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Dr. Erica A. Abel is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, Yale University. She serves as a clinical psychologist with the VHA's National Telemental Health Center's Bipolar Disorder Telehealth program, providing psychological treatment to Veterans with co-morbid medical and mental health conditions, with specialization in bipolar disorder. Her clinical work spans multiple VHA sites nationally through telehealth platforms.
Dr. Abel holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University (2008) and completed dual postdoctoral fellowships at VA Connecticut Healthcare System: one in pain research (2015) and another in medical informatics (2011) through the Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center. She transitioned to VHA in 2010 following a prior career in investment banking technology and finance.
Her research program focuses on bridging clinical practice and health services research through medical informatics. She specializes in leveraging electronic health records to define patient cohorts, identify comorbidities, and analyze treatment outcomes. Key research domains include:
- Telemental health implementation and effectiveness for bipolar disorder
- Palliative care access and outcomes in cardiac populations
- Pain management strategies and their relationship to mental health outcomes
- Validation of EHR-based methodologies for health services research
- Healthcare disparities in veteran populations
Recent publications demonstrate strong thematic focus on telemental health program evaluation, palliative care delivery models for heart failure patients, validation of electronic health record algorithms, and pain management strategies. Her work frequently employs observational studies, systematic reviews, and health services research methodologies across VA healthcare settings.
Dr. Abel maintains active research collaborations with investigators across the VA healthcare system, notably with the PRIME Center. She currently serves on the Discovery to Cure, Gynecologic Oncology Research Grant Review Committee (2020-present). No advising relationships, scientific awards, or laboratory leadership roles were documented in the provided materials.