In addition to teaching, Dr. Pittman Wagers' expertise is focused on supervision of advanced clinical graduate students in the provision of empirically supported couple and individual therapy and directing the department's training clinic for clinical Ph.D. students. In the last few years, in collaboration with Dr. Roselinde Kaiser and the Center for Teaching and Learning, she has presented several invited talks on campus related to pedagogy and wellness and has developed and taught a microcredential for Center for Teaching and Learning in this area. Her interest in psychosocial impact of heart disease in women (in particular: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) has led to several publications, invited reviews, presentations and related research efforts focused on psychosocial factors among survivors of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). In addition, she is a co-investigator on two new international studies related to SCAD focused on development of a multi-factorial psychosocial treatment for SCAD survivors. She has also developed expertise in the area of gun violence and mental health, which has been intertwined with various presentation and community service efforts.
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Clinical psychology, psychopathology, behaviorally oriented couple and individual mental health services, ethics and strategies in psychological service delivery, women's mental health, psychosocial ramifications of heart disease in women, campus mental health
