Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Catholic University 2009
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2017 - 2021
  • Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2012 - 2017
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Deputy Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center (MIRECC). 2015 - 2018
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Afghan Campaign 2001-
  • Alcoholism
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Arousal
  • Avoidance Learning
  • Child Abuse
  • Child, Preschool
  • Combat Disorders
  • Crime
  • Depression
  • Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Humans
  • Interview
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Net
  • Neural Pathways
  • Personality Assessment
  • Prisoners
  • Psychometrics
  • Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Social Environment
  • Social Support
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Substance abuse
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Veterans
  • Veterans Health
  • Women veterans
• Research
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  External Relationships

  • Brancu & Associates, PLLC
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • White, S., T. Barnes, S. Drevo, C. Brower, K. M. McVey, and M. Brancu. “MEASURING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAMING DYNAMICS FOR LEADING LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS.” Consulting Psychology Journal, January 1, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000254.
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    • Ajeen, Rawan, Dana Ajeen, Jennifer P. Wisdom, Jeffrey A. Greene, Tina Lepage, Charlotta Sjoelin, Tasha Melvin, et al. “The impact of trauma-informed design on psychological well-being in homeless shelters.” Psychol Serv, November 3, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000724.
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    • Brancu, Mira, and Antonette M. Zeiss. “Perspectives on healthcare leadership opportunities for psychologists: An interview with Antonette Zeiss.” Psychol Serv 19, no. 4 (November 2022): 671–75. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000434.
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    • Brancu, M., and L. Desormeaux. “INTRODUCTION TO SUPPORTING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND CONTEXTS.” Consulting Psychology Journal 74, no. 2 (January 1, 2022): 143–45. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000230.
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    • Bjork, J. M., P. B. Perrin, M. Redae, L. A. Tupler, M. Brancu, J. C. Beckham, P. S. Calhoun, et al. “Warzone experiences and subsequent clinician suicide risk assessment in veterans.” Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 51, no. 6 (December 1, 2021): 1067–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12789.
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    • Graziano, Robert C., Frances M. Aunon, Stefanie T. LoSavio, Eric B. Elbogen, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Kirsten H. Dillon. “A network analysis of risk factors for suicide in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans.” J Psychiatr Res 138 (June 2021): 264–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.065.
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    • Dillon, Kirsten H., Elizabeth E. Van Voorhees, Eric B. Elbogen, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Cannabis use disorder, anger, and violence in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans.” J Psychiatr Res 138 (June 2021): 375–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.04.018.
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    • Garrett, Melanie E., Xue Jun Qin, Divya Mehta, Michelle F. Dennis, Christine E. Marx, Gerald A. Grant, Gerald A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, et al. “Gene Expression Analysis in Three Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Cohorts Implicates Inflammation and Innate Immunity Pathways and Uncovers Shared Genetic Risk With Major Depressive Disorder.” Front Neurosci 15 (2021): 678548. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.678548.
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    • Nieuwsma, Jason A., Mira Brancu, Jennifer Wortmann, Melissa A. Smigelsky, Heather A. King, Heather A. VISN 6 MIRECC Workgroup, and Keith G. Meador. “Screening for moral injury and comparatively evaluating moral injury measures in relation to mental illness symptomatology and diagnosis.” Clin Psychol Psychother 28, no. 1 (January 2021): 239–50. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2503.
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    • Smith, Alicia K., Andrew Ratanatharathorn, Adam X. Maihofer, Robert K. Naviaux, Allison E. Aiello, Ananda B. Amstadter, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, et al. “Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR.” Nat Commun 11, no. 1 (November 24, 2020): 5965. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19615-x.
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    • Smigelsky, Melissa A., Charles Jardin, Jason A. Nieuwsma, Mira Brancu, Keith G. Meador, Kiera G. Molloy, Kiera G. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Eric B. Elbogen. “Religion, spirituality, and suicide risk in Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans.” Depress Anxiety 37, no. 8 (August 2020): 728–37. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23013.
