Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsNeill Epperson, MD
Director, Yale Program For Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health (WRBH)About
Research
Publications
2025
Invisible Scars: Residual Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Even in Adults Classified as Resilient.
Duffy K, Sammel M, Page C, Epperson C. Invisible Scars: Residual Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Even in Adults Classified as Resilient. Child Maltreatment 2025, 10775595251387057. PMID: 41145000, DOI: 10.1177/10775595251387057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood maltreatmentConsequences of childhood maltreatmentMeasures of stress reactivityNegative consequencesPhysical health consequencesNon-resilientResilient adultsPhysical health outcomesConsequences of CMSurvey wavesAreas of lifeRelationship qualitySubstance useStress reactivityPsychiatric disordersResidual consequencesPerceived stressSelf-esteemLife satisfactionSocial isolationMaltreatmentHealth outcomesIn adulthoodUnited StatesNegative outcomesUS Abortion Restrictions and the Neuropsychiatric Health of Pregnant Individuals and Families
Osborne L, Appelbaum P, Watson K, Yonkers K, Burnett-Zeigler I, Epperson C, Monk C, Wisner K. US Abortion Restrictions and the Neuropsychiatric Health of Pregnant Individuals and Families. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82: 1025-1029. PMID: 40668571, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.1376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthDenial of abortion carePregnant individualsHealth of reproductive-age womenAbortion careRates of mental health symptomsReproductive-age womenMental health sequelaeMental health symptomsReproductive health servicesNeuropsychiatric healthLegal landscapeInfant well-beingHealthy infantsHealth servicesHealth symptomsHealth sequelaeDenied careCareRural populationWell-beingLimited financial resourcesInfantsAbortion restrictionsProfound effects16.2 Maternal Cannabis Use and Early Adversity: Implications for Mother-Infant Relationships
Olsavsky A, Peloff L, Boggs B, Gorelik M, Mikulich S, Hutchison K, Frankel K, Hopfer C, Feldman R, Epperson C. 16.2 Maternal Cannabis Use and Early Adversity: Implications for Mother-Infant Relationships. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 64: s359. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.07.810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric symptoms on the ovarian hormone roller-coaster
Comasco E, Epperson C, Kulkarni J. Psychiatric symptoms on the ovarian hormone roller-coaster. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 226: 329-330. PMID: 40528482, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRefugee and Asylum Seeker Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Racial, Ethnic, and Contextual Disparities
Ali D, Olstein B, Vargas L, Hale E, Adi A, Savin D, Epperson C. Refugee and Asylum Seeker Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Racial, Ethnic, and Contextual Disparities. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2025 PMID: 40504633, PMCID: PMC12590491, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic reviewMental healthUnderuse of careMental health outcomesAdolescent mental health outcomesPreferred Reporting ItemsCare accessAPA PsycInfoHealth outcomesWeb of Science databasesAsylum-seeking populationReporting ItemsSociostructural factorsContextual disparitiesCareInclusion criteriaDisparitiesHealthAdolescent populationScience databasesAcculturative stressEthnic groupsInvestigated childrenAccess of refugeesOutcomesWhen the Bough Breaks: Are We Ever Going to Prevent Childhood Adversity?
Epperson C. When the Bough Breaks: Are We Ever Going to Prevent Childhood Adversity? American Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 182: 322-325. PMID: 40165554, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Trifecta of Industry, Academic, and Health System Partnership to Improve Mental Health Care Through Smartphone-Based Remote Patient Monitoring: Development and Usability Study
Epperson C, Davis R, Dempsey A, Haller H, Kupfer D, Love T, Villarreal P, Matthews M, Moore S, Muller K, Schneck C, Scott J, Zane R, Frank E. The Trifecta of Industry, Academic, and Health System Partnership to Improve Mental Health Care Through Smartphone-Based Remote Patient Monitoring: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e57624. PMID: 39773396, PMCID: PMC11751643, DOI: 10.2196/57624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital mental health technologiesMental health careMental health technologiesMental health crisisHealth systemHealth careElectronic health record adaptationsHealth technologiesPatients' mental health statusClinic visitsMental health care providersHealth system partnershipsHealth care providersMental health statusElectronic health recordsMental health treatmentMonitoring patient symptomsHealth crisisPsychiatric outpatient clinicPatients' self-ratingsRemote patient monitoringCare providersDepressive disorderPatient experienceHealth records
2024
Field Notes from the Border: Lessons Learned in Conducting Mental Health Research Involving Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants as Study Participants
Vargas L, Ariefdjohan M, Page C, Meisel Z, Ulrich C, Alegría M, Pimentel N, Epperson C, Richmond T. Field Notes from the Border: Lessons Learned in Conducting Mental Health Research Involving Newly Arrived Latinx Immigrants as Study Participants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2024, 27: 181-189. PMID: 39503832, PMCID: PMC11781956, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-024-01643-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health researchLatinx immigrantsImmigrant populationHealth researchCommunity partnersParticipant consentStudy participantsVulnerable populationsData collection proceduresStudy populationField notesResearch protocolParticipantsUnique issuesBest practicesCultural fluencyEthical considerationsCollection proceduresUS southern borderPopulationLatinxUnique perspectiveStress increases sperm respiration and motility in mice and men
Moon N, Morgan C, Marx-Rattner R, Jeng A, Johnson R, Chikezie I, Mannella C, Sammel M, Epperson C, Bale T. Stress increases sperm respiration and motility in mice and men. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 7900. PMID: 39261485, PMCID: PMC11391062, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52319-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpididymal epithelial cellsIncreased mitochondrial respirationIn vitro stress modelsCells secrete extracellular vesiclesSperm RNASperm respirationMouse spermSperm maturationDNA regionsSperm functionTranslational signaling pathwaysSperm motilitySemen qualitySpermMitochondrial respirationMetabolic pathwaysSignaling pathwayEnvironmental stressorsExtracellular vesiclesHuman cohort studiesEpithelial cellsMotilityCellular mechanismsEmbryo developmentCohort studyExtortion experiences of recent adult immigrants from Latin America: self-reported prevalence, associated costs, and current mental health
Vargas L, Epperson C, Richmond T, Sharif S, Berkowitz L, Giano Z, Hargarten S, Ungar M, Weigend-Vargas E, Sakai J. Extortion experiences of recent adult immigrants from Latin America: self-reported prevalence, associated costs, and current mental health. Injury Epidemiology 2024, 11: 43. PMID: 39238066, PMCID: PMC11376018, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-024-00524-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatin AmericaLatinx immigrantsPost-traumatic stress disorderMental healthUS southern borderCurrent mental healthLatinx migrantsMigrant experienceImmigration officialsImmigrant adultsAdult immigrantsImmigrantsExtortionSeverity of post-traumatic stress disorderLatinLatinxViolencePerpetratorsSouthern borderSelf-reported prevalenceStress disorderSignificant stressorsUSAmericaAssociated with negative effects