Collinge and Associates is an independent research and consulting organization funded by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative approaches to benefiting public health. Our projects focus on the integration of health-promoting behavior, complementary therapies, and educational programs for empowerment of individuals and families. The work is conducted in collaboration with like-minded organizations at the community and national levels.
The principal of Collinge and Associates is William Collinge, PhD, MPH, a consultant, author, speaker and researcher
in the field of integrative health care. He has served as a scientific review
panelist for the National Institutes of Health in mind/body medicine,
complementary therapies, and health care services; and for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Programs on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and PTSD/traumatic brain injury. He is the principal investigator of the Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care project sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, Mission Reconnect for OIF/OEF veterans and their loved ones, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, The Fibromyalgia Wellness Project, sponsored by the National Institute for Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, The
Caring and Cancer Project, sponsored by the National
Cancer Institute, and The
Elder-Healer Project, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. His prior research includes studies of integrative
approaches to cancer, HIV/AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome, immune enhancement, and community mental health practice. (For full vitae click here.)
The work of Collinge and Associates is conducted by teams of experts from academia and the private sector that are assembled for each project based on their unique expertise. Below is a listing of Associates who have participated in past or current projects.
Associates
John Astin, PhD, Senior Scientist, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Marcos Athanasoulis, MPH, DrPH is Director of Internet Technology Services at Harvard Medical School. He is also Chief Technical Officer for Evalumetrix, LLC and the Healthy Communities Foundation, and formerly for HealthCentral.com.
Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, Associate Professor,
Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar,
Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Diane Brown, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities and Professor, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Jean Colbath, MSN, RNC, Program Director, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston
Kenneth Fletcher, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, U Mass Medical School
Marcie Freeman, MEd, Director, Harvard Cooperative Program on Aging
Fred Friedberg, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Stonybrook
Don Goldenberg, MD, Newton Wellesley Hospital and Tufts Medical School
Jim Gordon, MD, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington, DC
Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert Horowitz, MD, York Hospital Oncology Services, York, Maine
Janet Kahn, PhD, NCTMB, Research Assistant Professor, University of Vermont Medical School and Faculty Preceptor, Harvard Medical School Fellowship in Complementary and Alternative and General Medicine
David Kearney, MD, VA Puget Sound Medical Center
Leila Kozak, PhD, is a post-doctoral fellow in palliative care research at the VA Puget Sound Medical Center where she is using The Touch, Caring and Cancer Program with veterans and their families. A native Spanish speaker, she is also involved in several international efforts to promote complementary therapies in palliative care, including Paliativos sin Fronteras.
Mark Laudenslager, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Behavioral Immunology and Endocrinology Lab, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Eric Leskowitz, MD, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston
Isaac Lipkus, PhD, Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, and Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina
Mary Malinski, BA, RN, LMT, HN-BC,
Integrative Medicine Dept., Providence Cancer Center, Portland, OR
Brian Marx, PhD, National Center for PTSD, VA Medical Center, and Associate Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
William McFarlane, MD, Director, Center for Psychiatric Research, Maine Medical Center and Professor, University of Vermont
Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Laurel Northouse, PhD, Mary Lou Willard French Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
Janet Quinn, PhD, Associate Professor, Adjoint, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing
Isabel Torres, DrPH, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Center for Research on Minority Health, Houston, TX
Dorothy Woods Smith, PhD, RN, University of Southern Maine College of Nursing and Health Professions
Jerry Solfvin, PhD, Center for Indic Studies, U Mass Dartmouth
Rob Soltysik, MS, Optimal Data Analysis, LLC, Severn, MD
Tracy Walton, MS, LMT, NCTMB, private practice, Cambridge, MA
Diane Wind Wardell, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, and Director of Research, Healing Touch International
Shirl Weaver, PhD, Associate Professor, University of New England College of Osetopathic Medicine, and Harvard Upper New England Geriatric Education Center
Roberta Wentworth, MSW, LMT, program director, Complementary Therapies Program, Counseling Services, Inc., Saco, Maine
Qingwen Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Boston College School of Social Work
Paul Yarnold, PhD, Research Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois