Yael Nillni | Profiles RNS

Yael I. Nillni, PhD

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Psychiatry

PhD, University of Vermont

Websites

	National Center for PTSD
	BUSM
	BUMC
	Google Scholar
	Boston Medical Center

ORCID : 0000-0001-8876-0415

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

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

Title
Enhancing Exposure Therapy by Capitalizing on Menstrual Cycle Phase
Longitudinal Investigation of Gender, Health, and Trauma (LIGHT) Study
PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2020	PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes	5K23HD087428-04	4
2019	PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes	5K23HD087428-03	4
2018	PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes	5K23HD087428-02	4
2017	PTSD-Related Neurobiological Mediators of Negative Pregnancy Outcomes	1K23HD087428-01A1	4
2011	Anxiety Sensitivity, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Panic-Relevant Responding	5R36MH086170-02	7
2011	Anxiety Sensitivity, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Panic-Relevant Responding	5R36MH086170-02	7
2010	Anxiety Sensitivity, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Panic-Relevant Responding	1R36MH086170-01A1	7

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Franz MR, Sanders W, Nillni YI, Vogt D, Matteo R, Galovski T. PTSD and parental functioning: The protective role of neighborhood cohesion among Black and White veterans. Psychol Trauma. 2021 Sep 30.View Related Profiles.

Vogt, Dawne
Galovski, Tara
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 34591535

Nillni YI, Fox AB, Cox K, Paul E, Vogt D, Galovski TE. The impact of military sexual trauma and warfare exposure on women veterans' perinatal outcomes. Psychol Trauma. 2021 Aug 19.View Related Profiles.

Vogt, Dawne
Galovski, Tara
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 34410813

Yland JJ, Eisenberg ML, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, McKinnon CJ, Nillni YI, Sommer GJ, Wang TR, Wise LA. A North American prospective study of depression, psychotropic medication use, and semen quality. Fertil Steril. 2021 09; 116(3):833-842.View Related Profiles.

Hatch, Elizabeth
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 33966888; PMCID: PMC8410630; DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.03.052;

Haviland MJ, Nillni YI, Cabral HJ, Fox MP, Wise LA, Burris HH, Hacker MR. Adverse psychosocial factors in pregnancy and preterm delivery. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2021 09; 35(5):519-529.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Wise, Lauren
Fox, Matthew
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 33666948; PMCID: PMC8380636; DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12756;

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 02 01; 59:S51-S57.View Related Profiles.

Gradus, Jaimie
Mitchell, Karen
Galovski, Tara
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 33438883

Nillni YI, Rasmusson AM, Paul EL, Pineles SL. The Impact of the Menstrual Cycle and Underlying Hormones in Anxiety and PTSD: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here? Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2021 01 06; 23(2):8.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 33404887

Haviland MJ, Murphy LA, Modest AM, Fox MP, Wise LA, Nillni YI, Sakkas D, Hacker MR. Comparison of pregnancy outcomes following preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy using a matched propensity score design. Hum Reprod. 2020 10 01; 35(10):2356-2364.View Related Profiles.

Wise, Lauren
Fox, Matthew
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 32856053

Haviland MJ, Nillni YI, Fox MP, Savitz DA, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Hacker MR, Wang TR, Wise LA. Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy and gestational age at delivery. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 01; 53:34-41.e2.View Related Profiles.

Hatch, Elizabeth
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren
Fox, Matthew
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 32835770; PMCID: PMC7736493; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.08.010;

Shayani DR, Arditte Hall KA, Isley BC, Rohan KJ, Zvolensky MJ, Nillni YI. The role of health anxiety in the experience of perceived stress across the menstrual cycle. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2020 11; 33(6):706-715. PMID: 32744859

Pineles SL, Nillni YI, Pinna G, Webb A, Arditte Hall KA, Fonda JR, Irvine J, King MW, Hauger RL, Resick PA, Orr SP, Rasmusson AM. Associations between PTSD-Related extinction retention deficits in women and plasma steroids that modulate brain GABAA and NMDA receptor activity. Neurobiol Stress. 2020 Nov; 13:100225.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Fonda, Jennifer
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 32490055; PMCID: PMC7256058; DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100225;

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Nillni YI, Shayani DR, Finley E, Copeland LA, Perkins DF, Vogt DS. The Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury on Women Veterans' Perinatal Outcomes Following Separation From Military Service. J Trauma Stress. 2020 06; 33(3):248-256.View Related Profiles.

Vogt, Dawne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 32291816; PMCID: PMC7864116; DOI: 10.1002/jts.22509;

Copeland LA, Finley EP, Vogt D, Perkins DF, Nillni YI. Gender differences in newly separated veterans' use of healthcare. Am J Manag Care. 2020 03; 26(3):97-104.View Related Profiles.

Vogt, Dawne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 32181624

Vogt DS, Tyrell FA, Bramande EA, Nillni YI, Taverna EC, Finley EP, Perkins DF, Copeland LA. U.S. Military Veterans' Health and Well-Being in the First Year After Service. Am J Prev Med. 2020 03; 58(3):352-360.View Related Profiles.

Vogt, Dawne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 31902684

Katon JG, Gerber MR, Nillni YI, Patton EW. Consequences of Military Sexual Trauma for Perinatal Mental Health: How Do We Improve Care for Pregnant Veterans with a History of Sexual Trauma? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 01; 29(1):5-6.View Related Profiles.

Patton, Elizabeth
Gerber, Megan
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 31738642; PMCID: PMC7366263; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8154;

Nillni YI, Arditte Hall KA, Langdon KJ, Pineles SL. Examination of the stability of the anxiety sensitivity index across the menstrual cycle in trauma-exposed women with and without PTSD. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2020 01; 33(1):115-121.View Related Profiles.

Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 31455152; PMCID: PMC6910958; DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1660322;

Katon JG, Zephyrin L, Meoli A, Hulugalle A, Bosch J, Callegari L, Galvan IV, Gray KE, Haeger KO, Hoffmire C, Levis S, Ma EW, Mccabe JE, Nillni YI, Pineles SL, Reddy SM, Savitz DA, Shaw JG, Patton EW. Reproductive Health of Women Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature from 2008 to 2017. Semin Reprod Med. 2018 11; 36(6):315-322.View Related Profiles.

Patton, Elizabeth
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 31003246; PMCID: PMC6613775; DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678750;

Vogt D, Taverna EC, Nillni YI, Booth B, Perkins DF, Copeland LA, Finley EP, Tyrell FA, Gilman CL. Development and Validation of a Tool to Assess Military Veterans' Status, Functioning, and Satisfaction with Key Aspects of their Lives. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2019 07; 11(2):328-349.View Related Profiles.

Vogt, Dawne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 30963703

Rohan KJ, Meyerhoff J, Ho SY, Roecklein KA, Nillni YI, Hillhouse JJ, DeSarno MJ, Vacek PM. A measure of cognitions specific to seasonal depression: Development and validation of the Seasonal Beliefs Questionnaire. Psychol Assess. 2019 Jul; 31(7):925-938. PMID: 30920245; PMCID: PMC7988399; DOI: 10.1037/pas0000715;

Bublitz MH, Nillni Y, Livingston Z, Carpenter M, Salmoirago-Blotcher E. Phone-Delivered Mindfulness Training for Pregnant Women at Risk for Preterm Birth. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 04; 25(4):444-445. PMID: 30789281; PMCID: PMC6909760; DOI: 10.1089/acm.2018.0331;

Nillni YI, Gutner CA. Treatment for perinatal depression: movement towards scalability. Lancet Psychiatry. 2019 02; 6(2):83-85.View Related Profiles.

Gutner, Cassidy
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 30686388

Rasmusson AM, King MW, Valovski I, Gregor K, Scioli-Salter E, Pineles SL, Hamouda M, Nillni YI, Anderson GM, Pinna G. Relationships between cerebrospinal fluid GABAergic neurosteroid levels and symptom severity in men with PTSD. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 04; 102:95-104.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Gregor, Kristin
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 30529908; PMCID: PMC6584957; DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.027;

Nillni YI, Wesselink AK, Hatch EE, Mikkelsen EM, Gradus JL, Rothman KJ, Wise LA. Mental health, psychotropic medication use, and menstrual cycle characteristics. Clin Epidemiol. 2018; 10:1073-1082.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
Hatch, Elizabeth
Gradus, Jaimie
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 30214312; PMCID: PMC6118267; DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S152131;

Nillni YI, Mehralizade A, Mayer L, Milanovic S. Treatment of depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders during the perinatal period: A systematic review. Clin Psychol Rev. 2018 12; 66:136-148.View Related Profiles.

