Michelle Fortier

Michelle Fortier is a Professor of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, with affiliations to the Population Health & Disease Prevention department. Her research focuses on pediatric pain management, healthcare disparities, and cultural adaptation in medical settings.

• Academic Rank: Professor
• Email: mfortier@hs.uci.edu

Research Interests: Dr. Fortier investigates biopsychosocial factors in pediatric pain, mobile health (mHealth) applications for pain management, and language barriers' impact on healthcare outcomes. She explores how cultural context, family dynamics, and stress biomarkers influence pain perception and treatment in children.

Publication Trends: Recent work emphasizes pain disparities in linguistically minoritized populations, digital health interventions like the PainCaRe app, and behavioral coding systems in emergency settings. Her studies often integrate psychosocial assessments with physiological markers (e.g., salivary alpha-amylase).