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Affiliate Spotlight: Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, MPH

Each newsletter we feature a CTMH affiliate to learn a bit more about their work. This month we speak with Dr. Rachel Sayko Adams, Research Associate Professor in Health Law, Policy & Management. Click to listen to the audio interview: In the interview, Dr. Adams describes her path from a BU MPH student to a […]

CTMH Affiliates Continue to Lead in Veterans’ Health Research: Toxic Exposures, Gulf War Illness, and Tobacco Use

Professor Coauthors Report on Mental Health Effects of Toxic Exposures Among Veterans On a Veterans Affairs-convened National Academies committee, Jaimie Gradus, professor of Epidemiology and the director of SPH’s Center for Trauma and Mental Health, “coauthored a report assessing possible links between exposures to hazards during military service and mental, behavioral, and neurologic health conditions […]

Pediatric Behavioral Health Improves With Integrated Primary Care

Research by CTMH Affiliate, Dr. Megan B Cole Brahim, Integrated Behavioral Health Services and Psychosocial Symptoms in Children, was referenced in multiple news outlets: Pediatric Behavioral Health Improves With Integrated Primary Care, “Research shows that integrating pediatric behavioral health services reduces depression and anxiety symptoms, improving outcomes for children in primary care settings.”   Image: Three children […]

Violence Prevention Program at Hospitals Can Prevent Recurrent Harm

Violence Prevention Program at Hospitals Can Prevent Recurrent Harm “A new study found that a hospital-based intervention program can help prevent violence reinjury or recurrence by providing a range of mental health and social support services to gun violence victims.” This articles quotes CTMH Affiliate Jonathan Jay, a BU School of Public Health associate professor […]

Experiences of Stalking and Obtaining a Restraining Order Associated With CVD Women

Research by CTMH Affiliate Audrey Murchland and coauthors, Experiences of Stalking and Obtaining a Restraining Order Are Associated With Onset of Cardiovascular Events in Women: A Prospective Analysis in the Nurses’ Health Study II, draws an important link between cardiovascular events in women and experiences of stalking. According to Altmetric, this work received significant media attention. “Women experiencing stalking or obtaining […]

CTMH at 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Center for Trauma and Mental Health Affiliates joined public health experts from around the world to present at the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo:  CTMH Affiliates Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Chair of Community Health Sciences, Allegra Gordon, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences, Kimberly Nelson, Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, and PhuongThao Le, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences represented BUSPH […]

Affiliate Spotlight: Jonathan Jay, DrPH, JD

Each newsletter we feature a CTMH affiliate to learn a bit more about their work. This month we speak with Dr. Jonathan Jay research associate professor at BUSPH in Community Health Sciences. Click to listen to the audio interview: Claire Dillenbeck: Hello, my name is Claire Dillenbeck, and I’m here to talk to Dr. Jonathan […]

SPH This Year 2025 Spotlights Alzheimer’s Disease Research by CTMH Affiliates

SPH This Year 2025, SPH’s annual magazine, featured Alzheimer’s disease research by affiliates Maria Glymour, Jennifer Weuve, and Marcia Pescador Jimenez “SPH researchers are at the forefront of determining the risk factors, treatments, and behavioral and environmental changes that may help alleviate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, which currently has no cure.” – Jillian McKoy, SPH This […]

CTMH Affiliates Bring to Light Important Trends in Gun Violence

The work of CTMH affiliates, Jonathan Jay, Patrece Joseph, and Ziming Xuan, is highlighted in the following media about trends in gun violence: Child Gun Injury Risk Spikes When Children Leave School for the Day, Study Finds (November 18th, 2025) Quotes Jonathan Jay, associate professor of community health sciences. You can read the referenced research […]