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Sarah Holley, PhD

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Title(s)Psychologist II, Ob/Gyn
SchoolChancellor/EVC/FAS
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
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    In my role as a Psychologist II at the Ob/Gyn department at UCSF, I have researched an array of topics, contributing valuable insights to the field. My work has included groundbreaking research on the psychosocial impact of infertility, as well as the psychological dynamics within romantic relationships. I have additionally investigated the links between emotion-related processes and both intrapersonal and interpersonal outcomes. I am currently working to better understand the stressors associated with fertility treatment for same-sex couples, with implications for ways to optimize service delivery for LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples. My career in psychology has been rooted in understanding and elucidating the important connections between intimate relationship processes, emotional functioning, and mental and physical health.

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    1. The highs and lows: Cannabis use and positive valence bipolar mood and emotion processes in emerging adults. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jul 15; 405:121640. Rosa L, Young G, Ibonie SG, LeMoult J, Mauss IB, Alloy LB, Borelli JL, Holley SR, Jopling E, Moriarity DP, Nusslock R, Strauss G, Villanueva CM, Weinstock LM, Bidwell LC, Gruber J. PMID: 41850607.
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    2. On What Can We Agree?: Principles Endorsed by Facial Affect Researchers across Theoretical Perspectives and Subdisciplines of Psychology and Neuroscience. Affect Sci. 2026 Mar; 7(1):104-113. Shiota MN, Vornlocher C, Jack RE, daSilva EB, Fernández-Dols JM, Holley SR, Larsen JT, Morningstar M, Plusquellec P, Roberts NA, Soto JA, Sturm VE. PMID: 42006833; PMCID: PMC13086992.
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    3. Testing Models of Resilience in University Students: A Multi-Site Study. Affect Sci. 2025 Sep; 6(3):438-450. Jopling E, Jameson T, Ibonie SG, Young G, Mauss IB, Alloy LB, Borelli JL, Bullock B, Holley SR, Kamble S, Mason L, Moriarity DP, Nusslock R, Okuma A, Rutledge RB, Strauss GP, Villanueva CM, Gruber J, LeMoult J. PMID: 41185772; PMCID: PMC12579627.
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    4. Role of left lateral prefrontal cortex in positive emotion regulation: Insights from dyslexia. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 Dec; 25(6):1638-1654. Palser ER, Morris NA, Veziris CR, Holley SR, Wallman-Jones A, Roy ARK, Licata AE, Voges M, Pereira CW, Mandelli ML, Gorno-Tempini ML, Sturm VE. PMID: 40817172; PMCID: PMC12615568.
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    5. Elevated Facial Behavior Variability During Emotions Contributes to Better Functional Communication in Dyslexia. J Nonverbal Behav. 2025; 49(3):325-343. Wallman-Jones A, Palser ER, Noohi F, Zhang BY, Veziris CR, Gerenza AK, Martinez-Arroyo AI, Shabash M, Roy ARK, Holley SR, Gorno-Tempini ML, Sturm VE. PMID: 40917481; PMCID: PMC12408770.
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    6. Structural neuroanatomy of human facial behaviors. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2024 10 21; 19(1). Noohi F, Kosik EL, Veziris C, Perry DC, Rosen HJ, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Holley SR, Seeley WW, Sturm VE. PMID: 39308147; PMCID: PMC11492553.
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    7. Elevated unanticipated acoustic startle reactivity in dyslexia. Dyslexia. 2024 Aug; 30(3):e1779. Palser ER, Veziris CR, Morris NA, Roy ARK, Watson-Pereira C, Holley SR, Miller BL, Gorno-Tempini ML, Sturm VE. PMID: 38979661; PMCID: PMC11257413.
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    8. Higher emotional granularity relates to greater inferior frontal cortex cortical thickness in healthy, older adults. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2023 10; 23(5):1401-1413. Lukic S, Kosik EL, Roy ARK, Morris N, Sible IJ, Datta S, Chow T, Veziris CR, Holley SR, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Keltner D, Gorno-Tempini ML, Sturm VE. PMID: 37442860; PMCID: PMC10545583.
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    9. Childhood Maltreatment and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Young Adults. Crisis. 2024 Jan; 45(1):26-32. Wong NE, Hagan MJ, Holley SR. PMID: 37337753.
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    10. Dynamic autonomic nervous system states arise during emotions and manifest in basal physiology. Psychophysiology. 2023 04; 60(4):e14218. Pasquini L, Noohi F, Veziris CR, Kosik EL, Holley SR, Lee A, Brown JA, Roy ARK, Chow TE, Allen I, Rosen HJ, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Saggar M, Seeley WW, Sturm VE. PMID: 36371680; PMCID: PMC10038867.
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    11. Enhanced positive emotional reactivity in frontotemporal dementia reflects left-lateralized atrophy in the temporal and frontal lobes. Cortex. 2022 09; 154:405-420. Shdo SM, Roy ARK, Datta S, Sible IJ, Lukic S, Perry DC, Rankin KP, Kramer JH, Rosen HJ, Miller BL, Seeley WW, Holley SR, Gorno-Tempini ML, Sturm VE. PMID: 35930892; PMCID: PMC9867572.
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    12. Children with developmental dyslexia show elevated parasympathetic nervous system activity at rest and greater cardiac deceleration during an empathy task. Biol Psychol. 2021 11; 166:108203. Palser ER, Morris NA, Roy ARK, Holley SR, Veziris CR, Watson C, Deleon J, Miller ZA, Miller BL, Gorno-Tempini ML, Sturm VE. PMID: 34653546; PMCID: PMC11721162.
