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  1. Measuring executive leadership teaming dynamics for leading learning organizations.

    Article • Consulting Psychology Journal Practice and Research, April 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  2. The impact of trauma-informed design on psychological well-being in homeless shelters.

    Article • Psychological Services, November 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Jeffrey A Greene, Dr. Mira Brancu

  3. Introduction to supporting women in leadership across industries and contexts.

    Article • Consulting Psychology Journal Practice and Research, June 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  4. A summary of state of progress in diversity and inclusion initiatives: Consulting Psychology special issue.

    Article • Consulting Psychology Journal Practice and Research, December 2020, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  5. Screening for moral injury and comparatively evaluating moral injury measures in relation to mental illness symptomatology and diagnosis

    Article • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  6. Perspectives on healthcare leadership opportunities for psychologists: An interview with Antonette Zeiss.

    Article • Psychological Services, May 2020, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  7. Religion, spirituality, and suicide risk in Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, April 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  8. Threat-induced anxiety during goal pursuit disrupts amygdala–prefrontal cortex connectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  9. Combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and head injuries differentially relate to alterations in cortical thickness in military Veterans

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  10. Pain Intensity and Pain Interference in Male and Female Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans

    Article • Women s Health Issues, June 2019, Elsevier

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  11. Posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain Injury: Sex differences in veterans

    Article • Psychiatry Research, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  12. Cigarette smoking rates among veterans: Association with rurality and psychiatric disorders

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  13. The association of resilience on psychiatric, substance use, and physical health outcomes in combat trauma-exposed military service members and veterans

    Article • European Journal of Psychotraumatology, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  14. Relationship between traumatic brain injury history and recent suicidal ideation in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans.

    Article • Psychological Services, November 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  15. Chronic Pain, TBI, and PTSD in Military Veterans: A Link to Suicidal Ideation and Violent Impulses?

    Article • Journal of Pain, July 2018, Elsevier

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  16. Informing Federal Policy on Firearm Restrictions for Veterans with Fiduciaries: Risk Indicators in the Post-Deployment Mental Health Study

    Article • Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  17. Interventions That Support or Involve Caregivers or Families of Patients with Traumatic Injury: a Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  18. Risk factors for concurrent suicidal ideation and violent impulses in military veterans.

    Article • Psychological Assessment, April 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  19. Psychosocial Risk Factors and Other Than Honorable Military Discharge: Providing Healthcare to Previously Ineligible Veterans

    Article • Military Medicine, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  20. Professional practice guidelines for occupationally mandated psychological evaluations.

    Article • American Psychologist, February 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  21. Paternal history of mental illness associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans

    Article • Psychiatry Research, October 2017, Elsevier

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  22. The Post-Deployment Mental Health (PDMH) study and repository: A multi-site study of US Afghanistan and Iraq era veterans

    Article • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, June 2017, Wiley

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  23. Cannabis use disorder and suicide attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, June 2017, Elsevier

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  24. Self-Reported Pain in Male and Female Iraq/Afghanistan-Era Veterans: Associations with Psychiatric Symptoms and Functioning

    Article • Pain Medicine, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner, Dr. Mira Brancu

  25. Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analytic review of DSM–IV prevalence and a proposed DSM–5 approach to measurement.

    Article • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  26. Fear learning circuitry is biased toward generalization of fear associations in posttraumatic stress disorder

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, December 2015, Nature

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  27. Mental Health Among Military Personnel and Veterans

    Article • North Carolina Medical Journal, November 2015, North Carolina Institute of Medicine

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  28. Are There Linguistic Markers of Suicidal Writing That Can Predict the Course of Treatment? A Repeated Measures Longitudinal Analysis

    Article • Archives of Suicide Research, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Professor Jeffrey A Greene

  29. Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  30. Surveying Treatment Preferences in U.S. Iraq-Afghanistan Veterans With PTSD Symptoms: A Step Toward Veteran-Centered Care

    Article • Journal of Traumatic Stress, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  31. Associations between sleep difficulties and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in veterans and active duty military personnel of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts

    Article • Journal of Behavioral Medicine, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  32. Exploratory Investigation of Biomarker Candidates for Suicide in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Article • Crisis, January 2015, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Nagy Youssef

  33. Functional correlates of military sexual assault in male veterans.

    Article • Psychological Services, January 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Nathan A Kimbrel, Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  34. The factor structure of psychiatric comorbidity among Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans and its relationship to violence, incarceration, suicide attempts, and suicidality

    Article • Psychiatry Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Nathan A Kimbrel, Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  35. No association between RORA polymorphisms and PTSD in two independent samples

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, July 2014, Nature

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  36. Screening for Violence Risk in Military Veterans: Predictive Validity of a Brief Clinical Tool

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, July 2014, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  37. The impact of social support on psychological distress for U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq era veterans with PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses

    Article • Psychiatry Research, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Ph.D. H. Ryan Wagner

  38. Amino Acids as Biomarker Candidates for Suicidality in Male OEF/OIF Veterans: Relevance to NMDA Receptor Modulation and Nitric Oxide Signaling

    Article • Military Medicine, May 2014, AMSUS

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Nagy Youssef

  39. Lifetime major depression and comorbid disorders among current-era women veterans

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  40. Alcohol use and trauma exposure among male and female veterans before, during, and after military service

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  41. Self-Reported Pain Complaints among Afghanistan/Iraq Era Men and Women Veterans with Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

    Article • Pain Medicine, October 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  42. Altered Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Basolateral and Centromedial Amygdala Complexes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology, August 2013, Nature

    Dr. Mira Brancu, Nagy Youssef

  43. Childhood trauma exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans: Implications for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and adult functional social support

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  44. Developing community capacity to treat post-deployment mental health problems: A public health initiative.

    Article • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  45. Applying a Behavioral Epidemiology Framework to Research Phases in Child Health Psychology

    Article • Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  46. Identifying and managing burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  47. Innovative Ways to Integrate Outreach into Research and Implementation Efforts for Targeted Veteran Populations

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  48. Sexual boundary violations by health professionals: Offender risk factors

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  49. Major Depression and Comorbid Disorders Among Iraq and Afghanistan Era Women Veterans

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  50. Alcohol Use and Trauma Exposure Among Male and Female Veterans

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  51. No Wrong Door to Care: Incorporating Feedback and Education into a Research Registry Debriefing to Connect More Veterans to Care

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu

  52. Characteristics of health professionals assigned to an ethics tutorial after violating sexual boundaries with patients

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Mira Brancu