Joscelyn E. Fisher, PhD

Project Director/Research Psychologist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Research Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Uniformed Services University

Joscelyn E. Fisher is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and a Project Director/Research Psychologist for the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS). Dr. Fisher has served as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on multiple studies that have examined the effects of stressors (e.g., bereavement, combat injury, child maltreatment) on physical and mental health in both adults and children. Her primary focus has been the investigation of indicators of risk and resilience (e.g., coping strategies) and their associations with health outcomes in bereaved individuals.

Dr. Fisher received a Bachelor of Arts (majors: Music and Psychology) from the University of Virginia and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She then completed her post-doctoral training at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) where she transitioned to a faculty position (Instructor) before joining USU. Dr. Fisher has authored/co-authored a number of scientific papers and has been awarded several research grants.

Please see ResearchGate for a list of Dr. Fisher’s publications.