Benjamin Marx
· Assistant ProfessorBoston University · Economics
Active 1982–2026
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About
Benjamin Marx is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Boston University. His research interests are mainly in political economy and development. He studies the determinants of political accountability, state capacity, and voting behavior in developing countries, with work conducted in countries including Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and Indonesia. Additionally, his research explores the political economy of religion, aiming to better understand the interplay between religious institutions, politics, and culture. He is also interested in discrimination and the political economy of urban poverty. Benjamin Marx completed his PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Clinical psychology
- Psychology
- Internal medicine
- Medical emergency
- Political Science
- Environmental health
- Biology
- Nursing
Selected publications
JAMA Network Open · 2022 · 163 citations
Importance: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and serious mental health problem. Although there are effective psychotherapies for PTSD, there is little information about their comparative effectiveness. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of prolonged exposure (PE) vs cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for treating PTSD in veterans. Design, Setting, and Participants: This randomized clinical trial assessed the comparative effectiveness of PE vs CPT among veterans with milit…
JAMA Psychiatry · 2022 · 55 citations
Importance: Suicide is a leading cause of death; however, the molecular genetic basis of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (SITB) remains unknown. Objective: To identify novel, replicable genomic risk loci for SITB. Design, Setting, and Participants: This genome-wide association study included 633 778 US military veterans with and without SITB, as identified through electronic health records. GWAS was performed separately by ancestry, controlling for sex, age, and genetic substructure. Cross-ances…
Contemporary Clinical Trials · 2021 · 28 citations
The STRONG STAR Consortium (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience) and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD are interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research consortia focused on the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid conditions in military personnel and veterans. This manuscript outlines the consortia's state-of-the-science collaborative research model and how this ca…
Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness of Primary Care Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
JAMA Psychiatry · 2025-10-15 · 2 citations
articleImportance: There have only been 3 efficacy trials reporting head-to-head comparisons of pharmacotherapy and trauma-focused psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and none were conducted in primary care. In addition, few trials have examined treatment sequences for patients not responding to an initial treatment. Objective: To test the hypothesis that (1) brief trauma-focused psychotherapy (written exposure therapy [WET]) is more effective than a choice of 3 selective serotonin…
Behavioral Sciences · 2025-06-27 · 2 citations
articleOpen accessBackground/Objectives: The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptoms is common following sexual assault, particularly among emerging adult women. CUD is associated with more severe PTSD symptoms and other mental health comorbidities including depression, suicidality, and emotion dysregulation. Addressing these issues concurrently soon after sexual assault could help decrease the risk for downstream negative health outcomes. Integrated trauma-f…
Frequent coauthors
- 521 shared
Terence M. Keane
Boston University
- 318 shared
Denise M. Sloan
Boston University
- 213 shared
Michelle J. Bovin
VA Boston Healthcare System
- 157 shared
Lawrence J. Shampine
Duke University Hospital
- 154 shared
Paula P. Schnurr
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- 130 shared
Jeffrey Lieberman
Columbia University
- 130 shared
Christine Hulette
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
- 130 shared
Warachal Faison
Pfizer (United States)
Education
- 2018
Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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