Sara N Edmond, PhD
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Dr. Edmond is a clinical health psychologist who started as an investigator at VA Connecticut Healthcare System in 2016. Her primary interests include enhancing interdisciplinary team-based care for patients with chronic pain, improving the delivery and uptake of evidence-based non-pharmacologic treatments for chronic pain, the intersection of pain and risky substance use (particularly opioid use), and patient-provider communication.
Last Updated on September 22, 2025.
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- Fellowship
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2016)
- PhD
- Duke University, Clinical Psychology (2015)
- BA
- University of Maryland, College Park, Psychology (2007)
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Psychology License
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- State of Rhode Island
- Latest Certification Date
- 2028
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
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Chronic Pain
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0000-0002-6042-0053
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William Becker, MD
Mary Driscoll, PhD
Robert Kerns, PhD
Danielle Wesolowicz, PhD
Brent A Moore, PhD
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
54Publications
1,537Citations
Chronic Pain
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Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives of Buprenorphine After Transitioning From Long-Term, Full-Agonist Opioid Therapy Among Veterans With Chronic Pain
Edmond S, Wesolowicz D, Snow J, Currie S, Jankelovits A, Chhabra M, Becker W. Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives of Buprenorphine After Transitioning From Long-Term, Full-Agonist Opioid Therapy Among Veterans With Chronic Pain. Journal Of Pain 2023, 25: 132-141. PMID: 37549775, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricArguments for and Against a New Diagnostic Entity for Patients With Chronic Pain on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Whom Harms Outweigh Benefits
Edmond SN, Snow JL, Pomeranz J, Van Cleve R, Becker WC. Arguments for and Against a New Diagnostic Entity for Patients With Chronic Pain on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Whom Harms Outweigh Benefits. Journal Of Pain 2021, 23: 958-966. PMID: 34974174, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDelphi study to explore a new diagnosis for “ineffective” long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain
Edmond S, Snow J, Pomeranz J, Van Cleve R, Black A, Compton P, Becker W. Delphi study to explore a new diagnosis for “ineffective” long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. Pain 2022, 164: 870-876. PMID: 36448976, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsOpioid tapering support using a web-based app: Development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Edmond SN, Wesolowicz DM, Moore BA, Ibarra J, Chhabra M, Fraenkel L, Becker WC. Opioid tapering support using a web-based app: Development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2022, 119: 106857. PMID: 35863697, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricOptimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study
Edmond SN, Currie S, Gehrke A, Falker CG, Sung M, Abelleira A, Edens EL, Becker WC. Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2021, 23: 1043-1046. PMID: 34940877, PMCID: PMC9383145, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEngaging Mental Health Professionals in Addressing Pain
Edmond SN, Heapy AA, Kerns RD. Engaging Mental Health Professionals in Addressing Pain. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 565-566. PMID: 30942829, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricValidating pain communication
Edmond SN, Keefe FJ. Validating pain communication. Pain 2015, 156: 215-219. PMID: 25599441, PMCID: PMC4477266, DOI: 10.1097/01.j.pain.0000460301.18207.c2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConsiderations of trial design and conduct in behavioral interventions for the management of chronic pain in adults
Edmond SN, Turk DC, Williams DA, Kerns RD. Considerations of trial design and conduct in behavioral interventions for the management of chronic pain in adults. PAIN Reports 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 31583335, PMCID: PMC6749925, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCommentary on the Veterans Health Administration Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) pain measure set
Edmond S, Murphy J, Rogers D, Coleman B, Hadidi D, McMullen T, Sandbrink F. Commentary on the Veterans Health Administration Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) pain measure set. Pain Medicine 2025, 27: 1-3. PMID: 40607639, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf088.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetric
2026
Pain care coordination in the Veterans Health Administration: a rapid qualitative analysis of care coordinator experiences
Wesolowicz D, Cary A, Higgins D, Kinney R, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Edmond S. Pain care coordination in the Veterans Health Administration: a rapid qualitative analysis of care coordinator experiences. Frontiers In Health Services 2026, 6: 1856038. DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1856038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- April 08, 2026Source: Yale News
Serving Those Who Served: For Many Yale Physicians, Veteran Care Has Become a Mission
- December 02, 2024
Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center Receives Grant to Continue Research
- July 05, 2023Source: BMC Primary Care
Video-Telecare Collaborative Pain Management During COVID-19: A Single-Arm Feasibility Study
- July 21, 2022Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials
Yale Study: Opioid Tapering Support Using a Web-based App
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