Who We Are

I am a clinical psychologist by training and an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. I am also a Health Service Research Scientist at the Seattle-Denver HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. My research program broadly focuses on bringing a more holistic approach to healthcare (i.e., mind, body, and spirit) and centers around two interconnected areas of investigation: 1) meaning-making and meaning in life among individuals with chronic pain and psychological distress (in particular, PTSD) and 2) developing and testing mind-body interventions that improve physical and emotional health and well-being. I am particularly interested in improving health for older adults and those in rural settings. My work has been supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Education

Postdoctoral Training in Learning Health Systems, Seattle-Denver HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, 2023

Postdoctoral Training in Pain Psychology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2020

PhD, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, 2018

Bachelor of Arts - Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2003

Department Affiliations