Diana Burgess
Diana Burgess, PhD is a social psychologist. Her current research focuses on non-pharmacological treatment for chronic pain, with an emphasis on marginalized groups (women and African Americans). She is presently the principal investigator on two federally funded clinical trials testing non-pharmacological interventions for Veterans with chronic pain, funded by VA Health Services Research and Development and the Department of Defense and is pursuing a new line of research on public health communication about chronic pain.
CURRENT POSITIONS • Core Investigator, Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research • Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota • Co-Director VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research
RESEARCH INTERESTS • Chronic Pain • Disparities in health and healthcare • Public Health Communication
EDUCATION BA, Rice University, Houston, TX PhD, University of Minnesota, Department of Psychology, Minneapolis, MN Post-Doctoral Fellow in Organizational Behavior, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA Post-Doctoral Fellow, VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research Minneapolis VA Medical Center, CCDOR, Minneapolis, MN
CONTACT INFO 612.467.1591 Email: diana.burgess@va.gov
Check out a full publication list on Google Scholar.
VA RESEARCH TOPICS Health Services Behavioral Sciences
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