Featured Publications

Vranceanu, A., Bannon, S., Mace, R. A., Lester, E., Meyers, E., Gates, M.**, … Rosand, J. (2020). Feasibility and Efficacy of a Resiliency Intervention on Chronic Emotional Distress Among Survivor-Caregiver Dyads Admitted to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Network Open, 3(10), e2020807. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.20807

Bannon, S.M., Cornelius, T., Gates, M.V., Lester, E., Mace, R.A., Popok, P., Macklin, E.A., Rosand, J., & Vranceanu, AM (2021). Emotional distress in Neuro-ICU survivor-caregiver dyads: The Recovering Together randomized clinical trial. Health Psychology.

Lester, E. G., Mace, R. A., Bannon, S. M., Popok, P. J.**, Gates, M. V.**, Meyers, E., … Vranceanu, A. (2021). Can a dyadic resiliency program improve quality of life in cognitively intact dyads of Neuro-ICU survivors and informal caregivers? Results from a pilot RCT. Neurocritical Care. DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01222-3

*Lester E, *Grunberg VA, *Bannon SM, Mace RA, Plys E, Jacobo MC, Tehan T, Rosand J, Vranceanu AM. The Recovering Together Initiative: An approach for integrating psychosocial care into intensive care units. N Engl J Med Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2022 Jul 20.

Vranceanu AM, Woodworth EC, Kanaya M, Bannon S, Mace RA, Manglani HM, Duarte B, Rush CL, Choukas NR, Briskin EA, Cohen J, Parker R, Macklin E, Lester E, Traeger L, Rosand J, The Neuro-ICU Recovering Together Team, Grunberg VA. The Recovering Together study protocol: A single-blind RCT to prevent chronic emotional distress in patient-caregiver dyads in the Neuro-ICU. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Nov 8; 123:106998. PMID: 36368480, doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106998. Online ahead of print.

Greenberg J, Lin A, Zale EL, Kulich RJ, James P, Millstein RA, Shapiro H, Schatman ME, Edwards RR, Vranceanu AM. Development and early feasibility testing of a mind-body physical activity program for patients with heterogeneous chronic pain; The GetActive Study. J Pain Res. 2019; 12: 3279–3297. PMID: 31849515.

Greenberg J, Popok PJ, Lin A, Kulich RJ, James P, Macklin EA, Millstein RA, Edwards RR, and Vranceanu AM. Mind-body physical activity program for chronic pain with or without a Digital-Monitoring-Device: Proof-of-concept feasibility RCT. JMIR Form Res. 2020 Jun 08; 4(6):e18703. PMID: 32348281.

Greenberg J, Mace RA, Popok PJ, Kulich RJ, Patel KV, Burns JW, Somers TJ, Keefe FJ, Schatman ME, and Vranceanu, AM. Psychosocial correlates of objective, performance-based, and patient-reported physical function among patients with heterogeneous chronic pain. J Pain Res. 2020 Sep 10; 13:2255-2265. PMID: 32982388.

Morrill MI, Mace RA, Greenberg J, Lin A, Choi K, and Vranceanu AM. An exploratory analysis of accelerometer-measured physical activity and mental health in patients with chronic pain. Psychosomatics. 2020 Oct 17. PMID: 33198963.

Greenberg J, Lin A, Popok PJ, Kulich RJ, Edwards RR, and Vraceanu AM. Getting Active Mindfully: rationale and case illustration of a group mind-body physical activity program for chronic pain. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33469845.

Greenberg J, Singh T, Popok PJ, Kulich RJ, and Vranceanu AM. Sustainability of improvements in physical and emotional function following a mind-body physical activity program for chronic pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2021 Feb 8. PMID: 33544015

Greenberg J, Mace RA, Bannon SM, Kulich RJ, and Vranceanu AM. Mind-body activity program for chronic pain: Exploring mechanisms of improvement in patient-reported, performance based and ambulatory physical function. J Pain Res. 2021 Feb 5. PMID: 33574699

Bannon, SM, Greenberg J, Mace RA, Locascio JJ, and Vranceanu AM. The role of social isolation in physical and emotional outcomes among patients with chronic pain. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33540223

Greenberg J, Singh T, Popok PJ, Kulich RJ, and Vranceanu AM. Sustainability of Improvements in Adaptive Coping Following Mind–Body and Activity Training for Chronic Pain. Int. J. Behav. Med. 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33649888