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    • Morey, Rajendra A., Courtney C. Haswell, Daniel Stjepanović, Daniel Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Joseph E. Dunsmoor, and Kevin S. LaBar. “Neural correlates of conceptual-level fear generalization in posttraumatic stress disorder.” Neuropsychopharmacology 45, no. 8 (July 2020): 1380–89. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-020-0661-8.
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    • Morey, Rajendra A., Emily K. Clarke, Courtney C. Haswell, Rachel D. Phillips, Ashley N. Clausen, Mary S. Mufford, Zeynep Saygin, Zeynep VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, H Ryan Wagner, and Kevin S. LaBar. “Amygdala Nuclei Volume and Shape in Military Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging 5, no. 3 (March 2020): 281–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.11.016.
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    • Sun, Delin, Andrea L. Gold, Chelsea A. Swanson, Courtney C. Haswell, Vanessa M. Brown, Daniel Stjepanovic, Daniel VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Kevin S. LaBar, and Rajendra A. Morey. “Threat-induced anxiety during goal pursuit disrupts amygdala-prefrontal cortex connectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder.” Transl Psychiatry 10, no. 1 (February 10, 2020): 61. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0739-4.
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    • Clausen, Ashley N., Emily Clarke, Rachel D. Phillips, Courtney Haswell, Courtney VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Rajendra A. Morey. “Combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and head injuries differentially relate to alterations in cortical thickness in military Veterans.” Neuropsychopharmacology 45, no. 3 (February 2020): 491–98. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-019-0539-9.
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    • Brancu, M., and T. L. Hayes. “A summary of state of progress in diversity and inclusion initiatives: Consulting Psychology special issue.” Consulting Psychology Journal 72, no. 4 (January 1, 2020): 332–35. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000192.
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    • Naylor, Jennifer C., H Ryan Wagner, Cynthia Johnston, Eric E. Elbogen, Mira Brancu, Christine E. Marx, Christine E. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Work Group, Christine E. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Women Veterans Work Group, and Jennifer L. Strauss. “Pain Intensity and Pain Interference in Male and Female Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans.” Womens Health Issues 29 Suppl 1 (June 25, 2019): S24–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2019.04.015.
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    • Shura, Robert D., Sarra Nazem, Holly M. Miskey, Trisha A. Hostetter, Jared A. Rowland, Lisa A. Brenner, Lisa A. Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, and Katherine H. Taber. “Relationship between traumatic brain injury history and recent suicidal ideation in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans.” Psychol Serv 16, no. 2 (May 2019): 312–20. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000208.
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    • Epstein, Erica L., Sarah L. Martindale, Sarah L. Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, and Holly M. Miskey. “Posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain Injury: Sex differences in veterans.” Psychiatry Res 274 (April 2019): 105–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.01.097.
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    • Coughlin, Lara N., Sarah M. Wilson, Meredith C. Erwin, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Cigarette smoking rates among veterans: Association with rurality and psychiatric disorders.” Addict Behav 90 (March 2019): 119–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.10.034.
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    • Sheerin, Christina M., Ananda B. Amstadter, Erin D. Kurtz, Kaitlin E. Bountress, Kelcey J. Stratton, Scott D. McDonald, and Scott D. Mid-Atlantic Va Mirecc Workgroup. “The association of resilience on psychiatric, substance use, and physical health outcomes in combat trauma-exposed military service members and veterans.” Eur J Psychotraumatol 10, no. 1 (2019): 1625700. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1625700.
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    • Martindale, Sarah L., Erica L. Epstein, Katherine H. Taber, Katherine H. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Jared A. Rowland. “Behavioral and Health Outcomes Associated With Deployment and Nondeployment Acquisition of Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil 99, no. 12 (December 2018): 2485–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.029.
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    • Elbogen, Eric B., H Ryan Wagner, Mira Brancu, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Jennifer C. Naylor, Cindy M. Swinkels, Cindy M. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and John A. Fairbank. “Psychosocial Risk Factors and Other Than Honorable Military Discharge: Providing Healthcare to Previously Ineligible Veterans.” Mil Med 183, no. 9–10 (September 1, 2018): e532–38. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usx128.
