Charles Gillespie MD/PhD
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor
- (404) 727-8563
- cgilles@emory.edu
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
- Scientific Affiliate, Emory Psychoanalytic Institute, Emory University
Education
Degrees
- MA from University of Georgia
- MD from Medical College of Georgia
- Doctor of Philosophy from Georgia State University
- BA from University of Georgia
Research
Focus
- My primary research interest is the study of the psychobiology of trauma and stress across the lifespan. In addition to the complications of trauma-related psychopathology (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, personality disorders, and substance abuse), individuals exposed to trauma during early life also often are carry a heavy burden of stress-related medical illness including obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.
Publications
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Cell-type-specific and inflammatory DNA methylation patterns associated with PTSD.
Brain Behav Immun Volume: 128 Page(s): 540 - 548
04/24/2025 Authors: Smith AK; Katrinli S; Maihofer AX; Aiello AE; Baker DG; Boks MP; Brick LA; Chen C-Y; Dalvie S; Fani N -
Racial Discrimination, Neural Connectivity, and Epigenetic Aging Among Black Women.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 7 Page(s): e2416588
06/03/2024 Authors: Elbasheir A; Katrinli S; Kearney BE; Lanius RA; Harnett NG; Carter SE; Ely TD; Bradley B; Gillespie CF; Stevens JS -
Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nat Genet Volume: 56 Page(s): 792 - 808
05/01/2024 Authors: Nievergelt CM; Maihofer AX; Atkinson EG; Chen C-Y; Choi KW; Coleman JRI; Daskalakis NP; Duncan LE; Polimanti R; Aaronson C -
Potential causal association between gut microbiome and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Transl Psychiatry Volume: 14 Page(s): 67
01/31/2024 Authors: He Q; Wang W; Xu D; Xiong Y; Tao C; You C; Ma L; Ma J; Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Working Group -
Genetic risk for hospitalization of African American patients with severe mental illness reveals HLA loci.
Front Psychiatry Volume: 15 Page(s): 1140376
01/01/2024 Authors: Lori A; Pearce BD; Katrinli S; Carter S; Gillespie CF; Bradley B; Wingo AP; Jovanovic T; Michopoulos V; Duncan E -
Indirect Effects of Racial Discrimination on Health Outcomes Through Prefrontal Cortical White Matter Integrity.
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging Volume: 8 Page(s): 741 - 749
07/01/2023 Authors: Okeke O; Elbasheir A; Carter SE; Powers A; Mekawi Y; Gillespie CF; Schwartz AC; Bradley B; Fani N -
The Relationship of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization and Population-Based Sibling Comparison Study.
Biol Psychiatry Volume: 93 Page(s): 362 - 369
02/15/2023 Authors: Wendt FR; Garcia-Argibay M; Cabrera-Mendoza B; Valdimarsdttir UA; Gelernter J; Stein MB; Nivard MG; Maihofer AX; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium; Nievergelt CM -
Association between dimensions of trauma-related psychopathology and asthma in trauma-exposed women.
Front Behav Neurosci Volume: 17 Page(s): 1268877
01/01/2023 Authors: Lin ER-H; Roeckner AR; Fani N; Merrill N; Gillespie CF; Ely TD; Bradley B; Michopoulos V; Powers A; Jovanovic T -
Vagal control moderates the association between endothelial function and PTSD symptoms in women with T2DM.
Volume: 26 Page(s): 100527
12/01/2022 Authors: Seligowski AV; Fonkoue IT; Noble NC; Dixon D; Gluck R; Kim YJ; Powers A; Pace TWW; Jovanovic T; Umpierrez G -
Inflammation, amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal functional connectivity and symptoms of anxiety and PTSD in African American women recruited from an inner-city hospital: Preliminary results.
Brain Behav Immun Volume: 105 Page(s): 122 - 130
10/01/2022 Authors: Mehta ND; Stevens JS; Li Z; Fani N; Gillespie CF; Ravi M; Michopoulos V; Felger JC