Research & Publications

Select Publications – Dr. Rahill

Blanc, J., Rahill, G., Laconie, S., & Mouchenik, Y. (2016). Religious beliefs, PTSD,
depression, and resilience in survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Journal of Affective
Disorders, 190, 697-703.

Rahill, G. J., Ganapati, E., Joshi, M., Bristol, B., Molé, A., Jean-Pierre, A.,…Benavides, M.
(2016). In their own Words: Resilience among Haitian Survivors of the 2010
Haitian Earthquake. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(2), 580-603.

Rahill, G. J., Joshi, M., & Hernandez, A. (2015). Adapting an evidence-based intervention for HIV to avail access to testing and risk-reduction counseling for female victims of sexual violence in post-earthquake Haiti. Aids Care. Published online 17 August. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1071773

Rahill, G. J., Joshi, M., Lescano, M. & Holbert, D. (2015). Symptoms of PTSD in a sample of female victims of sexual violence in post-earthquake Haiti. Journal of Affective Disorders, 173, 232-238. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.067.

Joshi, M., Rahill, G. J., Lescano, C., & Jean, F. (2014). Language of sexual violence in
Haiti: Perceptions of victims, community level workers and health care providers. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 25, 1623-1640. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0172.

Rahill, G. J., Jean-Gilles, M., Thomlison, B., & Pinto, E. (2011). Metaphors as contextual evidence for engaging Haitian clients in practice: A case study. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 65 (2), 133-149.

Select Grants – Dr. Rahill

India-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award 2016. United States Department of State and University Grants Commission (UGC) India, 2016-2019. Co-Investigator.

SHARE Haiti: Syndemics HIV/AIDS Research and Education. Global Partnerships for Social Science AIDS Research (R 24). National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). 07/2013-06/201. Principal Investigator.

Re-housing Urban Haiti after the Earthquake: The Role of Social Capital. National Science Foundation. 07/2010-06/2011. Principal Investigator.

Select Publications – Dr. Joshi

Rahill, G. J., Joshi, M., Lescano, M. & Holbert, D. (2015). Symptoms of PTSD in a sample of female victims of sexual violence in post-earthquake Haiti. Journal of Affective
Disorders, 173, 232-238. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.067.

Thomas, K., Joshi, M., & Sorenson, S. B. (2013). Do you know what it feels like to drown: Strangulation as a tactic of coercive control in intimate relationships. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(1), 124-137. doi: 10.1177/036168431348835

Joshi, M., Thomas, K., & Sorenson, S. B. (2012). I didn’t know I could turn colors: Health problems and health care experiences reported by women who were strangled by an intimate partner. Social Work in Health Care, 51, 798-814.

Joshi, M., & Sorenson, S. B. (2010). At the scene: 9231 reports of opposite sex intimate
partner violence – incident characteristics and implications for public health surveillance. Evaluation Review, 34, 116-136.18.

Thomas, K.A., Joshi, M., Wittenberg, E., & McCloskey, L. A. (2008). Intersections of harm and health: A qualitative study of intimate partner violence in women’s lives. Violence Against Women, 14, 1252-1273.

Wittenberg, E., Joshi, M., Thomas, K.A., & McCloskey, L.A. (2007). Measuring the health related quality of life of intimate partner violence victims: A qualitative study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 5(67).

Joshi, M. (2002). Violence against women: A cry for justice. Social Welfare, 49, 3-14.

Select Grants – Dr. Joshi

India-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award 2016. United States Department of State and University Grants Commission (UGC) India, 2016-2019. Co-Investigator.

SHARE Haiti: Syndemics HIV/AIDS Research and Education. Global Partnerships for Social Science AIDS Research (R24). NIH/R24-HD077946-02; National Institutes of Health [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)].2013-2018. Co-Investigator.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) leadership training grant, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 6/2009-5/2014. Principal Investigator.

Northeast Himalayas in India: Socio-cultural context of indigenous people’s health, SEWA International. 2013. Principal Investigator.

Seed grant, The Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania. 2009. Principal Investigator.

Select Publications – Dr. Zlotnick

Venkatesh, K., Phipps, M., Triche, E., & Zlotnick, C. (2013). The relationship between parental stress and postpartum depression among adolescent mothers enrolled in a randomized controlled prevention trial. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Published online November 27. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1394-7. PMID: 24281848

Phipps, M.G., Raker, C.A., Jocelyn, C.F., & Zlotnick, C. (2013). Randomized controlled trial to prevent postpartum depression in adolescent mothers. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 208(3), 192.e1-192.e6. doi: 10.1016/ajog.2012.12.036. PMID: 23313720.

Tzilos, G., Zlotnick, C., Raker, C., Kuo, C., & Phipps, M. (2012) Psychosocial factors associated with depression severity in pregnant adolescents. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 15(5), 397-401. PMID: 22777309.

