Gretchen A. Brenes, PhD
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Gretchen A. Brenes, PhD
Research Interests
- Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety
- Telephone
- Depression
- Stress, Psychological
- Yoga
- Education
- BS, Louisiana State University and A&M College, 1993
- MA, Washington University, 1995
- PhD, Washington University, 1998
- Memberships
- Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Psychological Association
- Gerontological Society of America
- Positions
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Professor, Public Health Sciences
- Departments and Affiliations
- Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Public Health Sciences
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
Research
- Successful and Rapid Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy of a Patient With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and an Incidental Cyst. Kern M, Singleton A, Brenes G, Arias L, Gligorovic P. J ECT. 2020 Mar; 36(1):2-3.
- The Effects of Yoga on Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Scoping Review. Brenes GA, Sohl S, Wells RE, Befus D, Campos CL, Danhauer SC. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2019 02; 27(2):188-197.
- A randomized preference trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy and yoga for the treatment of worry in anxious older adults. Brenes GA, Divers J, Miller ME, Danhauer SC. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2018 Jun; 10:169-176.
- Long-Term Effects of Telephone-Delivered Psychotherapy for Late-Life GAD. Brenes GA, Danhauer SC, Lyles MF, Anderson A, Miller ME. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017 Nov; 25(11):1249-1257.
- Prospective data from the Women's Health Initiative on depressive symptoms, stress, and inflammation. Jones SM, Weitlauf J, Danhauer SC, Qi L, Zaslavsky O, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Brenes GA, LaCroix AZ. J Health Psychol. 2017 03; 22(4):457-464.