University of California-Los Angeles · PsychologySumner Lab
Jennifer A Sumner · Los Angeles, California
Research Focus
Dr. Jennifer A. Sumner's lab focuses on understanding how evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect cardiovascular disease risk and overall health outcomes. They utilize a large database of veterans' electronic health records to investigate the relationship between PTSD treatment, symptom improvement, and cardiovascular health. The goal is to uncover potential interventions that can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases among individuals with PTSD.
PTSDcardiovascular diseaseevidence-based treatmentnatural language processingveterans healthmental healthepidemiology
Research Aims
3AIM 01Examine the impact of evidence-based PTSD treatments on the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
AIM 02Investigate the relationship between PTSD symptom improvement and cardiovascular outcomes.
AIM 03Analyze how patient characteristics affect the treatment-CVD relationship.
Skills the Lab Values
data analysiselectronic health record analysisnatural language processingstatistical modelingclinical research methodologiespsychotherapy evaluationquerying large datasetsinterdisciplinary collaboration
Output against the department
Publications223top 29% of dept.86th of 296
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Citations7.9ktop 38% of dept.113th of 296
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