Alicia Heapy, PhD
Associate Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
Titles
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Appointments
Psychiatry
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center
- Psychiatry
- Yale Ventures
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
Publications
2025
Assessment of Two Online Interventions for Veterans With Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial
Reilly E, Grigorian H, Heapy A, Etingen B, Kelly M, Wolkowicz N, Girouard C, Hogan T, Bernice K, Bickmore T. Assessment of Two Online Interventions for Veterans With Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2025, 14: e70601. PMID: 40802968, PMCID: PMC12391840, DOI: 10.2196/70601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-related functioningINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERQuality of lifeOnline interventionPain schoolChronic painQualitative exit interviewsChronic musculoskeletal painRandomized controlled efficacy trialAt-home programsPain-related outcomesRandomized controlled superiority trialNegative pain-related outcomesPain treatment optionsActive control groupRandomized Controlled TrialsIntervention's usabilityPain programMindfulness-based interventionsMusculoskeletal painControlled efficacy trialExit interviewsPain severityUS veteransDaily functioningCognitive bias modification for individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain did not predict changes in clinical outcomes.
Wolkowicz N, Pittman B, Schrader S, Wesolowicz D, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A, MacLean R. Cognitive bias modification for individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain did not predict changes in clinical outcomes. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2025 PMID: 40536409, PMCID: PMC12569794, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.25-00057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive bias modificationAttentional biasOpioid cravingBias modificationCBM effectsSubstance use disordersPain severityChronic painClinical outcomesAddiction severityOpioid use disorderUse disorderNaturalistic settingsNeutral-cueOpioid withdrawalPain cuesCravingDiverse sampleSalient outcomesSubstance typePreliminary effectivenessPrimary clinical outcomePain catastrophizingModerate painPain intensity445 Patient-generated Values and Goals During a Remotely-delivered Pain Coping Skills Training for People with Chronic Pain Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis
Brintz C, Howell H, Cheatle M, Clark C, Contreras B, Dember L, Dyer V, Heapy A, Hsu J, Kalam E, Keefe F, Kimmel P, McNeil D, Payne K, Shallcross A, Steel J, Wilkie C, Cukor D. 445 Patient-generated Values and Goals During a Remotely-delivered Pain Coping Skills Training for People with Chronic Pain Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis. Journal Of Pain 2025, 29: 105243. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaintenance of treatment gains from psychological treatments for chronic pain: what (little) we know, and the urgent need to extend it
Dorfman C, Heapy A, de C Williams A, Keefe F. Maintenance of treatment gains from psychological treatments for chronic pain: what (little) we know, and the urgent need to extend it. Pain 2025, 166: 1969-1973. PMID: 40085755, PMCID: PMC12225740, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain Coping Skills Training for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis
Dember L, Hsu J, Mehrotra R, Cavanaugh K, Kalim S, Charytan D, Fischer M, Jhamb M, Johansen K, Becker W, Pellegrino B, Eneanya N, Schrauben S, Pun P, Unruh M, Morasco B, Mehta M, Miyawaki N, Penfield J, Bernardo L, Brintz C, Cheatle M, Doorenbos A, Heapy A, Keefe F, Krebs E, Kuzla N, Nigwekar S, Schmidt R, Steel J, Wetmore J, White D, Kimmel P, Cukor D, Adams M, Almonte-Then S, Amonu C, Anderson L, Argega Leon A, Argyropoulos C, Ashley E, Bajana Meza M, Bansal N, Barbosa M, Barrell T, Bart G, Barton A, Beach S, Beeks L, Belcher J, Berman N, Berry D, Bhatraju E, Bishop N, Blazes C, Busch A, Cameron S, Cardona M, Casilli V, Cazes M, Chacon Palma G, Chalamidas K, Chaudry S, Chen N, Chicos I, Clark C, Collins D, Connelly L, Contreras B, Cosmin A, Crowley S, Dalton C, Dirks J, Donahue S, Dutka P, Dyer V, Edeh O, Edwards D, Edwards D, Ekor K, Esserman D, Falker C, Farkas L, Farrar J, Felson S, Flores Y, Fraticelli