Carolyn Gibson, PhD | Gibson Lab

Associate Adjunct Professor

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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. Her current work focuses on women Veterans’ health and health care, mental health in the menopause transition, the impact of interpersonal trauma and military exposures on menopause- and aging-related health, medical cannabis use among midlife and older women, and complementary and integrative health approaches to improving health for women across the lifespan.

Publications

Menopause as a biological and psychological transition.

Nature Reviews Psychology

Rebecca C. Thurston, Holly N. Thomas, Alana J. Castle, Carolyn J. Gibson

Menopause-Related Service Needs in Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers: Findings From the Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network Menopause Practice Scan.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Diem SJ, Miles-McLean HA, Carney DV, Shekelle JE, Nicosia F, Frayne SM, Yano EM, Gibson CJ

Psychological function in a randomized trial of continuous nitroglycerin for menopausal hot flashes.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Zhao EL, Gibson CJ, Raghunathan H, Schembri M, Ganz P, Huang AJ

Sexual Trauma, Suicide, and Overdose in a National Cohort of Older Veterans.

Annals of internal medicine

Hargrave AS, Cohen BE, Gibson CJ, Keyhani S, Li Y, Boscardin WJ, Byers AL

A Systematic Review of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Women Experiencing Vasomotor Symptoms Across Reproductive Stages in the US.

International journal of women's health

Gibson CJ, Ajmera M, O'Sullivan F, Shiozawa A, Lozano-Ortega G, Badillo EC, Venkataraman M, Mancuso S

A Multisite Randomized Feasibility Trial of a Remotely Delivered Pelvic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.

Journal of integrative and complementary medicine

Huang AJ, Subak LL, Rowen TS, Schembri M, Raghunathan H, Gibson C, Pawlowsky S, Cheng J, Chao MT

Sexual orientation and sexual functioning in midlife women veterans.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Muratore LA, Blanken AE, Huang AJ, Gibson CJ

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of vasomotor symptoms among perimenopausal women and women aged 65 years or older in the US: a systematic review.

Women & health

Gibson CJ, Ajmera M, O'Sullivan F, Shiozawa A, Lozano-Ortega G, Badillo E, Venkataraman M, Mancuso S

MILITARY EXPOSURES AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES: FINDINGS FROM THE GULF WAR COHORT STUDY.

Fertility and sterility

Allison Altman, Carolyn Gibson, Sabra Inslicht, Guichan Cao, Caitlin Haas, Erin Dursa

ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF HIGH PLACEBO RESPONSE IN HOT FLASH TREATMENT TRIALS.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Pei M, Gibson CJ, Grady D, Huang AJ

Dimensions of posttraumatic stress disorder and menopause-related health in midlife women veterans.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Thomas JL, Blanken AE, Huang AJ, Maguen S, Gibson CJ, Sumner JA

HOT FLASHES AND SLEEP DISRUPTION IN A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Pei M, Gibson CJ, Schembri M, Raghunathan H, Grady D, Ganz P, Huang AJ

Bridging information gaps in menopause status classification through natural language processing.

JAMIA Open

Eyre H, Alba PR, Gibson CJ, Gatsby E, Lynch KE, Patterson OV, DuVall SL

SLEEP DISORDERS AND RISK OF MID- TO LATE-LIFE SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

Innovation in Aging

Amy Byers, Emily Dolsen, Yixia Li, Carolyn Gibson, Aoife O’Donovan, Thomas Neylan, Randall Kuffel

Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, and Aging-Related Health Among Men and Women Veterans Across the Lifespan.

Journal of general internal medicine

Gibson CJ, Bahorik A, Xia F, Peltz C, Yaffe K

Military Sexual Trauma and Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife Women Veterans.

