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Elizabeth (Liza) Alpert, PhD

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Psychiatry

PhD, University of Delaware
MA, University of Delaware
BA, Harverford College

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Websites

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ORCID : 0000-0002-9870-799X

I am an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a Clinical Research Psychologist in the Women's Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System. My research focuses on understanding and targeting key processes of therapeutic change and engagement in cognitive behavioral therapies for PTSD to optimize treatment outcomes. The focus of my current K23 award, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, is to refine and test an adjunctive intervention that aims to improve PTSD treatment outcomes by improving patient-provider communication about patients' experiences during treatment.

BU Research

Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication
03/07/2024 - 02/28/2029 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
1K23MH132815-01A1

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Shayani DR, Alpert E, Barnes JB, Sloan DM, Hayes AM. Identifying predictors of long-term treatment outcomes using narratives from written exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy for PTSD. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Dec 12.View Related Profiles.

Sloan, Denise
Alpert, Elizabeth

PMID: 39666474

Alpert E, Kaplan A, Nelson D, Oslin DW, Polusny MA, Ingram EP, Kehle-Forbes SM. Clusters Based on Within-Treatment Symptom Trajectories as Predictors of Dropout in Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder. J Dual Diagn. 2024 Jun 06; 1-21. PMID: 38843038

Alpert E, Gowdy-Jaehnig A, Galovski TE, Meis LA, Polusny MA, Ackland PE, Spoont M, Valenstein-Mah H, Orazem RJ, Schnurr PP, Chard KM, Kehle-Forbes SM. Treatment-related beliefs and reactions among trauma-focused therapy completers and discontinuers: A qualitative examination. Psychol Serv. 2024 Nov; 21(4):859-870.View Related Profiles.

Alpert, Elizabeth
Galovski, Tara

PMID: 38166295; PMCID: PMC11215002; DOI: 10.1037/ser0000831;

Alpert E, Sloan DM, Lee DJ, Cole TA, Shotwell Tabke C. Response to Sonis's (2023) commentary on Alpert et al.'s (2023) systematic review of mediators and mechanisms of PTSD treatments. Clin Psychol Rev. 2023 Dec; 106:102338.View Related Profiles.

Sloan, Denise
Alpert, Elizabeth

PMID: 37858387

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.View Related Profiles.

Alpert, Elizabeth
Galovski, Tara
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 37610854

Alpert E, Hayes AM, Foa EB. Examining emotional processing theory and predictors of outcome in prolonged exposure for PTSD. Behav Res Ther. 2023 Aug; 167:104341. PMID: 37307658

Alpert E, Shotwell Tabke C, Cole TA, Lee DJ, Sloan DM. A systematic review of literature examining mediators and mechanisms of change in empirically supported treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder. Clin Psychol Rev. 2023 Jul; 103:102300.View Related Profiles.

Sloan, Denise
Alpert, Elizabeth

PMID: 37320986

Alpert E, Baier AL, Galovski TE. Psychiatric Issues in Women Veterans. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2023 Sep; 46(3):621-633.View Related Profiles.

Alpert, Elizabeth
Galovski, Tara

PMID: 37500255

Galovski TE, McSweeney LB, Woolley MG, Alpert E, Nillni YI. The Relative Impact of Different Types of Military Sexual Trauma on Long-Term PTSD, Depression, and Suicidality. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Aug; 38(15-16):9465-9491.View Related Profiles.

Alpert, Elizabeth
McSweeney, Lauren
Galovski, Tara
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 37102588

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.

Smith, Brian
Alpert, Elizabeth
Carpenter, Joseph
Galovski, Tara

PMID: 36987703; PMCID: PMC10228524; DOI: 10.1002/jts.22924;

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Smith, Brian
Alpert, Elizabeth
Carpenter, Joseph
Galovski, Tara

PMID: 36987703; PMCID: PMC10228524; DOI: 10.1002/jts.22924;

Alpert E, Hayes AM, Barnes JB, Sloan DM. Using Client Narratives to Identify Predictors of Outcome in Written Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy. Behav Ther. 2023 Mar; 54(2):185-199.View Related Profiles.

