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Lauren Hudak

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • lhudak@emory.edu
  • Emory University Hospital
    Emergency Medicine
    531 Asbury Circle Annex Building N340
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Overview

Dr. Hudak's academic clinical interest includes the care of trauma and injury patients with a focus on sexual assault, intimate partner violence, correctional medicine, and firearm related injuries. Her public health interest includes the impact of trauma and injury on mental health, firearm data collection and community impact, and forensic medicine.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Grady Memorial Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Emory University Hospital

Education

Degrees

  • MPH from Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
  • BS in Biology from Emory University
  • MD from Emory University

Research

Publications

  • Sequential decreases in basolateral amygdala response to threat predict failure to recover from PTSD.
    Neuropsychopharmacology
    05/03/2025 Authors: Roeckner AR; Lin ER-H; Hinrichs R; Harnett NG; Lebois LAM; van Rooij SJH; Ely TD; Jovanovic T; Murty VP; Bruce SE
  • Childhood adversity is associated with longitudinal white matter changes after adulthood trauma.
    medRxiv
    03/14/2025 Authors: Tianyi L; Huibregtse ME; Ely TD; van Rooij SJH; Lebois LAM; Webb EK; Jovanovic T; House SL; Bruce SE; Murty VP
  • Reward Neurocircuitry Predicts Longitudinal Changes in Alcohol Use Following Trauma Exposure.
    Volume: 10 Page(s): 314 - 323
    03/01/2025 Authors: Hinojosa CA; van Rooij SJH; Fani N; Ellis RA; Harnett NG; Lebois LAM; Ely TD; Jovanovic T; Murty VP; House SL
  • Understanding Onset, Dynamic Transitions, and Associated Inequality Risk Factors for Adverse Posttraumatic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae After Trauma Exposure.
    Psychiatr Res Clin Pract Volume: 7 Page(s): 53 - 62
    01/01/2025 Authors: Lee C; House SL; Beaudoin FL; Neylan TC; Clifford GD; Linnstaedt SD; Germine LT; Rauch SL; Haran JP; Storrow AB
  • Peritraumatic C-reactive protein levels predict pain outcomes following traumatic stress exposure in a sex-dependent manner.

    12/07/2024 Authors: McKibben LA; Layne MN; Albertorio-Sez LM; Zhao Y; Branham EM; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Stevens JS; Neylan TC
  • Neighborhood Resources Associated With Psychological Trajectories and Neural Reactivity to Reward After Trauma.
    JAMA Psychiatry Volume: 81 Page(s): 1090 - 1100
    11/01/2024 Authors: Webb EK; Stevens JS; Ely TD; Lebois LAM; van Rooij SJH; Bruce SE; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Neylan TC
  • Probing the neurocardiac circuit in trauma and posttraumatic stress.
    J Psychiatr Res Volume: 176 Page(s): 173 - 181
    08/01/2024 Authors: Seligowski AV; Harnett NG; Ellis RA; Grasser LR; Hanif M; Wiltshire C; Ely TD; Lebois LAM; van Rooij SJH; House SL
  • Sex-dependent differences in vulnerability to early risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: results from the AURORA study.
    Psychol Med Volume: 54 Page(s): 2876 - 2886
    08/01/2024 Authors: Haering S; Seligowski AV; Linnstaedt SD; Michopoulos V; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Neylan TC; Clifford GD; Germine LT
  • Sex Differences in Response Inhibition-Related Neural Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Civilians With Recent Trauma.
    Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging Volume: 9 Page(s): 668 - 680
    07/01/2024 Authors: Borst B; Jovanovic T; House SL; Bruce SE; Harnett NG; Roeckner AR; Ely TD; Lebois LAM; Young D; Beaudoin FL
  • Intensive longitudinal assessment following index trauma to predict development of PTSD using machine learning.
    J Anxiety Disord Volume: 104 Page(s): 102876
    06/01/2024 Authors: Horwitz A; McCarthy K; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Neylan TC; Clifford GD; Linnstaedt SD; Germine LT; Rauch SL
  • Disentangling sex differences in PTSD risk factors.
    Nat Ment Health Volume: 2 Page(s): 605 - 615
    05/01/2024 Authors: Haering S; Seligowski AV; Linnstaedt SD; Michopoulos V; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Neylan TC; Clifford GD; Germine LT
  • Patterns of firearm related injury in the elderly: A single institution analysis.
    Injury Volume: 55 Page(s): 111307
    05/01/2024 Authors: Meyer CH; Holstein R; McGeoch C; Hudak L; Smith RN
  • Brain dynamics reflecting an intra-network brain state is associated with increased posttraumatic stress symptoms in the early aftermath of trauma.

