Julia Taylor Woodward | Scholars@Duke

Julia Taylor Woodward
Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Woodward is integrated into the multidisciplinary team at the Duke Fertility Center. She specializes in working with patients coping with infertility, pregnancy loss, and perinatal mood disorders and offers third-party reproduction evaluation and consultation. Her research focuses on family and child outcomes for first-time parents in their forties and fifties as well as enhancing adaptation to the stress of infertility.

Current Research Interests

(1) Family and child outcomes of first-time parents who conceive in the peri- and postmenopausal period, often with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) including donor gametes; (2) Promoting adaptive coping in patients facing prolonged infertility treatment and/or recurrent pregnancy loss.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2021
Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020

Contact Information

5601 Arringdon Park Drive, Suite 201, Morrisville, NC 27560
Box 3143 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
julia.woodward@duke.edu (919) 572-8853
Duke Fertility Center Profile
Psychiatry Profile

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine 2004 - 2005
- Intern, Medical Psychologoy, Duke University 2003 - 2004
- Ph.D., University of Kansas 2004
- M.A., University of Kansas 2000
- B.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 1995
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2019 - 2020
- Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2019
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2016 - 2019
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2007 - 2013
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2004 - 2007
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Co-Director, Third Party Reproduction Program, Duke Fertility Center
  
  Co-chair, OBGYN Resident Wellness Program Task Force (2012- 2017)
  
  Duke Perinatal Psychiatry Steering Committee (2018-2020)
  
  Duke Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Steering Committee (2016-present)
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 30, 2020 The Washington Post
  
  Better fertility treatments can mean much older parents. But how does this affect their offspring?
- MAY 23, 2020 SART website
  
  So Many Unknowns! Uncertainty Compounds an Already Stressful Journey: Mental Health Resources for Fertility Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- JUN 16, 2019 Carolina Parent Magazine
  
  Experiencing Early Pregnancy Loss
- FEB 25, 2019 Duke OB/GYN Magazine
  
  How Old is Too Old?: The rise of parenting at advanced reproductive age
- OCT 11, 2018 The London Times
  
  Mothers in 50s ‘risk harming children’
- OCT 10, 2018 The Sun (UK)
  
  Ageing celebrity mums blamed for rise in women having kids in their 50s
- OCT 10, 2018 The Daily Mail
  
  IVF could make first-time mothers in their 60s a common sight
- OCT 10, 2018 The Telegraph
  