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    • Blakey, Shannon M., H Ryan Wagner, Jennifer Naylor, Mira Brancu, Ilana Lane, Meghann Sallee, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Nathan A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Eric B. Elbogen. “Chronic Pain, TBI, and PTSD in Military Veterans: A Link to Suicidal Ideation and Violent Impulses?” J Pain 19, no. 7 (July 2018): 797–806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2018.02.012.
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    • Shepherd-Banigan, Megan E., Abigail Shapiro, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Mira Brancu, Nina R. Sperber, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Neha N. Mehta, Avishek Nagi, and John W. Williams. “Interventions That Support or Involve Caregivers or Families of Patients with Traumatic Injury: a Systematic Review.” J Gen Intern Med 33, no. 7 (July 2018): 1177–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4417-7.
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    • Swanson, Jeffrey, Michele Easter, Mira Brancu, Mira VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and John A. Fairbank. “Informing Federal Policy on Firearm Restrictions for Veterans with Fiduciaries: Risk Indicators in the Post-Deployment Mental Health Study.” Adm Policy Ment Health 45, no. 4 (July 2018): 673–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0881-y.
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    • Wilson, Sarah M., Thomas K. Burroughs, Amie R. Newins, Eric A. Dedert, Alyssa M. Medenblik, Scott D. McDonald, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “The Association Between Alcohol Consumption, Lifetime Alcohol Use Disorder, and Psychiatric Distress Among Male and Female Veterans.” J Stud Alcohol Drugs 79, no. 4 (July 2018): 591–600. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2018.79.591.
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    • Elbogen, Eric B., H Ryan Wagner, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Mira Brancu, Jennifer Naylor, Robert Graziano, Eric Crawford, and Eric VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. “Risk factors for concurrent suicidal ideation and violent impulses in military veterans.” Psychol Assess 30, no. 4 (April 2018): 425–35. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000490.
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    • Sun, Delin, Sarah L. Davis, Courtney C. Haswell, Chelsea A. Swanson, Chelsea A. Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Kevin S. LaBar, John A. Fairbank, and Rajendra A. Morey. “Brain Structural Covariance Network Topology in Remitted Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” Front Psychiatry 9 (2018): 90. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00090.
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    • American Psychological Association, Stefano. “Professional practice guidelines for occupationally mandated psychological evaluations.” Am Psychol 73, no. 2 (2018): 186–97. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000170.
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    • Gross, Georgina M., Katherine C. Cunningham, Daniel A. Moore, Jennifer C. Naylor, Mira Brancu, H Ryan Wagner, Eric B. Elbogen, Patrick S. Calhoun, Patrick S. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Nathan A. Kimbrel. “Does Deployment-Related Military Sexual Assault Interact with Combat Exposure to Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Female Veterans?” Traumatology (Tallahass Fla) May 2018 (2018).
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    • Sheerin, C. M., K. J. Stratton, A. B. Amstadter, S. D. McDonald, J. C. Beckham, M. Brancu, P. S. Calhoun, et al. “Exploring resilience models in a sample of combat-exposed military service members and veterans: a comparison and commentary.” European Journal of Psychotraumatology 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1486121.
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    • Martindale, Sarah L., Leah V. Farrell-Carnahan, Christi S. Ulmer, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Scott D. McDonald, Jared A. Rowland, and Jared A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Registry Workgroup. “Sleep quality in returning veterans: The influence of mild traumatic brain injury.” Rehabil Psychol 62, no. 4 (November 2017): 563–70. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000159.
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    • Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Michelle L. Kelley, Jodie G. Katon, John F. Curry, Karen M. Goldstein, Mira Brancu, H Ryan Wagner, et al. “Paternal history of mental illness associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans.” Psychiatry Res 256 (October 2017): 461–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.053.
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    • Brancu, Mira, H Ryan Wagner, Rajendra A. Morey, Jean C. Beckham, Patrick S. Calhoun, Larry A. Tupler, Christine E. Marx, et al. “The Post-Deployment Mental Health (PDMH) study and repository: A multi-site study of US Afghanistan and Iraq era veterans.” Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 26, no. 3 (September 2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1570.