    03/08/2024 Authors: Sendi M; Fu Z; Harnett N; van Rooij S; Vergara V; Pizzagalli D; Daskalakis N; House S; Beaudoin F; An X
  • Post-traumatic stress and future substance use outcomes: leveraging antecedent factors to stratify risk.
    Front Psychiatry Volume: 15 Page(s): 1249382
    01/01/2024 Authors: Garrison-Desany HM; Meyers JL; Linnstaedt SD; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Zeng D; Neylan TC; Clifford GD; Jovanovic T
  • Associations of alcohol and cannabis use with change in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms over time in recently trauma-exposed individuals.
    Psychol Med Volume: 54 Page(s): 338 - 349
    01/01/2024 Authors: Hinojosa CA; Liew A; An X; Stevens JS; Basu A; van Rooij SJH; House SL; Beaudoin FL; Zeng D; Neylan TC
  • Internal capsule microstructure mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and PTSD following adulthood trauma exposure.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 28 Page(s): 5140 - 5149
    12/01/2023 Authors: Wong SA; Lebois LAM; Ely TD; van Rooij SJH; Bruce SE; Murty VP; Jovanovic T; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X
  • Association between microbiome and the development of adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae after traumatic stress exposure.
    Transl Psychiatry Volume: 13 Page(s): 354
    11/18/2023 Authors: Zeamer AL; Salive M-C; An X; Beaudoin FL; House SL; Stevens JS; Zeng D; Neylan TC; Clifford GD; Linnstaedt SD
  • Prior Sexual Trauma Exposure Impacts Posttraumatic Dysfunction and Neural Circuitry Following a Recent Traumatic Event in the AURORA Study.
    Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci Volume: 3 Page(s): 705 - 715
    10/01/2023 Authors: Rowland GE; Roeckner A; Ely TD; Lebois LAM; van Rooij SJH; Bruce SE; Jovanovic T; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X
  • Structural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 28 Page(s): 2975 - 2984
    07/01/2023 Authors: Harnett NG; Fani N; Carter S; Sanchez LD; Rowland GE; Davie WM; Guzman C; Lebois LAM; Ely TD; van Rooij SJH
  • Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma.
    Psychol Med Volume: 53 Page(s): 2553 - 2562
    04/01/2023 Authors: Harnett NG; Dumornay NM; Delity M; Sanchez LD; Mohiuddin K; Musey PI; Seamon MJ; McLean SA; Kessler RC; Koenen KC
  • Utility of Wrist-Wearable Data for Assessing Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes After Traumatic Stress Exposure.
    JAMA Psychiatry Volume: 80 Page(s): 220 - 229
    03/01/2023 Authors: Straus LD; An X; Ji Y; McLean SA; Neylan TC; AURORA Study Group; Cakmak AS; Richards A; Clifford GD; Liu M
  • Derivation and Validation of a Brief Emergency Department-Based Prediction Tool for Posttraumatic Stress After Motor Vehicle Collision.
    Ann Emerg Med Volume: 81 Page(s): 249 - 261
    03/01/2023 Authors: Jones CW; An X; Ji Y; Liu M; Zeng D; House SL; Beaudoin FL; Stevens JS; Neylan TC; Clifford GD
  • Childhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood.
    Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci Volume: 32 Page(s): e1
    01/10/2023 Authors: Ziobrowski HN; Holt-Gosselin B; Petukhova MV; King AJ; Lee S; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Stevens JS; Zeng D
  • Use of serial smartphone-based assessments to characterize diverse neuropsychiatric symptom trajectories in a large trauma survivor cohort.
    Transl Psychiatry Volume: 13 Page(s): 4
    01/07/2023 Authors: Beaudoin FL; An X; Basu A; Ji Y; Liu M; Kessler RC; Doughtery RF; Zeng D; Bollen KA; House SL
  • Anxiety sensitivity as a transdiagnostic risk factor for trajectories of adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae in the AURORA study.
    J Psychiatr Res Volume: 156 Page(s): 45 - 54
    12/01/2022 Authors: Short NA; van Rooij SJH; Murty VP; Stevens JS; An X; Ji Y; McLean SA; House SL; Beaudoin FL; Zeng D
  • Associations among civilian mild traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories, and structural brain volumetric data.
