- Yale Physicians Building800 Howard AvenueNew Haven, CT 06519
Allison E. Gaffey, PhD
Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
Not Applicable
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Education & Training
- Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health (Research)VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2020)
- Clinical FellowshipRush University Medical Center (2018)
- PhDUniversity of Notre Dame
- Predoctoral ResidencyAlpert Medical School of Brown University (2016)
- MAUniversity of Notre Dame (2012)
- BAUniversity of Connecticut (2006)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional Award: Society for Health Psychology/American Psychological Association (2025)
- Fellow: American Heart Association (2024)
- Early Stage Investigator Award: Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (2023)
- Research Recognition Award: American Heart Association, Hypertension Scientific Sessions, Trainee Advocacy Committee (2021)
- Young Investigators Research Fellow: American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2020)
- APS Scholar Award: American Psychosomatic Society (2018)
- Dissertation Research Award: American Psychological Association (2015)
- Graduate Research Fellowship: National Science Foundation (2012)
Professional Service
- American Heart Journal (2024 - Present): Reviewer
- American Heart Association (2023 - 2025): Oversight Advocacy Committee, SFRN on Biologic Pathways of Chronic Psychosocial Stressors on Cardiovascular Health
- Society of Behavioral Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Special Interest Group (2023 - 2024): Chair
- American Heart Association, Stroke Council (2023 - Present): Psychological Health and Wellbeing Committee
- JAMA Network Open (2023 - Present): Reviewer
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2023 - Present): Reviewer
- American Psychosomatic Society (2022 - 2024): Annual Meeting Program Committee
- American Heart Association (2022 - 2023): Reviewer, Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) on Biologic Pathways of Chronic Psychosocial Stressors on Cardiovascular Health
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention (2021 - Present): Reviewer
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2020 - Present): Reviewer
Publications
- Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.
- Gaffey AE, Gathright EC, Fletcher LM, Goldstein CM. Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2022, 42: 404-415. PMID: 36342683, PMCID: PMC9646240, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000751.
- Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Sico JJ, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Han L, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Burg MM. Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 40: 2307-2315. PMID: 35983872, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003267.
- Vela A, Gaffey A, Carroll A, Cavanagh C, Brewer L, Hayman L, Burg M. Intensive Behavioral Counseling in Cardiovascular Care Opportunities to Improve Health Equity. JACC Advances 2023, 2: 100678. PMID: 38938497, PMCID: PMC11198138, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100678.
- Gaffey A, Rosman L, Lampert R, Yaggi H, Haskell S, Brandt C, Enriquez A, Mazzella A, Skanderson M, Burg M. Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030331. PMID: 37791503, PMCID: PMC10757545, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030331.
- Gaffey A, Rollman B, Burg M. Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component. Circulation 2024, 149: 641-643. PMID: 38408143, PMCID: PMC10924771, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066132.
- Sharma G, Gaffey A, Hameed A, Kasparian N, Mauricio R, Marsh E, Beck D, Skowronski J, Wolfe D, Levine G, Research T. Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e041369. PMID: 39996493, PMCID: PMC12132617, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.041369.
- Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, PMCID: PMC12919887, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.
- Gaffey A, Moura F. Beyond the apnea-hypopnea index: Precision cardiovascular risk stratification in obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2026, 101690. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101690.
- Chang T, Lichtman J, Brandt C, Jackson S, He S, Haskell S, Gaffey A. Hypertension Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management for Post‐9/11 US Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2026, 15: e045830. PMID: 42017325, PMCID: PMC13279121, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045830.
- Nuckols V, Gibbs B, Brewer B, Gaffey A, Greaney J, Patterson F, Greenland P, Saade G, Grobman W, Yee L, Merz C, Chung J, Theilen L, Wenner M. Stress Trajectory and Hypertension 2 to 7 Years After Delivery: A nuMoM2b-HHS Study. Hypertension 2026, 83: e25991. PMID: 41797710, PMCID: PMC12974227, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.125.25991.
