Dr. Byers is Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics. She is an epidemiologist with a background in aging research, methods, and biostatistics. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of late-life mental health and employs advanced epidemiological and biostatistical techniques to determine the incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of late-life mental health disorders with the objective of reducing the burden of these disorders by informing long-term clinical care. Dr.

Dr. Cohen is an internist and clinical investigator whose research focuses on health outcomes in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. She is Principal Investigator of the Mind Your Heart Study, a prospective cohort study designed to examine the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder on cardiovascular health.

Dr. Gibson is a psychologist and health services researcher based at the San Francisco VA. She is the Associate Director of the SFVA Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation (3DI), a VA Health Systems Research Center of Innovation (COIN), and Co-Director of the UCSF Women's Health Clinical Research Center.

As the recipient of a VA Rehabilitation R&D Career Development Award-2 (CDA-2), I am building a research program focused on improving the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disorders in people whose needs aren't met by our current paradigms. The goal of my CDA-2 is to improve the quality of life and functioning of Veterans with PTSD and sleep disturbance through evidence-based, patient-centered behavioral care. Approximately 70% of Veterans with PTSD have sleep apnea, but it is very difficult for these Veterans to tolerate sleep apnea treatment.

Dr. Elan Guterman is a neurologist and clinical researcher dedicated to the care of patients with neurological disorders seen in the prehospital, emergency, and hospital setting. She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, obtained a medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, and completed neurology residency and a neurohospitalist fellowship at UCSF. She became a faculty member of the UCSF Department of Neurology in 2018 and an affiliate faculty member of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies in 2021.

Dr. Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon MD, MAS (she/her) is a physician-researcher who is committed to a career in patient oriented research aimed at improving health outcomes for people who have experienced trauma through implementation science strategies. Dr. Hargrave works as a general internist at the Richard Fine People’s Clinic, part of the San Francisco Health Network safety-net system, and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr.

Dr. Holder is a clinical psychologist and health systems researcher focused on improving the delivery of trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy (TF-EBP) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He has developed a program of research focused on informing clinical practice and health systems to improve PTSD treatment, particularly for Veterans receiving care within the Veterans Health Administration. He emphasizes use of real-world electronic health record data and mixed-method designs to both reflect and understand the complexity of delivering effective PTSD treatment.