Abstracts

2024

• Otto, A., Shehadeh, K., Luedtke, D., Delity, M. J., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2024, April). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptomatic migraine days: Findings from the migraine in america survey. Poster presented at the 2024 United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), Seattle, WA
• Delity, M. J., Luedtke, D. S., Otto, A., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2024, April). Exploring racial disparities in migraine diagnosis delays: Impact of the health provider. Poster presented at the 2024 United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), Seattle, WA
• Luedtke, D. S., Otto, A. M., Delity, M., & Wachholtz, A. (2024, March). Pain catastrophizing and helplessness: The invisible threads linking spiritual wellbeing and pain perception. Poster presented at the 2024 Society of Behavioral Medicine 45^th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

2023

• Goerlitz, G. & Wachholtz, A. (2023). Compassion cultivation, anger, and emotional tension in migraine management: Results from a pilot study. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Pain Special Interest Group Award Winner.
• Robinson, D. N., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2023). The impact of misdiagnosis and comorbid diagnoses on women with rheumatoid arthritis: Implications for symptom severity, disability/life impact, and healthcare provider interactions. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
• Wilson, S. C., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2023). Rheumatoid arthritis management in primary care: The need for behavioral health integration. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
• Luedtke, D. S., Otto, A. M., & Wachholtz, A. (2023). The mediatory role of pain catastrophizing in the relationship between meaning making and pain perception. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Pain Special Interest Group Award Winner.
• Otto, A. M., Shehadeh, K. K., Luedtke, D. S., Robinson, D., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2023). The effect of physician-patient relationship with rheumatoid arthritis treatment. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Pain Special Interest Group Award Winner.
• Bailey, V,H., Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., Wachholtz, A. (2023). Not the same anymore: Predictors of exacerbated self-image in those with rheumatoid arthritis. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
• Bailey, V,H., Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Lipski, A., Wachholtz, A. (2023). Not the same anymore: Predictors of exacerbated self-image in those with rheumatoid arthritis. University of Colorado Denver RACAS Research Conference, Denver, CO
• Nock, N., & Wachholtz, A. (2023). Impact of stigma and implicit associations on recovery in people with substance use disorder. Society of Behavioral Medicine 44^th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
• Hopps, K. L., Daugherty, S., Heard, K., Wachholtz, A., Lloyd, E. P. (2023). Racial Biases in Pain Treatment: Examining treatment biases in pain-care recommendations. Society for Personality and Social Psychology 24^th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA

2022

• Clementi, M., Kienzler, C., Wachholtz, A., Shomaker, A., Yonker, M., & Simon, S. (2022). Anxiety and depressive symptoms moderate the relationship between sleep and headache in adolescent girls with frequent migraine. [Oral Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Washington DC
• Wachholtz, A. (2022). Bio-behavioral approaches to chronic pain. [Oral Presentation]. In Knierim (chair): Better Chronic Pain Management Approaches Symposium. Colorado Academy of Family Practitioners, Vail, CO
• Wachholtz, A. (2022). Research in the time of COVID: Maintaining scientific momentum while adaptive to changing circumstances. [Oral Presentation].In the symposium: Using Technology to Enhance Treatment of Chronic Pain and Related Conditions (D. Penzien, discussant). Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Wachholtz, A, Gonzalez, G., & Ziedonis, D. (2022). Acute pain sensitivity and tolerance among patients with pain and opioid use disorder: Unique roles of anxiety and depression. [Oral Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Robinson, D., Luedtke, D. S., Otto, A. M., Hayes, S., Palmarella, G., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). The impact of opioid use on perceived judgement experienced by chronic pain patients from their physician. [Oral Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Martin, S. & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Distress tolerance: Implications for opioid use disorder prevention in chronic pain management. [Oral Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Otto A. M., Martin, S., Luedtke, D.S., Robinson, D., Palmarella, G., Green, B. M., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Asking for pain medication: The effect of perceived judgment on patient. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
  • Won Citation Award
• Kienzler, C., Clementi, M., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Assessing associations between sanctification of the body, migraine-related disability, and social-cognitive physical activity behaviors. [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association National Conference, Minneapolis, MN
• Goerlitz, D. & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Compassion cultivation in acute  migraine pain management: Results from a pilot study. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Goerlitz, D. & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Compassion cultivation in acute  migraine pain management: Results from a pilot study. [Poster Presentation]. University of Colorado Denver RACAS Research Conference, Denver, CO
• Luedtke. D. S., Martin, S., Otto, A. M., Robinson, D., Palmarella, G., Green, B. M., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Sense of control in complementary alternative treatments for chronic pain. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Nock, N, Hernandez, E., Robinson, D. Hoffer, L., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). A qualitative assessment of perceptions of exercise for adults with an Opioid Use Disorder. [Poster Presentation]. HEAL Investigators Meeting, National Institutes of Health, Virtual
• Nock, N, Hernandez, E., Robinson, D. Hoffer, L., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Barriers, facilitators, and preferences to exercise for adults with an opioid use disorder. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine 43^rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Bailey, V, H., Pardiso, D., Almeida, H., Taylor-Westwood, E., Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Palmarella, S., Gree, B., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Life with chronic pain: Relationships between pain duration, opiate use, and report of being viewed as a drug seeker/abuser by healthcare providers. [Poster Presentation]. University of Colorado Denver RACAS Research Conference, Denver, CO
• Pardiso, D., Almeida, H., Taylor-Westwood, E., Bailey, V, H., Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Palmarella, S., Gree, B., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Sense of control despite pain: roles of opiate use, meditation, and pain severity. [Poster Presentation]. University of Colorado Denver RACAS Research Conference, Denver, CO
• Taylor-Westwood, E., Bailey, V, H., Pardiso, D., Almeida, H., Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Palmarella, S., Gree, B., &Wachholtz, A. (2022). Satisfaction in pain management: Roles of active and passive coping, as well as household income. [Poster Presentation]. University of Colorado Denver RACAS Research Conference, Denver, CO
• Almeida, H., Bailey, V, H.,Taylor-Westwood, E., Pardiso, D.,Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Palmarella, S., Gree, B., & Wachholtz, A. (2022). Severe chronic pain frequency: Roles of mindfulness, opiate use, depression, and locus of control. [Poster Presentation]. University of Colorado Denver RACAS Research Conference, Denver, CO

