Sherry Yam

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Title(s)Research Data Analyst 3, Institute for Health Policy Studies
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    My research interests focus on how trauma and PTSD unfold across the lifespan, and how music, arts, and emerging technologies can strengthen healing, learning, and connection in refugee and immigrant communities. I study how creative modalities support emotion regulation, memory, and resilience, and how digital tools can expand access to culturally responsive, trauma‑informed care from early childhood through older adulthood.

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    University of Southern CaliforniaMSW2013Mental Health & Military Social Work
    California State University, Los AngelesBA2011Piano Performance
    California State University, Los Angeles BS2011Rehabilitation Services

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    Building Primary Care Workforce Capacity in the Dementia Diagnostic Process
    NIH R01AG087166Jun 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2029
    Role: Data Analyst
    Improving hospice care for racial and ethnic minoritized older adults with Alzheimer?s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
    NIH R01AG085347Feb 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2028
    Role: Data Analyst
    Low-cost detection of dementia using electronic health records data: validation and testing of the eRADAR algorithm in a pragmatic, patient-centered trial.
    NIH R01AG069734Sep 30, 2020 - Jan 31, 2026
    Role: Research Interventionist
    Suvorexant: A Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist for Treating Sleep Disturbance inPosttraumatic Stress
    NIH I01CX001814Jan 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2026
    Role: Clinical Research Coordinator
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    1. Low anti-Müllerian hormone mediates the association between childhood trauma and PTSD in women but not in men. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2025 Aug; 178:107484. Adams SW, Hauger RL, Altman AD, Yam S, Maguen S, Inslicht SS. PMID: 40381510.
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    2. A pilot study of a scalable training programme for coaches delivering webSTAIR. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2024; 15(1):2421614. Yam S, Kim JS, Ayyagari A, Hogan J, Lindsay JA, Cloitre M. PMID: 39513298; PMCID: PMC11552251.
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    3. Preliminary Investigation Into the Effectiveness of Group webSTAIR for Trauma-exposed Veterans in Primary Care. Mil Med. 2024 07 03; 189(7-8):e1403-e1408. Kim JS, Prins A, Hirschhorn EW, Legrand AC, Macia KS, Yam SS, Cloitre M. PMID: 38442368.
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