Sarah Ballou, Ph.D.

Sarah Ballou, PhD is a clinical psychologist specializing in gastropsychology. Dr. Ballou is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of GI Behavioral Health in the Division of Gastroenterology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She also serves as Co‑Chair of the GastroPsychology Section of the Rome Foundation. Her research centers on patient‑reported outcomes and survey‑based studies to capture the lived experience of chronic digestive conditions, with a focus on psychosocial factors that influence symptom burden and quality of life in conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.