Karen P Jakubowski, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Karen P Jakubowski, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Trauma; Cardiovascular disease risk; Behavioral sleep medicine

Clinical Interests

Behavioral medicine; Health inequities; Chronic pain

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Clinical training & mentorship; Medical student & resident education

Selected Publications

  1. Lawn RB, Murchland AR, Thurston RC, Marquez C, Jakubowski K, Sampson L, Sumner J, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC. Experiences of stalking and obtaining a restraining order are associated with onset of cardiovascular events in women: A prospective analysis in the Nurses' Health Study II. Circulation. 2025;152:00-00. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.073592
  2. Jakubowski K, Riedmann C, Chang Y, Koenen KC, Maki PM, Thurston RC. Trauma history and persistent poor objective and subjective sleep quality among midlife women. Menopause. 2025 Mar 1;32(3):207-216. PMID: 39773930
  3. Jakubowski KP, Koffer RE, Matthews KA, Burnett-Bowie SM, Derby CA, Yu EW, Green R, Thurston RC. Psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women with trauma histories: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). J Trauma Stress. 2023 Feb;36(1):167-179. PMCID: PMC9877990
  4. Jakubowski KP, Barinas-Mitchell E, Chang YF, Maki PM, Matthews KA, Thurston RC. The cardiovascular cost of silence: Relationships between self-silencing and carotid atherosclerosis in midlife women. Ann Behav Med. 2022 Mar 1;56(3):282-290. PMCID: PMC8887577
  5. Jakubowski KP, Murray V, Stokes N, Thurston RC. Sexual violence and cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Maturitas. 2021 Nov;153:48-60. PMCID: PMC8531533
  6. Jakubowski K, Dauria EF, et al. (in press) Burnout prevention and mitigation protocol for research studies on sexual and intimate partner violence. Staff health Education & Behavior
  7. Murchland AR, Haneuse S, Lawn RB, Berkman L, Jakubowski K, Glymour MM, Koenen KC. Intimate partner violence and cognitive functioning - toward quantifying dementia risk. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 May;21(5):e70029. doi: 10.1002/alz.70029. PMID: 40318131; PMCID: PMC12046629.
  8. Jakubowski KP, Jhamb M, Yabes J, Gujral S, Oberlin LE, Bender F & Steel J. (2020). Technology-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for end-stage renal disease: A feasibility study. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 10, 657-663.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Education
MS, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Internship
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Postdoctoral
Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Psychosomatic Society
  • Member, North American Menopause Society

Selected Honors & Awards

  • New Investigator Award, North American Menopause Society

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