Brian N. Smith, PhD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry

PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
MS, Virginia Commonwealth University
BS, Virginia Commonwealth University



Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a Research Health Scientist in the National Center for PTSD Women’s Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System. His federally funded research program is focused on the effects of traumatic stress and mental health sequelae—PTSD, depression, and salient comorbidities—on outcomes related to physical health, functioning, and quality of life. He examines these outcomes and associated risk and resilience factors in populations at heightened risk for trauma exposure, especially military veterans, and often examines psychosocial risk models in the context of gender differences as well as aging. The examination of trauma-related research questions with public health and clinical services implications is a theme that cuts across his research program. He also has a general interest in the application of advanced statistical methods in health sciences research. More generally, Dr. Smith has a long standing interest in examining the social context of health-related behaviors, mechanisms, and outcomes.

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  1. Kumar SA, Taverna E, Borowski S, Smith BN, Vogt D. From posttraumatic stress symptoms to suicidal ideation among military veterans: Pathways founded on meaning in life and gratitude. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Mar 25.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38527914
     
  2. Serier KN, Zhao Z, Vogt D, Kehle-Forbes S, Smith BN, Mitchell KS. The impact of stress and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in U.S. veterans. Stress Health. 2023 Dec 21.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38126682
     
  3. Iverson KM, Livingston WS, Vogt D, Smith BN, Kehle-Forbes SM, Mitchell KS. Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Among US Military Veterans: Findings from Surveys with Two National Samples. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(3):418-427.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38010460; PMCID: PMC10897119; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08486-9;
     
  4. Zhao Z, Serier KN, Smith BN, Vogt D, Kehle-Forbes S, Mitchell KS. Gender similarities and differences in associations between weight discrimination, shape/weight concerns, and eating disorder symptoms among post-9/11 veterans. Eat Behav. 2023 Dec; 51:101818.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37741082
     
  5. Pebole MM, Singleton CR, Hall KS, Petruzzello SJ, Reginald A, Smith BN, Whitworth JW, Gobin RL. Sex-specific associations between self-reported physical activity and PTSD among survivors of sexual violence. J Behav Med. 2024 Apr; 47(2):220-231.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37698803
     
  6. Zelkowitz RL, Kehle-Forbes SM, Smith BN, Vogt DS, Mitchell KS. Associations between DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder Criterion E2 endorsement and selected self-destructive behaviors in recent-era veterans: A focus on disordered eating. J Trauma Stress. 2023 Oct; 36(5):1001-1009.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37485630
     
  7. Alpert E, Carpenter JK, Smith BN, Woolley MG, Raterman C, Farmer CC, Kehle-Forbes SM, Galovski TE. Leveraging observational data to identify in-session patient and therapist predictors of cognitive processing therapy response and completion. J Trauma Stress. 2023 Mar 29.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36987703; PMCID: PMC10228524; DOI: 10.1002/jts.22924;
     
  8. Alpert E, Carpenter JK, Smith BN, Woolley MG, Raterman C, Farmer CC, Kehle-Forbes SM, Galovski TE. Leveraging observational data to identify in-session patient and therapist predictors of cognitive processing therapy response and completion. J Trauma Stress. 2023 Apr; 36(2):397-408.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36987703; PMCID: PMC10228524; DOI: 10.1002/jts.22924;
     
  9. Woolley MG, Smith BN, Micol RL, Farmer CC, Galovski TE. Evaluating the relative contribution of patient effort and therapist skill in integrating homework into treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychol Trauma. 2023 Mar 16.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36931843
     
  10. Serier KN, Zelkowitz RL, Smith BN, Vogt D, Mitchell KS. The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): Psychometric evaluation in veteran men and women with trauma exposure. Psychol Assess. 2023 Feb; 35(2):140-151.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36355692; PMCID: PMC10167943; DOI: 10.1037/pas0001190;
     
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Bar chart showing 69 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2022

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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

aging
gender differences
PTSD
public health implications of trauma
social and behavioral health
traumatic stress
well-being/quality of life
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