Ortiz D, Garcia G, Gear L, Geibel A, Gilmartin C, Goldfarb D, Goldfeld K, Goldstein A, Gong A, Grant C, Grindstaff R, Guajardo E, Guy C, Hamm M, Hammond J, Harris K, Hoffman S, Holden C, Howell H, Ikizler T, Joffe S, Joffe J, Johnson S, Kalam E, Kampman K, Keane C, Kimura G, Kirsch O, Kourany W, Krishnamurthy P, Kubrick P, Lacey P, Landis J, Lash J, Lazlo K, Lee J, Lefler J, Leon Cupe A, Lerner S, Liebschutz J, Lietz P, Linke L, Lockwood M, Luo H, Macina A, McCarthy A, McDaniels K, McLaren S, McNeil D, Meinel M, Mejia V, Mengesha B, Merriman D, Michael W, Mims R, Mishra P, Modersitzki F, Moss A, Mullins C, Munet U, O'Connell K, Okereke U, Olejniczak D, Opeke S, Pacheco-Hernandez M, Pankratz S, Park D, Payne K, Pegues H, Percy S, Pleasant S, Purdy T, Quinn D, Quintana N, Rice K, Robinson G, Roche C, Rodriguez Sosa G, Rudow G, Rudy Q, Rutledge J, Sanchez S, Sands B, Scherer J, Schopp M, Self B, Shallcross A, Silva K, Stallings T, Stauffer C, Steffen A, Stewart T, Stringfellow S, Sullivan L, Torres R, Torres J, Trejo G, Varela D, Vassilieva S, Vilchis H, Villareal D, Walsh J, Ways J, Weidner T, Weimer M, Weiner D, Weisbord S, Wilkie C, Wilkinson M, Williams S, Williams J, Wilson O, Wood V, Yabes J, Zamora G, Zaniga S. Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 197-207. PMID: 39786400, PMCID: PMC11791705, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain Coping Skills TrainingPain coping skills training groupUsual care groupBrief Pain InventoryUsual carePain interferenceCoping skills trainingCare groupQuality of lifePain catastrophizingPain intensityBPI interferenceOutcomes of pain intensityRandomized clinical trialsSecondary outcomesChronic painSecondary outcomes of pain intensitySkills trainingBPI interference scoreCognitive behavioral interventionProportion of participantsOutpatient dialysis facilitiesClinically Meaningful ImprovementsPain interventionsRandomized clinical trial of patients
2024
Adapting a pain coping skills training intervention for people with chronic pain receiving maintenance hemodialysis for end stage Kidney disease
Steel J, Brintz C, Heapy A, Keefe F, Cheatle M, Jhamb M, McNeil D, Shallcross A, Kimmel P, Dember L, White D, Williams J, Cukor D. Adapting a pain coping skills training intervention for people with chronic pain receiving maintenance hemodialysis for end stage Kidney disease. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 48: 298-307. PMID: 39627496, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00534-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain Coping Skills TrainingIn-center maintenance hemodialysisEnd stage kidney diseaseCoping skills training interventionChronic painStage kidney diseaseCoping skills trainingChronic medical conditionsSkills training interventionMaintenance hemodialysisNon-pharmacological treatmentEthnically diverse cohortIntervention adaptationKidney diseaseTraining interventionEffective interventionsOriginal interventionMultisite trialTime-intensive treatmentDiverse cohortMedical conditionsSkills trainingStudy populationInterventionIn-centerVirtual Coach–Guided Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
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 for Chronic Pain: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e56437. PMID: 39514264, PMCID: PMC11584538, DOI: 10.2196/56437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimizing 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, PMCID: PMC12049559, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain 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 designImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond
Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess D, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s17-s27. PMID: 39514885, PMCID: PMC11548862, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsHealth careSocial supportChronic painEmotional healthHigher levels of painPain Management CollaboratoryEffective pain managementClinical trialsLevel of painEffectiveness of treatment outcomesPandemic impactAlcohol use disorder screeningCOVID-19-related impactsCOVID-19 pandemicChronic pain treatmentMental healthPain managementDisorder screeningNonpharmacological treatmentsPain treatmentStudy enrollmentCOVID-19HealthCareEfficacy 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 Research
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