Featured Publications
Accuracy and Acceptability of a Screening Tool for Identifying Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Women Veterans: A Pre-Implementation Evaluation
Portnoy GA, Haskell SG, King MW, Maskin R, Gerber MR, Iverson KM. Accuracy and Acceptability of a Screening Tool for Identifying Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Women Veterans: A Pre-Implementation Evaluation. Women's Health Issues 2018, 28: 439-445. PMID: 29885901, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen veteransLow-burden toolVeterans Health AdministrationIntimate partner violenceHealth care providersMajority of womenAppropriate referralIPV perpetrationCare providersPre-implementation evaluationHealth AdministrationWeb-based surveyHealthcare settingsScreening toolLimited evidenceVeteransWomen's perceptionsPrimary measureReference standardIntimate Partner Violence PerpetrationWomenNational samplePresent studyPartner violencePartner violence perpetration
2023
Integrating Intimate Partner Violence Screening Programs in Primary Care: Results from a Hybrid-II Implementation-Effectiveness RCT
Iverson K, Stolzmann K, Brady J, Adjognon O, Dichter M, Lew R, Gerber M, Portnoy G, Iqbal S, Haskell S, Bruce L, Miller C. Integrating Intimate Partner Violence Screening Programs in Primary Care: Results from a Hybrid-II Implementation-Effectiveness RCT. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 65: 251-260. PMID: 37031032, PMCID: PMC10568536, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violence screening programsVeterans Health AdministrationImplementation facilitationPrimary careEligible womenSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeScreening programHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration facilitiesClinic 3 monthsClinical effectiveness outcomesPsychosocial service useImplementation-effectiveness trialDisclosure ratesIPV detectionPatient populationEffectiveness outcomesService usePsychosocial servicesAdministration facilitiesWomenCareMonthsOutcomesThe Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Webermann A, Relyea M, Portnoy G, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S. The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2023, 38: 9514-9535. PMID: 37005795, DOI: 10.1177/08862605231165764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaUnit supportPTSD symptomsInterpersonal supportSexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransOperation New Dawn veteransNew Dawn veteransWomen veteransStress disorderSymptomsDisorder symptomsWomenService membersGreater PTSD symptomsVeteransTraumaPotential factorsGender differencesMediatorsLess units
2022
Intimate Partner Violence Screening for Women in the Veterans Health Administration: Temporal Trends from the Early Years of Implementation 2014-2020
Miller C, Stolzmann K, Dichter M, Adjognon O, Brady J, Portnoy G, Gerber M, Iqbal S, Iverson K. Intimate Partner Violence Screening for Women in the Veterans Health Administration: Temporal Trends from the Early Years of Implementation 2014-2020. Journal Of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2022, 32: 960-978. PMID: 36713478, PMCID: PMC9881187, DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2021.2019160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Health AdministrationScreen-positive rateIntimate partner violenceHealth AdministrationIntimate partner violence screeningPrimary care patientsVHA administrative dataPartner violence screeningImplementation outcomesCare patientsRetrospective analysisMedical CenterFiscal year 2014IPV screeningWomen veteransViolence screeningLinear regression analysisWomenRegression analysisAdministrative dataOngoing evaluationAdministrationAgeOutcomes
2020
A Multisite Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance the Adoption of Screening Practices for Intimate Partner Violence Into Routine Primary Care for Women Veterans
Portnoy GA, Iverson KM, Haskell SG, Czarnogorski M, Gerber MR. A Multisite Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance the Adoption of Screening Practices for Intimate Partner Violence Into Routine Primary Care for Women Veterans. Public Health Reports 2020, 136: 52-60. PMID: 33207128, PMCID: PMC7856383, DOI: 10.1177/0033354920966022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisite Quality Improvement InitiativeQuality improvement initiativesVeterans Health AdministrationPrimary careIntimate partner violenceHealth clinicsScreening practicesWomen veteransImprovement initiativesHealth AdministrationEvidence-based implementation strategiesHigh-quality primary careRoutine primary careWomen's health clinicImplementation supportImplementation support strategiesModifiable barriersPartner violenceBaseline surveyUnique facilitatorsCareWomenClinicRespondersAdministration
2012
The Hope in Her Eyes: The Role of Children in Afghan Women’s Resilience
Brodsky AE, Talwar G, Welsh EA, Scheibler JE, Backer P, Portnoy GA, Carrillo A, Kline E. The Hope in Her Eyes: The Role of Children in Afghan Women’s Resilience. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2012, 82: 358-366. PMID: 22880974, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01162.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of childrenWomen's resilienceWomen of AfghanistanProtection of childrenStrengths-based approachProcess of resilienceRevolutionary AssociationPolitical activityAfghan womenResistance organizationsChildren's roleProtective factorsQualitative dataResilienceAfghanistanArticleUseful mechanismContextRawasUnique settingWomenConflictInterviewsRisk womenResponsibility