About
Jillian C. Shipherd, PhD, is a psychologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a professor of psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Shipherd is also a clinical research psychologist at the Women's Health Sciences Division of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and one of two part-time Directors of the LGBT
... Health Program for the Veterans Health Administration in Washington DC. Dr. Shipherd earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the State University of NY at Buffalo. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Boston Consortium at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Shipherd's area of expertise is the interface of mental and physical health subsequent to trauma with a focus on sexual and gender minority populations. She has published on improving healthcare system responses to the unique needs of LGBT Veterans. She is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr. Shipherd is one of the editors of the 2018 book, Adult Transgender Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals.
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Departments
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Specialties
Clinical psychology, adult transgender care, LGBT care, veteran care, trauma
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Contact
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Primary Location
1 Boston Medical Center Pl
Boston, MA 02118
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Administrative Title
Professor, Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine