Elizabeth (Liza) Alpert, PhD
Instructor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry


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I am an Instructor of Psychiatry in the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and an Advanced Fellow in Women's Health 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.

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  1. 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 Apr 27; 8862605231168823.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37102588
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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. PMID: 36858753; PMCID: PMC9991074; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.09.002;
     
  5. 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;
     
  6. 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. PMID: 35227402; PMCID: PMC8896295; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2021.08.003;
     
  7. 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;
     
  8. 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. PMID: 32800305; PMCID: PMC7431675; DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.11.003;
     
  9. 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;
     
  10. 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;
     
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2019 University of Delaware, Newark, DE: Evelyn M. Fiorito Travel Award
2018 University of Delaware, Newark, DE: Graduate College Professional Development Award
2016 University of Exeter, Exeter, UK: Honorary Associate Research Fellow
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PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Therapeutic Process, Psychiatric
Dropout, Patient
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