Sloan, Denise
Alpert, Elizabeth

PMID: 36858753; PMCID: PMC9991074; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.09.002;

Kehle-Forbes SM, Ackland PE, Spoont MR, Meis LA, Orazem RJ, Lyon A, Valenstein-Mah HR, Schnurr PP, Zickmund SL, Foa EB, Chard KM, Alpert E, Polusny MA. Divergent experiences of U.S. veterans who did and did not complete trauma-focused therapies for PTSD: A national qualitative study of treatment dropout. Behav Res Ther. 2022 07; 154:104123. PMID: 35644083; PMCID: PMC9873271; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104123;

Hayes AM, Yasinski C, Alpert E. Smits JAJ, Jacquart J, Abramowitz J, Arch J, Margraf J (eds.), Clinical Guide to Exposure Therapy: Beyond Phobias. Exposure therapy for depression. Springer. 2022.
Fowles TR, Moore CM, Alpert E, Beveridge RM, Carlsen A. Using simulated patients to train interpersonal skills with clinical psychology doctoral students. Train Educ Prof Psychol. 2022; 1(17):81-88.

Sloan DM, Thompson-Hollands J, Hayes AM, Lee DJ, Alpert E, Marx BP. Sudden Gains in Two Trauma-Focused Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Behav Ther. 2022 03; 53(2):255-266.View Related Profiles.

Marx, Brian
Sloan, Denise
Alpert, Elizabeth
Thompson-Hollands, Johanna

PMID: 35227402; PMCID: PMC8896295; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2021.08.003;

Alpert E, Hayes AM, Yasinski C, Webb C, Deblinger E. Processes of Change in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth: An Emotional Processing Theory Informed Approach. Clin Psychol Sci. 2021 Mar 01; 9(2):270-283. PMID: 33758692; PMCID: PMC7984413; DOI: 10.1177/2167702620957315;

Alpert E, Hayes AM, Barnes JB, Sloan DM. Predictors of Dropout in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: An Examination of Trauma Narrative Content. Behav Ther. 2020 09; 51(5):774-788.View Related Profiles.

Sloan, Denise
Alpert, Elizabeth

PMID: 32800305; PMCID: PMC7431675; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.11.003;

Yasinski C, Hayes AM, Alpert E, McCauley T, Ready CB, Webb C, Deblinger E. Treatment processes and demographic variables as predictors of dropout from trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for youth. Behav Res Ther. 2018 08; 107:10-18. PMID: 29800623; PMCID: PMC8881965; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.05.008;

McLean KC, Lilgendahl JP, Fordham C, Alpert E, Marsden E, Szymanowski K, McAdams DP. Identity development in cultural context: The role of deviating from master narratives. J Pers. 2018 08; 86(4):631-651. PMID: 28833186; DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12341;

Hayes AM, Alpert E. Clin. Psychol.: Sci. Pract. Biomedical bias: The importance of countervailing information and multivariate models of risk and treatment of mental illness. 2017; 24:74-77.

Asnaani A, Kaczkurkin AN, Alpert E, McLean CP, Simpson HB, Foa EB. The effect of treatment on quality of life and functioning in OCD. Compr Psychiatry. 2017 02; 73:7-14. PMID: 27838572

Hayes AM, Yasinski C, Grasso D, Ready CB, Alpert E, McCauley T, Webb C, Deblinger E. Constructive and Unproductive Processing of Traumatic Experiences in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth. Behav Ther. 2017 03; 48(2):166-181. PMID: 28270328

Zandberg LJ, Rosenfield D, Alpert E, McLean CP, Foa EB. Predictors of dropout in concurrent treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence: Rate of improvement matters. Behav Res Ther. 2016 May; 80:1-9. PMID: 26972745

Kaczkurkin AN, Asnaani A, Alpert E, Foa EB. The impact of treatment condition and the lagged effects of PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use on changes in alcohol craving. Behav Res Ther. 2016 Apr; 79:7-14. PMID: 26905901

Asnaani A, Alpert E, McLean CP, Foa EB. Resilient but addicted: The impact of resilience on the relationship between smoking withdrawal and PTSD. J Psychiatr Res. 2015 Jun; 65:146-53. PMID: 25881517

Emery LF, Muise A, Alpert E, Le B. Do we look happy? Perceptions of romantic relationship quality on Facebook. Pers. Relatsh. 2015; 22(1):1-7. View Publication

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Bar chart showing 26 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2023