Yael I. Nillni, PhD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry

PhD, University of Vermont
BA, University of Massachusetts Amherst



Expertise and Interests:

-Impact of trauma and mental health on women's reproductive health, including pregnancy outcomes and postpartum health

-Impact of the menstrual cycle and its underlying neurobiology on PTSD course and treatment

-Identification of gender-specific vulnerability-stress pathways in the pathogenesis of psychopathology

-Refinement of existing interventions to improve their effectiveness for women

VA Boston Healthcare System




A Non-Inferiority Trial Testing Delivery of Written Exposure Therapy by Community Health Workers for Treatment of PTSD During Pregnancy
08/17/2022 - 07/31/2027 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5R01HD107282-02

PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes
09/01/2017 - 07/31/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5K23HD087428-04


Facilitation of Extinction Retention and Reconsolidation Blockade by IV Allopregnanolone in PTSD
05/01/2021 - 04/30/2025 (PI)
Boston University School of Medicine National Institute o


Title
Enhancing Exposure Therapy by Capitalizing on Menstrual Cycle Phase
(PI)

Longitudinal Investigation of Gender, Health, and Trauma (LIGHT) Study
(PI)

PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes
(PI)


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  1. Willis MD, Campbell EJ, Selbe S, Koenig MR, Gradus JL, Nillni YI, Casey JA, Deziel NC, Hatch EE, Wesselink AK, Wise LA. Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Mental Health in a North American Preconception Cohort Study: 2013-2023. Am J Public Health. 2024 Jul 11; e1-e12.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38991173; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307730;
     
  2. Lovett SM, Orta OR, Boynton-Jarrett R, Wesselink AK, Ncube CN, Nillni YI, Hatch EE, Wise LA. Childhood adversity and time-to-pregnancy in a preconception cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 May 23.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38794905
     
  3. Nillni YI, Fox AB, Fernando M, Perez J, Galovski TE. Ethnoracial Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes Among Women Veterans. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Jul; 33(7):863-869.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38639054
     
  4. Nillni YI, Horenstein A, McClendon J, Duke CC, Sawdy M, Galovski TE. The impact of perceived everyday discrimination and income on racial and ethnic disparities in PTSD, depression, and anxiety among veterans. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0291965.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37751447; PMCID: PMC10521990; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291965;
     
  5. Valentine SE, Godfrey LB, Gellatly R, Paul E, Clark C, Giovannini K, Saia KA, Nillni YI. Supporting the implementation of written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in an obstetrics-substance use disorder clinic in the Northeastern United States. SSM Ment Health. 2023 Dec 15; 4.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38645900; PMCID: PMC11027481; DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100256;
     
  6. 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. PMID: 37610854
     
  7. Rossi FS, Nillni Y, Fox AB, Galovski TE. The association between lifetime trauma exposure typologies and mental health outcomes among veterans. Psychiatry Res. 2023 Aug; 326:115321.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37356252
     
  8. Valentine SE, Alshabani N, Godfrey LB, Paul E, Clark C, Giovannini K, Nillni YI. Considerations for the provision of PTSD treatment among pregnant women with substance use histories: A clinical conceptual model based on case consultation field notes. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023; 84:3-11.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37270989; PMCID: PMC10527811; DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.05.013;
     
  9. 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. PMID: 37102588
     
  10. Nillni YI, Baul TD, Paul E, Godfrey LB, Sloan DM, Valentine SE. Written exposure therapy for treatment of perinatal PTSD among women with comorbid PTSD and SUD: A pilot study examining feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023; 83:66-74.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37119780; PMCID: PMC10587907; DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.04.013;
     
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Bar chart showing 66 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2023

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