Lauren M. Denneson, M.S., Ph.D.

  • Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Lauren Denneson is the Associate Director and a Core Investigator at the VA Portland Health Care System’s Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University, and a Core Investigator with the VA Suicide Prevention Research Impact Network. Dr. Denneson is a social psychologist with training in health promotion and disease prevention. Her research primarily centers on suicide prevention, with a special interest in women Veterans, post-deployment health, patient-centered care, and social determinants of health. She has methodological expertise in qualitative analysis, survey design, mixed methods, and clinical trials. Dr. Denneson completed her BA in Psychology at the University of Minnesota and her MS and PhD in Applied Social Psychology at Portland State University. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.S., 2006, Portland State University
    • Ph.D., 2009, Portland State University

Publications