Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
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Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine Clinical Work
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Many of our faculty are licensed professionals with clinical expertise ranging from clinical psychology to nursing to provide patient-centric solutions.
Our Faculty's Clinical Expertise
Ernestine Jennings, PhD
- Provides clinical support for weight management at the Weight Management Program at The Miriam Hospital:
- Provides smoking cessation work at the Lung Cancer Clinic at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital
- Provides behavioral health clinical work at Brown Medicine Primary Care
Read more about Ernestine Jennings, PhD
Alyssa L. Norris, PhD
- Staff Psychologist at Women’s Medicine Collaborative
- Provides individual care to patients in a primary care setting
- Supervises psychology fellows
Read more about Alyssa L. Norris, PhD
Kate Guthrie, PhD
- Provides consultation services for Integrated Behavioral Health
- Provides support at the Pulmonary Hypertension and Sleep Outpatient Clinic, East Providence
- Provides support for Brown Medicine
Read more about Kate Guthrie, PhD
LG Ward, PhD
- Staff Psychologist at Women’s Medicine Collaborative
- Provides individual care to patients in obstetric clinic
- Develops programs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Chrystal Vergara Lopez, PhD
- Staff Psychologist at Women’s Medicine Collaborative
- Provides individual integrated behavioral health services to patients in a primary care setting
Read more about Chrystal Vergara Lopez, PhD
Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
- Per Diem Nurse Practitioner at Newport Hospital and Lifespan Physician Group
Read more about Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
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Mission
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History
What We Do
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Research
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Community
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Training
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