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    • Naylor, Jennifer C., H. Ryan Wagner, Mira Brancu, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Eric Elbogen, Michelle Kelley, Teresa Fecteau, et al. “Self-Reported Pain in Male and Female Iraq/Afghanistan-Era Veterans: Associations with Psychiatric Symptoms and Functioning.” Pain Med 18, no. 9 (September 1, 2017): 1658–67. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw308.
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    • Kimbrel, Nathan A., Amie R. Newins, Eric A. Dedert, Elizabeth E. Van Voorhees, Eric B. Elbogen, Jennifer C. Naylor, H. Ryan Wagner, et al. “Cannabis use disorder and suicide attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans.” J Psychiatr Res 89 (June 2017): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.01.002.
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    • Brancu, Mira, David Jobes, Barry M. Wagner, Jeffrey A. Greene, and Timothy A. Fratto. “Are There Linguistic Markers of Suicidal Writing That Can Predict the Course of Treatment? A Repeated Measures Longitudinal Analysis.” Arch Suicide Res 20, no. 3 (July 2, 2016): 438–50. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2015.1040935.
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    • Schry, Amie R., Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. The Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.” Psychiatry Res 240 (June 30, 2016): 406–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.016.
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    • Brancu, Mira, Monica Mann-Wrobel, Jean C. Beckham, H Ryan Wagner, Alyssa Elliott, Allison T. Robbins, Madrianne Wong, Ania E. Berchuck, and Jennifer J. Runnals. “Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analytic review of DSM-IV prevalence and a proposed DSM-5 approach to measurement.” Psychol Trauma 8, no. 2 (March 2016): 222–32. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000078.
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    • Naylor, Jennifer C., Jason D. Kilts, Jennifer L. Strauss, Steven T. Szabo, Charlotte E. Dunn, H Ryan Wagner, Robert M. Hamer, et al. “An exploratory pilot investigation of neurosteroids and self-reported pain in female Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans.” J Rehabil Res Dev 53, no. 4 (2016): 499–510. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.11.0294.
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    • Naylor, Jennifer C., Jason D. Kilts, Steven T. Szabo, Charlotte E. Dunn, Francis J. Keefe, Larry A. Tupler, Lawrence J. Shampine, et al. “Allopregnanolone Levels Are Inversely Associated with Self-Reported Pain Symptoms in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan-Era Veterans: Implications for Biomarkers and Therapeutics.” Pain Med 17, no. 1 (January 2016): 25–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12860.
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    • Morey, R. A., J. E. Dunsmoor, C. C. Haswell, V. M. Brown, A. Vora, J. Weiner, D. Stjepanovic, H. R. Wagner, H. R. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and K. S. LaBar. “Fear learning circuitry is biased toward generalization of fear associations in posttraumatic stress disorder.” Transl Psychiatry 5, no. 12 (December 15, 2015): e700. https://doi.org/10.1038/tp.2015.196.
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    • Schry, Amie R., Rachel Hibberd, H Ryan Wagner, Jessica A. Turchik, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Madrianne Wong, Eric E. Elbogen, Jennifer L. Strauss, Jennifer L. Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center Workgroup, and Mira Brancu. “Functional correlates of military sexual assault in male veterans.” Psychol Serv 12, no. 4 (November 2015): 384–93. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000053.
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    • Kimbrel, Nathan A., Melanie E. Garrett, Michelle F. Dennis, Yutao Liu, Ilyas Patanam, Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Michael A. Hauser, and Jean C. Beckham. “Effect of genetic variation in the nicotinic receptor genes on risk for posttraumatic stress disorder.” Psychiatry Res 229, no. 1–2 (September 30, 2015): 326–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.002.
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    • Kelley, Michelle L., Mira Brancu, Allison T. Robbins, Gabrielle M. D’Lima, Jennifer L. Strauss, John F. Curry, John A. Fairbank, Jennifer Runnals, and Jennifer VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Women Veterans Workgroup, VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. “Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans.” Drug Alcohol Depend 152 (July 1, 2015): 201–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.038.