- Varghese M, Han L, Gandhi P, Skanderson M, Wu W, Drwal K, Burg M, Kazi D, Gaffey A, Levy D, Feder S, Mayberry B, Farmer M, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgün K. Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans A Sex-Based Analysis. JACC Advances 2026, 5: 102615. PMID: 41713154, PMCID: PMC12933818, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102615.
- Magin Z, Walenczyk K, Gaffey A. Sex Differences in the Bidirectional Associations of Psychological Distress and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiology Clinics 2026, 44: 147-157. PMID: 41903951, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2025.11.006.
- Burg M, Stewart J, Gaffey A, Särnholm J, Vela A, Crawford C. Advancing implementation of behavioural medicine in cardiovascular care. Nature Reviews Psychology 2026, 5: 216-227. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00531-8.
- Ramsey-Hardy C, Abel E, Skanderson M, Akgün K, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, DeRycke E, Farmer M, Masheb R, Murthy S, Haskell S, Gaffey A. Military Sexual Trauma and the Incidence of Gynecologic Cancers Among Women Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 41: 2174-2181. PMID: 41417448, PMCID: PMC12954725, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10077-9.
- Gaffey A, Burg M, Yaggi H, Wang K, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Chang T, Levine A, Skanderson M, Zinchuk A. Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, and Incidence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Among Men and Women US Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e045382. PMID: 41378507, PMCID: PMC12826891, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045382.
- Gaffey A, Carroll A, Cavanagh C, Doyle C, Dhar B, Collins A, Miller H, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Vela A. Reimagining Cardiovascular Health and Prevention for Women The Unrealized Potential of Behavioral Medicine. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 102314. PMID: 41197561, PMCID: PMC12639422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102314.
- Gaffey A, Chang T, Dhruva S, Burg M, Haskell S, Bastian L, Spatz E, Levine A, Skanderson M, Brandt C. Blood Pressure Control and Maintenance in U.S. Veterans Roles of Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Deprivation. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 102267. PMID: 41138531, PMCID: PMC12595360, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102267.
- Mak S, Kinney R, Bailey A, Gaffey A, Relyea M, Spanakis E, Ash G. Integrating Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices and Patient-Generated Health Data into Clinical Care: Perspectives from Healthcare Professionals at a Learning Health System. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-12. PMID: 41068528, PMCID: PMC12954729, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09876-x.
- Levine G, Carney R, Cohen B, Dunn S, Gaffey A, Kronish I, Olsson E, Huffman J, in the Young O. Post–Myocardial Infarction Psychological Distress: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2025, 152: e298-e310. PMID: 40977387, PMCID: PMC12919889, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001381.
- Särnholm J, Gaffey A, Turchio M, Biviano A, Burg M. Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 102. PMID: 40560300, PMCID: PMC12198271, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02253-4.
- Gaffey A, Hooker S, Lampert R, Gehi A, Rosman L. Psychological Aspects of Wearable Health Technologies in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review and Call to Action. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 92. PMID: 40478308, PMCID: PMC12919888, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02234-7.
- Beckmann J, Burg M, Gaffey A, Andonian-Dierks C, Beckmann-Waldenmayer D, Lemmer J, Freiberger A. Psychological Knowledge as an Essential Component of Adequate Medical Care: Position Statement for the Integration of Biopsychosocial Components in Modern Cardiology. Heart And Mind 2025, 9: 363-365. PMID: 41809584, PMCID: PMC12971082, DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm-d-24-00144.
- Dastmalchi L, Gulati M, Thurston R, Lau E, Sarma A, Marfori C, Gaffey A, Faubion S, Laddu D, Shufelt C, Sharma G. Improving Cardiovascular Clinical Competencies for the Menopausal Transition A Focus on Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101791. PMID: 40392169, PMCID: PMC12277619, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101791.
