Jaimie Gradus
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Jaimie L. Gradus, DSc, MPH

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3324
jgradus@bu.edu
Talbot - T318E
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Biography

Jaimie L. Gradus is a Professor of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the both the BUSPH Center for Trauma and Mental Health and the BUSPH Epidemiology Doctoral Program. Her research interests are in the epidemiology of stress and trauma, psychiatric disorders, and suicide. Dr. Gradus has led and been a part of teams that have received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and various foundations, totaling almost $30 million in grant funding. She has published over 140 scientific articles within the field of psychiatric epidemiology. Dr. Gradus is a Board Member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Epidemiology and the Journal of Traumatic Stress, a Scientific Advisor to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and a standing study section member for the Health Services Research and Development Scientific Merit Review Board - Mental and Behavioral Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2024, Dr. Gradus was awarded the Carol J. Rowland Hogue Outstanding Midcareer Achievement Award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

Other Positions

  • Director, Center for Trauma & Mental Health - Boston University School of Public Health
  • Professor, Psychiatry - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • - VA Boston Healthcare System

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, DSc Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Stony Brook University, BA Field of Study: Psychology

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP813
  • SPHEP911
  • SPHEP912

Publications

  • Published on 9/17/2025

    Selbe SM, Szentkúti P, Evans TC, Lash TL, Sumner JA, Gradus JL. Sex Differences in Antihypertensive Medications and PTSD Incidence. Clin Epidemiol. 2025; 17:779-786. PMID: 40984978.

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  • Published on 9/17/2025

    Flesaker M, Kraal AZ, Avila-Rieger JF, Glymour MM, Gradus JL, Briceño EM, Manly JJ, Kobayashi LC, Pescador Jimenez M. Cognitive data harmonization across two racially diverse cohorts in the United States. Alzheimers Dement Behav Socioecon Aging. 2025 Sep 17; 1(3). PMID: 40988999.

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  • Published on 8/21/2025

    Fonda JR, Loeffel LB, Livingston NA, Knoff AA, Bravman V, Gradus JL, Adams RS. Sex-Specific Associations Between Deployment-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and Nonfatal Drug Overdose Among a National Cohort of Post-9/11 Veterans. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Aug 21. PMID: 40845918.

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  • Published on 8/15/2025

    Keyes KM, Gradus JL. Life has a left truncation problem. Epidemiology. 2025 Aug 15. PMID: 40815054.

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  • Published on 4/29/2025

    Laustsen LM, Ejlskov L, Chen D, Lasgaard M, Gradus JL, Østergaard SD, Grønkjær MS, Plana-Ripoll O. Interaction between mental disorders and social disconnectedness on mortality: population-based cohort study: commentary, Laustsen et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2025 Apr; 226(4):249-250. PMID: 40296458.

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  • Published on 4/21/2025

    Flesaker M, Paglisotti E, Freibott CE, Gradus JL, Lipson SK. State policies and suicidal behavior among sexual and gender minority college students. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Aug; 60(8):1861-1870. PMID: 40259035.

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  • Published on 4/8/2025

    Joseph PL, Grossman S, Fulks L, Gradus JL, Ettinger de Cuba S. Invited commentary: "Neighborhood eviction trajectories and odds of moderate and serious psychological distress during pregnancy among African American women". Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 08; 194(4):921-924. PMID: 39191525.

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  • Published on 3/12/2025

    Park JA, Gottlieb DJ, Watts BV, Dufort V, Gradus JL, Shiner B. Comparing Suicide Rates for Cognitive Processing Therapy Versus Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Am J Psychother. 2025 Jun 15; 78(2):96-102. PMID: 40070227.

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  • Published on 2/3/2025

    Rossi FS, Nillni YI, Miller AN, Fox AB, Eliacin J, Schnurr PP, Duke CC, Gradus JL, Galovski TE. Gender and ethnoracial disparities in Veterans' trauma exposure prevalence across differing life phases. Inj Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 03; 12(1):8. PMID: 39901188.

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  • Published on 12/23/2024

    Laustsen LM, Lasgaard M, Momen NC, Chen D, Gradus JL, Grønkjær MS, Jensen MM, Plana-Ripoll O. Social disconnectedness, subsequent medical conditions, and, the role of pre-existing mental disorders: a population-based cohort study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2024 Dec 23; 33:e81. PMID: 39711018.

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