Sarah Valentine, PhD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry

PhD, Suffolk University
MA, Suffolk University
BS, Xavier University



Dr. Sarah Valentine is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at BUSM and Clinical Psychologist at BMC. She is the Director of the Program of Research in Implementation Science, Minority Stress, and Mental Health (PRISMM). The aim of PRISMM is to improve quality of mental health treatments for diverse, minoritized, and underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugee populations, and sexual orientation and gender minority populations. To do this, clinical research projects focus on: (1) conceptual research to understand the intersection between discrimination (minority stress) and traumatic stress; (2) stakeholder-engaged tailoring of existing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (3) addressing system-, provider-, and patient-level barriers to implementing evidence-based treatments for PTSD; and (4) conducting effectiveness studies on the application of evidence-based treatments for PTSD in real-world settings. The long term goal of these efforts is to reduce PTSD health disparities through the development, implementation, and dissemination of treatments that dually address minority stress factors (e.g., discrimination, stigma, and access barriers) and mental health symptoms. Dr. Valentine received an NIMH-funded K23 grant (2018-2023) that aims to optimize a brief cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD for use in safety net primary care.

Dr. Valentine received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University, and completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.


Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Sarah Valentine
11/01/2016 - 03/31/2018 (Key Person)
PI: Christina Borba, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System



A Non-Inferiority Trial Testing Delivery of Written Exposure Therapy by Community Health Workers for Treatment of PTSD During Pregnancy 
08/17/2022 - 07/31/2027 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Sarah Valentine, PhD
Trustees of Boston University, BUMC NIH NICHD

Adaptation and dissemination of a race-based stress, trauma, and empowerment class for community churches
05/01/2023 - 11/01/2024 (PI)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Foundation

An implementation science approach to optimizing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for non-specialty settings
07/01/2018 - 12/31/2023 (PI)
National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS
5K23MH117221-02


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2022 An implementation science approach to optimizing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for non-specialty settings 5K23MH117221-05
2021 An implementation science approach to optimizing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for non-specialty settings 5K23MH117221-04 5
2020 An implementation science approach to optimizing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for non-specialty settings 5K23MH117221-03 5
2019 An implementation science approach to optimizing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for non-specialty settings 5K23MH117221-02 5
2018 An implementation science approach to optimizing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for non-specialty settings 1K23MH117221-01 5

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  1. Valentine SE, Gell-Levey IM, Godfrey LB, Livingston NA. The Associations Between Gender Minority Stressors and PTSD Symptom Severity Among Trauma-Exposed Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults. J Trauma Dissociation. 2024; 25(4):422-435.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38436077; PMCID: PMC11192609; DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2024.2323977;
     
  2. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38765785; PMCID: PMC11100088; DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000705;
     
  3. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38645900; PMCID: PMC11027481; DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100256;
     
  4. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37270989; PMCID: PMC10527811; DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.05.013;
     
  5. Godfrey LB, Cloitre M, Elwy AR, Fortuna LR, Fuchs C, Valentine SE. Study protocol for a hybrid 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of Brief Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (Brief STAIR) and web-administered STAIR (webSTAIR) for posttraumatic stress disorder in integrated primary care. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Aug; 131:107241.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37244367; PMCID: PMC10527289; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107241;
     
  6. Valentine SE, Fuchs C, Olesinski EA, Sarkisova N, Godfrey LB, Elwy AR. Formative evaluation prior to implementation of a brief treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in primary care. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 May 04; 4(1):48.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37143109; PMCID: PMC10161536; DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00426-2;
     
  7. Nillni YI, Baul TD, Paul E, Godfrey LB, Sloan DM, Valentine SE. Written exposure therapy for treatment of perinatal PTSD among women with comorbid PTSD and SUD: A pilot study examining feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023; 83:66-74.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37119780; PMCID: PMC10587907; DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.04.013;
     
  8. Valentine SE, Smith AM, Miller K, Hadden L, Shipherd JC. Considerations and complexities of accurate PTSD assessment among transgender and gender diverse adults. Psychol Assess. 2023 May; 35(5):383-395.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36656725; PMCID: PMC10101923; DOI: 10.1037/pas0001215;
     
  9. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36201832
     
  10. McCuistian C, Kimball SL, Buitron de la Vega P, Godfrey LB, Fortuna LR, Valentine SE. Consideration of racism experiences in the implementation of trauma-focused therapy in primary care. Health Serv Res. 2022 Dec; 57 Suppl 2:235-248.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35521941; PMCID: PMC9660427; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13998;
     
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