Aoife O'Donovan, PhD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Psychiatry
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1550 Fourth Street, #282
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-221-4810 ext. 24959
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    Title(s)UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences


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    University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral StudiesGraduate Division
    University College DublinPhDClinical Psychobiology
    National University of Ireland, GalwayMPsychScHealth Psychology
    University College CorkBAPsychology
    University of California, San FranciscoDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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    American Psychosomatic Society2019Herbert Weiner Early Career Award
    International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies2018Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional Award
    Society of Biological Psychiatry2018Travel Fellowship Award
    University of California2017Hellman Fellowship Award
    Career Development Institute for Psychiatry2014Trainee Award
    Society in Science2010Branco Weiss Fellowship
    American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2013Travel Award
    Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research2012Neal E. Miller New Investigator Award
    American Psychosomatic Society2008Scholar Award
    Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society2008Trainee Award
    Rotary International2007Ambassadorial Scholarship
    The Fulbright Program2007Fulbright Scholarship
    Psychological Society of Ireland2007Postgraduate Student of the Year
    Newman Scholarship Program2004Craig Dobbin Newman Scholarship
    University College Cork1998College Scholar Award

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    People who experience traumatic or enduring psychological stress are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders as well as cardiovascular, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders. Our research is focused on revealing how psychological stress drives the development of mental and physical disorders. Specifically, we aim to identify the psychological and biological factors that account for the adverse effects of psychological stress, and ultimately to drive the development of targeted interventions to reduce such negative effects of stress. To this end, we are currently focused on uncovering stress-related changes in immune system functioning and on examining how such changes impact brain function and structure.

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    Effects of inflammation on neural mechanisms of threat sensitivity in posttraumatic stress disorder
    NIH K01MH109871Apr 4, 2016 - Mar 31, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Post-traumatic stress disorder and risk for hospitalization and death following COVID-19 infection. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Nov 22; 12(1):482. Nishimi K, Neylan TC, Bertenthal D, Dolsen EA, Seal KH, O'Donovan A. PMID: 36411283.
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    2. Identifying correlates of suicide ideation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional analysis of 148 sociodemographic and pandemic-specific factors. J Psychiatr Res. 2022 12; 156:186-193. Dolsen EA, Nishimi K, LeWinn KZ, Byers AL, Tripp P, Woodward E, Khan AJ, Marx BP, Borsari B, Jiha A, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 36252348; PMCID: PMC9553642.
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    3. Adverse and traumatic exposures, posttraumatic stress disorder, telomere length, and hair cortisol - Exploring associations in a high-risk sample of young adult residential care leavers. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2022 Dec; 26:100524. Bürgin D, Clemens V, Varghese N, Eckert A, Huber M, Bruttin E, Boonmann C, Unternährer E, O'Donovan A, Schmid M. PMID: 36213488; PMCID: PMC9535425.
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    4. Dispositional optimism and positive health outcomes: Moving from epidemiology to behavioral interventions. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 10; 70(10):2754-2757. Cobert J, O'Donovan A. PMID: 35870118.
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    5. Higher hair cortisol concentrations associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length in high-risk young adults. Sci Rep. 2022 07 11; 12(1):11730. Bürgin D, Varghese N, Eckert A, Clemens V, Unternährer E, Boonmann C, O'Donovan A, Schmid M. PMID: 35821228; PMCID: PMC9276815.
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    6. Prior trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. J Psychiatr Res. 2022 07; 151:399-404. Nishimi K, Borsari B, Tripp P, Jiha A, Dolsen EA, Woolley JD, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 35588548; PMCID: PMC9096691.
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    7. Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection Among Vaccinated Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 04 01; 5(4):e227287. Nishimi K, Neylan TC, Bertenthal D, Seal KH, O'Donovan A. PMID: 35420660; PMCID: PMC9011123.
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    8. Worse sleep, worsening post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Poor sleep quality associated with increases in PTSD symptoms amongst those experiencing high threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. J Sleep Res. 2022 10; 31(5):e13568. Straus LD, Dolsen EA, Nishimi K, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 35199399; PMCID: PMC9115198.
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    9. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with protective and risky behaviors for coronavirus disease 2019. Health Psychol. 2022 Feb; 41(2):104-114. Nishimi K, Borsari B, Marx BP, Tripp P, Woodward E, Rosen RC, Cohen BE, Maven D, Jiha A, Woolley JD, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 35238581; PMCID: PMC8932400.