- Gaffey A, Haskell S, Burg M, Yaggi H, Mattocks K, Bastian L, Skanderson M, DeRycke E, Hermes E, Brandt C. Clinical Management of Sleep Disturbances in Post-9/11 Men and Women Veterans: A 20-year Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 40: 2573-2582. PMID: 40329029, PMCID: PMC12405142, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09534-2.
- Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Yaggi H, Marteeny V, Walker L, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Burg M. “Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”. Medical Care 2025, 63: 472-478. PMID: 40307672, PMCID: PMC13040448, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002152.
- Satti D, Chan J, Metlock F, Mszar R, Mehta A, Chan R, Chang R, Spitz J, Saad A, Gaffey A, Javed Z, Dastmalchi L, Mehta A, Powell-Wiley T, Sharma G. Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy Findings From the U.S. National Health Interview Survey. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101683. PMID: 40286355, PMCID: PMC12102523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101683.
- Varghese M, Wu W, Drwal K, Burg M, Kazi D, Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Veterans. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2025, 45: 78-84. PMID: 40014636, PMCID: PMC13070005, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000932.
- Gandhi P, Runels T, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Brandt C, Hauser R, Feder S, Rodwin B, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Placide S, Gaffey A, Akgün K. Natriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex. Heart & Lung 2025, 71: 25-31. PMID: 39970822, PMCID: PMC12951893, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.02.001.
- Burg M, Stewart J, Gaffey A, Särnholm J, Vela A, Kovacs R. Behavioral Medicine Can Tackle Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Burden: A Call for New Priorities. Policy Insights From The Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2025, 12: 28-36. PMID: 41929653, PMCID: PMC13042328, DOI: 10.1177/23727322241306071.
- Gaffey A, Walenczyk K, Schwartz J, Hall M, Burg M. Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women. Biopsychosocial Science And Medicine 2024, 86: 740-747. PMID: 39225340, PMCID: PMC11560491, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001335.
- Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well‐Being in Patients With Atrial FibrillationRosman L, Lampert R, Zhuo S, Li Q, Varma N, Burg M, Gaffey A, Armbruster T, Gehi A. Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well‐Being in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033750. PMID: 39011944, PMCID: PMC11964026, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033750.
- Vergara-Lopez C, Scalco M, Gaffey A, Reid B, Bublitz M, Lee S, Gomez A, Mercado N, Stroud L. The Interactive Effects of Rejection and Rumination on Diurnal Cortisol among Adolescent Girls: A Preliminary Daily Diary Study. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 48: 1027-1034. PMID: 39359256, PMCID: PMC11444640, DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10492-y.
- Lee S, Jao N, Gaffey A, Reid B, Vergara‐Lopez C, Bublitz M, Stroud L. Female adolescents’ early life stress and body mass index: Differential effects of anger and anxiety in response to rejection. Journal Of Adolescence 2024, 96: 830-840. PMID: 38402417, PMCID: PMC11153026, DOI: 10.1002/jad.12302.
- Gaffey A, Spatz E. Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2024, 26: 45-58. PMID: 38240928, PMCID: PMC11219074, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-023-01185-0.
- Gaffey A, Burg M, Skanderson M, Deviva J, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 34: 125-132. PMID: 38946553, PMCID: PMC12417047, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0993.
- Gaffey A, Goldstein C, Lee S, Hays M, Gaalema D. Psychological Risk Factors in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2023, 44: e3-e4. PMID: 38079256, PMCID: PMC10842152, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000843.
- Harris K, Gaffey A, Schwartz J, Krantz D, Burg M. The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 57: 846-854. PMID: 37084792, PMCID: PMC10498818, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaad015.
- Gaffey A, Wirth M. Physiological Arousal. 2023, 5181-5184. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_2169.
- Gaffey A, Wirth M. Psychophysiological Measures. 2023, 5570-5574. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_2315.
- Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.
- Dhruva SS, Dziura J, Bathulapalli H, Rosman L, Gaffey AE, Davis MB, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Gender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 806-815. PMID: 36042086, PMCID: PMC9481764, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07595-1.
