Julia Browne, PhD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry


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Dr. Julia Browne is the Director of Research of the BMC Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) Program and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed her clinical internship at Yale University School of Medicine, and completed postdoctoral fellowships in early psychosis at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and in geriatrics at the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Durham VA Healthcare System. Her research program is focused on developing and evaluating health-promoting interventions (e.g., exercise) to improve the health of young, middle-aged and older adults with psychosis. Committed to clinical care and training, she provides individual and family treatment to individuals with psychosis in BMC's WRAP Program and is the Director of CBT Training for the BMC/BU Psychiatry Residency Program.

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  1. Browne J, Brown HE, Blanton A, London J, Camacho L, Gibbs J, LeFeber L, Skiest H, Sheeran P, Cather C. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Single-session Self-regulation Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Results from a Pilot Open Trial. Community Ment Health J. 2025 Dec 19. PMID: 41417142; DOI: 10.1007/s10597-025-01582-6;
     
  2. Chen AL, Chen BG, Jiang L, Howe M, Thompson MF, Browne J, Kunicki ZJ, McGeary J, Rudolph JL, Bayer TA. Social Connectedness and Successful Nursing Home Discharge After Heart Failure Hospitalization. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Oct; 26(10):105824. PMID: 40854521; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105824;
     
  3. Abrantes AM, Browne J, van 't Wout-Frank M, Carpenter LL, Stein MD, Uebelacker LA, Audet D, Desaulniers JA, Garnaat S. Feasibility of combining tDCS with exercise for increasing physical activity in people with depression. Front Physiol. 2025; 16:1597234.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40926883; PMCID: PMC12415028; DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1597234;
     
  4. Browne J, Wu WC, Jiang L, Bayer TA, Kunicki ZJ, Thompson M, Bozzay ML, De Vito AN, Howe MD, Singh M, Primack JM, McGeary JE, Maharaj R, Kelso CM, Philip NS, Greenberg BD, Rudolph JL. Weight Loss in Veterans with Schizophrenia and Multimorbidity Prescribed Semaglutide: Results From a National Retrospective Cohort Study. Schizophr Bull. 2025 Aug 17. PMID: 40819269; DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf143;
     
  5. Boozalis J, Perreault J, Turner HI, Wu WC, Browne J, Jiang L, Wice M, Rudolph JL, Stafford JP. A retrospective study of deceased veterans with serious mental illness and heart failure: Analysis of palliative care and mental health collaboration on hospice utilization. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2025; 96:151-155. PMID: 40674777; DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.07.009;
     
  6. Browne J, Kunicki Z, Jarskog LF, Sheeran P, Abrantes AM, Elliott T, Gonzalez O, Penn DL, Battaglini C. Virtual Group-based Walking Intervention for Adults with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: Psychosocial Outcome Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Community Ment Health J. 2025 Nov; 61(8):1529-1535. PMID: 40643782; DOI: 10.1007/s10597-025-01488-3;
     
  7. Benz MB, Rudolph JL, DeVone F, Bayer TA, Garbin A, Singh M, Gravenstein S, Hartronft S, Toms R, Gaudiano BA, Metrik J, Browne J. Depressive Symptoms Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veteran Nursing Home Residents. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025 Jun; 40(6):e70108. PMID: 40450594; PMCID: PMC12235538; DOI: 10.1002/gps.70108;
     
  8. Stiles BJ, Imamoglu A, Halverson TF, Browne J, Meyer-Kalos PS, Perkins D, Penn DL. Time-varying associations between daily skills practice and affect in a mindfulness and positive psychology-based intervention for early psychosis. Br J Clin Psychol. 2025 Nov; 64(4):922-938. PMID: 40313046; DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12548;
     
  9. Browne J, Medbury E, Ursillo J, Wu WC. Depression Increases the Risk of Dropout From Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2025 May 01; 45(3):227-229. PMID: 40257818; DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000946;
     
  10. Singh M, Bayer TA, Jiang L, De Vito AN, Nubong T, Kunicki ZJ, McGeary JE, Kelso CM, Wu WC, McConeghy KW, Browne JW, Rudolph JL. Antipsychotic Use and Successful Discharge Rates in Heart Failure-Related Hospitalizations. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Aug; 73(8):2603-2606. PMID: 40249036; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19480;
     
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2020 Tufts University: Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee (Women's Tennis)
2019 Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School: Livingston Award Fellowship (Awarded but declined)
2017 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching
2017 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Graduate Student Mentoring Award
2017 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Tom and Karen Sox Summer Research Fellowship
2016 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching
2016 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award

Dr. Browne is committed to mentoring and advising students and early career investigators. She serves as a research and career mentor for psychology postdoctoral fellows, psychiatry residents, research staff, and students who have an interest in serving individuals with psychosis and serious mental illness.

Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
  • Career Mentor
  • Co-Mentor or Peer Mentor
  • Project Mentor
  • Research / Scholarly Mentor
Contact for Mentoring:
  • Email (see 'Contact Info')

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