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    10. Psilocybin for Trauma-Related Disorders. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2022; 56:319-332. Khan AJ, Bradley E, O'Donovan A, Woolley J. PMID: 35711024.
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    11. Clusters of COVID-19 protective and risky behaviors and their associations with pandemic, socio-demographic, and mental health factors in the United States. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Feb; 25:101671. Nishimi K, Borsari B, Marx BP, Rosen RC, Cohen BE, Woodward E, Maven D, Tripp P, Jiha A, Woolley JD, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 34926133; PMCID: PMC8669937.
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    12. Effects of oxytocin administration on fear-potentiated acoustic startle in co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder: A randomized clinical trial. Psychiatry Res. 2022 02; 308:114340. Stauffer CS, Morrison TE, Meinzer NK, Leung D, Buffington J, Sheh EG, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A, Woolley JD. PMID: 34983010; PMCID: PMC9074818.
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    13. Ventromedial and insular cortical volume moderates the relationship between BDNF Val66Met and threat sensitivity. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 10; 142:337-344. Young DA, Chao LL, Zhang H, Metzler T, Ross J, Richards A, O'Donovan A, Inslicht SS, Neylan TC. PMID: 34425486; PMCID: PMC9526516.
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    14. COVID-19 related moral injury: Associations with pandemic-related perceived threat and risky and protective behaviors. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 10; 142:80-88. Khan AJ, Nishimi K, Tripp P, Maven D, Jiha A, Woodward E, Inslicht S, Richards A, Neylan TC, Maguen S, O'Donovan A. PMID: 34330024.
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    15. The Stress of Caring-Resilience and HPA-Axis Activity in Hair Samples of Youth Residential Caregivers. Front Psychiatry. 2020; 11:556486. Bürgin D, Kind N, Schröder M, Clemens V, Fegert JM, Eckert A, Buchheim A, O'Donovan A, Boonmann C, Schmid M. PMID: 33408649; PMCID: PMC7779549.
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    16. Compounding Stress: Childhood Adversity as a Risk Factor for Adulthood Trauma Exposure in the Health and Retirement Study. J Trauma Stress. 2021 02; 34(1):124-136. Bürgin D, Boonmann C, Schmeck K, Schmid M, Tripp P, Nishimi K, O'Donovan A. PMID: 33200440; PMCID: PMC7887022.
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    17. Acute cognitive effects of the hypocretin receptor antagonist almorexant relative to zolpidem and placebo: a randomized clinical trial. Sleep. 2020 10 13; 43(10). Neylan TC, Richards A, Metzler TJ, Ruoff LM, Varbel J, O'Donovan A, Sivasubramanian M, Motraghi T, Hlavin J, Batki SL, Inslicht SS, Samuelson K, Morairty SR, Kilduff TS. PMID: 32303763; PMCID: PMC7551303.
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    18. Relationships of inflammation trajectories with white matter volume and integrity in midlife. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 01; 91:81-88. O'Donovan A, Bahorik A, Sidney S, Launer LJ, Yaffe K. PMID: 32966872; PMCID: PMC7749816.
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    19. Impulsivity as a multifactorial construct and its relationship to PTSD severity and threat sensitivity. Psychiatry Res. 2020 11; 293:113468. Young DA, Neylan TC, Zhang H, O'Donovan A, Inslicht SS. PMID: 32977054; PMCID: PMC8370776.
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    20. Automatic Imitation in Comorbid PTSD & Alcohol Use Disorder and Controls: an RCT of Intranasal Oxytocin. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 10; 120:104787. Morrison TE, De Coster L, Stauffer CS, Wen J, Ahmadi E, Delucchi K, O'Donovan A, Woolley J. PMID: 32745891; PMCID: PMC7502459.
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    21. Validation of sleep measurement in a multisensor consumer grade wearable device in healthy young adults. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 06 15; 16(6):917-924. Kanady JC, Ruoff L, Straus LD, Varbel J, Metzler T, Richards A, Inslicht SS, O'Donovan A, Hlavin J, Neylan TC. PMID: 32048595; PMCID: PMC7849656.
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    22. Social integration and inflammation in individuals with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 10; 89:168-174. Ahmadian AJ, Lin JE, Neylan TC, Woolley JD, O'Donovan A, Cohen BE. PMID: 32534985; PMCID: PMC8388310.
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    23. Randomized Controlled Trial Testing Mobile-Based Attention-Bias Modification for Posttraumatic Stress Using Personalized Word Stimuli. Clin Psychol Sci. 2020 Jul; 8(4):756-772. Niles AN, Woolley JD, Tripp P, Pesquita A, Vinogradov S, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 34414018; PMCID: PMC8373050.
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    24. Randomized controlled trial testing mobile-based attention-bias modification for posttraumatic stress using personalized word stimuli. Clinical Psychological Science. 2020; 4(8):756-772. Niles, A. N., Woolley, J. D., Tripp, P., Pesquita, A., Vinogradov, S., Neylan, T. C., & O’Donovan, A. View Publication.
    25. Fact or artefact? Childhood adversity and adulthood trauma in the U.S. population-based Health and Retirement Study. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2020; 11(1):1721146. Bürgin D, Boonmann C, Schmid M, Tripp P, O'Donovan A. PMID: 32128049; PMCID: PMC7034429.
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    26. Effects of Oxytocin Administration on Cue-Induced Craving in Co-occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD: A Within-Participant Randomized Clinical Trial. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 12; 43(12):2627-2636. Stauffer CS, Meinzer NK, Morrison T, Wen JH, Radanovich L, Leung D, Niles A, O'Donovan A, Batki SL, Woolley JD. PMID: 31610033; PMCID: PMC7450809.
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    27. Gender Differences in Threat Biases: Trauma Type Matters in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2019 10; 32(5):701-711. Cowden Hindash AH, Lujan C, Howard M, O'Donovan A, Richards A, Neylan TC, Inslicht SS. PMID: 31590206.
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    28. Oxytocin increases eye gaze in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2019 10; 212:177-185. Bradley ER, Seitz A, Niles AN, Rankin KP, Mathalon DH, O'Donovan A, Woolley JD. PMID: 31416746; PMCID: PMC6791758.
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    29. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Telomere Length a Look Into the Heterogeneity of Findings-A Narrative Review. Front Neurosci. 2019; 13:490. Bürgin D, O'Donovan A, d'Huart D, di Gallo A, Eckert A, Fegert J, Schmeck K, Schmid M, Boonmann C. PMID: 31191214; PMCID: PMC6541108.
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    30. Child abuse interacts with hippocampal and corpus callosum volume on psychophysiological response to startling auditory stimuli in a sample of veterans. J Psychiatr Res. 2019 04; 111:16-23. Young DA, Neylan TC, Chao LL, O'Donovan A, Metzler TJ, Inslicht SS. PMID: 30660809; PMCID: PMC6467732.
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    31. Comparing anxiety and depression to obesity and smoking as predictors of major medical illnesses and somatic symptoms. Health Psychol. 2019 Feb; 38(2):172-181. Niles AN, O'Donovan A. PMID: 30556708; PMCID: PMC6592048.
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    32. Altered overnight levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in men and women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 04; 102:114-120. Küffer A, Straus LD, Prather AA, Inslicht SS, Richards A, Shigenaga JK, Madden E, Metzler TJ, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. PMID: 30544002; PMCID: PMC6420348.
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    33. Association among anterior cingulate cortex volume, psychophysiological response, and PTSD diagnosis in a Veteran sample. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2018 11; 155:189-196. Young DA, Chao L, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A, Metzler TJ, Inslicht SS. PMID: 30086395; PMCID: PMC6361720.
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    34. Effects of Threat Context, Trauma History, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Status on Physiological Startle Reactivity in Gulf War Veterans. J Trauma Stress. 2018 08; 31(4):579-590. Niles AN, Luxenberg A, Neylan TC, Inslicht SS, Richards A, Metzler TJ, Hlavin J, Deng J, O'Donovan A. PMID: 30058728; PMCID: PMC6415744.
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    35. Personalizing Affective Stimuli Using a Recommender Algorithm: An Example with Threatening Words for Trauma Exposed Populations. Cognit Ther Res. 2018 Dec; 42(6):747-757. Niles AN, O'Donovan A. PMID: 31571703; PMCID: PMC6768564.
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    36. Gender differences in longitudinal relationships between depression and anxiety symptoms and inflammation in the health and retirement study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 09; 95:149-157. Niles AN, Smirnova M, Lin J, O'Donovan A. PMID: 29864671; PMCID: PMC6354934.
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    37. The interaction of BDNF Val66Met, PTSD, and child abuse on psychophysiological reactivity and HPA axis function in a sample of Gulf War Veterans. J Affect Disord. 2018 08 01; 235:52-60. Young DA, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A, Metzler T, Richards A, Ross JA, Inslicht SS. PMID: 29649711; PMCID: PMC6354935.
