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Postdoc Description
STRONG STAR fellows work some of the largest research studies and clinical trials in the nation designed to evaluate the use of evidence-based therapies for PTSD and related conditions. Our fellows provide evidence-based therapy to active duty military service members in each of the following studies:



Prolonged Exposure for PTSD among OIF/OEF Personnel: Massed vs. Spaced Trials

Principal Investigator: Edna Foa, PhD

Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD

Principal Investigator: Patricia Resick, PhD

Individual PE vs. Couples’ Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD

Principal Investigator: Candice Monson, PhD Alcohol Use Disorder in PTSD Patients Treated with SSRIs: An Alcoholic Subtype Hypothesis of Vulnerabilities

Principal Investigator: John Roache, PhD

Development of a Protocol for Psychotherapy Treatment of Deployment-Related PTSD in Primary Care Settings: A Pilot Investigation

Principal Investigator: Lt Col Jeffrey Cigrang, PhD

Comparing Internet and In-Person Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia

Principal Investigator: Daniel Taylor, PhD

The Role of Exercise in the Treatment of PTSD Symptoms



Principal Investigator: COL Stacey Young-McCaughan, RN, PhD

Project BLAST: The Balad/Bagram Longitudinal Assessment of the Symptoms of TBI/PTSD/ASD



Principal Investigator: Maj Monty Baker, PhD



Fellows receive training and on-going weekly supervision in evidence-based PTSD therapies. High quality training and supervision is also provided in assessment. Fellows also attend a weekly didactic seminar.

In addition to their clinical roles, our fellows have published articles in high quality, peer reviewed journals, co-written book chapters, and presented research at national conferences. Other achievements by Strong Star fellows include being awarded student loan repayment through the NIH.

Additionally, our fellows receive a competitive salary ($42,500 per year plus funding to attend a licensure review course) and exceptional health care and retirement benefits.

STRONG STAR fellows work for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. They support STRONG STAR studies at Fort Hood, an hour from Austin, TX and in San Antonio, TX.



For more information about STRONG STAR please see our website: www.strongstar.org.

To begin the application process, please send your CV to Gary Burke: BurkG@uthscsa.edu or for more information call 210-562-6701.