Hannah N. Ziobrowski, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the development and treatment of mental disorders, with a particular interest in how stress and trauma impact mental health across the life course. Her research encompasses eating, mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, and PTSD.
Dr. Ziobrowski currently teaches"Using Epidemiology to Make Public Health Decisions" (GPHP 2010) and "Integrated Learning Experience" (GPHP 2900) for the online MPH program and "Public Mental Health: A Framework for Studying and Preventing Mental Disorders" (PHP 1670) for graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
Dr. Ziobrowski earned her PhD in Epidemiology at Brown University School of Public Health, her MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Washington University in St. Louis, and her BA in Neuroscience and Behavior from Vassar College. Dr. Ziobrowski completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School.
| Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Hwang IH, Puac-Polanco V, Sampson NA, Ziobrowski HN, Zaslavsky AM. "Changes in Prevalence of Mental Illness Among US Adults During Compared with Before the COVID-19 Pandemic." Psychiatric Clinics of North America, vol. 45, no. 1, 2022, pp. 1-28. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Buka SL, Austin SB, Duncan AE, Sullivan AJ, Horton NJ, Field AE. "Child and Adolescent Abuse Patterns and Incident Obesity Risk in Young Adulthood." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022. |
| Puac-Polanco, Victor, Ziobrowski, Hannah N., Ross, Eric L., Liu, Howard, Turner, Brett, Cui, Ruifeng, Leung, Lucinda B., Bossarte, Robert M., Bryant, Corey, Joormann, Jutta, Nierenberg, Andrew A., Oslin, David W., Pigeon, Wilfred R., Post, Edward P., Zainal, Nur Hani, Zaslavsky, Alan M., Zubizarreta, Jose R., Luedtke, Alex, Kennedy, Chris J., Cipriani, Andrea, Furukawa, Toshiaki A., Kessler, Ronald C. "Development of a model to predict antidepressant treatment response for depression among Veterans." Psychological Medicine, 2022, pp. 1-11. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Cui R, Ross EL, Liu H, Puac-Polanco V, Turner B, Leung LB, Bossarte RM, Bryant C, Pigeon WR, Oslin DW, Post EP, Zaslavsky AM, Zubizarreta JR, Nierenberg AA, Luedtke A, Kennedy CJ, Kessler RC. "Development of a model to predict psychotherapy response for depression among Veterans." Psychological Medicine, 2022, pp. 1-10. |
| Kessler RC, Ruhm CJ, Puac-Polanco V, Hwang IH, Lee S, Petukhova MV, Sampson NA, Ziobrowski HN, Zaslavsky AM, Zubizarreta JR. "Estimated Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Clinically Significant Anxiety and Depression Among US Adults During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic." JAMA Network Open, vol. 5, no. 6, 2022, pp. e2217223. |
| Hazzard VM, Ziobrowski HN, Borg SL, Schaefer LM, Mangold AC, Herting NA, Lipson SK, Crosby RD, Wonderlich SA. "Past-Year Abuse and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among U.S. College Students." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 15-16, 2022, pp. NP13226-NP13244. |
| Kessler RC, Kazdin AE, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Altwaijri YA, Andrade LH, Benjet C, Bharat C, Borges G, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, de Almeida JMC, Cardoso G, Chiu WT, Cía A, Ciutan M, Degenhardt L, de Girolamo G, de Jonge P, de Vries YA, Florescu S, Gureje O, Haro JM, Harris MG, Hu C, Karam AN, Karam EG, Karam G, Kawakami N, Kiejna A, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, Makanjuola V, McGrath JJ, Medina-Mora ME, Moskalewicz J, Navarro-Mateu F, Nierenberg AA, Nishi D, Ojagbemi A, Oladeji BD, O'Neill S, Posada-Villa J, Puac-Polanco V, Rapsey C, Ruscio AM, Sampson NA, Scott KM, Slade T, Stagnaro JC, Stein DJ, Tachimori H, Ten Have M, Torres Y, Viana MC, Vigo DV, Williams DR, Wojtyniak B, Xavier M, Zarkov Z, Ziobrowski HN, WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators. "Patterns and correlates of patient-reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys." World Psychiatry, vol. 21, no. 2, 2022, pp. 272-286. |