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    38. Personalizing affective stimuli using a recommender algorithm: An example with threatening words for trauma-exposed populations. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 2018; 11(42):747-757. Niles, A.N. & O'Donovan, A. View Publication.
    39. Associations of Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Inflammation and Endothelial Function: On Timing, Specificity, and Mechanisms. Biol Psychiatry. 2017 12 15; 82(12):861-863. O'Donovan A, Neylan TC. PMID: 29129199; PMCID: PMC5765838.
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    40. Sleep and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis responses to metyrapone in posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 02; 88:136-143. Inslicht SS, Rao MN, Richards A, O'Donovan A, Gibson CJ, Baum T, Metzler TJ, Neylan TC. PMID: 29268182; PMCID: PMC6170159.
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    41. Dementia Risk in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: the Relevance of Sleep-Related Abnormalities in Brain Structure, Amyloid, and Inflammation. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2017 Oct 16; 19(11):89. Mohlenhoff BS, O'Donovan A, Weiner MW, Neylan TC. PMID: 29035423; PMCID: PMC5797832.
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    42. Sleep and Cognitive Performance From Teens To Old Age: More Is Not Better. Sleep. 2017 Jan 01; 40(1). Richards A, Inslicht SS, Metzler TJ, Mohlenhoff BS, Rao MN, O'Donovan A, Neylan TC. PMID: 28364476; PMCID: PMC6251526.
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    43. Current posttraumatic stress disorder and exaggerated threat sensitivity associated with elevated inflammation in the Mind Your Heart Study. Brain Behav Immun. 2017 Feb; 60:198-205. O'Donovan A, Ahmadian AJ, Neylan TC, Pacult MA, Edmondson D, Cohen BE. PMID: 27765647; PMCID: PMC5279867.
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    44. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Adverse Childhood Events, and Buccal Cell Telomere Length in Elderly Swiss Former Indentured Child Laborers. Front Psychiatry. 2016; 7:147. Küffer AL, O'Donovan A, Burri A, Maercker A. PMID: 27630582; PMCID: PMC5005955.
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    45. PTSD is associated with elevated inflammation: any impact on clinical practice? Evid Based Ment Health. 2016 11; 19(4):120. O'Donovan A. PMID: 27574245; PMCID: PMC5279830.
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    46. Alteration of immune markers in a group of melancholic depressed patients and their response to electroconvulsive therapy. J Affect Disord. 2016 Nov 15; 205:60-68. Rush G, O'Donovan A, Nagle L, Conway C, McCrohan A, O'Farrelly C, Lucey JV, Malone KM. PMID: 27414954; PMCID: PMC5291160.
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    47. Becoming an Academic Researcher in Psychiatry: A View From the Trenches. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 04; 41(2):293-296. Ionescu DF, McAdams CJ, O'Donovan A, Philip NS. PMID: 26983418; PMCID: PMC5026548.
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    48. Associations of childhood adversity and adulthood trauma with C-reactive protein: A cross-sectional population-based study. Brain Behav Immun. 2016 Mar; 53:105-112. Lin JE, Neylan TC, Epel E, O'Donovan A. PMID: 26616398; PMCID: PMC5189980.
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    49. Metabolic risk factors and posttraumatic stress disorder: the role of sleep in young, healthy adults. Psychosom Med. 2015 May; 77(4):383-91. Talbot LS, Rao MN, Cohen BE, Richards A, Inslicht SS, O'Donovan A, Maguen S, Metzler TJ, Neylan TC. PMID: 25886830; PMCID: PMC4431908.
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    50. Anxiety is associated with higher levels of global DNA methylation and altered expression of epigenetic and interleukin-6 genes. Psychiatr Genet. 2015 Apr; 25(2):71-8. Murphy TM, O'Donovan A, Mullins N, O'Farrelly C, McCann A, Malone K. PMID: 25350786.
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    51. Perceived life stress exposure modulates reward-related medial prefrontal cortex responses to acute stress in depression. J Affect Disord. 2015 Jul 15; 180:104-11. Kumar P, Slavich GM, Berghorst LH, Treadway MT, Brooks NH, Dutra SJ, Greve DN, O'Donovan A, Bleil ME, Maninger N, Pizzagalli DA. PMID: 25898329; PMCID: PMC4451940.
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    52. Anger is associated with increased IL-6 stress reactivity in women, but only among those low in social support. Int J Behav Med. 2014 Dec; 21(6):936-45. Puterman E, Epel ES, O'Donovan A, Prather AA, Aschbacher K, Dhabhar FS. PMID: 24357433; PMCID: PMC4406249.
