Jaimie L. Gradus, DMSc, DSc, MPH
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Dept of Epidemiology

MPH, Boston University School of Public Health
DSc, Boston University School of Public Health




Jaimie L. Gradus is an Associate Professor Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She received her BA in psychology from Stony Brook University, her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics and DSc in epidemiology at Boston University and her DMSc at Aarhus University. Dr. Gradus's research interests are in the epidemiology of trauma and trauma-related disorders, with a particular focus on suicide outcomes. She was the winner of the 2009 Lilienfeld Student Prize from the Society for Epidemiologic Research for her paper on the association between PTSD and death from suicide in the population of Denmark. Dr. Gradus has been the recipient of multiple National Institute of Mental Health and foundation grant awards to conduct psychiatric epidemiologic research in both veterans and the general population.

Associate Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Psychiatry


VA Boston Healthcare System



2009 Society for Epidemiologic Research: Lilienfeld Student Prize


Identification of Novel Agents to Treat PTSD using Clinical Data
05/01/2020 - 02/29/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
1R01MH121397-01

Integrating signals of suicide risk from DoD and VHA data to improve upon suicide risk prevention strategies for combat Veterans
09/01/2019 - 06/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Regents of the University of Colorado, on behalf of The University of Colorado Denver NIH NIMH
5R01MH120122-02

Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma Sequelae
08/07/2017 - 06/30/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5R01MH110453-04

Risk Profiles for Suicidal Behavior in the General Population
07/15/2016 - 03/31/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5R01MH109507-04

Personnel Agreement for the Research Services of Jaimie Gradus
10/01/2012 - 09/30/2014 (Subcontract PI)
Boston VA Research Institute, Inc. Am Fdn Suicide Prev


Constructing a Danish Reaction to Severe Stress Cohort
04/01/2012 - 06/30/2014 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5R21MH094551-02



Title
Constructing a Danish Reaction to Severe Stress Cohort
Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma Sequelae
Risk Profiles for Suicidal Behavior in the General Population


Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2020 Identification of Novel Agents to Treat PTSD using Clinical Data 1R01MH121397-01
2020 Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma Sequelae 5R01MH110453-04 3
2019 Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma Sequelae 5R01MH110453-03 3
2019 Risk Profiles for Suicidal Behavior in the General Population 5R01MH109507-04 1
2018 Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma Sequelae 5R01MH110453-02 3
2018 Risk Profiles for Suicidal Behavior in the General Population 5R01MH109507-03 1
2017 Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma Sequelae 1R01MH110453-01A1 3
2017 Risk Profiles for Suicidal Behavior in the General Population 5R01MH109507-02 1
2016 Risk Profiles for Suicidal Behavior in the General Population 1R01MH109507-01 1
2013 Constructing a Danish Reaction to Severe Stress Cohort 5R21MH094551-02 9
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  1. Hoffmire CA, Denneson LM, Monteith LL, Dichter ME, Gradus JL, Cappelletti MM, Brenner LA, Yano EM. Accelerating Research on Suicide Risk and Prevention in Women Veterans Through Research-Operations Partnerships. Med Care. 2021 Feb 01; 59:S11-S16. PMID: 33438877
     
  2. Zelkowitz RL, Mitchell KS, Grossman SL, Nillni YI, Gradus JL, Galovski TE. Latent Class Analysis of Self-directed Violence and Indirect Self-harm Behaviors: Gender Differences and Associations With Mental Health Symptoms. Med Care. 2021 Feb 01; 59:S51-S57.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33438883
     
  3. Shiner B, Leonard C, Gui J, Cornelius S, Gradus JL, Schnurr PP, Watts BV. Measurement Strategies for Evidence-Based Antidepressants for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Delivery: Trends and Associations with Patient-Reported Outcomes. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2021 Jan; 48(1):70-87. PMID: 32394096
     
  4. Smith ML, Farkas DK, Sumner JA, Valdimarsdóttir U, Lash TL, Sørensen HT, Gradus JL. Unspecified stress disorders and risk of arterial and venous thromboembolic disease in the Danish population. J Affect Disord. 2020 Dec 30; 282:712-716.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33445098
     
  5. Ettman CK, Gradus JL, Galea S. Invited Commentary: Reckoning With the Relationship Between Stressors and Suicide Attempts in a Time of COVID-19. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 11 02; 189(11):1275-1277.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32696066
     
  6. Jiang T, Dutra S, Lee DJ, Rosellini AJ, Gauthier GM, Keane TM, Gradus JL, Marx BP. Toward Reduced Burden in Evidence-Based Assessment of PTSD: A Machine Learning Study. Assessment. 2020 Aug 07; 1073191120947797.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32762342
     
  7. Basu A, Farkas DK, Jiang T, Koenen KC, Lash TL, Sørensen HT, Gradus JL. Incident psychiatric comorbidity following stress disorder diagnoses in Danish school-aged children: prospective population-based study. Br J Psychiatry. 2020 07; 217(1):377-382.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31755399
     
  8. Jiang T, Gradus JL, Rosellini AJ. Supervised Machine Learning: A Brief Primer. Behav Ther. 2020 Sep; 51(5):675-687. PMID: 32800297
     
  9. Fonda JR, Gradus JL, Brogly SB, McGlinchey RE, Milberg WP, Fredman L. Traumatic Brain Injury and Opioid Overdose Among Post-9/11 Veterans With Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2020 May/Jun; 35(3):209-217.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31834063
     
  10. Smith ML, Farkas DK, Sumner JA, Jiang T, Lash TL, Galea S, Sørensen HT, Gradus JL. Associations between adjustment disorder and hospital-based infections in the Danish population. J Psychosom Res. 2020 05; 132:109976.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32142971
     
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SPH Launches Series of Panels on Suicide Prevention Thursday

BU Today 9/30/2020

Zoom Psychiatrists Prep for COVID-19’s Endless Ride

Scientific American 6/8/2020

Physical Illness Ups Suicide Risk in Men, Not Women, Says Study

News 18 12/11/2019

New machine learning tool can identify suicide risk profiles, factors

The Economic Times 12/10/2019

Stress Disorders Linked to Life-threatening Infections

Medscape 10/23/2019

Promotions to Associate Professor Go to 16 on Medical Campus

BU Today 7/6/2018
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