- Gaffey AE, Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Wang K, Deng Y, Sims M, O’Brien E, Chamberlain AM, Mentz RJ, Glover LM, Burg MM. Depressive Symptoms and Incident Heart Failure in the Jackson Heart Study: Differential Risk Among Black Men and Women. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e022514. PMID: 35191315, PMCID: PMC9075063, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022514.
- Gaffey AE, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bastian LA, Meadows JL, Burg MM. Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 737-746. PMID: 34780203, PMCID: PMC10691753, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110.
- Ash GI, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Busa MA, Gaffey AE, Angeloudis K, Muniz-Pardos B, Gregory R, Huggins RA, Redeker NS, Weinzimer SA, Grieco LA, Lyden K, Megally E, Vogiatzis I, Scher L, Zhu X, Baker JS, Brandt C, Businelle MS, Fucito LM, Griggs S, Jarrin R, Mortazavi BJ, Prioleau T, Roberts W, Spanakis EK, Nally LM, Debruyne A, Bachl N, Pigozzi F, Halabchi F, Ramagole DA, Janse van Rensburg DC, Wolfarth B, Fossati C, Rozenstoka S, Tanisawa K, Börjesson M, Casajus JA, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Zelenkova I, Swart J, Gursoy G, Meyerson W, Liu J, Greenbaum D, Pitsiladis YP, Gerstein MB. Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Exercise Medicine: Perspectives from Academic and Industry Stakeholders. Sports Medicine 2021, 51: 2237-2250. PMID: 34468950, PMCID: PMC8666971, DOI: 10.1007/s40279-021-01543-5.
- Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.
- Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Burg MM, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Sico JJ. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Antidepressant Use, and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Young Men and Women. Stroke 2020, 52: 121-129. PMID: 33297868, PMCID: PMC7770089, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030379.
- Gaffey AE, Schwartz JE, Harris KM, Hall MH, Burg MM. Effects of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring on sleep in healthy, normotensive men and women. Blood Pressure Monitoring 2020, 26: 93-101. PMID: 33136653, PMCID: PMC7933045, DOI: 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000494.
- Gaffey AE, Jeon S, Conley S, Jacoby D, Ash GI, Yaggi HK, O’Connell M, Linsky SJ, Redeker NS. Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020, 19: 363-377. PMID: 32394733, PMCID: PMC7658015, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1762601.
- Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Journal Of Military Social Work And Behavioral Health Services 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.
- Gaffey AE, Redeker NS, Rosman L, Mullington JM, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Burg MM. The role of insomnia in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and hypertension. Journal Of Hypertension 2020, 38: 641-648. PMID: 31725076, PMCID: PMC8176546, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002311.
- Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular diseaseCavanagh C, Gaffey A, Rosman L, Burg M. Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular disease. 2020, 61-84. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815015-3.00004-0.
- Rosman L, Sico JJ, Lampert R, Gaffey AE, Ramsey CM, Dziura J, Chui PW, Cavanagh CE, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults. Stroke 2019, 50: 2996-3003. PMID: 31619151, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026854.
- Gaffey A, Martinez B. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults. 2019 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.280.
- Gaffey A, Wirth M. Stress, rejection, and hormones: Cortisol and progesterone reactivity to laboratory speech and rejection tasks in women and men. F1000Research 2014, 3: 208. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.5142.1.
