Erin Dawna Reilly

Erin Dawna Reilly, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She works at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA, focusing on veterans' mental health and chronic pain management.

Education:

• BA in Psychology & Women's & Gender Studies, Clark University
• MED in Educational Psychology, University of Texas
• PhD in Counseling Psychology, University of Texas

Her research explores Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), digital health interventions, and psychological flexibility in veterans' health. She develops mobile health technologies for chronic pain, substance use disorders, and sleep issues, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ populations and community integration.

Her 15 most recent publications (2022-2025) span topics in chronic pain management, opioid use disorder, smoking cessation, and digital health technologies for veterans. The work shows increasing emphasis on virtual care platforms and intersectional approaches to behavioral interventions.

Veterans Health Administration collaborations and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs funding appear central to her work. She collaborates with researchers like Megan Kelly and Steven Shirk on clinical trials and health service evaluations.