Gabrielle Liverant

Gabrielle Liverant, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Suffolk University. She holds a PhD and MA from Boston University, and a BA from Wesleyan University. Her research focuses on transdiagnostic mechanisms in mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders, particularly anhedonia, reward system impairments, and emotional regulation dysfunction. She has investigated reward learning deficits in depression, PTSD, and schizophrenia, with applications to psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions.

Dr. Liverant's recent publications analyze insomnia's role in transdiagnostic frameworks, reward learning dynamics in smokers with depression, pandemic-related mental health impacts, and emotion regulation strategies. Her work bridges clinical practice with empirical research, emphasizing behavioral neuroscience and therapeutic innovation.

• Education: PhD in Psychology, Boston University
• Specialties: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Reward Learning, Emotional Regulation