Locations
- Yale Physicians Building800 Howard AvenueNew Haven, CT 06519
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Education & Training
- Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health (Research)VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2020)
- Clinical FellowshipRush University Medical Center (2018)
- PhDUniversity of Notre Dame
- Predoctoral ResidencyAlpert Medical School of Brown University (2016)
- MAUniversity of Notre Dame (2012)
- BAUniversity of Connecticut (2006)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional Award: Society for Health Psychology/American Psychological Association (2025)
- Fellow: American Heart Association (2024)
- Early Stage Investigator Award: Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (2023)
- Research Recognition Award: American Heart Association, Hypertension Scientific Sessions, Trainee Advocacy Committee (2021)
- Young Investigators Research Fellow: American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2020)
- APS Scholar Award: American Psychosomatic Society (2018)
- Dissertation Research Award: American Psychological Association (2015)
- Graduate Research Fellowship: National Science Foundation (2012)
Professional Service
- American Heart Journal (2024 - Present): Reviewer
- American Heart Association (2023 - 2025): Oversight Advocacy Committee, SFRN on Biologic Pathways of Chronic Psychosocial Stressors on Cardiovascular Health
- Society of Behavioral Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Special Interest Group (2023 - 2024): Chair
- American Heart Association, Stroke Council (2023 - Present): Psychological Health and Wellbeing Committee
- JAMA Network Open (2023 - Present): Reviewer
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2023 - Present): Reviewer
- American Psychosomatic Society (2022 - 2024): Annual Meeting Program Committee
- American Heart Association (2022 - 2023): Reviewer, Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) on Biologic Pathways of Chronic Psychosocial Stressors on Cardiovascular Health
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention (2021 - Present): Reviewer
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2020 - Present): Reviewer
Publications
- Gaffey AE, Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinha R, Jacoby DL, Smolderen KG. The Yale Roadmap for Health Psychology and Integrated Cardiovascular Care. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 779-791. PMID: 35201804, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001152.
- Gaffey AE, Gathright EC, Fletcher LM, Goldstein CM. Screening for Psychological Distress and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Related Mortality. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2022, 42: 404-415. PMID: 36342683, PMCID: PMC9646240, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000751.
- Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Sico JJ, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bathulapalli H, Han L, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Burg MM. Military sexual trauma and incident hypertension: a 16-year cohort study of young and middle-aged men and women. Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 40: 2307-2315. PMID: 35983872, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003267.
- Vela A, Gaffey A, Carroll A, Cavanagh C, Brewer L, Hayman L, Burg M. Intensive Behavioral Counseling in Cardiovascular Care Opportunities to Improve Health Equity. JACC Advances 2023, 2: 100678. PMID: 38938497, PMCID: PMC11198138, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100678.
- Gaffey A, Rosman L, Lampert R, Yaggi H, Haskell S, Brandt C, Enriquez A, Mazzella A, Skanderson M, Burg M. Insomnia and Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A 16‐Year Cohort Study of Younger Men and Women Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e030331. PMID: 37791503, PMCID: PMC10757545, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030331.
- Gaffey A, Rollman B, Burg M. Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component. Circulation 2024, 149: 641-643. PMID: 38408143, PMCID: PMC10924771, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.066132.
- Sharma G, Gaffey A, Hameed A, Kasparian N, Mauricio R, Marsh E, Beck D, Skowronski J, Wolfe D, Levine G, Research T. Optimizing Psychological Health Across the Perinatal Period: An Update on Maternal Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e041369. PMID: 39996493, PMCID: PMC12132617, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.041369.
- Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, PMCID: PMC12919887, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.
- Gaffey A, Moura F. Beyond the apnea-hypopnea index: Precision cardiovascular risk stratification in obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2026, 101690. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101690.
- Chang T, Lichtman J, Brandt C, Jackson S, He S, Haskell S, Gaffey A. Hypertension Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management for Post‐9/11 US Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2026, 15: e045830. PMID: 42017325, PMCID: PMC13279121, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045830.
- Nuckols V, Gibbs B, Brewer B, Gaffey A, Greaney J, Patterson F, Greenland P, Saade G, Grobman W, Yee L, Merz C, Chung J, Theilen L, Wenner M. Stress Trajectory and Hypertension 2 to 7 Years After Delivery: A nuMoM2b-HHS Study. Hypertension 2026, 83: e25991. PMID: 41797710, PMCID: PMC12974227, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.125.25991.