2021

• Robinson, D., Martin, S., Luedtke, D., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2021).  Painful depression: Analyzing the predictors of pain related feelings of depression.  Society of Behavioral Medicine. Virtual Conference
• Kienzler, C., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2021). Assessing the relationship between migraine trigger avoidance and quality of life in respondents of the Migraine in America 2017 survey. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Virtual Conference
• Martin, S., Robinson, D., Goerlitz, D., Hayes, S., Wachholtz, A. (2021). The value of patient-doctor agreement in chronic pain management. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Virtual Conference.
• Luedtke, D. A., Goerlitz, D., Robinson, D., Bhowmick, A, & Wachholtz, A. (2021). Correlations Between Tension-Release Triggers and Migraine Symptoms. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Virtual Conference.

2020

• Kienzler, C., Goerlitz, D., Bhowmick, A., Wachholtz, A. Assessing the relationship between perceived loci of control and patient outlook on migraines. Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA. (Conference online)
• Martin, S., Robinson, D., & Wachholtz, A. The effects of addiction on chronic migraine treatment outcomes.  Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA. (Conference online)
• Goerlitz, D., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A. CIM for migraine management: Who’s using it? Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA. (Conference online)
• Robinson, D., Martin, S., & Wachholtz, A. Predicting the frequency of migraines: risk factors and targets for treatment. Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA. (Conference online)

2019

• Frers, A., Schaffer, J., & Wachholtz, A. The association between opioids and sleep in chronic pain patients.  Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, DC
• Woelk, J., McNabb, J., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A. Adult outcomes of an underdiagnosed and often overlooked child migraine population.  Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
• Kienzler, C., Hernandez-Altamirano, D., Bhowmick, A., Wachholtz, A. To journal or not to journal: Migraine journal use among the 2015 Migraine in America cohort. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, DC
• Goerlitz, D., Rakeen, B., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A. The headache of migraine management: Prevalence and efficacy of treatment type in a national migraine population. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Washington, DC

2018

•  Kienzler, C., Sadler, T., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A., (2018) Migraine self-management activities and the relationship between loci of control, and physician migraine management. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, (S1):S100. DOI: 10.1093/abm/kay013
• Barrette, P., McNabb, J., Hernandez Altamirano, D., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A., (2018) The Impact of Age of Migraine Onset on Symptomology and Diagnosis Delay. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, (S1):S339. DOI: 10.1093/abm/kay013
• Hernandez Altamirano, D., Barrette, P., McNabb, J., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A. (2018), Variations in Migraine Treatment Methods Used by Socioeconomic Status Groups. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, (S1):S340. DOI: 10.1093/abm/kay013
  • Won Best Student Submission Award at SBM
• McNabb., J., Hernandez Altamirano, D., Barrette, P., Bhowmick, A., & Wachholtz, A., (2018) Personality Attributes and Migraine Impact Associated with Migraineurs’ Emergency Care Usage. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52 (S1):S337

2017