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    53. Altered inflammatory activity associated with reduced hippocampal volume and more severe posttraumatic stress symptoms in Gulf War veterans. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Jan; 51:557-66. O'Donovan A, Chao LL, Paulson J, Samuelson KW, Shigenaga JK, Grunfeld C, Weiner MW, Neylan TC. PMID: 25465168; PMCID: PMC4374733.
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    54. Hyperinsulinemic response to oral glucose challenge in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2014 Nov; 49:171-81. Rao MN, Chau A, Madden E, Inslicht S, Talbot L, Richards A, O'Donovan A, Ruoff L, Grunfeld C, Neylan TC. PMID: 25108160; PMCID: PMC4165697.
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    55. Elevated risk for autoimmune disorders in iraq and afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Feb 15; 77(4):365-74. O'Donovan A, Cohen BE, Seal KH, Bertenthal D, Margaretten M, Nishimi K, Neylan TC. PMID: 25104173; PMCID: PMC4277929.
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    56. Sex differences in neurosteroid and hormonal responses to metyrapone in posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2014 Sep; 231(17):3581-95. Inslicht SS, Richards A, Madden E, Rao MN, O'Donovan A, Talbot LS, Rucker E, Metzler TJ, Hauger RL, Neylan TC. PMID: 24952092.
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    57. Oxytocin administration enhances controlled social cognition in patients with schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2014 Sep; 47:116-25. Woolley JD, Chuang B, Lam O, Lai W, O'Donovan A, Rankin KP, Mathalon DH, Vinogradov S. PMID: 25001961; PMCID: PMC4280262.
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    58. Inflammation and depression: unraveling the complex interplay in inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 May; 58(5):541-2. O'Donovan A. PMID: 24385077.
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    59. Implicit measurement of positive and negative future thinking as a predictor of depressive symptoms and hopelessness. Conscious Cogn. 2013 Sep; 22(3):898-912. Kosnes L, Whelan R, O'Donovan A, McHugh LA. PMID: 23810864.
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    60. Suicidal ideation is associated with elevated inflammation in patients with major depressive disorder. Depress Anxiety. 2013 Apr; 30(4):307-14. O'Donovan A, Rush G, Hoatam G, Hughes BM, McCrohan A, Kelleher C, O'Farrelly C, Malone KM. PMID: 23504697.
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    61. Good stress, bad stress and oxidative stress: insights from anticipatory cortisol reactivity. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Sep; 38(9):1698-708. Aschbacher K, O'Donovan A, Wolkowitz OM, Dhabhar FS, Su Y, Epel E. PMID: 23490070; PMCID: PMC4028159.
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    62. Exaggerated neurobiological sensitivity to threat as a mechanism linking anxiety with increased risk for diseases of aging. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Jan; 37(1):96-108. O'Donovan A, Slavich GM, Epel ES, Neylan TC. PMID: 23127296; PMCID: PMC4361087.
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    63. Educational attainment and late life telomere length in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan; 27(1):15-21. Adler N, Pantell MS, O'Donovan A, Blackburn E, Cawthon R, Koster A, Opresko P, Newman A, Harris TB, Epel E. PMID: 22981835; PMCID: PMC3543785.
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    64. Lifetime exposure to traumatic psychological stress is associated with elevated inflammation in the Heart and Soul Study. Brain Behav Immun. 2012 May; 26(4):642-9. O'Donovan A, Neylan TC, Metzler T, Cohen BE. PMID: 22366689; PMCID: PMC3322304.
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    65. Stress appraisals and cellular aging: a key role for anticipatory threat in the relationship between psychological stress and telomere length. Brain Behav Immun. 2012 May; 26(4):573-9. O'Donovan A, Tomiyama AJ, Lin J, Puterman E, Adler NE, Kemeny M, Wolkowitz OM, Blackburn EH, Epel ES. PMID: 22293459; PMCID: PMC3322317.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 66     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    66. Does cellular aging relate to patterns of allostasis? An examination of basal and stress reactive HPA axis activity and telomere length. Physiol Behav. 2012 Apr 12; 106(1):40-5. Tomiyama AJ, O'Donovan A, Lin J, Puterman E, Lazaro A, Chan J, Dhabhar FS, Wolkowitz O, Kirschbaum C, Blackburn E, Epel E. PMID: 22138440; PMCID: PMC3361080.