  Older mothers could be traumatising their children, psychologist says
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Decision Making by Patients Seeking Care for Fertility Problems awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Zweifel, Julianne E., and Julia T. Woodward. “The risky business of advanced paternal age: neurodevelopmental and psychosocial implications for children of older fathers.” Fertil Steril 118, no. 6 (December 2022): 1013–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.10.029.
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  - Schuette, Stephanie A., Julia T. Woodward, and Moria J. Smoski. “Preferences Toward Psychological Interventions Among Women Experiencing Infertility.” Integrative Medicine Reports 1, no. 1 (March 1, 2022): 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1089/imr.2021.0011.
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  - Tsai, Shelun, Kathryn Shaia, Julia T. Woodward, Michael Y. Sun, and Suheil J. Muasher. “Surrogacy Laws in the United States: What Obstetrician-Gynecologists Need to Know.” Obstet Gynecol 135, no. 3 (March 2020): 717–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003698.
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  - Zweifel, Julianne E., Julia T. Woodward, Robert W. Rebar, and Mark V. Sauer. “Is it time to establish age restrictions in ART?” J Assist Reprod Genet 37, no. 2 (February 2020): 257–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-019-01649-w.
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  - Pasch, Lauri A., Jean Benward, Joanna E. Scheib, and Julia T. Woodward. “Donor-conceived children: the view ahead.” Hum Reprod 32, no. 7 (July 1, 2017): 1534. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dex105.
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  - Woodward, Julia T. “Third-party reproduction in the Internet Age: the new, patient-centered landscape.” Fertil Steril 104, no. 3 (September 2015): 525–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.05.030.
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  - Thompson, Elizabeth H., Julia T. Woodward, and Annette L. Stanton. “Dyadic goal appraisal during treatment for infertility: how do different perspectives relate to partners' adjustment?” Int J Behav Med 19, no. 3 (September 2012): 252–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-011-9172-7.
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  - Thompson, Elizabeth H., Julia T. Woodward, and Annette L. Stanton. “Moving forward during major goal blockage: situational goal adjustment in women facing infertility.” J Behav Med 34, no. 4 (August 2011): 275–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9309-1.
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  - Thompson, Elizabeth H., Julia T. Woodward, and Annette L. Stanton. “DYADIC GOAL APPRAISAL DURING TREATMENT FOR INFERTILITY.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 41 (April 1, 2011): S115–S115.
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  - Thompson, Elizabeth, Julia T. Woodward, and Annette L. Stanton. “GOAL ADJUSTMENT DURING INFERTILITY.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine 39 (April 1, 2010): 34–34.
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  - Sears, Sharon R., Julia T. Woodward, and Robert K. Twillman. “What do I have to lose? Effects of a psycho-educational intervention on cancer patient preference for resuscitation.” J Behav Med 30, no. 6 (December 2007): 533–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-007-9128-1.
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  - Cheavens, J. S., D. B. Feldman, J. T. Woodward, and C. R. Snyder. “Hope in cognitive psychotherapies: On working with client strengths.” Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy 20, no. 2 (January 1, 2006): 135–45. https://doi.org/10.1891/jcop.20.2.135.
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  - Snyder, C. R., Carla Berg, Julia T. Woodward, Amber Gum, Kevin L. Rand, Kristin K. Wrobleski, Jill Brown, and Ashley Hackman. “Hope against the cold: individual differences in trait hope and acute pain tolerance on the cold pressor task.” J Pers 73, no. 2 (April 2005): 287–312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00318.x.
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  - Snyder, C. R., Kevin L. Rand, Elisa A. King, David B. Feldman, and Julia T. Woodward. “"False" hope.” J Clin Psychol 58, no. 9 (September 2002): 1003–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.10096.
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  - Snyder, C. R., David B. Feldman, Julia D. Taylor, Lisa L. Schroeder, and Virgil H. Adams. “The roles of hopeful thinking in preventing problems and enhancing strengths.” Applied and Preventive Psychology 9, no. 4 (September 2000): 249–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0962-1849(00)80003-7.
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- Book Sections
  - Hayes, M., and J. T. Woodward. “Lesbians pursuing parenthood: pathways, challenges, and best practices.” In Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health, 123–40, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822288-1.00001-4.
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  - Stanton, A. L., and J. T. Woodward. “Infertility.” In Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine, Second Edition, 756–58, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543579.191.
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  - Taylor, Julia D., David B. Feldman, R. S. Saunders, and Steven S. Ilardi. “Hope theory and cognitive-behavioral therapies.” In Handbook of Hope Theory, Measures, and Applications, edited by C. R. Snyder. Academic Press, 2000.
  - Taylor, Julia D., Scott T. Michael, and Jennifer S. Cheavens. “Hope theory as applied to brief treatments: Problem-solving and solution-focused therapies.” In Handbook of Hope Theory, Measures, and Applications. Academic Press, 2000.
  - Woodward, J. T., and C. R. Snyder. “Hope as a common factor across psychotherapy approaches: A lesson from the Dodo’s verdict.” In Handbook of Hope Theory, Measures, and Applications, edited by C. R. Snyder. Academic Press, 2000.
  - Taylor, Julia D. “Confronting breast cancer: Hopes for health.” In Handbook of Hope: Theory, Measures, and Application, edited by C. R. Snyder, 355–69. New York: Academic Press, 2000.
  - Woodward, J. T., Sandra J. Waters, and Francis J. Keefe. “Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain in older adults.” In Pain in Older Persons: Progress in Pain Research and Management, 239–61. IASP Press, n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., and Katherine E. MacDuffie. “Individual and family outcomes of first-time parents over 40: Implications of later-life parenting.” In Contemporary Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology: Advancing Global Discussion in Theory, Practice, Policy and Research, edited by Patricia Hershberger and Eleanor Stevenson. Springer Publishing Company, n.d.
  - Woodward, Julia, and Marie Hayes. “Lesbians Pursuing Parenthood: Pathways, Challenges, and Best Practices. Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company.” In Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction., edited by William Petok and Kim Bergman. Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company, n.d.
- Other Articles
  - Woodward, Julia. “How old is too old?: The rise of parenting at advanced reproductive age.” Duke Ob/Gyn Magazine, n.d.
- Digital Publications
  - Woodward, Julia. “Using an Egg Donor: What you Should Know.” All About Fertility, July 2020.
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  - Berger, Eric. “Better fertility treatments can mean much older parents. But how does this affect their offspring?” The Washington Post, May 30, 2020.
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  - SART, Julia. “So Many Unknowns! Uncertainty Compounds an Already Stressful Journey: Mental Health Resources for Fertility Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.,” May 2020.
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- Conference Papers
  - Woodward, Julia T., and Mephanie Schuette. “DOES WAITING TO HAVE A BABY CHANGE PARENTING EXPERIENCE? ELUCIDATING EXPERIENCES OF PATIENTS WHO USED FERTILITY TREATMENT IN THEIR 20s, 30s, AND 40s.” In Fertility and Sterility, 118:E93–E93, 2022.
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  - Woodward, Julia Taylor, and Katherine E. MacDuffie. “ATTITUDES OF OOCYTE DONORS AND NON-DONORS TOWARDS THEIR GENETIC MATERIAL.” In Fertility and Sterility, 114:E271–E271, 2020.
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  - Woodward, J. T., J. Norten, M. G. Jamison, and D. K. Walmer. “P-672.” In Fertility and Sterility, 86:S382–S382. Elsevier BV, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1051.
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  - Taylor, Julia D., Jennifer S. Cheavens, K. Kahle, and C. R. Snyder. “Interactions of high- and low-hope individuals: A look at interpersonal theory,” n.d.
  - Taylor, Julia D., T. J. Keating, and J. T. Woodward. “The cost-effectiveness of remote sensing and repair in reducing motor vehicle nitrogen oxide emissions,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., Elizabeth Thompson, and Annette L. Stanton. “Dyadic goal appraisal during treatment for infertility,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., Elizabeth Thompson, and Annette S. Stanton. “Goal Adjustment During Infertility,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., J. R. Hockemeyer, L. A. Laub, D. Craig-Claar, and Annette L. Stanton. “Meeting breast cancer patients’ psychosocial needs: Relationship of preferences and practices of physicians and patients to patient satisfaction with care,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., Jennifer Norton, David K. Walmer, and M. G. Jamison. “Fertility patients’ preferences and attitudes about gamete donation: What kind of donor and donor program do they want?,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., Timothy J. Strauman, Keri Merrill, A. Vieth, and M. Carrig. “Treatment of Depression with Cognitive and Self-System Therapies: Methods, Outcome, and Adherence.,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., and Annette L. Stanton. “Acceptance and regoaling in the context of infertility: How do we move forward during blockage of a major life goal?,” n.d.
  - Woodward, J. T., and C. R. Snyder. “HIV prevention behaviors among adolescent women: The role of hope and coping strategies,” n.d.
- Theses and Dissertations
  - Woodward, Julia T. “Acceptance and Regoaling in the Context of Infertility: How Do We Move Forward During Blockage of a Major Life Goal?” Edited by Annette L. Stanton, 2004.
Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances
- SART Fertility Experts Podcast | IVF: Cycles of Hope and Heartbreak at Washington, DC 2021
Teaching & Mentoring
Advising & Mentoring
- Research Mentor – Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship program (Jessica Selter, MD)
  Mentor - Duke Clinical Psychology Intern (Breanna Beard)
  Mentor & Research Advisor – Duke Oncofertility Postdoctoral Fellow (Juliann Stalls, PhD)
Teaching Activities
- Founder and Practicum Supervisor, Duke Reproductive Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
  Postdoctoral Fellowship Practicum Supervisor, Perinatal Psychiatry program
  Faculty and Practicum Supervisor, Duke Clinical Psychology Internship Program, Behavioral Health Track
  Practicum Supervisor, Duke Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
  Lecturer, Duke Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship Program
  