| Joormann J, Ziobrowski HN, King AJ, Gildea SM, Lee S, Sampson NA, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Stevens JS, Zeng D, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Linnstaedt SD, Germine LT, Bollen KA, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Musey PI Jr, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, McGrath ME, Hudak LA, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Chang AM, Pearson C, Peak DA, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sanchez LD, Bruce SE, Miller MW, Pietrzak RH, Barch DM, Pizzagalli DA, Harte SE, Elliott JM, Koenen KC, McLean SA, Kessler RC. "Prior histories of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression and their onset and course in the three months after a motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study." Depression and Anxiety, vol. 39, no. 1, 2022, pp. 56-70. |
| Leung LB, Ziobrowski HN, Puac-Polanco V, Bossarte RM, Bryant C, Keusch J, Liu H, Pigeon WR, Oslin DW, Post EP, Zaslavsky AM, Zubizarreta JR, Kessler RC. "Are Veterans Getting Their Preferred Depression Treatment? A National Observational Study in the Veterans Health Administration." J GEN INTERN MED, 2021. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Buka SL, Austin SB, Duncan AE, Simone M, Sullivan AJ, Horton NJ, Field AE. "Child and adolescent maltreatment patterns and risk of eating disorder behaviors developing in young adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 120, 2021, pp. 105225. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Leung LB, Bossarte RM, Bryant C, Keusch JN, Liu H, Puac-Polanco V, Pigeon WR, Oslin DW, Post EP, Zaslavsky AM, Zubizarreta JR, Kessler RC. "Comorbid mental disorders, depression symptom severity, and role impairment among Veterans initiating depression treatment through the Veterans Health Administration." Journal of affective disorders, vol. 290, 2021, pp. 227-236. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Kennedy CJ, Ustun B, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Zeng D, Bollen KA, Petukhova M, Sampson NA, Puac-Polanco V, Lee S, Koenen KC, Ressler KJ, McLean SA, Kessler RC, AURORA Consortium., Stevens JS, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Jovanovic T, Linnstaedt SD, Germine LT, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI Jr, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, Lyons MS, Murty VP, McGrath ME, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Datner EM, Chang AM, Pearson C, Peak DA, Jambaulikar G, Merchant RC, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sergot P, Sanchez LD, Bruce SE, Pietrzak RH, Joormann J, Barch DM, Pizzagalli DA, Sheridan JF, Harte SE, Elliott JM, van Rooij SJH. "Development and Validation of a Model to Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression After a Motor Vehicle Collision." JAMA Psychiatry, vol. 78, no. 11, 2021, pp. 1228-1237. |
| Vergara-Lopez C, Bublitz MH, Mercado N, Ziobrowski HN, Gomez A, Stroud LR. "Early life stress and latent trait cortisol in adolescent girls: a prospective examination." Stress, vol. 24, no. 6, 2021, pp. 1075-1081. |
| Jacka BP, Ziobrowski HN, Lawrence A, Baird J, Wentz AE, Marshall BDL, Wightman RS, Mello MJ, Beaudoin FL, Samuels EA. "Implementation and maintenance of an emergency department naloxone distribution and peer recovery specialist program." Academic Emergency Medicine, vol. 29, no. 3, 2021, pp. 294-307. |
| Bossarte RM, Ziobrowski HN, Benedek DM, Dempsey CL, King AJ, Nock MK, Sampson NA, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC. "Mental Disorders, Gun Ownership, and Gun Carrying Among Soldiers After Leaving the Army, 2016-2019." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 111, no. 10, 2021, pp. 1855-1864. |
| Nierenberg AA, Harris MG, Kazdin AE, Puac-Polanco V, Sampson N, Vigo DV, Chiu WT, Ziobrowski HN, Alonso J, Altwaijri Y, Borges G, Bunting B, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Haro JM, Hu CY, Kiejna A, Lee S, McGrath JJ, Navarro-Mateu F, Posada-Villa J, Scott KM, Stagnaro JC, Viana MC, Kessler RC, WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators. "Perceived helpfulness of bipolar disorder treatment: Findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys." Bipolar Disorders, vol. 23, no. 6, 2021, pp. 565-583. |
| Stein DJ, Kazdin AE, Ruscio AM, Chiu WT, Sampson NA, Ziobrowski HN, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Altwaijri Y, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, de Girolamo G, de Jonge P, Degenhardt L, Gureje O, Haro JM, Harris MG, Karam A, Karam EG, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, Medina-Mora ME, Moskalewicz J, Navarro-Mateu F, Nishi D, Posada-Villa J, Scott KM, Viana MC, Vigo DV, Xavier M, Zarkov Z, Kessler RC, WHO World Mental Health Survey collaborators. "Perceived helpfulness of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: a World Mental Health Surveys report." BMC Psychiatry, vol. 21, no. 1, 2021, pp. 392. |
| Reddy NG, Jacka B, Ziobrowski HN, Wilson T, Lawrence A, Beaudoin FL, Samuels EA. "Race, ethnicity, and emergency department post-overdose care." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 131, 2021, pp. 108588. |
| Glazer KB, Ziobrowski HN, Horton NJ, Calzo JP, Field AE. "The Course of Weight/Shape Concerns and Disordered Eating Symptoms Among Adolescent and Young Adult Males." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 69, no. 4, 2021, pp. 615-621. |
| Puac-Polanco V, Leung LB, Bossarte RM, Bryant C, Keusch JN, Liu H, Ziobrowski HN, Pigeon WR, Oslin DW, Post EP, Kessler RC. "Treatment Differences in Primary and Specialty Settings in Veterans with Major Depression." The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, vol. 34, no. 2, 2021, pp. 268-290. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Buka SL, Austin SB, Sullivan AJ, Horton NJ, Simone M, Field AE. "Using latent class analysis to empirically classify maltreatment according to the developmental timing, duration, and co-occurrence of abuse types." Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 107, 2020, pp. 104574. |
| Ziobrowski HN, Sonneville KR, Eddy KT, Crosby RD, Micali N, Horton NJ, Field AE. "Maternal Eating Disorders and Eating Disorder Treatment Among Girls in the Growing Up Today Study." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2019, pp. 469-475. |
| DuBois JM, Walsh HA, Chibnall JT, Anderson EE, Eggers MR, Fowose M, Ziobrowski H. "Sexual Violation of Patients by Physicians: A Mixed-Methods, Exploratory Analysis of 101 Cases." Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, vol. 31, no. 5, 2019, pp. 503-523. |
| Ziobrowski H, Brewerton TD, Duncan AE. "Associations between ADHD and eating disorders in relation to comorbid psychiatric disorders in a nationally representative sample." Psychiatry Research, vol. 260, 2018, pp. 53-59. |
| Ziobrowski H, Sartor CE, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. "Gender differences in mental and physical health conditions in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study." Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 101, 2017, pp. 110-113. |
| Duncan AE, Ziobrowski HN, Nicol G. "The Prevalence of Past 12-Month and Lifetime DSM-IV Eating Disorders by BMI Category in US Men and Women." European Eating Disorders Review, vol. 25, no. 3, 2017, pp. 165-171. |
| Visalli RJ, Ziobrowski H, Badri KR, He JJ, Zhang X, Arumugam SR, Zhao H. "Ionic derivatives of betulinic acid exhibit antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2), but not HIV-1 reverse transcriptase." Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, vol. 25, no. 16, 2015, pp. 3168-71. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | PhD | Brown University |
George Warren Brown Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis (2014-2016)
Honorable Mention for MPH Research, Washington University in St. Louis (2016)
Outstanding Culminating Experience Award, Washington University in St. Louis (2016)
Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute Scholarship, Brown University (2018)
Epidemiology Abstract Competition (1st 2020, 2nd 2019, 4th 2018), Brown University (2018-2020)
Distinguished Dozen: 2021 (1 of top 12 papers of 2021), Journal of Adolescent Health (2022)
Inducted as an Alumni Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Gamma Sigma Chapter (Washington University in St. Louis) (2024)
| GPHP 2010 - Using Epidemiology to Make Public Health Decisions |
| GPHP 2010A - Using Epidemiology to Make Public Health Decisions |
| GPHP 2900 - Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) |
| PHP 1670 - Public Mental Health: A Framework for Studying and Preventing Mental Disorders |