    J Trauma Stress Volume: 35 Page(s): 1521 - 1534
    10/01/2022 Authors: Kosaraju S; Galatzer-Levy I; Schultebraucks K; Winters S; Hinrichs R; Reddi PJ; Maples-Keller JL; Hudak L; Michopoulos V; Jovanovic T
  • Persistent Dissociation and Its Neural Correlates in Predicting Outcomes After Trauma Exposure.
    Am J Psychiatry Volume: 179 Page(s): 661 - 672
    09/01/2022 Authors: Lebois LAM; Harnett NG; van Rooij SJH; Ely TD; Jovanovic T; Bruce SE; House SL; Ravichandran C; Dumornay NM; Finegold KE
  • Contingent Amygdala Inputs Trigger Heterosynaptic LTP at Hippocampus-To-Accumbens Synapses.
    J Neurosci Volume: 42 Page(s): 6581 - 6592
    08/24/2022 Authors: Yu J; Sesack SR; Huang Y; Schlter OM; Grace AA; Dong Y
  • Hippocampal Threat Reactivity Interacts with Physiological Arousal to Predict PTSD Symptoms.
    J Neurosci Volume: 42 Page(s): 6593 - 6604
    08/24/2022 Authors: Tanriverdi B; Gregory DF; Olino TM; Ely TD; Harnett NG; van Rooij SJH; Lebois LAM; Seligowski AV; Jovanovic T; Ressler KJ
  • Structural covariance of the ventral visual stream predicts posttraumatic intrusion and nightmare symptoms: a multivariate data fusion analysis.
    Transl Psychiatry Volume: 12 Page(s): 321
    08/08/2022 Authors: Harnett NG; Finegold KE; Lebois LAM; van Rooij SJH; Ely TD; Murty VP; Jovanovic T; Bruce SE; House SL; Beaudoin FL
  • Socio-demographic and trauma-related predictors of depression within eight weeks of motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study.
    Psychol Med Volume: 52 Page(s): 1934 - 1947
    07/01/2022 Authors: Joormann J; McLean SA; Beaudoin FL; An X; Stevens JS; Zeng D; Neylan TC; Clifford G; Linnstaedt SD; Germine LT
  • Acute Posttraumatic Symptoms Are Associated With Multimodal Neuroimaging Structural Covariance Patterns: A Possible Role for the Neural Substrates of Visual Processing in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
    Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging Volume: 7 Page(s): 129 - 138
    02/01/2022 Authors: Harnett NG; Stevens JS; Fani N; van Rooij SJH; Ely TD; Michopoulos V; Hudak L; Rothbaum AO; Hinrichs R; Winters SJ
  • Predicting at-risk opioid use three months after ed visit for trauma: Results from the AURORA study.
    PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0273378
    01/01/2022 Authors: Punches BE; Stolz U; Freiermuth CE; Ancona RM; McLean SA; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Stevens JS; Zeng D
  • 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.
    Depress Anxiety Volume: 39 Page(s): 56 - 70
    01/01/2022 Authors: Joormann J; Ziobrowski HN; King AJ; Gildea SM; Lee S; Sampson NA; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Stevens JS
  • A prospective examination of sex differences in posttraumatic autonomic functioning.
    Neurobiol Stress Volume: 15 Page(s): 100384
    11/01/2021 Authors: Seligowski AV; Steuber ER; Hinrichs R; Reda MH; Wiltshire CN; Wanna CP; Winters SJ; Phillips KA; House SL; Beaudoin FL
  • The Effect of Nighttime Rental Restrictions on E-Scooter Injuries at a Large Urban Tertiary Care Center.
    Int J Environ Res Public Health Volume: 18
    09/29/2021 Authors: Anderson B; Rupp JD; Moran TP; Hudak LA; Wu DT
  • Thalamic volume and fear extinction interact to predict acute posttraumatic stress severity.
    J Psychiatr Res Volume: 141 Page(s): 325 - 332
    09/01/2021 Authors: Steuber ER; Seligowski AV; Roeckner AR; Reda M; Lebois LAM; van Rooij SJH; Murty VP; Ely TD; Bruce SE; House SL
  • Socio-demographic and trauma-related predictors of PTSD within 8 weeks of a motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 26 Page(s): 3108 - 3121
    07/01/2021 Authors: Kessler RC; Ressler KJ; House SL; Beaudoin FL; An X; Stevens JS; Zeng D; Neylan TC; Linnstaedt SD; Germine LT
  • Correction: The AURORA Study: a longitudinal, multimodal library of brain biology and function after traumatic stress exposure.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 26 Page(s): 3658
