Publications and Research.

Active
$8.8M PCORI

Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Chronic Pain Self-Management Within the Context of Opioid Reduction

KP Empower · Site Director & Director of Psychological Treatments · PI: Beth Darnall

2026

Pelvic Pain Psychology

Annual pain conference, Northern California Pelvic Pain OB/GYNs (~50 attendees)

2026

Evidence-Based Treatment of Health Anxiety

Postdoctoral residents, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

2025

Pelvic Pain and Sexual Health Training

Palo Alto University

2020

Patient-Centered Tapering

Hospital-wide Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland · With M. Graubard, E. Kim, R. Pontemayor, M. Park

2018

Motivating Change Among Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy

Hospital-wide Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland and Richmond

2017

Implementing Pain Psychology: Strategies and Concepts

Department of Physical Therapy, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

2014

Treatment of Mood Disorders and Co-morbid Chronic Pain Conditions

Kaiser Permanente Regional OB/GYN Pelvic Pain Meeting

2010

A Rationale for the Addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the DSM-V

Grand Rounds, Kaiser Permanente Psychiatry Clinic

2006

The Clinical Use of Diagnostic and Performance Measures in Diagnosing PTSD

Interdisciplinary presentation, San Francisco VAMC · System-wide PTSD diagnostic measure programming

Deployed system-wide

Kaiser Permanente Integrated Treatment Protocol for Chronic Pain

Developed collaboratively with 5 colleagues across Kaiser Northern California · In active use across Kaiser Northern California pain clinics

2017
Kaiser Permanente

Collaboration Award

Awarded with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and pharmacists for collaborative work reducing opioid use in primary care settings

2002

Depression and Social Life in Self-Handicappers: An Examination of Possible Relationships

Parks, A.C., Waichunas, D.E., Walker, S.N., Edelson, N.S., & Oleson, K.C. · 60th Annual Meeting of the Oregon Academy of Sciences, Forest Grove, OR