Natalie Purcell, PhD, MPA
Associate Professor
Social Behavioral Sciences
School of Nursing
I am a sociologist who specializes in the study of violence, trauma, and pain across healthcare contexts. My work uses mixed methods drawn from the social sciences and the humanities, as well as program-evaluation and implementation-science techniques.
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Since joining the VA in 2011, my research has centered on understanding the impact of violence and combat trauma in the lives of US military veterans, identifying and evaluating care interventions to address violence-related trauma and pain among veterans, and identifying ways to reduce violence against healthcare workers. My work at VA involves not only violence and trauma-related research, but also transformation of the institutional culture to promote organizational health and patient centered care.
Education & Training
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- Presidential Management Fellowship Public Administration Department of Veterans Affairs 2013
- PhD Sociology University of California 2011
- MA Sociology University of California 2008
- MPA Public Administration Seton Hall University 2003
Interests
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- violence
- aggression
- trauma
- cruelty
- pain
- masculinity
- social psychology
- program evaluation
Publications (31)
Top publication keywords:
VeteransSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersPatient Care TeamChronic PainPain ManagementIntegrative MedicineMoralsPrimary Health CarePragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicQualitative ResearchResearch DesignHealth PersonnelBiological ProductsUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsQuality Improvement
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Implementation of Virtual, Livestream Yoga Classes for Veterans at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Program Evaluation.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health 2024 Pham C, Hildebrand C, Tarasovsky G, Purcell N, Seal K, Nicosia F -
Transitioning into trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder from other treatments: a qualitative investigation.
Cognitive behaviour therapy 2024 Holder N, Ranney RM, Delgado AK, Purcell N, Iwamasa GY, Batten A, Neylan TC, Shiner B, Maguen S -
Evaluation of a New Integrative Health and Wellness Clinic for Veterans at the San Francisco VA Health Care System: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.
Global advances in integrative medicine and health 2024 Nicosia FM, Purcell N, Bertenthal D, Usman H, Seidel I, McGrath S, Hildebrand C, McCarthy B, Seal KH -
Natural Product Use Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study of Attitudes and Communication with Healthcare Providers.
Journal of general internal medicine 2024 Moore LC, Woodruff NA, Seal KH, Feinberg T, Purcell N -
Moral Injury Awareness and Prevention in Healthcare Organizations: A Blueprint Informed by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moral Injury Awareness and Prevention in Healthcare Organizations: A Blueprint Informed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2024 Purcell, N., Bertenthal, D., Usman, H., Maguen, S., Griffin, B., Mehlman, H., McGrath, S., Spetz, J., Hysong, S., & Seal, Karen
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Tobacco Cessation Prescription Utilization Rates Among Veterans with Cancer Who Smoke.
Journal of general internal medicine 2023 Herbst E, Hoggatt KJ, Leonard S, Purcell N, Rossi N, Bialous S -
Developing and testing a COVID-19 vaccination acceptance intervention: A pragmatic trial comparing vaccine acceptance intervention vs usual care - Rationale, methods, and implementation.
Contemporary clinical trials 2023 Pyne JM, Seal KH, Manuel JK, DeRonne B, Oliver KA, Bertenthal D, Esserman D, Purcell N, Petrakis BA, Elwy AR -
Virtual Worlds Technology to Enhance Training for Primary Care Providers in Assessment and Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Motivational Interviewing: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR medical education 2023 Manuel JK, Purcell N, Abadjian L, Cardoos S, Yalch M, Hill C, McCarthy B, Bertenthal D, McGrath S, Seal K -
Advancing health equity by understanding race disparities and other factors associated with PTSD symptom improvement following evidence-based psychotherapy.
Journal of anxiety disorders 2023 Maguen S, Batten A, Hubbard A, Holder N, Burkman K, Cottonham D, Purcell N, Mehlman H, Shiner B -
Integration of Health Coaches in a Whole Health Team Model of Chronic Pain Care: a Qualitative Study.
Journal of general internal medicine 2023 Denneson LM, Purcell N, McGrath SL, Abadjian LR, Becker WC, Seal KH -
Lung Cancer Screening Among U.S. Military Veterans by Health Status and Race and Ethnicity, 2017-2020: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study.
AJPM focus 2023 Rustagi AS, Byers AL, Brown JK, Purcell N, Slatore CG, Keyhani S -
Barriers to positive airway pressure adherence among veterans with sleep apnea: a mixed methods study.
Translational behavioral medicine 2022 Goldstein LA, Purcell N, Sarmiento KF, Neylan TC, Maguen S -
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pragmatic clinical trial participants.
