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Allison E. Gaffey, PhD

Instructor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

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Allison E. Gaffey, PhD

Research Summary

Dr. Gaffey's research addresses the independent and bidirectional roles of psychological stress and sleep in cardiovascular and psychiatric conditions, social determinants modulating those outcomes, and sex differences in biobehavioral risk factors. This work has included both basic and epidemiologic investigations of risk among adults across the lifespan.

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Research Interests

Emotions; Heart Diseases; Hypertension; Psychophysiology; Sleep; Social Support; Stress, Physiological; Stress, Psychological; Social Determinants of Health

Public Health Interests

Behavioral Health; Cardiovascular Diseases; Mental Health; Women's Health

Selected Publications

  • Abstract P044: Associations Between Depression And Hypertension Among Women And Men VeteransChang T, Gaffey A, Brandt C, Lichtman J. Abstract P044: Associations Between Depression And Hypertension Among Women And Men Veterans Hypertension 2022, 79 DOI: 10.1161/hyp.79.suppl_1.p044.
  • Abstract 48: Military Sexual Trauma Is Associated With Incident Hypertension In A 16-year Cohort Study Of 1.2 Million Young And Middle-aged Men And WomenGaffey A, Rosman L, Haskell S, Brandt C, Sico J, Bastian L, Dziura J, Burg M. Abstract 48: Military Sexual Trauma Is Associated With Incident Hypertension In A 16-year Cohort Study Of 1.2 Million Young And Middle-aged Men And Women Hypertension 2021, 78 DOI: 10.1161/hyp.78.suppl_1.48.
  • Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and TraumaCombellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.
  • Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular diseaseCavanagh C, Gaffey A, Rosman L, Burg M. Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular disease 2020, 61-84. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815015-3.00004-0.
  • Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in AdultsGaffey A, Martinez B. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults 2019 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.280.
  • 0341 Men and Women Veterans’ Military Experiences and Associated Risk of InsomniaGaffey A, Redeker N, Haskell S, Brandt C, Burg M. 0341 Men and Women Veterans’ Military Experiences and Associated Risk of Insomnia Sleep 2019, 42: a139-a140. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.340.
  • Cognitive and systemic sensitivity to glucocorticoids in women with varying levels of depression and early adverse caregivingGaffey A, Hoks R, Walsh E, Ladd C, Abercrombie H. Cognitive and systemic sensitivity to glucocorticoids in women with varying levels of depression and early adverse caregiving Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019, 100: s22-s23. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.087.
  • Acute changes in FKBP5 methylation: A novel measure of glucocorticoid sensitivityAbercrombie H, Papale L, Walsh E, Hoks R, Gaffey A, Alisch R. Acute changes in FKBP5 methylation: A novel measure of glucocorticoid sensitivity Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019, 100: s15. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.063.
  • Oxytocin increases cortisol in men exposed to acute social-evaluative stressGaffey A, Wirth M. Oxytocin increases cortisol in men exposed to acute social-evaluative stress Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015, 61: 74-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.596.
  • Stress, rejection, and hormones: Cortisol and progesterone reactivity to laboratory speech and rejection tasks in women and menGaffey A, Wirth M. Stress, rejection, and hormones: Cortisol and progesterone reactivity to laboratory speech and rejection tasks in women and men F1000Research 2014, 3: 208. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.5142.1.
  • Psychophysiological MeasuresGaffey A, Wirth M. Psychophysiological Measures 2014, 5181-5184. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2315.
  • Physiological ArousalGaffey A, Wirth M. Physiological Arousal 2014, 4807-4810. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2169.
  • Prenatal programming of newborn and infant telomere lengthEntringer S, Epel E, Lin J, Buss C, Blackburn E, Simhan H, Wadhwa P, Shalev I, Moffitt T, Caspi A, Wolkowitz O, Mellon S, Epel E, Reus V, Dhabhar F, Su Y, Lin J, Blackburn E, Puterman E, Reynolds R, O'Reilly J, Forbes S, Denison F, Norman J, Labad J, Buss C, Entringer S, Davis E, Hobel C, Swanson J, Wadhwa P, Sandman C, Ghaemmaghami P, Dainese S, La Marca R, Zimmermann R, Ehlert U, Räikkönen K, O'Reilly J, Pesonen A, Kajantie E, Villa P, Laivuori H, Hämäläinen E, Seckl J, Reynolds R, Spiegel D, Hahm B, Talbot L, Richards A, Inslicht S, O'Donovan A, Neylan T, Dhabhar F, Jo B, Neri E, Zeitzer J, Tillie J, Bricker N, Nouriani B, Spiegel D, Jessup D, Kalin N, Fox A, Oler J, Fawcett G, Rogers J, Pandey G, Schatzberg A, Kalin N, Pandey G, Belanoff J, Ishitobi Y, Nakayama S, Yamaguchi K, Kanehisa M, Higuma H, Maruyama Y, Ninomiya T, Okamoto S, Tanaka Y, Tsuru J, Hanada H, Isogawa K, Akiyoshi J, Belanoff J, Wotjak C, Hill M, Roozendaal B, Schelling G, Neumeister A, Sobin S, Diamond D, Roth T, Fleshner M, Zoladz P, Liberzon I, Pitman R, Brunet A, Bolshakov V, Gamache K, Nader K, Daskalakis N, Buxbaum J, Flory J, Cai G, Shen L, Bierer L, Cohen H, Yehuda R, Rayman J, Kandel E, Abercrombie H, Wirth M, Jahn A, Hoks R, Ackermann S, Hartmann F, Heck A, Rasch B, Papassotiropoulos A, de Quervain D, van Ast V, Cornelisse S, Meeter M, Joëls M, Kindt M, Garfinkel S, Ho S, Wang X, Abelson J, Taylor S, Gonzalez R, Smith E, Liberzon I, Marin M, Lupien S, Rimmele U, Besedovsky L, Wilhelm I, Lange T, Born J, de Kloet E, Daskalakis N, Nederhof E, Parker K, Bagot R, Vinkers C, van Gastel W, Luykx J, Schubart C, Joëls M, Kahn R, Boks M, Kubzansky L, Bradley B, Ellenbogen M, Cardoso C, Orlando M, Brown C, Cardoso C, Ellenbogen M, Orlando M, Bacon S, Joober R, Bartz J, Yee J, Roth T, Blaze J, Danese A, Dove R, Moog N, Buss C, Entringer S, Sandman C, Wadhwa P, Gaffey A, Nuttall A, Wirth M, Valentino K, Payne J, Slopen N, Kubzansky L, McLaughlin K, Koenen K, Wingenfeld K, O'Donovan A, Cohen B, Bertenthal D, Margaretten M, Seal K, Neylan T, Flory J, Bierer L, Desarnaud F, Makotkine I, Siddique A, Marmar C, Yehuda R, Golier J, Caramanica K, Schmeidler J, Harvey P, Yehuda R, Mehta D, Moeller-Bertram T, Strigo I, Simmons A, Patel P, Baker D, McFarlane A, Marmar C, van Zuiden M, Geuze E, Vermetten E, Kavelaars A, Heijnen C, Risbrough V, Baker D, Nievergelt C, Litz B, Nash W, Perez J, Geyer M, Steudte S, Kirschbaum C, Gao W, Schönfeld S, Hoyer J, Stalder T. Prenatal programming of newborn and infant telomere length European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2012, 3: 19555. PMCID: PMC3442735, DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19555.
  • Child abuse moderates cortisol's relationship to memoryGaffey A, Nuttall A, Wirth M, Valentino K, Payne J. Child abuse moderates cortisol's relationship to memory European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2012, 3 DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19493.