Howell, E.A., Balbierz, A., Wang, J., Parides, M., Zlotnick, C., & Leventhal, H. (2012). Reducing postpartum depressive symptoms among Black and Latina Mothers: A randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 19(5), 942-949. PMID: 2248220; PMC: 33337015.

Battle, C.L. & Zlotnick, C. (2005). Prevention of postpartum depression. Psychiatric Annals, 35(7), 590-598.

Battle, C.L., Shea, M.T., Johnson, D.M., Yen, S., Zlotnick, C., Zanarini, M.C.,… Morey, L.C. (2004). Childhood maltreatment associated with adult personality disorders: Findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Study of Personality Disorders. Journal of Personality Disorders, 18(2), 193-211. PMID: 15176757.

Zlotnick, C., Bruce, S., Weisberg, R.B., Shea, M.T., Machan, J.T., & Keller, M.B. (2003). Social and health functioning in female primary care patients with posttraumatic stress disorder with and without cormorbid substance abuse. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 44(3), 177-183. PMID: 12764704.

Zlotnick, C., & Johnson, D.M. (2002). Depression and sexual abuse: Psychosocial treatment of depression in adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. South African Psychiatry Review, 5, 8-13.

Shea, M.T., Zlotnick, C., Dolan, R., Warshaw, M.G., Phillips, K.A., Brown, P., & Keller, M.B. (2000). Personality disorders, history of trauma, and PTSD in subjects with anxiety disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 41(5), 315-325. PMID: 11011826.

Zlotnick, C., Kohn, R., Keitner, G., & Della Grotta, S.A. (2000) The relationship between quality of interpersonal relationships and major depressive disorder: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders, 59(3), 205-215. PMID: 10854637.

Keitner, G., Ryan, C.E., Miller, I.W., & Zlotnick, C. (1997). Psychosocial factors and the long-term course of major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 44(1), 57-67. PMID: 9186803.

Zlotnick, C., Shea, M.T., Rosen, K., Simpson, E., Mulrenin, K., Begin, A., & Pearlstein, T. (1997). An affect-management group for survivors of sexual abuse with PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 10(3), 425-436. PMID: 9246650.

Zlotnick, C., Shea, M.T., Pearlstein, T., Begin, A., Simpson, E., & Costello, E. (1996). Differences in dissociative experiences between survivors of childhood incest and survivors of assault in adulthood. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 184(1),52-54. PMID: 8551290.

Zlotnick, C., Shea, M.T., Begin, A., Pearlstein, T., Simpson, E., & Costello, E. (1996). The relationship between dissociative symptoms, alexithymia, impulsivity, sexual abuse, and self-mutilation. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 37(1), 12-16. PMID: 8770520.

Zlotnick, C., Zakrinski, A., Shea, M.T., Costello, E., Pearlstein, T., & Simpson, E. (1996). The long-term sequelae of sexual abuse: Support for complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9(2), 195-205. PMID: 8731542.

Zlotnick, C., Begin, A., Shea, M.T., Pearlstein, T., & Simpson, E. (1994). The relationship between characteristics of sexual abuse and dissociative experiences. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 35(6), 465-470. PMID: 11414395.

Select Grants – Dr. Zlotnick

An Affect-Management for Women with PTSD and Histories of Sexual Abuse. Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. 1994 – 1995. Principal Investigator.

A Depression Prevention Program for Inner City Pregnant Women. Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. 1997 – 1998. Principal Investigator.

A Postpartum Depression Prevention Program for Inner City Pregnant Women. Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation. 1998 – 1999. Principal Investigator.

Depression Prevention for Poor, Pregnant Women NIMH R21. 08/01/2001 – 07/31/2004. Principal Investigator.

Preventing Postpartum Depression in Adolescent Mothers NIMH R34 MH077588-01 08/2006 – 07/2009. Co-Principal Investigator.

Group IPT for Major Depression Following Perinatal Loss. NIMH R34 MH086682. 6/2010 –– 5/2013. Co-Investigator.

Sober Network IPT for Perinatal Women with Comorbid Substance Use and Depression. NIDA R34 DA030428. 08/01/11 – 06/30/14. Joint Principal Investigator.

Project REACH: Preventing Postpartum Depression in Adolescent Mothers. NIH/NIMH R01 MH093342. 7/01/11 – 6/30/16. Co-Investigator.

Preventing Sexual Aggression among High School Boys. Centers for Disease Control. 1U01CE002541-01. 09/30/2014-09/29/2018. Co-Investigator.

Implementing to sustain: Determining the minimum necessary intervention to maintain a postpartum depression prevention program (ROSE) in clinics providing prenatal services to low-income women NIMHG R01 MH114883. 04/01/2018-03/31/2023. Joint Principal Investigator