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Terri A. deRoon Cassini, MS, PhD

Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Specialties

  • Behavioral Health
  • Behavioral Neurology
  • Psychology
  • Trauma and Critical Care

Languages

  • English

Education

  • MS -Master of Science
  • PhD

Biography

I am a health psychologist with an area of expertise in working with survivors of trauma and individuals having difficulty coping with acute and chronic illness.

Publications

  • Shared and specific associations of amygdala nuclei volumes with PTSD symptom domains and childhood trauma: An ENIGMA-PGC PTSD mega-analysis.

    (Mufford MS, van der Meer D, Baird CL, Sun D, LaBar KS, Ramesar R, Hussain A, Abdallah CG, Andrew E, Averill CL, Baker JT, Baugh LA, Blackford JU, Bomyea J, Bryant RA, Ching CRK, Choi K, Cotton AS, Daniels JK, Davenport ND, Davidson RJ, De Bellis MD, Dennis EL, Densmore M, deRoon-Cassini TA, Disner SG, du Plessis S, Etkin A, Fani N, Fercho KA, Fitzgerald J, Geuze E, Gordon EM, Grupe DW, Harpaz-Rotem I, Russel CC, Herzog JI, Hofmann D, Hudson AR, Ipser J, Jahanshad N, Jovanovic T, Kaufman ML, Koch SBJ, Koerte IK, Korgaonkar MS, Krystal JH, Lanius R, Larson C, Lebois LAM, Levy I, Li G, Liberzon I, Logue MW, Magnotta VA, Manthey A, Maron-Katz A, May G, McLaughlin KA, Mueller SC, Nawijn L, Nelson SM, Neria Y, Neufeld RWJ, Nitschke JB, O'Leary EN, Olatunji BO, Olff M, Olson EA, Peverill M, Phan KL, Pineda E, Ressler KJ, Rosso IM, Salminen LE, Meltzer K, Schmahl C, Seedat S, Sharp CA, Shenton ME, Sierk A, Simons RM, Simons JS, Sponheim SR, Stein MB, Stevens JS, Straube T, Suarez-Jimenez B, Théberge J, Thomopolous SI, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, van Erp TGM, van Rooij SJH, van Zuiden M, Veltman DJ, Vermeiren RRJM, Walter H, Wang X, Wang L, Xie H, Zhu X, Zhu Y, Thompson PM, Andreassen OA, Stein DJ, Morey RA, Dalvie S.) Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Jul 02 PMID: 42393252 07/03/2026

  • Default mode network resting-state functional connectivity and event centrality in adult acute trauma survivors.

    (Wang AZ, Tomas CW, Stevens S, Larsen SE, deRoon-Cassini TA, Larson CL.) Sci Rep. 2026 May 21 PMID: 42168383 05/22/2026

  • Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in PTSD: Results From the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD Working Group.

    (Hinojosa CA, Sun D, Russell C, Baird CL, Hussain A, Sendi M, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Koopowitz SM, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Huggins AA, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, Fani N, Mueller SC, Hudson AR, Daniels JK, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Rektor I, Říha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu GM, Qi R, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quidé Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Feola B, Urbano-Blackford J, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Théberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Baugh LA, Simons RM, Simons JS, Magnotta VA, Fercho KA, Elman J, Panizzon M, Franz C, Lyons MJ, Kremen W, McLaughin KA, Peverill M, Sambrook K, Thompson PM, Stevens JS, Morey RA, van Rooij SJH.) Am J Psychiatry. 2026 May 01;183(5):333-342 PMID: 41922983 PMCID: PMC13374012 04/02/2026

  • Evaluation of a trauma center-based, technology enhanced stepped care intervention to promote the mental health recovery of adolescent traumatic injury survivors.

    (Davidson TM, Skojec T, Li P, Ridings LE, Espeleta H, German S, Mueller M, Gates R, Mooney D, Russell R, deRoon-Cassini T, Ruggiero K.) Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2026 Apr;50:101622 PMID: 41782923 PMCID: PMC12954330 03/05/2026

  • Childhood Maltreatment and Deviations From Normative Brain Structure: A Mega-Analysis of 3711 Individuals From the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder and ENIGMA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Working Groups.

