Research Focus

Anna Blanken, PhD

Functional Neurological Disorder, Aging, Women’s Health

Brian Borsari, PhD

Alcohol Use Disorder, Tobacco Cessation, Interventional Science, Mobile Technology, Motivational Interviewing

Amy Byers, PhD, MPH

Suicide Prevention, Aging

Linda Chao, PhD

Aging, Sleep Disorders, Gulf War Illness

Beth E. Cohen, MD, MAS

PTSD, Cardiovascular Health, Tobacco Cessation, Cannabis Use

Sanket Dhruva, MD

Cardiovascular Health, Therapeutic Devices, AI and Machine Learning

Carolyn Gibson, PhD, MPH

Women’s Health, Whole Health

Lizabeth Goldstein, PhD

Sleep Disorders, PTSD, Women’s Health

Ellen Herbst, MD

Tobacco Cessation, Contingency Management

Katherine Hoggatt, PhD, MPH

Cannabis Use, Alcohol Use Disorders, VA Data Science, Women’s Health

Nicholas Holder, PhD

PTSD, Virtual Care Delivery, Cognitive Processing Therapy

Li-Wen Huang, MD

Aging, Cancer Care, Cognitive Impairment

Asale Hubbard, PhD

PTSD, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Sabrina Islam, PhD, MS

Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Women’s Health

Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, MAS

Endoscopy, Endoscopy Training

Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH

Substance Use, Cannabis Use, Clinical Outcomes Research, Cardiovascular Health

Patrycja Klimek-Johnson, PhD

Disordered Eating

Shira Maguen, PhD, MA

PTSD, Moral Injury, Women’s Health, Suicide, Disordered Eating

Francesca Nicosia, PhD, MA

Complementary and Integrative Health, Dementia, Chronic Pain, Women’s Health

Dennis Oh, MD, PhD

Virtual Care Delivery, Teledermatology

Linda Park, PhD, NP, FAAN

Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease Management

Natalie Purcell, PhD, MPA

Complementary and Integrative Health, Moral Injury, Trauma, Chronic Pain

Rachel Ranney, PhD

PTSD, Mental Health, Access to Care, VA Community Care

Jessica Rubin, MD, MPH

Cirrhosis, Chronic Pain, Liver Transplantation, Complementary Integrative Health

Alison Rustagi, MD, PhD

Lung Cancer Screening, Aging, Cannabis Use

Kathleen Sarmiento, MD, MPH

Sleep Disorders, Virtual Care Delivery, AI and Machine Learning

Maren Scheuner, MD, MPH

Genetic Services and Testing, Virtual Care Delivery, Genomic Medicine

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD, MSc

Medication Safety, Rheumatology

Karen Seal, MD

Chronic Pain, PTSD, Opioid Misuse, Complimentary Integrative Health

Mary Whooley, MD

Cardiovascular Health, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Implementation Science

Charlie Wray, DO, MS

Virtual Care Delivery, Digital Access to Care, Hospital Care Delivery