Dr. Hadlandsmyth is a clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology with a specific focus on chronic pain. She is an Investigator with the Center for Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE), and the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center (VRHRC) at the Iowa City VA and an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

The overall goal of her research is to prevent or minimize the sequela of chronic pain. Dr. Hadlandsmyth’s current studies include: 1) The Perioperative Pain Self-Management (PePS) study. This is a type I trial of the PePS intervention among surgical patients to prevent chronic postsurgical pain and prolonged opioid use. This study is also preparing for subsequent implementation of PePS. 2) The Rural Women’s Chronic Pain (RWCP) study. This study involved a mixed methods needs assessment, design of a multicomponent telehealth behavioral pain self-management intervention, and a feasibility pilot of the intervention among rural women Veterans with chronic pain. 3) The Associations between Pain and PTSD (APAP) study. This study is conducting a mixed methods needs assessment of rural-dwelling Veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD that will inform subsequent intervention development.