Maria Pacella-LaBarbara, PhD

  • CHAMPP Affiliate Faculty
  • Research Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Education & Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, HIV Prevention, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015
  • PhD, Experimental Health Psychology, Kent State University, 2013
  • MA, Experimental Health Psychology, Kent State University, 2010
  • BA, Psychology, Saint Vincent College, 2006

Representative Publications

A list of Dr. Pacella-LaBarbara's publications can be found on the CHAMPP publications page and at PubMed (as Dr. Maria Pacella and as Dr. Maria Pacella-LaBarbara).

Research Interests

  • Targets for psychological intervention to prevent the transition to post-injury chronic pain
  • Acture integrated healthcare to improve physical and mental health recovery after injury