People
Antonia V. Seligowski, PhD
Director and Principal Investigator
Dr. Seligowski is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School. She is also an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Psychotraumatology and a Board Member for the Massachusetts Board of Psychologists. Dr. Seligowski completed her pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship at McLean Hospital & Harvard Medical School, where she also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Dr. Kerry Ressler’s Neurobiology of Fear Laboratory.
Dr. Seligowski’s research aims to elucidate brain-heart mechanisms underlying PTSD and to identify how these mechanisms are involved in cardiovascular disease risk in PTSD. She also studies sex differences in these phenomena, including the influence of gonadal hormones. Dr. Seligowski’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association.
Robyn A. Ellis, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
McLean Hospital
Robyn is a fellow at McLean Hospital. In the NEST lab, she is working on projects related to substance use in PTSD and underlying psychophysiological mechanisms. Robyn also serves as a study clinician for a trial examining how PTSD treatment affects cardiovascular function.
Maria Khalil, MD
Nuclear Cardiology Fellow
Nuclear Cardiology Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital
Maria is a fellow in the MGH Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center. In the NEST lab, she is working on projects examining how PTSD accelerates the gain of cardiovascular risk factors, as well as sex differences in this process.
Courtney C. Louis, MA
Psychology Intern
Psychology Intern
Massachusetts General Hospital
Courtney is an intern in the MGH Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research. In the NEST lab, she is working on a project examining sex hormone effects on functional connectivity of frontal brain regions.
Sinead M. Sinnott, MS
Psychology Intern
Psychology Intern
McLean Hospital
Sinead is an intern in the McLean Hospital PTSD track. In the NEST lab, she is working on projects examining cardiovascular risk in PTSD and the use of physical activity and breathwork as potential interventions.
Collaborators
Michael T. Osborne, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Ahmed Tawakol, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Jeff C. Huffman, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Karestan C. Koenen, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Tanja Jovanovic, PhD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lab Alumni
Jahnvi Jain, BS
Student Visitor
Medical Student, University of Texas at Houston
Julia B. Merker, BS
Research Assistant
Clinical Psychology PhD Student, University of Delaware
Natalie C. Noble, BA
Research Assistant
Clinical Psychology PhD Student, University of Vermont
Theresa K. Webber, BA
Research Assistant
Social Work MSW Student, Boston University