HSR Center for Health Information and Communication (CHIC)
Marianne S. Matthias, PhD

Affiliate Investigator, VA HSR Center for Health Information and Communication
Associate Dean for Research, Tenured Professor, The Univeresity of Arizona, College of Nursing
Dr. Marianne Matthias is an affiliate investigator who focuses on communication in healthcare contexts, with particular interest in treatment decision-making in chronic pain care. She is co-investigator on a randomized controlled trial focused on patient activation and communication for Black Veterans with chronic pain and was co-principal investigator on a mixed-methods study examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Veterans’ pain management. She serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine and Pain Medicine and has published over 90 scholarly articles.



















