Amy Starosta, PhD, ABPP, has been appointed liaison between the American Psychological Association's Division of Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22) and the Consortium of Spinal Cord Medicine.
Dr. Starosta is an associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and psychology medical director at Harborview Medical Center. Her research focuses on pain management, opioid use, and psychosocial factors related to spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury.
She also serves on the Consortium of Spinal Cord Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline panel on managing pain after spinal cord injury and brings expertise in both clinical care and research to her new liaison role.