- Varghese M, Han L, Gandhi P, Skanderson M, Wu W, Drwal K, Burg M, Kazi D, Gaffey A, Levy D, Feder S, Mayberry B, Farmer M, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgün K. Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans A Sex-Based Analysis. JACC Advances 2026, 5: 102615. PMID: 41713154, PMCID: PMC12933818, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102615.
- Magin Z, Walenczyk K, Gaffey A. Sex Differences in the Bidirectional Associations of Psychological Distress and Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiology Clinics 2026, 44: 147-157. PMID: 41903951, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2025.11.006.
- Burg M, Stewart J, Gaffey A, Särnholm J, Vela A, Crawford C. Advancing implementation of behavioural medicine in cardiovascular care. Nature Reviews Psychology 2026, 5: 216-227. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00531-8.
- Ramsey-Hardy C, Abel E, Skanderson M, Akgün K, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, DeRycke E, Farmer M, Masheb R, Murthy S, Haskell S, Gaffey A. Military Sexual Trauma and the Incidence of Gynecologic Cancers Among Women Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 41: 2174-2181. PMID: 41417448, PMCID: PMC12954725, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10077-9.
- Gaffey A, Burg M, Yaggi H, Wang K, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Chang T, Levine A, Skanderson M, Zinchuk A. Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, and Incidence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Among Men and Women US Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e045382. PMID: 41378507, PMCID: PMC12826891, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045382.
- Gaffey A, Carroll A, Cavanagh C, Doyle C, Dhar B, Collins A, Miller H, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Vela A. Reimagining Cardiovascular Health and Prevention for Women The Unrealized Potential of Behavioral Medicine. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 102314. PMID: 41197561, PMCID: PMC12639422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102314.
- Gaffey A, Chang T, Dhruva S, Burg M, Haskell S, Bastian L, Spatz E, Levine A, Skanderson M, Brandt C. Blood Pressure Control and Maintenance in U.S. Veterans Roles of Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Deprivation. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 102267. PMID: 41138531, PMCID: PMC12595360, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102267.
- Mak S, Kinney R, Bailey A, Gaffey A, Relyea M, Spanakis E, Ash G. Integrating Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices and Patient-Generated Health Data into Clinical Care: Perspectives from Healthcare Professionals at a Learning Health System. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-12. PMID: 41068528, PMCID: PMC12954729, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09876-x.
- Levine G, Carney R, Cohen B, Dunn S, Gaffey A, Kronish I, Olsson E, Huffman J, in the Young O. Post–Myocardial Infarction Psychological Distress: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2025, 152: e298-e310. PMID: 40977387, PMCID: PMC12919889, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001381.
- Särnholm J, Gaffey A, Turchio M, Biviano A, Burg M. Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 102. PMID: 40560300, PMCID: PMC12198271, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02253-4.
- Gaffey A, Hooker S, Lampert R, Gehi A, Rosman L. Psychological Aspects of Wearable Health Technologies in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review and Call to Action. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 92. PMID: 40478308, PMCID: PMC12919888, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02234-7.
- Beckmann J, Burg M, Gaffey A, Andonian-Dierks C, Beckmann-Waldenmayer D, Lemmer J, Freiberger A. Psychological Knowledge as an Essential Component of Adequate Medical Care: Position Statement for the Integration of Biopsychosocial Components in Modern Cardiology. Heart And Mind 2025, 9: 363-365. PMID: 41809584, PMCID: PMC12971082, DOI: 10.4103/hm.hm-d-24-00144.
- Dastmalchi L, Gulati M, Thurston R, Lau E, Sarma A, Marfori C, Gaffey A, Faubion S, Laddu D, Shufelt C, Sharma G. Improving Cardiovascular Clinical Competencies for the Menopausal Transition A Focus on Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101791. PMID: 40392169, PMCID: PMC12277619, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101791.
- Gaffey A, Haskell S, Burg M, Yaggi H, Mattocks K, Bastian L, Skanderson M, DeRycke E, Hermes E, Brandt C. Clinical Management of Sleep Disturbances in Post-9/11 Men and Women Veterans: A 20-year Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 40: 2573-2582. PMID: 40329029, PMCID: PMC12405142, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09534-2.
- Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Yaggi H, Marteeny V, Walker L, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Burg M. “Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”. Medical Care 2025, 63: 472-478. PMID: 40307672, PMCID: PMC13040448, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002152.
- Satti D, Chan J, Metlock F, Mszar R, Mehta A, Chan R, Chang R, Spitz J, Saad A, Gaffey A, Javed Z, Dastmalchi L, Mehta A, Powell-Wiley T, Sharma G. Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy Findings From the U.S. National Health Interview Survey. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101683. PMID: 40286355, PMCID: PMC12102523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101683.
- Varghese M, Wu W, Drwal K, Burg M, Kazi D, Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Veterans. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2025, 45: 78-84. PMID: 40014636, PMCID: PMC13070005, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000932.
- Gandhi P, Runels T, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Brandt C, Hauser R, Feder S, Rodwin B, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Placide S, Gaffey A, Akgün K. Natriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex. Heart & Lung 2025, 71: 25-31. PMID: 39970822, PMCID: PMC12951893, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.02.001.
- Burg M, Stewart J, Gaffey A, Särnholm J, Vela A, Kovacs R. Behavioral Medicine Can Tackle Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Burden: A Call for New Priorities. Policy Insights From The Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2025, 12: 28-36. PMID: 41929653, PMCID: PMC13042328, DOI: 10.1177/23727322241306071.
- Gaffey A, Walenczyk K, Schwartz J, Hall M, Burg M. Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women. Biopsychosocial Science And Medicine 2024, 86: 740-747. PMID: 39225340, PMCID: PMC11560491, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001335.
- Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well‐Being in Patients With Atrial FibrillationRosman L, Lampert R, Zhuo S, Li Q, Varma N, Burg M, Gaffey A, Armbruster T, Gehi A. Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well‐Being in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033750. PMID: 39011944, PMCID: PMC11964026, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033750.
- Vergara-Lopez C, Scalco M, Gaffey A, Reid B, Bublitz M, Lee S, Gomez A, Mercado N, Stroud L. The Interactive Effects of Rejection and Rumination on Diurnal Cortisol among Adolescent Girls: A Preliminary Daily Diary Study. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 48: 1027-1034. PMID: 39359256, PMCID: PMC11444640, DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10492-y.
- Lee S, Jao N, Gaffey A, Reid B, Vergara‐Lopez C, Bublitz M, Stroud L. Female adolescents’ early life stress and body mass index: Differential effects of anger and anxiety in response to rejection. Journal Of Adolescence 2024, 96: 830-840. PMID: 38402417, PMCID: PMC11153026, DOI: 10.1002/jad.12302.
- Gaffey A, Spatz E. Psychological Health and Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: A Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations across the Healthspan. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2024, 26: 45-58. PMID: 38240928, PMCID: PMC11219074, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-023-01185-0.
- Gaffey A, Burg M, Skanderson M, Deviva J, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 34: 125-132. PMID: 38946553, PMCID: PMC12417047, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0993.
- Gaffey A, Goldstein C, Lee S, Hays M, Gaalema D. Psychological Risk Factors in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Journal Of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation And Prevention 2023, 44: e3-e4. PMID: 38079256, PMCID: PMC10842152, DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000843.
- Harris K, Gaffey A, Schwartz J, Krantz D, Burg M. The Perceived Stress Scale as a Measure of Stress: Decomposing Score Variance in Longitudinal Behavioral Medicine Studies. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 57: 846-854. PMID: 37084792, PMCID: PMC10498818, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaad015.
- Gaffey A, Wirth M. Physiological Arousal. 2023, 5181-5184. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_2169.
- Gaffey A, Wirth M. Psychophysiological Measures. 2023, 5570-5574. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_2315.
- Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.