    07/01/2021 Authors: McLean SA; Ressler K; Koenen KC; Neylan T; Germine L; Jovanovic T; Clifford GD; Zeng D; An X; Linnstaedt S
  • Patient Characteristics and Perspectives of Firearm Safety Discussions in the Emergency Department.
    West J Emerg Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 478 - 487
    05/19/2021 Authors: Hudak L; Schwimmer H; Warnock W; Kilborn S; Moran T; Ackerman J; Rupp J
  • Multimodal structural neuroimaging markers of risk and recovery from posttrauma anhedonia: A prospective investigation.
    Depress Anxiety Volume: 38 Page(s): 79 - 88
    01/01/2021 Authors: Harnett NG; Stevens JS; van Rooij SJH; Ely TD; Michopoulos V; Hudak L; Jovanovic T; Rothbaum BO; Ressler KJ; Fani N
  • The Impact of a Novel, Tailored Firearm Screening and Intervention Tool on Patients' Firearm Storage Safety Practices
    Volume: 76 Page(s): S102 - S103
    10/01/2020 Authors: Schwimmer HD; Oderkirk SC; Moran TP; Gay S; Rupp J; Hudak LA
  • Longitudinal changes in trauma narratives over the first year and associations with coping and mental health.
    J Affect Disord Volume: 272 Page(s): 116 - 124
    07/01/2020 Authors: Booker JA; Fivush R; Graci ME; Heitz H; Hudak LA; Jovanovic T; Rothbaum BO; Stevens JS
  • Investigation of optimal dose of early intervention to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder: A multiarm randomized trial of one and three sessions of modified prolonged exposure.
    Depress Anxiety Volume: 37 Page(s): 429 - 437
    05/01/2020 Authors: Maples-Keller JL; Post LM; Price M; Goodnight JM; Burton MS; Yasinski CW; Michopoulos V; Stevens JS; Hinrichs R; Rothbaum AO
  • Motivations for Active and Passive Social Media Use and Associations with Wellbeing.
    Volume: 157
    04/15/2020 Authors: Seidman G; Hudak L
  • The AURORA Study: a longitudinal, multimodal library of brain biology and function after traumatic stress exposure.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 25 Page(s): 283 - 296
    02/01/2020 Authors: McLean SA; Ressler K; Koenen KC; Neylan T; Germine L; Jovanovic T; Clifford GD; Zeng D; An X; Linnstaedt S
  • Post-trauma anhedonia is associated with increased substance use in a recently-traumatized population.
    Psychiatry Res Volume: 285 Page(s): 112777
    01/09/2020 Authors: Fani N; Jain J; Hudak LA; Rothbaum BO; Ressler KJ; Michopoulos V
  • Nausea in the peri-traumatic period is associated with prospective risk for PTSD symptom development.
    Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 44 Page(s): 668 - 673
    03/01/2019 Authors: Michopoulos V; Maples-Keller J; Roger EI; Beaudoin FL; Sumner JA; Rothbaum BO; Hudak L; Gillespie CF; Kronish IM; McLean SA
  • The Role of the Hippocampus in Predicting Future Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Recently Traumatized Civilians.
    Biol Psychiatry Volume: 84 Page(s): 106 - 115
    07/15/2018 Authors: van Rooij SJH; Stevens JS; Ely TD; Hinrichs R; Michopoulos V; Winters SJ; Ogbonmwan YE; Shin J; Nugent NR; Hudak LA
  • Narratives in the Immediate Aftermath of Traumatic Injury: Markers of Ongoing Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.
    J Trauma Stress Volume: 31 Page(s): 273 - 285
    04/01/2018 Authors: Booker JA; Graci ME; Hudak LA; Jovanovic T; Rothbaum BO; Ressler KJ; Fivush R; Stevens J
  • Amygdala Reactivity and Anterior Cingulate Habituation Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Maintenance After Acute Civilian Trauma.
    Biol Psychiatry Volume: 81 Page(s): 1023 - 1029
    06/15/2017 Authors: Stevens JS; Kim YJ; Galatzer-Levy IR; Reddy R; Ely TD; Nemeroff CB; Hudak LA; Jovanovic T; Rothbaum BO; Ressler KJ
  • Point-of-care ultrasonography by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
    Pediatrics Volume: 135 Page(s): e1113 - e1122
    04/01/2015 Authors: Marin JR; Lewiss RE; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academy of Emergency Ultrasound; American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound
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