Dr. Maria Pacella-LaBarbara is a Health Psychologist with extensive experience working with acutely injured patients and investigating secondary interventions post-injury to improve both mental and physical health outcomes. Her work involves high-risk injured populations, varied study designs (e.g., randomized controlled trials, prospective cohorts, meta-analytic techniques) and innovative methods (e.g., mobile health interventions; experience sampling methodology). This work is geared towards developing a program of research that advances acute integrated healthcare to improve recovery after injury.
- Academic & Clinical Titles
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Affiliate Faculty, CHAllenges in Managing and Preventing Pain (CHAMPP) Clinical Research Center
- Education & Training
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Fellowship
HIV Prevention - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Graduate School
PhD - Kent State University, Kent, OH
MA - Kent State University, Kent, OH
College
BA - Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA
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