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    • Ulmer, Christi S., Hayden B. Bosworth, Anne Germain, Jennifer Lindquist, Maren Olsen, Mira Brancu, Mira VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center Registry Workgroup, and Jean C. Beckham. “Associations between sleep difficulties and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in veterans and active duty military personnel of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.” J Behav Med 38, no. 3 (June 2015): 544–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9627-4.
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    • Crawford, Eric F., Eric B. Elbogen, H Ryan Wagner, Harold Kudler, Patrick S. Calhoun, Mira Brancu, and Kristy A. Straits-Troster. “Surveying treatment preferences in U.S. Iraq-Afghanistan Veterans with PTSD symptoms: a step toward veteran-centered care.” J Trauma Stress 28, no. 2 (April 2015): 118–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.21993.
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    • Youssef, Nagy A., Daniel W. Bradford, Jason D. Kilts, Steven T. Szabo, Jennifer C. Naylor, Trina B. Allen, Jennifer L. Strauss, et al. “Exploratory investigation of biomarker candidates for suicide in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.” Crisis 36, no. 1 (2015): 46–54. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000280.
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    • Pickett, Treven, David Rothman, Eric F. Crawford, Mira Brancu, John A. Fairbank, and Harold S. Kudler. “Mental Health Among Military Personnel and Veterans.” N C Med J 76, no. 5 (2015): 299–306. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.76.5.299.
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    • Kimbrel, Nathan A., Patrick S. Calhoun, Eric B. Elbogen, Mira Brancu, Mira VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Registry Workgroup, and Jean C. Beckham. “The factor structure of psychiatric comorbidity among Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans and its relationship to violence, incarceration, suicide attempts, and suicidality.” Psychiatry Res 220, no. 1–2 (December 15, 2014): 397–403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.064.
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    • Gentes, Emily L., Paul A. Dennis, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Michelle B. Rissling, Jean C. Beckham, Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder: factor structure and rates of diagnosis.” J Psychiatr Res 59 (December 2014): 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.08.014.
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    • Guffanti, G., A. E. Ashley-Koch, A. L. Roberts, M. E. Garrett, N. Solovieff, A. Ratanatharathorn, I. De Vivo, et al. “No association between RORA polymorphisms and PTSD in two independent samples.” Mol Psychiatry 19, no. 10 (October 2014): 1056–57. https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2014.19.
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    • Green, Kimberly T., Laura C. Hayward, Ann M. Williams, Paul A. Dennis, Brandon C. Bryan, Katherine H. Taber, Katherine H. Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center Workgroup, Jonathan R. T. Davidson, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Examining the factor structure of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in a post-9/11 U.S. military veteran sample.” Assessment 21, no. 4 (August 2014): 443–51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191114524014.
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    • Elbogen, Eric B., Michelle Cueva, H Ryan Wagner, Shoba Sreenivasan, Mira Brancu, Jean C. Beckham, and Lynn Van Male. “Screening for violence risk in military veterans: predictive validity of a brief clinical tool.” Am J Psychiatry 171, no. 7 (July 2014): 749–57. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13101316.
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    • Brancu, Mira, Nivonne L. Thompson, Jean C. Beckham, Kimberly T. Green, Patrick S. Calhoun, Eric B. Elbogen, Allison T. Robbins, John A. Fairbank, John A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Registry Workgroup, and H Ryan Wagner. “The impact of social support on psychological distress for U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq era veterans with PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses.” Psychiatry Res 217, no. 1–2 (June 30, 2014): 86–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.02.025.
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    • Szabo, Steven T., Jason D. Kilts, Jennifer C. Naylor, Nagy A. Youssef, Jennifer L. Strauss, Rajendra A. Morey, Mira Brancu, et al. “Amino acids as biomarker candidates for suicidality in male OEF/OIF Veterans: relevance to NMDA receptor modulation and nitric oxide signaling.” Mil Med 179, no. 5 (May 2014): 486–91. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00337.
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    • Brown, Vanessa M., Kevin S. LaBar, Courtney C. Haswell, Andrea L. Gold, Andrea L. Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, Gregory McCarthy, and Rajendra A. Morey. “Altered resting-state functional connectivity of basolateral and centromedial amygdala complexes in posttraumatic stress disorder.” Neuropsychopharmacology 39, no. 2 (January 2014): 351–59. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2013.197.
