Alicia Heapy, PhD
Associate Professor of PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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300 George St
New Haven, CT 06511
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry
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Psychiatry
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Purdue University (2003)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2003)
- Intern
- Ann Arbor VA Medical Center (2001)
- MS
- Purdue University, Clinical Psychology (1998)
- BA
- Wright State University, Psychology (1995)
- BS
- Wright State University, Accounting (1989)
Research
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Alicia Heapy's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Alicia Heapy's research output by year.
Mary Driscoll, PhD
Brett Ankawi
Charla Nich
Eugenia Buta, PhD
Mehmet Sofuoglu, MD, PhD
Robert Kerns, PhD
11Publications
86Citations
Publications
2024
Optimizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Findings from the Pain Management Collaboratory
Lovejoy T, Midboe A, Higgins D, Ali J, Kerns R, Heapy A, Nalule E, Pal N. Optimizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Findings from the Pain Management Collaboratory. Journal Of Pain 2024, 104727. PMID: 39505120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPain Management CollaboratoryPragmatic clinical trialsClinical trialsU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDiverse sample of patientsDepartment of Veterans AffairsPain researchVeterans Healthcare SystemPragmatic clinical trial designManagement of painRecruitment of patientsSemi-structured interviewsNational Institutes of HealthCo-occurring conditionsDiverse subgroups of patientsSubgroup of patientsClinical pain researchVeterans AffairsInstitutes of HealthSample of patientsHealthcare systemTrial teamTrial participantsStudy sampleClinical trial designEfficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
MacLean R, Ankawi B, Driscoll M, Gordon M, Frankforter T, Nich C, Szollosy S, Loya J, Brito L, Ribeiro M, Edmond S, Becker W, Martino S, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A. Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e54342. PMID: 38506917, PMCID: PMC10993119, DOI: 10.2196/54342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricVirtual Coach-Guided Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Reilly E, Kelly M, Grigorian H, Waring M, Quigley K, Hogan T, Heapy A, Drebing C, Volonte M, Kathawalla U, Robins H, Bernice K, Bickmore T. Virtual Coach-Guided Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint). JMIR Formative Research 2024 DOI: 10.2196/56437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain supported by digital patient feedback and artificial intelligence: Do patients with socioeconomic risk factors benefit?
Piette J, Driscoll M, Buta E, Kerns R, Heapy A. Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain supported by digital patient feedback and artificial intelligence: Do patients with socioeconomic risk factors benefit? Intelligence-Based Medicine 2024, 10: 100164. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmed.2024.100164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthPain-related disabilityCBT-CPClinically meaningful improvementsCognitive behavioral therapyChronic painSocial determinants of health indicatorsTreatment engagementMeaningful improvementsDeterminants of healthSocially disadvantaged patientsSocioeconomic risk factorsComparative effectiveness trialPoor treatment engagementBehavioral therapySDoH indicatorsTreatment access barriersSocial determinantsDisadvantaged patientsSession completionExacerbate disparitiesDigital interventionsPatient feedbackGeographic accessAccess barriers
2022
Tailoring a Pain Coping Skills Training Intervention for Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis for Kidney Failure With Chronic Pain
Cukor D, Brintz C, Heapy A, Keefe F, Steel J, Jhamb M, Cheatle M, Mcneil D, Shallcross A, Kimmel P, Dember L. Tailoring a Pain Coping Skills Training Intervention for Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis for Kidney Failure With Chronic Pain. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 687-687. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1687a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The Moderating Effect of Obesity on Cognitive–Behavioral Pain Treatment Outcomes
Sellinger JJ, Clark EA, Shulman M, Rosenberger PH, Heapy AA, Kerns RD. The Moderating Effect of Obesity on Cognitive–Behavioral Pain Treatment Outcomes. Pain Medicine 2010, 11: 1381-1390. PMID: 20735748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00935.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBody mass indexNon-obese participantsPain treatment outcomesMass indexTreatment outcomesSF-36Roland-Morris Disability QuestionnaireChronic low back painAverage body mass indexLow back pain outcomesPain treatment interventionsVeterans SF-36Morris Disability QuestionnaireNon-obese groupAverage pain intensityBack pain outcomesLow back painNumerical rating scaleRole of BMIMeasures of disabilityBeck Depression InventoryDisability QuestionnairePain treatmentBack painPain conditions
2009
A VA based, multidisciplinary weight management program.
Ruser, C. B., Sellinger, J.J., Carbone, V., Bucci, L., Hay, S., Kashaf, S. S., Heapy, A. A., Frantsve, L. M., McKinnon, J., Samuel, V. T., Dallas, M. I., Rosenberger, P, H.(2009). A VA based, multidisciplinary weight management program.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Tailoring cognitive‐behavioral therapy for chronic pain: A case example
Heapy AA, Stroud MW, Higgins DM, Sellinger JJ. Tailoring cognitive‐behavioral therapy for chronic pain: A case example. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2006, 62: 1345-1354. PMID: 16937347, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsRacial and ethnic differences in diabetic patient-reported depression symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Wagner J, Tsimikas J, Abbott G, de Groot M, Heapy A. Racial and ethnic differences in diabetic patient-reported depression symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 2006, 75: 119-122. PMID: 16782225, DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPhysician-diagnosed depressionDepressive symptomsEthnic variationLogistic regressionEpidemiological Studies Depression ScalePharmacological depression treatmentLower ratesAfrican AmericansAnonymous self-report questionnaireDiabetic patientsDepression treatmentPharmacological treatmentHealth fairsLatino personsDepression diagnosisDepression ScaleSelf-report questionnairesDiabetesDepression symptomsSymptomsDepressionEthnic differencesCommunity sampleTreatmentDiagnosis
Others
- Heapy, A. A., Sellinger, J. J., Higgins, D. M., Chatkoff, D. K., Bennett, T. C., Kerns, R. D. (2007). Using interactive voice response to measure pain and quality of life. Pain Medicine, 8, S145-154.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity VA Connecticut Healthcare System
CommitteesMemberDetailsHuman Studies Subcommittee (IRB)2009 - Presentactivity VA Connecticut Healthcare System
CommitteesMemberDetailsHuman Studies Subcommittee (IRB)2005 - 2009honor Krueger Award for Dissertation Research
Yale University AwardPurdue UniversityDetails05/01/2001United Stateshonor Krueger Award for Thesis Research
Yale University AwardPurdue UniversityDetails05/01/1997United States
News
News
- October 13, 2021
NIH Funds $11.8 Million Research Center at Yale on Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Misuse, and Chronic Pain
- August 31, 2021
Four Current or Former MIRECC Fellows Receive Career Development Awards
- October 09, 2019
Becker, Crowley, Esserman & Heapy Win Grant Through NIH HEAL Initiative
- October 01, 2019
Yale Investigators Receive NIH HEAL Grants to Study Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
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