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Juliann Purcell, PhD (she/her/hers)

Instructor of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Juliann Purcell, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Instructor of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She conducts neurobiological research in the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program at McLean Hospital which is co-directed by Lauren Lebois, PhD and Milissa Kaufman, MD/PhD. Clinically, Dr. Purcell works in the Trauma Continuum at McLean Hospital and has a small private practice in Massachusetts.

Dr. Purcell was awarded a Master’s degree with distinction in Clinical Neuroscience from University College London (London, UK) in 2013. She then earned 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 completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Trauma Continuum at McLean Hospital where she began learning about dissociation neurobiology and clinical presentation.

Dr. Purcell’s published research utilizes neuroimaging and advanced analysis approaches to understand the neurobiological impacts of adversity, including childhood abuse and neighborhood disadvantage. She works clinically 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 using neuroscience to help improves the lives of individuals living with trauma and dissociation.

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