Journal of general internal medicine

Travis KJ, Huang AJ, Maguen S, Inslicht S, Byers AL, Seal KH, Gibson CJ

Efficacy of Continuous Transdermal Nitroglycerin for Treating Hot Flashes by Inducing Nitrate Cross-tolerance in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA internal medicine

Huang AJ, Cummings SR, Ganz P, Schembri M, Raghunathan H, Vittinghoff E, Gibson CJ, Grady D

Association between vasomotor symptom frequency and weight gain in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Gibson CJ, Shiozawa A, Epstein AJ, Han W, Mancuso S

Factors Associated with Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Disclosure During VA Screening Among Women Veterans.

Journal of general internal medicine

Hargrave AS, Danan ER, Than CT, Gibson CJ, Yano EM

(116) A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Telehealth Pelvic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

A Huang, T Rowen, M Chao, C Gibson, M Schembri, L Subak

Lifetime history of interpersonal partner violence is associated with insomnia among midlife women veterans.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Goldstein LA, Jakubowski KP, Huang AJ, Seal KH, Maguen S, Inslicht SS, Byers AL, Gibson CJ

Long-term Psychoactive Medications, Polypharmacy, and Risk of Suicide and Unintended Overdose Death Among Midlife and Older Women Veterans.

Journal of general internal medicine

Gibson CJ, Li Y, Jasuja GK, Keyhani S, Byers AL

Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Miss Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Hargrave AS, Maguen S, Inslicht SS, Byers AL, Seal KH, Huang AJ, Gibson CJ

Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and management of menopause symptoms among midlife women veterans.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Blanken A, Gibson CJ, Li Y, Huang AJ, Byers AL, Maguen S, Inslicht S, Seal K

Interpersonal Violence and Painful Bladder Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Midlife to Older Women.

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

Eva Raphael, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Carolyn J. Gibson, Chris Tonner, David H. Thom, Leslee Subak, Alison J. Huang

Cultural adaptations of motivational interviewing: A systematic review.

Psychological services

Self KJ, Borsari B, Ladd BO, Nicolas G, Gibson CJ, Jackson K, Manuel JK

Interpersonal violence and painful bladder symptoms in community-dwelling midlife to older women.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Raphael E, Van Den Eeden SK, Gibson CJ, Tonner C, Thom DH, Subak L, Huang AJ

Women Veterans' Experiences with Integrated, Biopsychosocial Pain Care: A Qualitative Study.

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)

Nicosia FM, Gibson CJ, Purcell N, Zamora K, Tighe J, Seal KH

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Suicide in a National Sample of Midlife and Older Women Veterans.

Medical care

Gibson CJ, Li Y, Jasuja GK, Self KJ, Seal KH, Byers AL

Workplace Sexual Harassment: Potential Long-term Associations with Psychological Function in Older Adults.

Journal of general internal medicine

Gibson CJ, Lisha N, Lalchandani P, Huang AJ

Whole Health Options and Pain Education (wHOPE): A Pragmatic Trial Comparing Whole Health Team vs Primary Care Group Education to Promote Nonpharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Functioning, and Quality of Life in Veterans-Rationale, Methods, and I

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)

Seal KH, Becker WC, Murphy JL, Purcell N, Denneson LM, Morasco BJ, Martin AM, Reddy K, Iseghem TV, Krebs EE, Painter JM, Hagedorn H, Pyne JM, Hixon J, Maguen S, Neylan TC, Borsari B, DeRonne B, Gibson C, Matthias MS, Frank JW, Krishnaswamy A, Li Y, Bertenthal D, Chan A, Nunez A, McCamish N

An Integrated Pain Team Model: Impact on Pain-Related Outcomes and Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Pain.

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)

Gibson CJ, Grasso J, Li Y, Purcell N, Tighe J, Zamora K, Nicosia F, Seal KH

Early Life Sexual Trauma and Later Life Genitourinary Dysfunction and Functional Disability in Women.

Journal of general internal medicine

Lalchandani P, Lisha N, Gibson C, Huang AJ

Patient-centered change in the day-to-day impact of postmenopausal vaginal symptoms: results from a multicenter randomized trial.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Gibson CJ, Huang AJ, Larson JC, Mitchell C, Diem S, LaCroix A, Newton KM, Reed SD, Guthrie KA

"We Have a Long Way to Go:" A Case Study Examination of Older Women Veterans' Experiences in VA Primary Care.

