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Anthony Joseph Rosellini, PhD

Associate Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
ajrosell@bu.edu
Talbot (T Bldg)
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Biography

Dr. Rosellini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and School of Public Health. He also holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, where he was previously a Research Assistant Professor (2016-2022).

Dr. Rosellini studies the etiology and course of anxiety and mood disorders – also known as internalizing psychopathology. His research uses a combination of clinical psychological and epidemiologic methods to:
(1) Identify and understand the emotional, psychological, and environmental factors (e.g., personality, emotion regulation, stress, trauma) associated with the development and persistence of internalizing psychopathology.
(2) Develop clinically-usefully risk tools that optimally predict the onset, severity, course, and treatment response of internalizing psychopathology and associated behavioral outcomes (e.g., suicide).
(3) Improve clinical assessment, diagnosis, and classification

Dr. Rosellini received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University. He previously worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, where he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychiatric epidemiology.

Education

  • Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Psychology
  • Boston University, MA Field of Study: Psychology
  • Boston University, BA Field of Study: Psychology

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP790
  • SPHEP911

Publications

  • Published on 12/31/2025

    Paz, Y. Vogel, S. Goh, P. K. Perkins, E. R. Broussard, A. Huth, N. Rosellini, A. J. Mills-Koonce, R. Willoughby, M. T. Wagner, N. J. Waller, R. . Using machine learning to identify parenting features prospectively related to callous-unemotional traits from infancy to early adolescence. Psychological Medicine. 2025; (in press).
  • Published on 12/23/2025

    Cornacchione Ross J, Jebai R, Gray JC, Rosellini AJ, Little MA, Adams RS. Tobacco Product Use and Type by Military Veteran Status: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2021-2023. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Dec 23; 28(1):79-89. PMID: 41035128.

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  • Published on 12/1/2025

    Slimovitch, R Flesaker, M Rosellini, AJ Gradus, JL . Suicide loss and its impact on mortality, mental, physical, and social health outcomes: a systematic review of registry-based studies. Harvard Reviews Psychiatry. 2025; (in press).
  • Published on 10/17/2025

    Rubenstein E, Tewolde S, Michals A, Fortea J, Jimenez MP, Skotko BG, Tripodis Y, Weuve J, Rosellini AJ. Novel predictors of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome identified using machine learning. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Dec; 108(3):1166-1176. PMID: 41105592.

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  • Published on 9/29/2025

    Flesaker M, Schneider B, Patterson A, Rosellini AJ, Lipson SK, Gradus JL. Co-occurrence of racism-based trauma symptoms and depressive symptoms among college students of color. Psychol Trauma. 2025 Sep 29. PMID: 41021495.

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  • Published on 11/2/2024

    Kim N, Bloom PA, Rosellini AJ, Webb CA, Pizzagalli DA, Auerbach RP. Probing Neurophysiological Processes Related to Self-Referential Processing to Predict Improvement in Adolescents With Depression Receiving Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2025 May; 10(5):485-494. PMID: 39491787.

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  • Published on 6/3/2024

    Jiang T, Nagy D, Rosellini AJ, Horváth-Puhó E, Keyes KM, Lash TL, Galea S, Sørensen HT, Gradus JL. Prediction of suicide attempts among persons with depression: a population-based case cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 03; 193(6):827-834. PMID: 38055633.

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  • Published on 2/20/2024

    Brown HL, Selbe SM, Flesaker M, Rosellini AJ, Maple M, Gradus JL, Cerel J. The impact of relationship type and closeness on mental health following suicide loss. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2024 Jun; 54(3):479-488. PMID: 38375945.

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  • Published on 2/5/2024

    Kofman YB, Selbe S, Szentkúti P, Horváth-Puhó E, Rosellini AJ, Lash TL, Schnurr PP, Sørensen HT, Galea S, Gradus JL, Sumner JA. Sex Differences in Psychopathology Following Potentially Traumatic Experiences. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 05; 7(2):e240201. PMID: 38386319.

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  • Published on 1/11/2024

    Galiano CS, Andrea AM, Tung ES, Brown TA, Rosellini AJ. Psychometric properties of the Distress Tolerance Scale in a clinical sample. Psychol Assess. 2024 Mar; 36(3):192-199. PMID: 38206840.

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