Natalie Purcell

Biographic Data

ID5424645
NAMENatalie Purcell
GIVEN NAMESNatalie
FAMILY NAMEPurcell
SIGNATUREPURCELL N
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, San Francisco
ORCID0000-0002-0582-9235
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Tobacco cessation prescription rates among Veterans living with human immunodeficiency virus who smoke

    Ellen Herbst, Katherine J Hoggatt et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    Introduction: Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, with prevalence remaining dangerously high in at-risk groups, including people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Military Veterans with HIV and receiving Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care have a high prevalence of smoking, and risk factors such as hazardous drinking and substance use disorder (SUD), despite access to smoking …

  • Addressing Race-Based Trauma for Black Veterans Engaged in PTSD Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

    Open AccessAsale Hubbard, D B Mason et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2026References: 9

    Prior studies indicate that Black veterans demonstrate less posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom improvement than White veterans following PTSD evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs). Our aims were to: (1) determine needs, perceptions, and experiences of Black veterans engaging in PTSD EBPs, (2) understand how race-based trauma has or has not been incorporated into these EBPs; and (3) determine the perceived efficacy of current PTSD eviden…

  • Factors contributing to Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Veterans later in the pandemic

    Open AccessJeffrey M Pyne, Karen H Seal et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant public health concern despite the widespread availability of vaccines. Little is known about factors influencing hesitancy among U.S. military Veterans later in the pandemic. The goal of this study was to identify factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among U.S. military Veterans more than one year after vaccine availability. This study was part of the COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance…

  • Profiles of moral distress and associated outcomes among student veterans

    Brandon J Griffin, Christian L Williams et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2020

    Objective Military veterans who interpret their own or others' actions as moral transgressions are theorized to experience moral distress. The purpose of this study was to explore patterns of moral distress and associated psychological, social, and religious or spiritual problems among student veterans. Method Student veterans (N = 498) retrospectively reported experiences of moral distress associated with deployment-related events in which they …

  • Tailored to Fit

    Natalie Purcell, Wesley C Becker et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 22

    BACKGROUND: Veterans Affairs (VA) has rolled out a holistic, multicomponent Whole Health care model nationwide, yet no pragmatic trials have been conducted in real-world clinical settings to compare its effectiveness against other evidence-based approaches for chronic pain management in veterans. OBJECTIVES: We describe the adaptation of the first large pragmatic randomized controlled trial of the Whole Health model for chronic pain care for dive…

  • Moral Injury

    Open AccessBrandon J Griffin, Natalie Purcell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Traumatic Stress2019

    Individuals who are exposed to traumatic events that violate their moral values may experience severe distress and functional impairments known as “moral injuries.” Over the last decade, moral injury has captured the attention of mental health care providers, spiritual and faith communities, media outlets, and the general public. Research about moral injury, especially among military personnel and veterans, has also proliferated. For this article…

  • Opening a Door to a New Life”

    Open AccessNatalie Purcell, Brandon J Griffin et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2018

    For military veterans struggling with moral injury, forgiveness can become both an animating concern and a potential path to healing. In this perspective piece, we draw on our clinical work and research findings to examine why forgiveness matters to veterans who feel guilt and shame about their actions in war, what type of forgiveness is attainable and meaningful, and what role clinicians can play in facilitating forgiveness. We conclude by refle…

  • Veterans’ Perspectives on the Psychosocial Impact of Killing in War

    Open AccessNatalie Purcell, Christopher J Koenig et al.ARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2016Cited by: 6References: 43

    Based on focus group and individual interviews with 26 combat veterans, this qualitative thematic analysis examines the psychosocial and interpersonal consequences of killing in war. It describes the consequences that veterans identify as most relevant in their lives, including postwar changes in emotions, cognitions, relationships, and identity. Furthermore, it illustrates the linked psychological and social dimensions of those consequences—name…

  • Cruel Intimacies and Risky Relationships

    Natalie PurcellARTICLESociety and Animals2011Cited by: 3

    This article investigates the hypothesis that greater human-livestock intimacy can deter cruelty and mitigate suffering in the industrial production of animals for human consumption. The history of industrial agriculture in North America is one of increasingly utilitarian, profit-based, and technologically mediated relationships between humans and the animals they raise and kill for food. Under what circumstances is the physical and emotional dis…