Christa Coleman

Christa Coleman, PsyD, MSCP, is an Assistant Professor in both the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Division of Adult Outpatient Services) and the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State University. She is affiliated with the Penn State Neuroscience Institute. Her clinical work focuses on behavioral pain treatments including biofeedback, hypnosis, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain. She is board-certified in biofeedback and certified in Stanford's Empowered Relief program. Dr. Coleman’s research emphasizes brief mindfulness interventions for post-surgical outcomes, adverse childhood experiences’ impact on spinal cord stimulator outcomes, and opioid prescribing patterns.

Her professional expertise includes pre-surgical psychological assessments and optimizing multidisciplinary teams for chronic pain management. She has presented nationally on psychological pain management and fibromyalgia. No specific grants or student advisees are listed in the provided text.