Popok PJ, Greenberg J, Gates MV, and Vranceanu AM. A qualitative investigation of activity measurement and change following a mind-body activity program for chronic pain. Complement. Ther. Clin. Pract. 2021 May 2. PMID: 33971485

Grunberg VA, Mace RA, Bannon SM, Greenberg J, Bakhsie J., and Vranceanu AM. Mechanisms of change in depression and anxiety within a mind-body activity intervention for chronic pain. J. Affect. Disord. 2021 June 5. PMID: 34147965

Doorley J, Greenberg J, Stauder M, and Vranceanu AM. The role of mindfulness and relaxation in improved sleep quality following a mind-body and activity program for chronic pain. In press. Mindfulness. 2021 Sep 1; 12:2672–2680

Hopkins SW, Greenberg J, Isaacs J, and Vranceanu AM. “Practice makes perfect”? Associations between home practice and physical and emotional function outcomes among patients with chronic pain enrolled in a mind-body program. J Altern Complement Med. In press.

Grunberg VA, Greenberg J, Mace R, Bakhshaie J, Choi K, Vranceanu AM. Fitbit activity patterns, quota-based pacing, and physical and emotional functioning in adults with chronic pain. J Pain. 2022 Jul 29;Vol(Issue). PMID: 35914640, doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.07.003.

Doorley, J. D.*, Mace, R. A.*, Popok, P.**, Grunberg, V. A., & Vranceanu, A. (2021). Feasibility Randomized Control Trial of a Mind-Body Activity Program for Older Adults with Chronic Pain and Cognitive Decline: The Virtual “Active Brains” study. The Gerontologist. *Shared 1st author

Mace, R. A., Doorley, J. D.**, Popok, P. J.**, & Vranceanu, A. (2021). Live video adaptations to a mind-body activity program for chronic pain and cognitive decline: protocol for the “Virtual Active Brains” study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(1), e25351. DOI: 10.2196/25351

Mace, R. A., Gates, M. V.**, Popok, P.**, Kulich, R., Quiroz, Y. T., & Vranceanu, A. (2020). Feasibility trial of a mind-body activity pain management program for older adults with cognitive decline. The Gerontologist. DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa179

Mace, R. A., Gates, M. V.**, Bullard, B.**, Lester, E. G., Silverman, I.**, Quiroz-Gaviria, Y. T., Vranceanu, A. (2020). Development of a Novel Mind–Body Activity and Pain Management Program for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline. The Gerontologist, 61(3), 449-459. DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa084

Vranceanu, A.-M., Manglani, H. R., Choukas, N. R., Kanaya, M. R., Lester, E., Zale, E. L., Plotkin, S. R., Jordan, J., Macklin, E., & Bakhshaie, J. (2023). Effect of Mind-Body Skills Training on Quality of Life for Geographically Diverse Adults With Neurofibromatosis: A Fully Remote Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(6), e2320599. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20599

Funes, C. J.*, Mace, R. A.*, Macklin, E. A., Plotkin, S. R., Jordan, J. T., & Vranceanu, A. (2019). First report of quality of life in adults with neurofibromatosis 2 who are deafened or have significant hearing loss: results of a live-video randomized control trial. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 143(3), 505–513. DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03182-3. *Shared 1st author

Lester, E. G., DiStefano, S., Mace, R. A., Macklin, E. A., Plotkin, S. R., & Vranceanu A. (2020). Virtual mind-body treatment for geographically diverse youth with neurofibromatosis: a pilot randomized controlled trial. General Hospital Psychiatry, 62, 72-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.12.001

Mace, R. A., Doorley, J., Bakhshaie, J., Cohen, J. E.**, & Vranceanu, A. (in press). Psychological resiliency explains the relationships between emotional distress and quality of life in neurofibromatosis. Journal of Neuro-Oncology.

Doorley JD, Greenberg J, Bakhshaie J, Fishbein NS, Vranceanu AM. Depression explains the association between pain intensity and pain interference among adults with neurofibromatosis. J Neurooncol. 2021 Sep;154(2):257-263. doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03826-3. Epub 2021 Aug 19. PMID: 34409538.

Lester EG, Popok PJ, Grunberg VA, Baez A, Herrawi F, Vranceanu A-M. (2021). Stopping to Listen: Using Qualitative Methods to Inform a Web-Based Platform for Adults With Neurofibromatosis. Journal of Patient Experience. doi:10.1177/23743735211049644

Bannon, S.M.,* Hopkins, S.W.,* Grunberg, V.A., & Vranceanu, A-M. (2022). Psychosocial profiles of risk and resiliency in neurofibromatoses: A person-centered analysis of illness adaptation. Journal of Neurooncology.

