Challenges in Managing and Preventing Pain
Dr. Shirley Hill is Professor of Psychiatry, University Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Professor of Psychology and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hill’s research has focused on substance use disorders (SUD) with emphasis on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that may promote transmission of SUD across generations. She has been a consultant to the World … Read more
Rachel L. Bachrach is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan as well as a Clinical Psychologist and Research Scientist with the Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR) at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Dr. Bachrach’s program of research emphasizes the study of unhealthy alcohol use, including factors that … Read more
Nicole Scheff, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurobiology. Dr. Scheff’s translation research program investigates whether therapy targeted to peripheral neurons in the cancer microenvironment can alleviate pain and slow tumor progression. Currently, her lab is focused on the immunosuppressive impact of exogenous opioids given for analgesia and methodology to selective silence sensory neuropeptide signaling … Read more
Dr. De Genna examines patterns and correlates of substance use in pregnant and parenting people. One current research project is a mixed-methods research study examining cannabis and tobacco use in young pregnant persons (R01DA046401). Another project is co-developing a prenatal tobacco cessation intervention targeting depressive symptoms together with people who have lived experience of prenatal … Read more
Dr. Vogt’s research broadly applies bioengineering techniques, particularly functional MRI, to better understand human neuroscience relevant to anesthesiology and pain medicine. His current work seeks to identify brain systems-level changes that accompany pain relief with hypnotic agents, analgesics, and complimentary pain therapies. His work is funded by NIGMS. Dr. Vogt’s research comparing the central effects … Read more
Dr. Katie Witkiewitz (she/her) is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions at the University of New Mexico. Her research examines treatment of substance use disorder, with an emphasis on reducing human suffering, harm reduction, precision medicine, and supporting recovery.
Dr. Lim is a board-certified obstetric (OB) anesthesiologist and physician scientist who is passionate about eliminating pain and suffering in special populations, optimizing perioperative medication use, and creating innovative and personalized approaches to care. She accomplishes these goals using a mix of clinical and translational approaches. Her methods focus on individualized (e.g., genetic, liquid biopsy, … Read more
Dr. Krans is Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. She is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and addiction medicine and serves as the Director of the Pregnancy and Women’s Recovery Center at Magee-Womens Hospital where she has been providing substance use treatment services for over 15 years. Dr. … Read more
Declan T. Barry, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Child Study at Yale School of Medicine. The main foci of Dr. Barry’s research are: (a) Developing and evaluating treatments for opioid use disorder and chronic pain, and (b) Examining the roles of sociocultural, psychological, and biological factors in the occurrence and treatment of pain … Read more
Dr. Drake is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, as well as an affiliate faculty member at the Medicaid Research Center and the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing (CP3). Dr. Drake earned his PhD in Health Services Research, Policy and Administration with a focus in health economics from the … Read more
