UF PAIN TEAM Mentors

TPMentors

Each postdoctoral fellow will be supported for between 1 and 3 years and will work closely with a primary mentor and a mentoring team.  We also have a group of developmental mentors who will participate actively as Co-Mentors and members of mentoring teams.

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DIRECTOR

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida MSPH, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center Of Excellence
Phone: (352) 294-5845

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Kyle D Allen
Department: EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Kyle D Allen

PROF
Phone: (352) 273-9337

Clinical Pain Research

Emily J Bartley
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Emily J Bartley PhD

Assistant Professor, Director Of Communication And Outreach (PRICE)
Phone: (352) 273-8934
Roger B Fillingim
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Roger B Fillingim PhD

Associate Dean Of Planning And Institutional Effectiveness, Distinguished Professor, Director Of PRICE
Phone: (352) 273-5963
Rene Przkora
Department: MD-ANEST-CHRONIC PAIN MED

Rene Przkora MD, PhD, FASA

Professor Of Anesthesiology; Chief, Pain Medicine Division; Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship
Phone: (352) 265-7777
Diana Wilkie
Department: Biobehavioral Nursing Science

Diana Wilkie PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor; Prairieview Trust – Earl And Margo Powers Endowed Professor; Director, Center For Palliative Care Research & Education; Director, Florida-California Cancer Research, Education And Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center
Phone: (352) 273-6401
Mark D Bishop
Department: HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY

Mark D Bishop PT, PhD, FAPTA

Professor & Director, Doctor Of Physical Therapy Program
Phone: (352) 273-6112
Staja Booker
Department: Biobehavioral Nursing Science

Staja Booker PhD, RN

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6351
Ellen L Terry
Department: Biobehavioral Nursing Science

Ellen L Terry Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-6441
Larissa J Strath
Department: MD-HOBI-GENERAL

Larissa J Strath

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 294-5800
Margarete C Ribeiro Dasilva
Department: DN-PROSTHODONTICS DIVISION

Margarete C Ribeiro Dasilva DDS, MS, PhD

Clinical Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5850

Non-Traditional Research

Linda B Cottler
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Linda B Cottler PhD, MPH, FACE

Dean's Professor Of Epidemiology
Daniel P Ferris
Department: EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Daniel P Ferris

PROF
Sara J Nixon
Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

Sara J Nixon Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor & Co-Vice Chair
Blanka Sharma
Department: EG-BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Blanka Sharma

ASO PROF
Ben Lewis
Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

Ben Lewis Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Catalina Lopez-Quintero
Department: Department of Epidemiology

Catalina Lopez-Quintero

Assistant Professor


Non-Traditional Research

Christopher R McCurdy
Department: Medicinal Chemistry

Christopher R McCurdy Ph.D., F.A.A.P.S. 

Professor And The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair; Associate Dean For Faculty Development; Director Of The UF Translational Drug Development Core
Phone: (352) 294-8691
Cheryl B McNeil
Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

Cheryl B McNeil Ph.D.

Professor
Phone: (352) 265-9173
Patrick J Tighe
Department: MD-ANESTHESIOLOGY-GENERAL

Patrick J Tighe MD, MS

Executive Director, Quality And Patient Safety Initiative (QPSi)
Phone: (352) 273-7844
Meredith S Berry
Department: HH-HEB-ADMINISTRATION

Meredith S Berry

AST PROF
Phone: (407) 595-1560