Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women.
Thurston RC, Jakubowski K, Chang Y, Wu M, Barinas Mitchell E, Aizenstein H, Koenen KC, Maki PM.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 01. 6(11):e2341388. PMID: 37917057
Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Director, Population Mental Health Lab and Concentration
Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Karestan C. Koenen, PhD aims to reduce the population burden of mental disorders through research, training, and advocacy. She is passionate about using science to overcome violence and trauma, which are major preventable causes of health problems globally.
Research
Dr. Koenen directs the Biology of Trauma Initiative at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard where she is an Institute Member. Her research focus is three-fold. First, she studies why some people develop PTSD and related mental and physical health problems and why some people are resilient when exposed to similar traumatic events. Second, she investigates how violence, trauma, and PTSD alter long-term physical health and accelerate aging. Third, she aims to expand access to evidence-based mental health treatment for survivors of violence and trauma. To this end, she co-wrote the book, Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma: STAIR Narrative Therapy with Drs. Marylene Cloitre, Lisa Cohen. Kile M Ortigo, and Christie Jackson.
Relevant links:
Biology of Trauma: https://www.broadinstitute.org/biology-trauma-initiative-broad-institute
Book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Treating-Survivors-Childhood-Interpersonal-Trauma-ebook/dp/B0859BZZDM
Training
Dr. Koenen leads the NIMH-funded Training Program in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics (T32) and the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Population Mental Health. She also advises masters and doctoral degree students in the Departments of Epidemiology and Social Behavioral Sciences. In addition, Dr. Koenen leads the Trauma Epidemiology and Population Mental Health Research Group for her students and post-doctoral fellows. The group is primarily a forum for trainees and junior investigators to present and receive feedback on work-in-progress, but also includes presentations on advanced research methodology and career development.
For students who are interested in working within the Koenen lab, please use the following link to express interest. https://forms.gle/MQpU3nuS75k98kfP7
Advocacy
Dr. Koenen advocates for survivors of violence and trauma. In May 2011, Dr. Koenen testified before the House Foreign Affairs Full Committee about the epidemic of sexual violence and victim blaming culture of the Peace Corps. She has written for the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and the Women's Media Center's Women Under Siege Project, which investigates how rape and other forms of sexualized violence are used as tools in conflict. Dr. Koenen also consulted on the documentary, It Happened Here, which examined the epidemic of sexual assault on university campuses. In addition, Dr. Koenen speaks to lay audiences about the latest scientific findings around violence and trauma.
BA, 1990, Economics
Wellesley College
MA, 1996, Developmental Psychology
Columbia University
PhD, 1999, Clinical Psychology
Boston University
Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2002, Psychiatric Epidemiology
Columbia University
Thurston RC, Jakubowski K, Chang Y, Wu M, Barinas Mitchell E, Aizenstein H, Koenen KC, Maki PM.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 01. 6(11):e2341388. PMID: 37917057
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medRxiv. 2023 Sep 02. PMID: 37693460
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medRxiv. 2023 Aug 28. PMID: 37693435
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Psychol Med. 2023 Jun 13. 1-12. PMID: 37309917
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