Faculty & Staff
Debra Kaysen, Ph.D.
Founding Director, Trauma Recovery Innovations (TRI)Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
Email: dkaysen@stanford.eduPhone:
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Website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/debra-kaysen
Research Topics
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); gender-based violence; sexual assault; women’s health; addictions; alcohol use disorders; cognitive processing therapy (CPT)Biography
Dr. Kaysen is a clinical psychologist and is the founding Director of the Trauma Recovery Innovations Program at the University of Washington. Dr Kaysen moved to the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University in 2o19.
Recent Publications from PubMed
What Teens Hear and How They React: Adolescent Perspectives on Substance Use, Sexual Risk, and Sexual Violence Prevention in Primary Care.
(2026 Mar 26)
Behav Sci (Basel) 16(4):
Oesterle DW, Ridings LE, Wallis EM, Levy S, Ruggiero KJ, Kaysen D, Gooding HC, Danielson CK, Gilmore AK
(2026 Mar 26)
Behav Sci (Basel) 16(4):
Oesterle DW, Ridings LE, Wallis EM, Levy S, Ruggiero KJ, Kaysen D, Gooding HC, Danielson CK, Gilmore AK
Complexities of posttrauma caregiving: Partner depression, survivor PTSD symptoms, and caregiving appraisals.
(2026 Apr 13)
Psychol Trauma
van Stolk-Cooke K, Bayley J, Phillips H, Benjamin L, Kaysen D
(2026 Apr 13)
Psychol Trauma
van Stolk-Cooke K, Bayley J, Phillips H, Benjamin L, Kaysen D
Behaviors and Norms Regarding Sexual Violence and Alcohol Use: How Do Service Members and College Students Compare.
(2026 Mar 24)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
Walter KH, Crocker LD, Ray TN, Mullican NK, Leone RM, Prince JR, Miggantz EL, Zong ZY, Mayer ED, Sharma A, Kaysen DL, Davis KC, Orchowski LM, Gilmore AK
(2026 Mar 24)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
Walter KH, Crocker LD, Ray TN, Mullican NK, Leone RM, Prince JR, Miggantz EL, Zong ZY, Mayer ED, Sharma A, Kaysen DL, Davis KC, Orchowski LM, Gilmore AK
Item Response Theory Analysis of the PCL-5 in Measuring Sexual Violence-Related PTSD Symptoms Among Bisexual+ Women.
(2026 Mar 22)
J Child Sex Abus
Salim SR, Prakash K, Katz BW, Eshelman LR, Kaysen DL, Messman TL
(2026 Mar 22)
J Child Sex Abus
Salim SR, Prakash K, Katz BW, Eshelman LR, Kaysen DL, Messman TL
A protocol for a randomized comparative effectiveness trial for treating PTSD symptoms for LGBTQIA+ people.
(2026 Mar)
Contemp Clin Trials 162(): 108246
Price M, Sunder G, Cloitre M, Kaysen D, Shumway M, Dilley JW, Lisha NE, Marko B, Hua W, Artime T, Hundertmark E, Huang E, Clifford A, Flentje A
(2026 Mar)
Contemp Clin Trials 162(): 108246
Price M, Sunder G, Cloitre M, Kaysen D, Shumway M, Dilley JW, Lisha NE, Marko B, Hua W, Artime T, Hundertmark E, Huang E, Clifford A, Flentje A
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