Mace, R. A., Greenberg, J., Stauder, M., Reynolds, G., & Vranceanu, A. (2021). My Healthy Brain: a multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health. Aging & Mental Health, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1904828

Mace, R. A., Hopkins, S. W., Gretchen, R., & Vranceanu, A. (in press). My Healthy Brain: rationale and case report of a group lifestyle program targeting modifiable risk factors for dementia. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.

Mace, R. A., Popok, P. J., Hopkins, S. W., Fishbein, N. S., & Vranceanu, A. (2023) Adaptation and virtual feasibility pilot of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program targeting modifiable dementia risk factors in older adults, Aging & Mental Health, 27:4, 695-707, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2022.2032600

Grunberg, V.A., Bannon, S., Reichman M., Popok, P., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). Psychosocial treatment preferences of persons living with young-onset dementia and their partners. Dementia.

Grunberg, V.A., Bannon, S., Popok, P., Reichman M., Dickerson, B., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). A race against time: Couples’ lived diagnostic journeys to young onset dementia. Aging & Mental Health.

Bannon, S., Grunberg, V.A., Reichman M., Popok, P., Traeger, L., Dickerson, B., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). Thematic analysis of dyadic coping in couples with young- onset dementia. JAMA Network Open, 4(4), e215111.

Bannon, S.M., Wang, K., Grunberg, V.A., Dickerson, B., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). Couples’ experiences managing young-onset dementia early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gerontologist.

Bannon, S.M., Reichman, M., Popok, P.J., Grunberg, V.A., Traeger, L., Gates, M.V., Krahn, E.A., Brandt, K., Quimby, M., Wong, B., Dickerson, B., Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). Psychosocial stressors and adaptive coping strategies in couples after a diagnosis of young-onset dementia. The Gerontologist.

Bannon, S.M., Reichman, M., Wang, K., Uppal, S., Grunberg, V.A., Popok, P.J., Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). A qualitative meta-synthesis of common and unique preferences for supportive services among persons with young-onset dementia and their caregivers. Dementia.

Bannon S, Reichman M, Popok P, Wagner J, Gates M, Uppal S, LeFeber L, Wong B, Dickerson BC, Vranceanu AM. In it together: A qualitative meta-synthesis of common and unique psychosocial stressors and adaptive coping strategies of persons with young-onset dementia and their caregivers. The Gerontologist. 2022 Mar;62(2):e123-39.

Popok PJ, Reichman M, LeFeber L, Grunberg VA, Bannon SM, Vranceanu AM. One diagnosis, two perspectives: Lived experiences of persons with young-onset dementia and their care-partners. Gerontologist. 2022 Apr 20. PMID: 35442443, https://doi.org/gnac050 .

Reichman, S.M., Bakhshaie, J., Grunberg, V.A., Doorley, J.D., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2022). What are orthopaedic healthcare professionals’ attitudes toward addressing patient psychosocial factors? A mixed-methods investigation. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 480(2), 248-262.

Vranceanu, A., Bakhshaie, J., Reichman, M., Doorley, J., Mace, R. A., Jacobs, C., … Elwy, A. R. (2021). Understanding barriers and facilitators to implementation of psychosocial care within orthopedic trauma centers: a qualitative study with multidisciplinary stakeholders from geographically diverse settings. Implementation Science Communications, 2(102). doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00208-8

Doorley, J. D., Fishbein, N. S., Greenberg, J., Reichman, M., Briskin, E. A., Bakhshaie, J., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2022). How Do Orthopaedic Providers Conceptualize Good Patient Outcomes and Their Barriers and Facilitators After Acute Injury? A Qualitative Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 10-1097.