Milanovic, Snezana
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 29935979; PMCID: PMC6637409; DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.06.004;

Pineles SL, Nillni YI, Pinna G, Irvine J, Webb A, Arditte Hall KA, Hauger R, Miller MW, Resick PA, Orr SP, Rasmusson AM. PTSD in women is associated with a block in conversion of progesterone to the GABAergic neurosteroids allopregnanolone and pregnanolone measured in plasma. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 07; 93:133-141.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Miller, Mark
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 29727810

Rasmusson AM, Marx CE, Pineles SL, Locci A, Scioli-Salter ER, Nillni YI, Liang JJ, Pinna G. Neuroactive steroids and PTSD treatment. Neurosci Lett. 2017 May 10; 649:156-163.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 28215878; DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.01.054;

Nillni YI, Pineles SL, Rohan KJ, Zvolensky MJ, Rasmusson AM. The influence of the menstrual cycle on reactivity to a CO2 challenge among women with and without premenstrual symptoms. Cogn Behav Ther. 2017 Apr; 46(3):239-249.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 27687294; PMCID: PMC6598439; DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2016.1236286;

Manikandan S, Nillni YI, Zvolensky MJ, Rohan KJ, Carkeek KR, Leyro TM. The role of emotion regulation in the experience of menstrual symptoms and perceived control over anxiety-related events across the menstrual cycle. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2016 Dec; 19(6):1109-1117. PMID: 27562823; PMCID: PMC6730650; DOI: 10.1007/s00737-016-0661-1;

Pineles SL, Blumenthal TD, Curreri AJ, Nillni YI, Putnam KM, Resick PA, Rasmusson AM, Orr SP. Prepulse inhibition deficits in women with PTSD. Psychophysiology. 2016 Sep; 53(9):1377-85.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 27237725; DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12679;

Nillni YI, Wesselink AK, Gradus JL, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Mikkelsen EM, Wise LA. Depression, anxiety, and psychotropic medication use and fecundability. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Oct; 215(4):453.e1-8.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
Hatch, Elizabeth
Gradus, Jaimie
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 27131586; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.022;

Pineles SL, Nillni YI, King MW, Patton SC, Bauer MR, Mostoufi SM, Gerber MR, Hauger R, Resick PA, Rasmusson AM, Orr SP. Extinction retention and the menstrual cycle: Different associations for women with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Abnorm Psychol. 2016 Apr; 125(3):349-55.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
King, Matthew
Gerber, Megan
Resick, Patricia
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 26866677; DOI: 10.1037/abn0000138;

Nillni YI, Pineles SL, Patton SC, Rouse MH, Sawyer AT, Rasmusson AM. Menstrual cycle effects on psychological symptoms in women with PTSD. J Trauma Stress. 2015 Feb; 28(1):1-7.View Related Profiles.

Rasmusson, Ann
Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 25613589; DOI: 10.1002/jts.21984;

Mahon JN, Rohan KJ, Nillni YI, Zvolensky MJ. The role of perceived control over anxiety in prospective symptom reports across the menstrual cycle. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2015 Apr; 18(2):239-46. PMID: 25269759; DOI: 10.1007/s00737-014-0456-1;

Nillni YI, Gradus JL, Gutner CA, Luciano MT, Shipherd JC, Street AE. Deployment stressors and physical health among OEF/OIF veterans: the role of PTSD. Health Psychol. 2014 Nov; 33(11):1281-7.View Related Profiles.

Street, Amy
Gutner, Cassidy
Gradus, Jaimie
Shipherd, Jillian
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 25020154; DOI: 10.1037/hea0000084;

Nillni YI, Berenz EC, Pineles SL, Coffey SF, Zvolensky MJ. Anxiety Sensitivity as a Moderator of the Association Between Premenstrual Symptoms and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity. Psychol Trauma. 2014 Mar; 6(2):167-175.View Related Profiles.

Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 26973758; PMCID: PMC4784989; DOI: 10.1037/a0032087;

Evans M, Rohan KJ, Sitnikov L, Mahon JN, Nillni YI, Lindsey KT, Vacek PM. Cognitive Change across Cognitive-Behavioral and Light Therapy Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder: What Accounts for Clinical Status the Next Winter? Cognit Ther Res. 2013 Dec; 37(6). PMID: 24415812; PMCID: PMC3883447; DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9561-0;

Sitnikov L, Rohan KJ, Evans M, Mahon JN, Nillni YI. Cognitive predictors and moderators of winter depression treatment outcomes in cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. light therapy. Behav Res Ther. 2013 Dec; 51(12):872-81. PMID: 24211338; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.09.010;

Nillni YI, Nosen E, Williams PA, Tracy M, Coffey SF, Galea S. Unique and related predictors of major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and their comorbidity after Hurricane Katrina. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Oct; 201(10):841-7.View Related Profiles.

