Diana Marie Higgins, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Higgins is a pain psychologist in the VA Healthcare System where she provides evidence-based psychological interventions to treat chronic pain conditions in Veterans. Dr. Higgins has conducted clinical and health services research focused on chronic pain. Her current research involves clinical trials of non-pharmacological interventions using technology (e.g., IVR, smartphone applications, Internet) to increase access to evidence-based chronic pain care.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- University of Maine, PhD
- University of Maine, MA
- St Francis Xavier University, BA
Publications
- Published on 11/4/2024
Lovejoy TI, Midboe AM, Higgins DM, Ali J, Kerns RD, Heapy AA, Nalule EK, Pal N. Optimizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Findings from the Pain Management Collaboratory. J Pain. 2024 Nov 04; 104727. PMID: 39505120.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2024
Sellinger JJ, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess DJ, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen MI. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Med. 2024 Nov 01; 25(Supplement_1):S17-S27. PMID: 39514885.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/5/2024
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace KF, Higgins DM, Martino S, Marteeny V, Walker L, Mattocks KM. Exploring the Experience of Pain and Pain Management for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Womens Health Issues. 2024; 34(6):628-635. PMID: 39242321.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/12/2023
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace KF, Higgins DM, Martino S, Mattocks KM. Musculoskeletal Pain During Pregnancy Among Veterans: Associations With Health and Health Care Utilization. Womens Health Issues. 2024; 34(1):90-97. PMID: 37580185.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/7/2023
Wolf EJ, Higgins DM, Zhao X, Hawn SE, Sanborn V, Todd CA, Fein-Schaffer D, Houranieh A, Miller MW. MMPI-2-RF Profiles of Treatment-Seeking Veterans in a VA Pain Clinic and Associations with Markers of Physical Performance. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2024 Mar; 31(1):58-76. PMID: 37418093.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/5/2023
MacLean RR, Buta E, Higgins DM, Driscoll MA, Edmond SN, LaChappelle KM, Ankawi B, Krein SL, Piette JD, Heapy AA. Using Daily Ratings to Examine Treatment Dose and Response in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of the Co-Operative Pain Education and Self-Management Clinical Trial. Pain Med. 2023 Jul 05; 24(7):846-854. PMID: 36484691.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/29/2022
Mattocks KM, LaChappelle KM, Krein SL, DeBar LL, Martino S, Edmond S, Ankawi B, MacLean RR, Higgins DM, Murphy JL, Cooper E, Heapy AA. Pre-implementation formative evaluation of cooperative pain education and self-management expanding treatment for real-world access: A pragmatic pain trial. Pain Pract. 2023 Apr; 23(4):338-348. PMID: 36527287.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/7/2022
Clark JD, Bair MJ, Belitskaya-Lévy I, Fitzsimmons C, Zehm LM, Dougherty PE, Giannitrapani KF, Groessl EJ, Higgins DM, Murphy JL, Riddle DL, Huang GD, Shih MC. Sequential and Comparative Evaluation of Pain Treatment Effectiveness Response (SCEPTER), a pragmatic trial for conservative chronic low back pain treatment. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Feb; 125:107041. PMID: 36496154.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2022
Piette JD, Newman S, Krein SL, Marinec N, Chen J, Williams DA, Edmond SN, Driscoll M, LaChappelle KM, Kerns RD, Maly M, Kim HM, Farris KB, Higgins DM, Buta E, Heapy AA. Patient-Centered Pain Care Using Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Health Tools: A Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Sep 01; 182(9):975-983. PMID: 35939288.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2022
Higgins DM, Han L, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Heapy AA, Skanderson M, Lisi AJ, Mattocks KM, Brandt C, Haskell SG. Risk Factors Associated with Healthcare Utilization for Spine Pain. Pain Med. 2022 Aug 01; 23(8):1423-1433. PMID: 34999899.
Read at: PubMed
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