VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH)
Luke Mitzel, PhD
Education and Implementation Specialist
Biography
Publications
Presentations
Grants
Biography
Biography: Dr. Luke Mitzel joined the CIH team as an Education and Implementation Specialist in the Education and Implementation core in May 2023. Dr. Mitzel is a licensed psychologist. He completed his graduate training at Syracuse University, where he earned his PhD in clinical psychology. He completed an APA-accredited predoctoral psychology internship at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, which included PCMHI, Evidence-Based Therapies, and sleep clinic rotations. He then completed a 2-year postdoctoral psychology fellowship with the Center for Integrated Healthcare at the Syracuse VA through the VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment program. Dr. Mitzel's interests include health behaviors and the prevention and treatment of chronic conditions, with a special interest in VA's Whole Health initiative as a novel approach to providing patient-centered care to increase patient engagement in their health and wellbeing. He also serves as a technical assistant in support of implementing Brief CBT-CP in integrated settings.
Location/Time Zone: Syracuse, NY (EST)
Email: Luke.Mitzel@va.gov
Office number: (315) 425-4400 x53954
Publications
Recent Publications:
Mitzel, L. D., Funderburk, J. S., Buckheit, K. A., Gass, J. C., Shepardson, R. L., & Edelman, D. (2021). Virtual integrated primary care teams: Recommendations for team-based care. Families, Systems, & Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000655.
Funderburk, J.S., Gass, J.C., Shepardson, R.L., Mitzel, L.D., & Buckheit, K. A. (2021). Practical opportunities for biopsychosocial education through strategic interprofessional experiences in integrated primary care. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 693729 doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.693729
Shepardson, R. L., Mitzel, L. D., Trabold, N., Crane, C. A., Crasta, D., & Funderburk, J. S. (2021). Sexual dysfunction and preferences for discussing sexual health concerns among Veteran primary care patients. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 34(2), 357-367 doi:https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200326
Mitzel, L. D., Foley, J. D., Sweeney, S. M., Park, A., & Vanable, P. A. (2021). Medication beliefs, HIV-related stigmatization, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy: An examination of alternative models. Behavioral Medicine, 47(1), 40-50. doi:10.1080/08964289.2019.1629386.
Mitzel, L. D. & Vanable, P. A. (2020). Necessity and concerns beliefs and HIV medication adherence: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43(1), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10865-019-00089-2.
Kosiba, J. D., Mitzel, L. D., Zale, E. L., Zvolensky, M. J., & Ditre, J. W. (2020). A preliminary study of associations between discomfort intolerance, pain severity/interference, and frequency of cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain. Addiction Research and Theory, 28(1), 76-81. doi:10.1080/16066359.2019.1590557.
Presentations
Recent Presentations:
Mitzel, L. D., Funderburk, J. S., Buckheit, K. A., Gass, J. C., Shepardson, R. L., & Edelman, D. (2021, October). Virtual integrated primary care teams: Recommendations for team-based care. In J. S. Funderburk (Chair), Optimizing our integrated care teams to meet the needs of our patients with psychological distress and unmet social needs [Symposium]. Paper presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Madison, WI (virtual conference).
Mitzel, L. D., Shepardson, R. L., Patterson, J. H., Johnson, E. M., & Funderburk, J. S. (2021, October). How to integrate patient values into primary care behavioral health practice. Discussion group facilitated at the 23rd annual meeting of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Madison, WI (virtual conference).
Mitzel, L. D., Shepardson, R. L., Trabold, N., Crane, C. A., Crasta, D., & Funderburk, J. S. (2020, October). Prevalence and correlates of sexual dysfunction and preferences for discussing sexual health concerns among veteran primary care patients. Paper presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Philadelphia, PA (virtual conference).
Grants
Principal Investigator (2021-2022). Improving patient engagement through Whole Health: Veteran perspectives on a values assessment tool. Center for Integrated Healthcare Pilot Grant, $5,448.
