Denise M. Sloan, PhD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry

PhD, Case Western Reserve University
MA, Case Western Reserve University
BA, Stony Brook University



Denise M. Sloan, Ph.D. is a psychologist and Associate Director in the Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.

Her research expertise is in psychosocial treatments for PTSD and emotion in psychopathology. She has received funding from her work from several organizations, including the National Institute for Mental Health and Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Sloan is a member of several editorial boards including Behavior Therapy, Behaviour Research and Therapy, and Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Associate Director of Education
VA Boston Healthcare System
National Center for PTSD




Postdoctoral Training Program in Stress and Trauma
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5T32MH019836-24

Delivering Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Undeserved Primary Care Settings
09/13/2021 - 06/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Denise M. Sloan, PhD
RAND Corporation NIH NIMH
1R01MH123585-01A1

An efficient 2-day treatment for posttraumatic injury for firefighters
09/08/2021 - 03/07/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research Dept Homeland Sec


Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Christopher DeJesus
01/01/2024 - 08/31/2024 (PI)
VA Boston Healthcare System


Comparative effectiveness PTSD Trial of Sequenced Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy in Primary care
06/01/2020 - 05/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
University of Washington Patient-Cntr (PCORI)


Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2019 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
4R01MH095737-05

Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Daniel Lee
10/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
VA Boston Healthcare System


Personnel Agreement for Jenny Lee
11/04/2014 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
VA Boston Healthcare System


Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
09/15/2012 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5R01MH095737-04



Title
Written Exposure Treatment for PTSD: A Noninferiority Trial
(PI)

An Efficient Exposure-Based Treatment for PTSD Compared to Prolonged Exposure: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Trial
(PI)

Brief Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Enhancing Treatment Engagement and Retension
(PI)



Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Delivering Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Underserved Primary Care Settings 5R01MH123585-05
2025 Postdoctoral Training Program in Stress and Trauma 5T32MH019836-25
2024 Delivering Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Underserved Primary Care Settings 5R01MH123585-04
2024 An efficient, exposure-based treatment for PTSD compared to Prolonged Exposure: A non-inferiority randomized trial 5I01CX001967-05
2023 Delivering Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Underserved Primary Care Settings 5R01MH123585-03
2022 Delivering Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Underserved Primary Care Settings 5R01MH123585-02
2022 An efficient, exposure-based treatment for PTSD compared to Prolonged Exposure: A non-inferiority randomized trial 5I01CX001967-04
2021 Delivering Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Underserved Primary Care Settings 1R01MH123585-01A1
2021 An efficient, exposure-based treatment for PTSD compared to Prolonged Exposure: A non-inferiority randomized trial 5I01CX001967-03
2020 An efficient, exposure-based treatment for PTSD compared to Prolonged Exposure: A non-inferiority randomized trial 5I01CX001967-02
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  1. Frost MC, Joseph M, Bechtel JM, Hauge S, Engel CC, Kaysen D, Cerimele JM, Nolan JP, Sloan DM, Marx BP, Fortney JC. Patient perspectives on the effectiveness of written exposure therapy and medication for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered in primary care. J Trauma Stress. 2025 Sep 15.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40952792
     
  2. Kearns JC, Stanley IH, Sloan DM, Young-McCaughan S, Tyler HC, Hein JM, Straud CL, Joiner TE, Pennebaker JW, Rudd MD, Peterson AL, Marx BP. Written Exposure Therapy for Suicide Prevention (WET-SP): Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial among military service members psychiatrically hospitalized for suicide risk. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Aug; 155:108001.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40645368
     
  3. Pless Kaiser A, Ream M, Spiro A, Sloan DM, Cook JM, Vogt D, Moye JA. Feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes: A pilot trial of the enhancing social function in older veterans with PTSD (ESVP) group intervention. Psychol Serv. 2025 Jun 26.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40569724; PMCID: PMC12354222; DOI: 10.1037/ser0000962;
     
  4. Ismayilova J, Sloan DM, Marx BP, Chard KM, Ismayilov F, Muradova G, Sultanova A, Mammadli N, Guliyeva G, Ruzek JI. Implementation of evidence-based psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder in Azerbaijan. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025 Dec; 16(1):2484063.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40270108; PMCID: PMC12024502; DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2484063;
     
  5. Feder A, Brown O, Rutter SB, Cahn L, Overbey JR, Seeley SH, Yu A, Bonanno PA, Fremont RA, Delgado AA, Jha MK, Costi S, Yehuda R, Schiller D, Pietrzak RH, Charney DS, Sloan DM, Murrough JW. Combining Ketamine Infusions and Written Exposure Therapy for Chronic PTSD: An Open-Label Trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2025 Apr 02; 86(2). PMID: 40215385
     
  6. Kearns JC, Straud CL, Stanley IH, Sloan DM, Fina BA, Young-McCaughan S, Tyler HC, Kaplan AM, Blankenship AE, Schrader CC, Green VR, Bryan CJ, Peterson AL, Marx BP. Written Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Suicide Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial With High-Risk Patients Admitted to a Military Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Apr; 55(2):e70008.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40052305
     
  7. Sloan DM, DeJesus C, Marx BP, Acierno R, Messina M, Thompson-Hollands J. Examining why therapists add sessions to the written exposure therapy protocol and whether it improves treatment outcome: A mixed-methods analysis. Psychol Serv. 2025 Mar 20.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40111857; PMCID: PMC12355373; DOI: 10.1037/ser0000954;
     
  8. Darnell BC, Vannini MBN, Morgan-López A, Brown SE, Grunthal B, Hale WJ, Young-McCaughan S, Fox PT, McGeary DD, Resick PA, Sloan DM, Taylor DJ, Schobitz RP, Schrader CC, Yarvis JS, Keane TM, Peterson AL, Litz BT. Psychometric Evaluation of the Weekly Version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. Assessment. 2025 Mar 12; 10731911251321929.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40077953
     
  9. Sager JC, DeJesus CR, Kearns JC, Thompson-Hollands J, Trendel SL, Marx BP, Sloan DM. A meta-analytic review of cognitive processing therapy with and without the written account. J Anxiety Disord. 2025 Mar; 110:102976.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39922105; PMCID: PMC12034002; DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.102976;
     
  10. Marx BP, Sloan DM, Keane TM, Pollack S, Schnurr PP. Veterans health administration leads the way in population mental health science: Commentary on Dodge et al. (2024). Am Psychol. 2025; 80(2):279-281.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39666494
     
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Bar chart showing 150 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2021

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2017 Toy Caldwell-Colbert Award for Distinguished Educator in Clinical Psychology
2015 International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies: Distinguished Mentor Award
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Psychosocial interventions for PTSD
Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology
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