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

Silvestrini M, Nicosia F, Spar MJ, Gibson CJ, Brown RT

Interpersonal Trauma as a Marker of Risk for Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Midlife and Older Women.

Obstetrics and gynecology

Boyd BAJ, Gibson CJ, Van Den Eeden SK, McCaw B, Subak LL, Thom D, Huang AJ

Opioid Reduction and Risk Mitigation in VA Primary Care: Outcomes from the Integrated Pain Team Initiative.

Journal of general internal medicine

Seal KH, Rife T, Li Y, Gibson C, Tighe J

Military Sexual Trauma in Older Women Veterans: Prevalence and Comorbidities.

Journal of general internal medicine

Gibson CJ, Maguen S, Xia F, Barnes DE, Peltz CB, Yaffe K

Forced and Coerced Sexual Initiation in Women: New Insights, Even More Questions.

JAMA internal medicine

Huang AJ, Gibson CJ

Menopausal Symptoms and Higher Risk Opioid Prescribing in a National Sample of Women Veterans with Chronic Pain.

Journal of general internal medicine

Gibson CJ, Li Y, Huang AJ, Rife T, Seal KH

Menopause symptoms and chronic pain in a national sample of midlife women veterans.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Gibson CJ, Li Y, Bertenthal D, Huang AJ, Seal KH

Patient Experiences With Integrated Pain Care: A Qualitative Evaluation of One VA's Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain Treatment and Opioid Safety.

Global advances in health and medicine

Purcell N, Zamora K, Gibson C, Tighe J, Chang J, Grasso J, Seal KH

Associations of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife and Older Women.

JAMA internal medicine

Gibson CJ, Huang AJ, McCaw B, Subak LL, Thom DH, Van Den Eeden SK

Anxiety, depressive symptoms, and cardiac autonomic function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with hot flashes: a brief report.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Fu P, Gibson CJ, Mendes WB, Schembri M, Huang AJ

Do postconcussive symptoms from traumatic brain injury in combat veterans predict risk for receiving opioid therapy for chronic pain?

Brain injury

Bertenthal D, Yaffe K, Barnes DE, Byers AL, Gibson CJ, Seal KH

Traumatic Brain Injury and Receipt of Prescription Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: Do Clinical Practice Guidelines Matter?

The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society

Seal KH, Bertenthal D, Barnes DE, Byers AL, Gibson CJ, Rife TL, Yaffe K

Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Physical Victimization during Military Service across Age Cohorts of Women Veterans.

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

Gibson CJ, Gray KE, Katon JG, Simpson TL, Lehavot K

Vasomotor Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Postmenopausal Women.

The Gerontologist

Katon JG, Gray KE, Gerber MR, Harrington LB, Woods NF, Weitlauf JC, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Hunt JR, Katon WJ, Haskell SG, McCutcheon SJ, Gass ML, Gibson CJ, Zephyrin LC

Daily physical activity and hot flashes in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Flashes Study.

Fertility and sterility

Gibson C, Matthews K, Thurston R

Changes in cardiovascular risk factors by hysterectomy status with and without oophorectomy: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Matthews KA, Gibson CJ, El Khoudary SR, Thurston RC

Negative attitudes and affect do not predict elective hysterectomy: a prospective analysis from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Gibson CJ, Bromberger JT, Weiss GE, Thurston RC, Sowers M, Matthews KA

False-positive mammography and depressed mood in a screening population: findings from the New Hampshire Mammography Network.

Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

Gibson CJ, Weiss J, Goodrich M, Onega T

Pharmacologically induced hypogonadism and sexual function in healthy young women and men.

Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Schmidt PJ, Steinberg EM, Negro PP, Haq N, Gibson C, Rubinow DR