Lisa Uebelacker

Presenter

Dr. Lisa Uebelacker is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior, and family medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is also director of research at Butler Hospital and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her interests center around developing and testing innovative psychosocial methods for treating depression and chronic pain. Dr. Uebelacker has conducted trials on collaborative treatment for depression and comorbid health conditions in primary care and HIV treatment settings—and on the use of yoga, physical activity, and health education as adjunctive treatments for depression. Her work also focuses on optimization of yoga-based interventions including for people with chronic pain and opioid-use disorder.