Galea, Sandro
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 24080670; PMCID: PMC6554025; DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182a430a0;

Gutner CA, Nillni YI, Suvak M, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Resick PA. Longitudinal course of anxiety sensitivity and PTSD symptoms in cognitive-behavioral therapies for PTSD. J Anxiety Disord. 2013 Oct; 27(7):728-34.View Related Profiles.

Gutner, Cassidy
Resick, Patricia
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 24176804; PMCID: PMC3860054; DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.09.010;

Nillni YI, Rohan KJ, Mahon JN, Pineles SL, Zvolensky MJ. The role of anxiety sensitivity in the experience of menstrual-related symptoms reported via daily diary. Psychiatry Res. 2013 Dec 15; 210(2):564-9.View Related Profiles.

Pineles, Suzanne
Nillni, Yael

PMID: 23910240; PMCID: PMC6605776; DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.07.016;

Fairholme CP, Nosen EL, Nillni YI, Schumacher JA, Tull MT, Coffey SF. Sleep disturbance and emotion dysregulation as transdiagnostic processes in a comorbid sample. Behav Res Ther. 2013 Sep; 51(9):540-6. PMID: 23831496; PMCID: PMC3774794; DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.05.014;

Rohan KJ, Evans M, Mahon JN, Sitnikov L, Ho SY, Nillni YI, Postolache TT, Vacek PM. Cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. light therapy for preventing winter depression recurrence: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2013; 14:82. PMID: 23514124; PMCID: PMC3652773; DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-82;

Nillni YI, Rohan KJ, Zvolensky MJ. The role of menstrual cycle phase and anxiety sensitivity in catastrophic misinterpretation of physical symptoms during a CO(2) challenge. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2012 Dec; 15(6):413-22. PMID: 22923028; PMCID: PMC3495998; DOI: 10.1007/s00737-012-0302-2;

Nosen E, Nillni YI, Berenz EC, Schumacher JA, Stasiewicz PR, Coffey SF. Cue-elicited affect and craving: advancement of the conceptualization of craving in co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence. Behav Modif. 2012 Nov; 36(6):808-33. PMID: 22619397; PMCID: PMC3474354; DOI: 10.1177/0145445512446741;

Rohan KJ, Nillni YI, Mahon JN, Roecklein KA, Sitnikov L, Haaga DA. Cognitive vulnerability in moderate, mild, and low seasonality. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Dec; 199(12):961-70. PMID: 22134455; DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182392948;

Nillni YI, Berenz EC, Rohan KJ, Zvolensky MJ. Sex differences in panic-relevant responding to a 10% carbon dioxide-enriched air biological challenge. J Anxiety Disord. 2012 Jan; 26(1):165-72. PMID: 22115836; PMCID: PMC3254702; DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.10.008;

Nillni YI, Toufexis DJ, Rohan KJ. Anxiety sensitivity, the menstrual cycle, and panic disorder: a putative neuroendocrine and psychological interaction. Clin Psychol Rev. 2011 Nov; 31(7):1183-91. PMID: 21855828; PMCID: PMC3176921; DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.07.006;

Nillni YI, Rohan KJ, Bernstein A, Zvolensky MJ. Premenstrual distress predicts panic-relevant responding to a CO2 challenge among young adult females. J Anxiety Disord. 2010 May; 24(4):416-22. PMID: 20226625; PMCID: PMC2865427; DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.02.006;

Nillni YI, Rohan KJ, Rettew D, Achenbach TM. Seasonal trends in depressive problems among United States children and adolescents: a representative population survey. Psychiatry Res. 2009 Dec 30; 170(2-3):224-8. PMID: 19896720; DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.07.011;

Javaras KN, Pope HG, Lalonde JK, Roberts JL, Nillni YI, Laird NM, Bulik CM, Crow SJ, McElroy SL, Walsh BT, Tsuang MT, Rosenthal NR, Hudson JI. Co-occurrence of binge eating disorder with psychiatric and medical disorders. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Feb; 69(2):266-73. PMID: 18348600

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