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    13. Sexual violence victimization and suicide: Testing a coping-mental health framework. Aggress Behav. 2021 05; 47(3):343-353. Kaniuka AR, Desmarais SL, Cramer RJ, Stoner JE, Veri S, Wright S, Gemberling TM, Nobles MR, Holley SR. PMID: 33586166.
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    14. Enhanced visceromotor emotional reactivity in dyslexia and its relation to salience network connectivity. Cortex. 2021 01; 134:278-295. Sturm VE, Roy ARK, Datta S, Wang C, Sible IJ, Holley SR, Watson C, Palser ER, Morris NA, Battistella G, Rah E, Meyer M, Pakvasa M, Mandelli ML, Deleon J, Hoeft F, Caverzasi E, Miller ZA, Shapiro KA, Hendren R, Miller BL, Gorno-Tempini ML. PMID: 33316603; PMCID: PMC7880083.
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    15. Big smile, small self: Awe walks promote prosocial positive emotions in older adults. Emotion. 2022 Aug; 22(5):1044-1058. Sturm VE, Datta S, Roy ARK, Sible IJ, Kosik EL, Veziris CR, Chow TE, Morris NA, Neuhaus J, Kramer JH, Miller BL, Holley SR, Keltner D. PMID: 32955293; PMCID: PMC8034841.
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    16. The interactive effect of family conflict history and physiological reactivity on different forms of aggression in young women. Biol Psychol. 2020 05; 153:107888. Hagan MJ, Waters SF, Holley S, Moctezuma L, Gentry M. PMID: 32335128; PMCID: PMC7518347.
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    17. Lifetime Suicide-Related Behavior, Violent Victimization, and Behavioral Health Outcomes: Results From a Vulnerable Population Needs Assessment. J Interpers Violence. 2021 06; 36(11-12):5860-5871. Cramer RJ, Johnson KL, Nobles MR, Holley SR, Desmarais SL, Gemberling TM, Wright S, Wilsey CN, Van Dorn RA. PMID: 30261811.
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    18. Prevalence rates, reporting, and psychosocial correlates of stalking victimization: results from a three-sample cross-sectional study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2018 Nov; 53(11):1253-1263. Nobles MR, Cramer RJ, Zottola SA, Desmarais SL, Gemberling TM, Holley SR, Wright S. PMID: 30003311.
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    19. What is a person with depression who wants to have a baby to do? Fertil Steril. 2018 05; 109(5):797-798. Holley SR. PMID: 29778377.
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    20. The intersection of interpersonal and self-directed violence among general adult, college student and sexually diverse samples. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2017 Feb; 63(1):78-85. Cramer RJ, Desmarais SL, Johnson KL, Gemberling TM, Nobles MR, Holley SR, Wright S, Van Dorn R. PMID: 28135995.
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    21. Perspectives on contemporary lesbian relationships. J Lesbian Stud. 2017 Jan 02; 21(1):1-6. Holley SR. PMID: 27768547.
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    22. Interpersonal emotional behaviors and physical health: A 20-year longitudinal study of long-term married couples. Emotion. 2016 10; 16(7):965-77. Haase CM, Holley SR, Bloch L, Verstaen A, Levenson RW. PMID: 27213730; PMCID: PMC5042820.
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    23. Addressing the needs of fertility treatment patients and their partners: are they informed of and do they receive mental health services? Fertil Steril. 2016 07; 106(1):209-215.e2. Pasch LA, Holley SR, Bleil ME, Shehab D, Katz PP, Adler NE. PMID: 27018159.
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    24. The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation, Executive Functioning, and Aggressive Behaviors. J Interpers Violence. 2017 06; 32(11):1692-1707. Holley SR, Ewing ST, Stiver JT, Bloch L. PMID: 26130684.
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    25. Prevalence and predictors of major depressive disorder for fertility treatment patients and their partners. Fertil Steril. 2015 May; 103(5):1332-9. Holley SR, Pasch LA, Bleil ME, Gregorich S, Katz PK, Adler NE. PMID: 25796319; PMCID: PMC4417384.
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    26. Age-Related Changes in Demand-Withdraw Communication Behaviors. J Marriage Fam. 2013 Aug; 75(4):822-836. Holley SR, Haase CM, Levenson RW. PMID: 23913982; PMCID: PMC3728718.
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    27. The relationship between level of training and accuracy of violence risk assessment. Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Nov; 63(11):1089-94. Teo AR, Holley SR, Leary M, McNiel DE. PMID: 22948947; PMCID: PMC4907265.
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    28. Mental health in violent crime victims: Does sexual orientation matter? Law Hum Behav. 2012 Apr; 36(2):87-95. Cramer RJ, McNiel DE, Holley SR, Shumway M, Boccellari A. PMID: 22471413.
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    29. Physiological down-regulation and positive emotion in marital interaction. Emotion. 2010 Aug; 10(4):467-74. Yuan JW, McCarthy M, Holley SR, Levenson RW. PMID: 20677864.
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    30. Mutual gaze in Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal and semantic dementia couples. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2011 Jun; 6(3):359-67. Sturm VE, McCarthy ME, Yun I, Madan A, Yuan JW, Holley SR, Ascher EA, Boxer AL, Miller BL, Levenson RW. PMID: 20587598; PMCID: PMC3110436.
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    31. Exploring the basis for gender differences in the demand-withdraw pattern. J Homosex. 2010; 57(5):666-84. Holley SR, Sturm VE, Levenson RW. PMID: 20455136; PMCID: PMC3014221.
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    32. Relationship satisfaction and emotional language in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer disease patients and spousal caregivers. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2010 Jan-Mar; 24(1):49-55. Ascher EA, Sturm VE, Seider BH, Holley SR, Miller BL, Levenson RW. PMID: 20220322; PMCID: PMC2838197.
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