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    67. Shorter leukocyte telomere length in midlife women with poor sleep quality. J Aging Res. 2011; 2011:721390. Prather AA, Puterman E, Lin J, O'Donovan A, Krauss J, Tomiyama AJ, Epel ES, Blackburn EH. PMID: 22046530; PMCID: PMC3199186.
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    68. Physical activity moderates effects of stressor-induced rumination on cortisol reactivity. Psychosom Med. 2011 Sep; 73(7):604-11. Puterman E, O'Donovan A, Adler NE, Tomiyama AJ, Kemeny M, Wolkowitz OM, Epel E. PMID: 21873586; PMCID: PMC3167008.
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    69. Cumulative inflammatory load is associated with short leukocyte telomere length in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. PLoS One. 2011; 6(5):e19687. O'Donovan A, Pantell MS, Puterman E, Dhabhar FS, Blackburn EH, Yaffe K, Cawthon RM, Opresko PL, Hsueh WC, Satterfield S, Newman AB, Ayonayon HN, Rubin SM, Harris TB, Epel ES, Health Aging and Body Composition Study. PMID: 21602933; PMCID: PMC3094351.
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    70. Childhood trauma associated with short leukocyte telomere length in posttraumatic stress disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Sep 01; 70(5):465-71. O'Donovan A, Epel E, Lin J, Wolkowitz O, Cohen B, Maguen S, Metzler T, Lenoci M, Blackburn E, Neylan TC. PMID: 21489410; PMCID: PMC3152637.
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    71. Transcriptional control of monocyte gene expression in post-traumatic stress disorder. Dis Markers. 2011; 30(2-3):123-32. O'Donovan A, Sun B, Cole S, Rempel H, Lenoci M, Pulliam L, Neylan T. PMID: 21508516; PMCID: PMC3825251.
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    72. Suppressed monocyte gene expression profile in men versus women with PTSD. Brain Behav Immun. 2011 Mar; 25(3):524-31. Neylan TC, Sun B, Rempel H, Ross J, Lenoci M, O'Donovan A, Pulliam L. PMID: 21145962; PMCID: PMC3039086.
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    73. The power of exercise: buffering the effect of chronic stress on telomere length. PLoS One. 2010 May 26; 5(5):e10837. Puterman E, Lin J, Blackburn E, O'Donovan A, Adler N, Epel E. PMID: 20520771; PMCID: PMC2877102.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 129     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    74. Clinical anxiety, cortisol and interleukin-6: evidence for specificity in emotion-biology relationships. Brain Behav Immun. 2010 Oct; 24(7):1074-7. O'Donovan A, Hughes BM, Slavich GM, Lynch L, Cronin MT, O'Farrelly C, Malone KM. PMID: 20227485; PMCID: PMC4361085.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 112     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    75. Black sheep get the blues: a psychobiological model of social rejection and depression. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2010 Sep; 35(1):39-45. Slavich GM, O'Donovan A, Epel ES, Kemeny ME. PMID: 20083138; PMCID: PMC2926175.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 123     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    76. Pessimism correlates with leukocyte telomere shortness and elevated interleukin-6 in post-menopausal women. Brain Behav Immun. 2009 May; 23(4):446-9. O'Donovan A, Lin J, Tillie J, Tillie JM, Dhabhar FS, Wolkowitz OM, Wolkowitz O, Blackburn EH, Blackburn E, Epel ES, Epel E. PMID: 19111922; PMCID: PMC2719778.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 70     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    77. Access to social support in life and in the laboratory: combined impact on cardiovascular reactivity to stress and state anxiety. J Health Psychol. 2008 Nov; 13(8):1147-56. O'Donovan A, Hughes BM. PMID: 18987087.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    78. Quality of life predicts outcome in a heart failure disease management program. Int J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 18; 139(1):60-7. O'Loughlin C, Murphy NF, Conlon C, O'Donovan A, Ledwidge M, McDonald K. PMID: 18851887.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    79. Factors that moderate the effects of social support on cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Int J Psychol. & Psychol. Therapy. 2008; (8):85-102. O'Donovan, A. Hughes, B.M.
    80. Social support and loneliness in college students: effects on pulse pressure reactivity to acute stress. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2007 Oct-Dec; 19(4):523-8. O'Donovan A, Hughes B. PMID: 18348427.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    81. Citation Analysis of Skinner's Verbal Behavior: 1984-2004. Behav Anal. 2006; 29(1):75-88. Dymond S, O'Hora D, Whelan R, O'Donovan A. PMID: 22478453; PMCID: PMC2223169.
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