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Juliann B. Purcell, PhD (she/her/hers)

McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Belmont, MA, United States

Juliann B. Purcell, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow in the Trauma Continuum at McLean Hospital. In her role as a research fellow, Dr. Purcell is a member of the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program under co-directors Lauren A.M. Lebois, PhD and Milissa L. Kaufman, MD/PhD. Clinically, Dr. Purcell works in both partial hospital and outpatient levels of care providing group and individual treatment to survivors of trauma. Dr. Purcell is currently completing the final stages of psychology licensure in Massachusetts and plans to open a private practice upon licensure approval.

Dr. Purcell was awarded a Master’s degree with distinction in Clinical Neuroscience from University College London (London, UK) in 2013. She then completed her PhD in Medical/Clinical Psychology at the University of Alabama Birmingham in 2022. Her NIH-funded dissertation explored the neural impacts of adolescent substance use. Dr. Purcell completed her clinical internship in 2022 at the Central Virginia Veteran’s Administration HealthCare System Hospital in Richmond, VA where she worked with veterans who experienced various trauma types (e.g., combat, childhood abuse, military sexual trauma).

Dr. Purcell’s published research utilizes neuroimaging approaches to understand the neurobiological impacts of adversity, including childhood abuse and neighborhood disadvantage. She has clinical expertise working with individuals who have experienced a broad range of traumatic experiences, including military veterans, formerly incarcerated people, and survivors of trafficking. Dr. Purcell’s clinical background and neuroscience expertise afford a unique perspective from which she approaches clinical, research, and advocacy work. She is passionate about utilizing neuroscience to understand posttraumatic adaptations with the goal of improving the lives of those living with trauma and dissociation.

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