  Specific Didactics & Lectures:
  - Duke Fertility Center’s Reproductive Psychology course series (2011 – present)
    - Role: Creator of curriculum, course director, and lecturer
  - Duke Reproductive Endocrinology Mental Health Didactic Series (2013-Present)
    - Role: Creator of curriculum, course director, and lecturer
    - Didactics delivered to REI Fellows as well as Embryology lab staff and nursing team
  - Duke Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Resident Lectures
    - Psychosocial Aspects of Infertility (once per year)
    - Psychosocial Aspects and Optimal Support for Pregnancy Loss (once per year)
    - Psychosocial Aspects of Third-Party Reproduction (once per year)
    - Implications of Later-Life Parenting (once per year)
  - Medical student rotation in reproductive psychology (unofficial rotation) (2018 - present)
    - Role: Attending psychologist for participating medical student; case observation, conceptualization, and discussion including didactics
  - Duke Clinical Psychology Internship Program
    - Providing Integrated Psychological Services in a Medical Setting (2018 – present)
    - Interprofessional Communication: Talking to other members of the health care team (2020 – present)
  - Duke Family Studies Program (2013 – present)
    - Talking to Couples about Sex (once per year)
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Manuscript reviewer. Human Reproduction. 2010 - 2021 2010 - 2021
- Manuscript reviewer. Fertility & Sterility. 2009 - 2021 2009 - 2021
- Manuscript reviewer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2009 - 2021 2009 - 2021
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
Clinical Activities
- As the Director of Psychological Services for the Duke Fertility Center, I specialize in working with patients coping with infertility, pregnancy loss, third-party reproduction, fertility preservation, and perinatal mood disorders.

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

In the News

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Other Articles

Digital Publications

Conference Papers

Theses and Dissertations

Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances

Advising & Mentoring

Teaching Activities

Presentations & Appearances

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke

Clinical Activities