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Ellen Terese Gerrity

Associate Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
6008 Melvern Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817
6008 Melvern Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2021 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

In the News


Published December 15, 2014
Federal Diary: What makes patriots perpetrators of torture?

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Recent Publications


Mental Health of Children of Deployed and Nondeployed US Military Service Members: The Millennium Cohort Family Study.

Journal Article J Dev Behav Pediatr · December 2018 OBJECTIVE: Families experience multiple stressors as a result of military service. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations among service member deployment experiences, family and military factors, and children's mental health using ba ... Full text Link to item Cite

Beyond Institutional Betrayal: When the Professional Is Personal

Chapter · January 1, 2018 Gerrity offers a personal reflection and an analysis of the institutional role of the American Psychological Association (APA) in US torture policy and its implementation. Providing an indictment of the APA’s betrayal of bedrock principles against psycholo ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

ResearchAssociate Director · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2016 - 2021

National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

ResearchAssociate Director · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2012 - 2017

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Arizona · 1983 Ph.D.