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    • Curry, John F., Nicki Aubuchon-Endsley, Mira Brancu, Jennifer J. Runnals, Jennifer J. VA Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Women Veterans Research Workgroup, Jennifer J. VA Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Registry Workgroup, and John A. Fairbank. “Lifetime major depression and comorbid disorders among current-era women veterans.” J Affect Disord 152–154 (January 2014): 434–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.012.
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    • Runnals, Jennifer J., Natara Garovoy, Susan J. McCutcheon, Allison T. Robbins, Monica C. Mann-Wrobel, Alyssa Elliott, and Alyssa Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 6 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers’ (MIRECC) Women Veterans Workgroup. “Systematic review of women veterans' mental health.” Womens Health Issues 24, no. 5 (2014): 485–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2014.06.012.
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    • Kelley, Michelle L., Jennifer Runnals, Matthew R. Pearson, Marinell Miller, John A. Fairbank, John A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Women Veterans Workgroup, John A. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Registry Workgroup, and Mira Brancu. “Alcohol use and trauma exposure among male and female veterans before, during, and after military service.” Drug Alcohol Depend 133, no. 2 (December 1, 2013): 615–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.08.002.
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    • Morey, Rajendra A., Courtney C. Haswell, Elizabeth S. Selgrade, Dino Massoglia, Chunlei Liu, Jonathan Weiner, Christine E. Marx, Christine E. MIRECC Work Group, Ibolja Cernak, and Gregory McCarthy. “Effects of chronic mild traumatic brain injury on white matter integrity in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.” Hum Brain Mapp 34, no. 11 (November 2013): 2986–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.22117.
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    • Runnals, Jennifer Jane, Elizabeth Van Voorhees, Allison T. Robbins, Mira Brancu, Kristy Straits-Troster, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Self-reported pain complaints among Afghanistan/Iraq era men and women veterans with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.” Pain Med 14, no. 10 (October 2013): 1529–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12208.
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    • Swinkels, Cindy M., Christi S. Ulmer, Jean C. Beckham, Natalie Buse, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “The Association of Sleep Duration, Mental Health, and Health Risk Behaviors among U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq Era Veterans.” Sleep 36, no. 7 (July 2013): 1019–25. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.2800.
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    • Van Voorhees, Elizabeth E., Eric A. Dedert, Patrick S. Calhoun, Mira Brancu, Jennifer Runnals, Jean C. Beckham, and Jean C. VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. “Childhood trauma exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans: implications for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and adult functional social support.” Child Abuse Negl 36, no. 5 (May 2012): 423–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.03.004.
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    • Straits-Tröster, K. A., M. Brancu, B. Goodale, S. Pacelli, C. Wilmer, E. M. Simmons, and H. Kudler. “Developing community capacity to treat post-deployment mental health problems: A public health initiative.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 3, no. 3 (September 1, 2011): 283–91. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024645.
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    • Brancu, Mira, Kristy Straits-Tröster, and Harold Kudler. “Behavioral health conditions among military personnel and veterans: prevalence and best practices for treatment.” N C Med J 72, no. 1 (2011): 54–60.
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    • Kudler, Harold, Kristy Straits-Tröster, and Mira Brancu. “Initiatives to improve access to behavioral health services in the Veterans Affairs Health System.” N C Med J 72, no. 1 (2011): 40–42.
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    • Tercyak, K. P., M. L. Sampilo, M. Brancu, M. Beck-Hyman, A. Browne, D. Kitessa, S. Prahlad, L. Wine, and R. Streisand. “Applying a behavioral epidemiology framework to research phases in child health psychology.” Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 13, no. 2 (June 1, 2006): 191–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-006-9022.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Sparks, Alicia, Mira Brancu, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Meredith Stewart, Suzanne Maman, and Kristy Straits-Troster. “UNDERSTANDING HOW OEF/OIF VETERANS CONCEPTUALIZE HEALTH DURING AND AFTER MILITARY SERVICE.” In Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51:S1224–25. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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