Jacobs, C. A., Mace, R. A., Greenberg, J., Popok, P.**, Reichman, M.**, Lattermann, C., … Vranceanu, A. (2021). Development of a Mind Body Program for Obese Knee Osteoarthritis Patients with Comorbid Depression: does a mind body program reduce osteoarthritis pain? (The DOORSTEP Study). Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 21, 100720. DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100720

Bannon, S.M., Fishbein, N.S. Lovette, B.C., Wang, K., Waterhouse, C., Rajala, C.E., Costantini, H., Lichstein, K.H., Giacino, J.T., Vranceanu, A-M, & Greenberg, J. (Accepted). A Meta-synthesis of Individual, Interpersonal, and Systemic Factors Impacting Resilience after Traumatic Brain Injury. Rehabilitation Psychology

Grunberg VA, Vranceanu AM, Lerou PH. Caring for our caretakers: Building resiliency in NICU parents and staff. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Jul 8. PMID: 35804198, doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04553-1.

Grunberg VA, Geller PA, Hoffman C, Patterson C. A biopsychosocial model to explain NICU parental adjustment and child development. [published online ahead of print, 2022 Dec 22]. J Perinatol. 2022. doi:10.1038/s41372-022-01585-1

Grunberg VA, Reichman M, Lovette BC, Vranceanu AM, Greenberg J. “No one truly understands what we go through and how to treat it:” Lived experiences with medical providers among patients with orofacial pain. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug,19: 10396, https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph191610396.

Manglani, H. R., Healy, B. C., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2022). Demand with low supply: A pipeline for personalized integrative medicine in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103493

Tiersma, K.,* Reichman, M.*, Popok, P.J., Nelson, Z., Barry, M., Elwy, A.R., Flores, E.J., Irwin, K.E., Vranceanu, A.M. (in press). Strategies for quantitative and qualitative remote data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. JMIR Formative Research.

Grunberg, V.A., Doorley, J.D., Reichman, M., Lester, E., Bannon, S., Greenberg, J., & Bakhshaie, J., Vranceanu, A.M. (2022). Behavioral medicine strategies in medical settings. In S. Spirch & S. Wilhem (Eds.), The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 2E (2nd edition), Springer Nature.

Reichman, M., Grunberg, V.A., Doorley, J., Lester, E., Bakhshaie, J., Mace, R.A., & Vranceanu, A.M. (2021). Flexibility within fidelity for medical patients: Patient-centered and team-based approaches. In P. Kendall (Ed.), Flexibility Within Fidelity: Breathing Life into a Manual, Oxford University Press.

Greenberg, J., Mace, R. A., Funes, C.**, Silverberg, N. D., Iverson, G. L., & Vranceanu, A. (2020). Pain catastrophizing and limiting behavior mediate the relationship between anxiety and postconcussion symptoms. Psychosomatics, 61(1), 49-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2019.09.004

Jochimsen, K. N., Doorley, J. D., Vranceanu, A. M., Noehren, B., Duncan, S. T., & Jacobs, C. A. (2022). Postoperative Psychological Factors Are Associated With Perceived Improvement Following Hip Arthroscopy. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 1(aop), 1-6.

Bannon, SM, Grunberg, VA, Manglani, HR, Lester, EG, Ritchie, C, Vranceanu, A-M. Together from the start: A transdiagnostic framework for early dyadic interventions for neurodegenerative diseases. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022; 1- 13. doi:10.1111/jgs.17801

Grunberg VA, Vranceanu AM. Integrating mind, body, and technology: Building virtual psychosocial programs for medical populations. Health Policy Technol. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100700

James D Doorley, PhD, Trevor A Lentz, PT, PhD, MPH, Gloria Y Yeh, MD, Peter M Wayne, PhD, Kristin R Archer, PhD, DPT, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD, Technology-Enhanced Delivery Models to Facilitate the Implementation of Psychologically Informed Practice for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Therapy, 2022;, pzac141, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac141

Plys, E., Bannon, S.M., Keeny, T., & Vranceanu, A-M. (2023). Spilling over at the boiling point: A commentary on the need for dyadic approaches to psychosocial care with older adults and their care-partners in post-acute rehabilitation. Advance online publication. Rehabilitation Psychology, 68(3), 271-280. doi: 10.1037/rep0000504

Plys, E., Fidai, S., Robinson, D., Nogg, K.A, & Phimphasone-Brady, P. (2023). Open to interpretation: An integrated primary care behavioral health training approach to developing skills for linguistically diverse clients. Advance online publication. Families, Systems, & Health. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000807

Plys, E., Ahmad, N., Netten, A., Williams, K.N., Tyrrell, C.T., Weiskittle, R.E., Reddin, S., Mitchell, M., & Strong. J.V. (2023). Caring Through COVID: Findings from a quality improvement project. Advance online publication. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry. doi: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000314