Contemporary clinical trials 2021 Coleman BC, Purcell N, Geda M, Luther SL, Peduzzi P, Kerns RD, Seal KH, Burgess DJ, Rosen MI, Sellinger J, Salsbury SA, Gelman H, Brandt CA, Edwards RR -
"Then COVID happened…": Veterans' Health, Wellbeing, and Engagement in Whole Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Global advances in health and medicine 2021 Purcell N, Sells J, McGrath S, Mehlman H, Bertenthal D, Seal KH -
Women Veterans' Experiences with Integrated, Biopsychosocial Pain Care: A Qualitative Study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2021 Nicosia FM, Gibson CJ, Purcell N, Zamora K, Tighe J, Seal KH -
How VA Whole Health Coaching Can Impact Veterans' Health and Quality of Life: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Program Evaluation.
Global advances in health and medicine 2021 Purcell N, Zamora K, Bertenthal D, Abadjian L, Tighe J, Seal KH -
Reducing Barriers to Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia: A Qualitative Examination of Veterans' Perspectives of BBTI.
Behavioral sleep medicine 2021 Holder N, Kanady JC, Straus LD, Khan AJ, Purcell N, Huggins J, Gloria R, Neylan TC, Lujan C, Maguen S -
Whole Health Options and Pain Education (wHOPE): A Pragmatic Trial Comparing Whole Health Team vs Primary Care Group Education to Promote Nonpharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Functioning, and Quality of Life in Veterans-Rationale, Methods, and Implementation.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2020 Seal KH, Becker WC, Murphy JL, Purcell N, Denneson LM, Morasco BJ, Martin AM, Reddy K, Iseghem TV, Krebs EE, Painter JM, Hagedorn H, Pyne JM, Hixon J, Maguen S, Neylan TC, Borsari B, DeRonne B, Gibson… -
An Integrated Pain Team Model: Impact on Pain-Related Outcomes and Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2020 Gibson CJ, Grasso J, Li Y, Purcell N, Tighe J, Zamora K, Nicosia F, Seal KH -
Tailored to Fit: How an Implementation Framework Can Support Pragmatic Pain Care Trial Adaptation for Diverse Veterans Affairs Clinical Settings.
Medical care 2020 Purcell N, Becker WC, Zamora KA, McGrath SL, Hagedorn HJ, Fabian ER, McCamish N, Seal KH -
Profiles of moral distress and associated outcomes among student veterans.
Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy 2020 Griffin BJ, Williams CL, Shaler L, Dees RF, Cowden RG, Bryan CJ, Litz B, Purcell N, Burkman K, Maguen S -
Patient Experiences With Integrated Pain Care: A Qualitative Evaluation of One VA's Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain Treatment and Opioid Safety.
Global advances in health and medicine 2019 Purcell N, Zamora K, Gibson C, Tighe J, Chang J, Grasso J, Seal KH -
Moral Injury: An Integrative Review.
Journal of traumatic stress 2019 Griffin BJ, Purcell N, Burkman K, Litz BT, Bryan CJ, Schmitz M, Villierme C, Walsh J, Maguen S -
Provider perspectives on a novel moral injury treatment for veterans: Initial assessment of acceptability and feasibility of the Impact of Killing treatment materials.
Journal of clinical psychology 2018 Burkman K, Purcell N, Maguen S -
"Opening a Door to a New Life": The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury.
Frontiers in psychiatry 2018 Purcell N, Griffin BJ, Burkman K, Maguen S -
The Integrated Pain Team: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Impact of an Embedded Interdisciplinary Pain Care Intervention on Primary Care Team Satisfaction, Confidence, and Perceptions of Care Effectiveness.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2018 Purcell N, Zamora K, Tighe J, Li Y, Douraghi M, Seal K -
Healing from Moral Injury: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Impact of Killing Treatment for Combat Veterans.
Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2018 Natalie Purcell, Kristine Burkman, Jessica Keyser, Phillip Fucella, Shira Maguen -
Behavioral threat assessment and management: Lessons learned in one VA health care system.
Journal of Threat Assessment and Management 2018 Natalie Purcell, Michael L. Drexler -
Violence in a U.S. Veterans Affairs healthcare system: worker perspectives on prevalence, causes, and contributors.
Policy and Practice in Health and Safety 2017 Natalie Purcell, Eric Shovein, Claire Hebenstreit, Michael Drexler -
Veterans’ Perspectives on the Psychosocial Impact of Killing in War.
The Counseling Psychologist 2016 Natalie Purcell, Christopher J. Koenig, Jeane Bosch, Shira Maguen -
Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary: The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Aggression in Hardcore Pornography
Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary: The Politics of Sex, Gender, and Aggression in Hardcore Pornography. 2012 Purcell, N.