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Mary Meagher is the Claude H. Everett Jr. '47 Chair in Liberal Arts and an APA/APS Fellow at Texas A&M University. Her work bridges affective science, behavioral neuroscience, and clinical research, focusing on biobehavioral mechanisms of pain, stress-disease interactions, and psychoneuroimmunology. She investigates how early life adversity, trauma, and stress influence pain perception and health outcomes across human and animal models.
Her research spans experimental pain paradigms, neuroimaging, and translational studies in chronic pain conditions. Recent grants include an NIH/NICHD R01 (co-PI) studying phytotherapy for endometriosis. She serves on key national committees, including the U.S. HHS Pain Management Task Force and APA Opioid Initiative Advisory Group.
Key contributions include meta-analyses on pain sensitization and trauma, placebo/nocebo mechanisms, and alcohol's impact on pain modulation. Her work highlights the bidirectional relationship between psychological states (e.g., stress, emotion regulation) and physiological pain responses, with implications for addiction and public health.
- Awards: APA Fellow (201?), APS Fellow (201?)
- Grants: NIH/NICHD R01 ($1.6M, 2022-2027)
- Service: APA Pain Initiative (2018-2022), HHS Pain Task Force (2018-2019)
Her affiliated research clusters include neuroscience and psychoneuroimmunology at Texas A&M, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration across psychology, medicine, and pharmacology.
