Lily Anna Brown
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Without Compensation Employee, Michael J. Crescenz Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
3535 Market Street Suite 600 N
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3535 Market Street Suite 600 N
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2157463346
Email:
lilybr@upenn.edu
lilybr@upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
B.S. (Psychology)
Drexel University, 2008.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2011.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology and Learning and Behavior Psychology)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2016.
B.S. (Psychology)
Drexel University, 2008.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2011.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology and Learning and Behavior Psychology)
University of California, Los Angeles, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Clinical Psychology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 2015-2016.
Permanent linkResident in Clinical Psychology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 2015-2016.
Description of Research Expertise
Anxiety Disorders, Suicide, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral TherapySelected Publications
Tran, J.T., Brown, L.A., Webster, J., Burgese, T., & Bauermeister, J.A. : Implementation Outcomes of a Suicide Reduction Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults. Poster presented at 2025 American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting: San Diego, CA. 2025, March.Asnaani, A., Brown, L., Ghafoori, B., Gutierrez Chavez, M., & Zoellner, L. : Taking our efficacious treatments for posttraumatic stress beyond the bedside: Exploration of successes and challenges in training community and lay providers across the globe. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Page: E-pub Ahead of Print, Jun 2025.
Brown, L.A., Kautz, M., Muzzy, W., Hart, S., Vaughn, J., Murphy, S., Foa, E., Miller, I., Kahn, A., & Acierno, R.: An open-phase pilot trial of an integration of prolonged exposure therapy and the coping long-term with active suicide program (CLASP-PE). Cognitive and Behavioral Practice Page: E-pub Ahead of Print, Jun 2025.
Brown, L.A., Lynch, K., Gehrman, P., Mayinja, L., Farabaugh, D. & Bredemeier, K.: Suicidal ideation, cognitive control and sleep in Veterans in a residential treatment facility: A pilot study. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior 55(2): e70011, Apr 2025.
Kim, E., Brown, L.A., Hartzell-Leggin, D., Andy, U., Harvie, C., Whitmore, K., Newman, D.K., Hamm, R.F., & Arya, L.: Algorithm-based Mobile Texting Platform for the Self-management of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: Pilot Study Evaluating Feasibility, Usability and Potential Utility. Urology Practice 12(2): 203-13, Mar 2025.
Stites, S., Midgett, S., Largent, E., Harkins, K., Rieger, K., Sankar, P. & Brown, L.A.: Deconstructing Alzheimer’s Stigma: Gender identities correspond with patterns of internalization and judgment. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Open Science, Education, and Practice 5: 63-75, Mar 2025.
Brier, N., & Brown, L.A.: The Impact of Exposure Therapy on Cancer-Related Future Cognitions in Severe Health Anxiety Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 32(1): 123-33, Feb 2025.
Tang, M., Tyler, J., & Brown, L.A. (2025, November). : Investigating Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in CBT: A Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model Approach. [Poster presentation]. ABCT 59th Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States. 2025.
Tran, J.T., Webster, J., Wolfe, J.R., Ben Nathan, J., Mayinja, L., Kautz, M., Oquendo, M.A., Brown, G.K., Mandell, D., Mowery, D., Bauermeister, J.A., & Brown, L.: Experiences of Peer Mentoring Sexual and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults who are at risk for Suicide: A Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research 9(e67814), 2025.
Tran, J. T., Brown, L. A., Webster, J., Wolfe, J., Listeroud, L., Ben Nathan, J., Arcomano, A., Patel, E., Deshpande, A., Pancoe, S., & Bauermeister, J. A. : Adaptation of a digital health intervention to reducing suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. Poster presented at the 45th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine: Philadelphia, PA. 2024, March.