Swathi Gujral, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
  • Women & Reproductive Health
  • Older Adults
Swathi Gujral, PhD
Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Selected Publications

  1. Brown VM, Gujral S, Chang YW, Galfalvy H, Szanto K & Dombrovski AY. (2025). Brain volume reductions and relationship with depression and cognitive functioning in suicide in older adults: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study using Bayesian multilevel modeling. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 100552.
  2. Gogniat MA, Won J, Cruz C, Aranda A, Verma A, Gujral S, Weinstein AM, Zaheed AB, Cole KR, Full KM & Snitz BE. Sedentary behavior, cognition, and brain health in older adults: a systematic review. Front Aging Neurosci. 2025 Jul 8;17:1622049. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1622049. PMID: 40697359; PMCID: PMC12279810.
  3. Teixeira AL, Gregg A, Gentry MT, Gujral S, Rapp E, Oberlin L, Ajilore O, Weisenbach S & Patrick R. Cognitive deficits in late-life depression: From symptoms and assessment to therapeutics. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2025 Apr;23(2):183-194. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20240046. Epub 2025 Apr 15. PMID: 40235602; PMCID: PMC11995896.
  4. Gujral S, Cameron JL, Conaty K, Ziady S, Sahu A, Jakicic JM, Rogers RJ, Rosano C, Vallejo AN, Erickson KI, Ibrahim TS, Aizenstein H, Reynolds CF 3rd & Butters MA. Intermittent low-intensity and moderate-intensity exercise effects on cognition in community-dwelling older adults: A pilot study exploring biological mechanisms. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 Oct 17;16:1432909. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1432909. PMID: 39484365; PMCID: PMC11524916.
  5. Gujral S, Burns M, Erickson KI, Rofey D, Peiffer JJ, Laws SM & Brown B. (2024). Dose-response effects of exercise on mental health in community-dwelling older adults: Exploration of genetic moderators. International journal of clinical and health psychology, 24(1), 100443.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Internship
Clinical Psychology, University of Maryland Medical Center/VA Maryland Healthcare System
Postdoctoral
Clinical Psychology, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System VISN 4 MIRECC

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (APA Division 40)
  • Member, American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Member, Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Member, International Neuropsychological Society

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