- Dhruva SS, Dziura J, Bathulapalli H, Rosman L, Gaffey AE, Davis MB, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Gender Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 806-815. PMID: 36042086, PMCID: PMC9481764, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07595-1.
- Gaffey AE, Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Wang K, Deng Y, Sims M, O’Brien E, Chamberlain AM, Mentz RJ, Glover LM, Burg MM. Depressive Symptoms and Incident Heart Failure in the Jackson Heart Study: Differential Risk Among Black Men and Women. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2022, 11: e022514. PMID: 35191315, PMCID: PMC9075063, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022514.
- Gaffey AE, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bastian LA, Meadows JL, Burg MM. Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 737-746. PMID: 34780203, PMCID: PMC10691753, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110.
- Ash GI, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Busa MA, Gaffey AE, Angeloudis K, Muniz-Pardos B, Gregory R, Huggins RA, Redeker NS, Weinzimer SA, Grieco LA, Lyden K, Megally E, Vogiatzis I, Scher L, Zhu X, Baker JS, Brandt C, Businelle MS, Fucito LM, Griggs S, Jarrin R, Mortazavi BJ, Prioleau T, Roberts W, Spanakis EK, Nally LM, Debruyne A, Bachl N, Pigozzi F, Halabchi F, Ramagole DA, Janse van Rensburg DC, Wolfarth B, Fossati C, Rozenstoka S, Tanisawa K, Börjesson M, Casajus JA, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Zelenkova I, Swart J, Gursoy G, Meyerson W, Liu J, Greenbaum D, Pitsiladis YP, Gerstein MB. Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Exercise Medicine: Perspectives from Academic and Industry Stakeholders. Sports Medicine 2021, 51: 2237-2250. PMID: 34468950, PMCID: PMC8666971, DOI: 10.1007/s40279-021-01543-5.
- Gaffey AE, Burg MM, Rosman L, Portnoy GA, Brandt CA, Cavanagh CE, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Mattocks KM, Bastian LA, Haskell SG. Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization. Journal Of Women's Health 2021, 30: 944-955. PMID: 33439756, PMCID: PMC8290312, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.
- Gaffey AE, Rosman L, Burg MM, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Sico JJ. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Antidepressant Use, and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Young Men and Women. Stroke 2020, 52: 121-129. PMID: 33297868, PMCID: PMC7770089, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030379.
- Gaffey AE, Schwartz JE, Harris KM, Hall MH, Burg MM. Effects of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring on sleep in healthy, normotensive men and women. Blood Pressure Monitoring 2020, 26: 93-101. PMID: 33136653, PMCID: PMC7933045, DOI: 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000494.
- Gaffey AE, Jeon S, Conley S, Jacoby D, Ash GI, Yaggi HK, O’Connell M, Linsky SJ, Redeker NS. Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020, 19: 363-377. PMID: 32394733, PMCID: PMC7658015, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1762601.
- Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Journal Of Military Social Work And Behavioral Health Services 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.
- Gaffey AE, Redeker NS, Rosman L, Mullington JM, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Burg MM. The role of insomnia in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and hypertension. Journal Of Hypertension 2020, 38: 641-648. PMID: 31725076, PMCID: PMC8176546, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002311.
- Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular diseaseCavanagh C, Gaffey A, Rosman L, Burg M. Chapter 4 Intervention research on therapies that aim to treat depression and cardiovascular disease. 2020, 61-84. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815015-3.00004-0.
- Rosman L, Sico JJ, Lampert R, Gaffey AE, Ramsey CM, Dziura J, Chui PW, Cavanagh CE, Brandt C, Haskell S, Burg MM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Stroke in Young and Middle-Aged Adults. Stroke 2019, 50: 2996-3003. PMID: 31619151, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026854.
- Gaffey A, Martinez B. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults. 2019 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.280.
- Gaffey A, Wirth M. Stress, rejection, and hormones: Cortisol and progesterone reactivity to laboratory speech and rejection tasks in women and men. F1000Research 2014, 3: 208. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.5142.1.
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