Abigail Winston Batchelder, PhD
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Abigail (Abby) Batchelder (she/her), PhD, MPH is a clinical psychologist with a background in public health. Dr. Batchelder’s research has been funded by the NIH, SAMHSA, Harvard, UCSF, private foundations, and industry; she has been awarded 15 unique grants as principal investigator. Dr. Batchelder’s research aims to collaboratively identify, adapt, and implement evidence-based interventions with and for underserved people with unmet psycho-behavioral health needs, including people with and vulnerable to HIV, people who use drugs, and sexual and gender minority people with a goal of increasing behavioral health equity.
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Psychiatry - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Yeshiva University, PhD Field of Study: Clinical/Counseling Psychology
- Yeshiva University, MA Field of Study: Clinical/Counseling Psychology
- Columbia University, MPH
- Barnard College, BA Field of Study: Psychology
Websites
Publications
- Published on 10/1/2026
Pericot-Valverde I, Kunkel D, Barron J, Voss S, Ortiz EG, Sloyan J, Thompson AN, Murphy O, Haskell S, Cicchino J, Byrne KA, Gaalema DE, Thrasher JF, Batchelder AW, Heo M, Nahvi S, Litwin AH. E-cigarette puffs per day and changes in cigarettes per day among combustible cigarette smokers with opioid use disorder: A secondary analysis of the Electronic Cigarettes to Address Combustible Cigarette Smoking for People With opioid use disorder (ERASER) study. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2026 Oct 01. PMID: 42821413.
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- Published on 9/14/2026
Chasten NT, Katz BW, Rashkovsky KT, Jaipuriyar V, Weiss NH, Jackson SD, Batchelder AW, Sullivan TP, Scheer JR. Linguistic markers of interpretation bias in nontrauma narratives and associations with PTSD among sexual minority cisgender women, transgender men and women, and gender diverse people. Psychol Trauma. 2026 Sep 14. PMID: 42734993.
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- Published on 8/28/2026
Stanton AM, Foley JD, McKetchnie SM, Hinchey J, Mutén J, Chai P, Fitch C, Onofrey S, Batchelder AW, Psaros C, O'Cleirigh C. Intersecting stigma and sexual relationships among minoritised sexual minority men and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth in Boston, USA. Cult Health Sex. 2026 Aug 28; 1-12. PMID: 42664066.
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- Published on 8/22/2026
Foley JD, Mayer KH, Iyer S, Scheinbach J, Batchelder AW. "I Just Need Guidance Through This Maze I'm Going Through": Addressing Unmet Basic and Mental Health Needs to Facilitate Engagement in HIV Prevention Services in the Context of Stimulant Use. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2026 Nov; 40(11):456-465. PMID: 42630131.
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- Published on 8/4/2026
Evans LA, Jaffe K, LeClair AM, Batchelder AW, Socrates B, Thomas CM, Wurcel AG, Evans EA. Street-level bureaucracy and relational autonomy in HIV status-neutral care implementation: A study of jail staff and incarcerated individuals. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Oct; 406:119673. PMID: 42574869.
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- Published on 8/1/2026
Batchelder AW, Emsbo K, Besson A, Irie W, Rock AE, Granitto G, Ard KL, Mayer KH. Evaluation of a National Interdisciplinary Educational Intervention to Optimize Comprehensive HIV Care. AIDS Educ Prev. 2026 Aug; 38(4):271-283. PMID: 42574705.
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- Published on 7/23/2026
Foley JD, Davis M, Scheinbach J, Aryal K, Batchelder AW, O'Cleirigh C, Yeh GY. Mindfulness practices for cardiovascular disease risk reduction among people with HIV: A qualitative study of perceived feasibility and acceptability. J Health Psychol. 2026 Jul 23; 13591053261467029. PMID: 42490185.
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- Published on 5/27/2026
Harper KL, Kelton K, Livingston NA, Iverson KM, Sloan CA, Batchelder A, Marx BP. Expressive writing to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms among sexual minority veterans: Study design for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2026 Jun; 51:101650. PMID: 42255329.
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- Published on 5/19/2026
Batchelder AW, Glynn T, Witkower Z, Ruben M, Traeger L, Schaefer HS, Jenny Shin HJ, Tracy J, O'Cleirigh C, Moskowitz JT. Multi-modal measurement of shame in relation to perceived stress and avoidance coping in the context of recent HIV diagnosis. J Health Psychol. 2026 May 19; 13591053261449651. PMID: 42157552.
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- Published on 5/5/2026
Clement DN, Bernier LB, Gulbicki L, Kelly JF, Hoeppner BB, Scheer JR, Batchelder AW. Facilitators, barriers, and strategies for optimizing engagement in recovery community centers among sexual minority people in the U.S. Northeast. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2026 Jun; 19:100442. PMID: 42180180.
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