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
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
Sexual Violence, Posttraumatic Stress, and Heterosexism in Relation to Suicide and Self-Harm Risk in Bisexual + College Students.
(2026 Jan 30)
Arch Suicide Res
Salim SR, Kaysen DL, Mazzone GM, Ellis JR, Gilmore AK
(2026 Jan 30)
Arch Suicide Res
Salim SR, Kaysen DL, Mazzone GM, Ellis JR, Gilmore AK
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