    (Wang HR, Liu ZQ, Pozzi E, Hussain A, Sigar P, Abdallah C, Alexander N, Baker J, Bauer J, Blackford JU, Cisler J, Connolly CG, Cotton A, Daniels J, Dannlowski U, Densmore M, deRoon-Cassini T, Dima D, Du Plessis S, Etkin A, Fani N, Fisch L, Fitzgerald J, Frodl T, Fu CHY, Gonul AS, Gordon EM, Gotlib IH, Goya-Maldonado R, Groenewold NA, Grotegerd D, Hahn T, Hamilton JP, Han LKM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Haswell CC, Herringa R, Herzog J, Ipser J, Jahanshad N, Jovanovic T, Kaufman M, Kircher T, Konowski M, Koopowitz SM, Krug A, Krystal J, Lanius R, Larson C, Lazarov A, Lebois L, Leehr E, Levy I, Li M, Manthey A, Maron-Katz A, McIntosh AM, McLaughlin KA, Meinert S, Mwangi B, Nelson SM, Nenadić I, Neria Y, Neufeld R, Ojha A, Olatunji BO, Olson EA, Opel N, Peverill M, Ressler K, Ross M, Rosso I, Sacchet MD, Sambrook K, Schmahl C, Seedat S, Shenton ME, Sicorello M, Sierk A, Soares JC, Stein DJ, Stein F, Stein MB, Suarez-Jimenez B, Théberge J, Thomopoulos SI, Tomas C, Usemann P, van den Heuvel LL, van Rooij SJH, Walter H, Walter M, Wang X, Whalley HC, Winter NR, Wu MJ, Xie H, Yang TT, Zhu X, Zilcha-Mano S, Zunta-Soares GB, Frangou S, Thompson PM, Salminen L, Sun D, Morey R, Stevens JS, Schmaal L, Ho TC.) Biol Psychiatry. 2026 Mar 05 PMID: 41791639 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105034128168 03/07/2026

  • Adopting common data elements (CDEs) for the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR): the results of a social determinants of health Delphi survey.

    (Heavner SF, Medrano NW, West MA, Herrera-Escobar JP, Nelson LD, Lutrick K, deRoon-Cassini T, Zhang XT, Colosimo C, Hall GD, Pappadis M, Rhodes-Lyons HX, Green C, NTRR Investigator Group.) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026;11(Suppl 3):e002148 PMID: 42404533 PMCID: PMC13330948 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105043740995 07/06/2026

  • Integrating evidence-based health approaches in U.S. healthcare settings: addressing the syndemics of poverty, health, and violence.

    (Sardana SM, Timmer-Murillo S, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA.) Front Psychiatry. 2026;17:1788042 PMID: 42079319 PMCID: PMC13128577 05/04/2026

  • Limited Awareness and Persistent Barriers To Crime Victims Compensation in Violently Injured Patients

    (Labott AT, Cooper E, Tatakis A, Biesboer EA, Berry AF, Hamadeh Y, Anderson Q, Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini TA, Schroeder ME.) Journal of Community Health. April 2026;51(2):312-319 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105023160692 04/01/2026

  • Evaluation of a trauma center-based, technology enhanced stepped care intervention to promote the mental health recovery of adolescent traumatic injury survivors

    (Davidson TM, Skojec T, Li P, Ridings LE, Espeleta H, German S, Mueller M, Gates R, Mooney D, Russell R, deRoon-Cassini T, Ruggiero K.) Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. April 2026;50 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105030995368 04/01/2026

  • Disrupted intrathalamic and thalamocortical structural covariance networks in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    (Steele N, Hussain A, Sun D, Baird CL, Russell C, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Koopowitz S, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Huggins AA, Stevens J, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Dennis EL, Tate DF, Cifu DX, Walker WC, Wilde EA, Rektor I, Říha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu GM, Qi R, Etkin A, Maron-Katz A, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quidé Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Bruce SE, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa R, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Feola B, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Théberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Thompson PM, Morey RA.) Netw Neurosci. 2026;10(1):244-266 PMID: 41878614 PMCID: PMC13008379 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105028729446 03/25/2026

  • Implementation of multi-tier approach to psychological intervention after traumatic injury (MAP-IT) model.

    (Timmer-Murillo S, Geier TJ, Puspitasari AJ, Murphy P, de Moya M, Brasel K, deRoon-Cassini TA.) Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2026;100:102-108 PMID: 41865663 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105033256092 03/23/2026

  • Development and implementation of an innovative mentoring committee for early-career faculty members

    (Leonard SP, Redlich PN, Wang TS, Lewis BD, Spellecy R, Lomberk G, Deroon-Cassini TA, Treat R, Evans DB.) Surgery United States. 1 March 2026;191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025541200 03/01/2026