination and income on racial and ethnic disparities in PTSD, depression, and anxiety among veterans. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0291965. PMID: 37751447.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/22/2023
Valentine SE, Godfrey LB, Gellatly R, Paul E, Clark C, Giovannini K, Saia KA, Nillni YI. Supporting the implementation of written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in an obstetrics-substance use disorder clinic in the Northeastern United States. SSM Ment Health. 2023 Dec 15; 4. PMID: 38645900.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/22/2023
Fox AB, Baier AL, Alpert E, Nillni YI, Galovski TE. Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Veteran Men and Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Oct; 32(10):1041-1051. PMID: 37610854.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/21/2023
Rossi FS, Nillni Y, Fox AB, Galovski TE. The association between lifetime trauma exposure typologies and mental health outcomes among veterans. Psychiatry Res. 2023 Aug; 326:115321. PMID: 37356252.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/29/2023
Valentine SE, Alshabani N, Godfrey LB, Paul E, Clark C, Giovannini K, Nillni YI. Considerations for the provision of PTSD treatment among pregnant women with substance use histories: A clinical conceptual model based on case consultation field notes. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023; 84:3-11. PMID: 37270989.
Read at: PubMed
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