Erik J. Groessl, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
University of California San Diego
Dept. of Family and Preventive Medicine
Health Services Research Center, #0994
9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 egroessl@ucsd.edu
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Health Services Research & Development, # 111N-1
3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161
Ph#: 858-642-6347; Fax: 858-552-4321
Education
1987
B.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1994
B.A., Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
1999
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical
Psychology, San Diego, CA
Positions and Employment
2007- present
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of
Medicine, University of California-San Diego
2004–present
Principal Investigator, Health Services Research & Development, VA San Diego
Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
1999–present
Program Director, Health Services Research Center, Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego
2009- present
Faculty, SDSU / UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
2008 - present
Affiliate Investigator UCSD Stein Institute for Research on Aging (SIRA)
2006-present
Affiliate Investigator, VA HIV/Hepatitis C Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
2006-present
Affiliate Investigator, VA San Diego Research Center for AIDS and HIV Infection
1996-2009
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University (Statistics Lecture/Labs,
Counseling and Psychotherapy)
2001–2002
Assistant Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Services of La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
1998–1999
Clinical Psychology Intern (Primary Care Psychology, Psychology Liaison,
Psychology Pain Clinic, Psychiatric Emergency Clinic, PTSD Clinic, Neuropsych.
/Geropsych.), Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA
1994–1998
Data Manager and Analyst, Project USE (Utilization, Social Support, and Education),
San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego, California
1997–1998
Psychologist in Training, Behavioral Medicine Clinic in Primary Care, VA San Diego
Medical Center, San Diego, California
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1996–1997
Psychologist in Training, Community and Behavioral Medicine Clinic, SDSU/UCSD
Joint Doctoral Clinic, San Diego, CA.
1996
Data Manager and Analyst, Macular Degeneration Project, Shiley Eye Center, UCSD
1995–1997
Co-Educator in Research Statistics Applications, Project Primer and Project USE,
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
1995–1996
Psychologist in Training, Alcohol and Drug Treatment Outpatient Program, VA San
Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California
1993–1994
Co-Director, Oxford House Research Project, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
1993-1994
Children's Group Facilitator, Conflict Resolution Groups, St. Vincent DePaul Child
Care Center, Chicago, IL
Other Professional Service Activities and Committees
2012
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Grant Review Panel Member
2012
Interim Director HSRD unit – VA San Diego (temporary)
2012- present
VA Hepatitis C Patient Workbook Review Committee, VA Office of Public Health
(Chair: M. Chartier)
2012- present
Delphi Process Panel Expert – University of Otago Delphi Project: Yoga for
Musculoskeletal Conditions – invited participation
2011- present
Editorial Board Member – Journal for Yoga and Physical Therapy
2011
VA San Diego Research & Development - Service Nomination Committee
2009 - 2011
VA San Diego Research and Development Committee, voting member
2008 - present
Stokes Award Review Committee – UCSD Department of Family and Preventive
Medicine
2006 - present
VA San Diego Complementary, Alternative,& Integrative Medicine Workgroup
2004 - present
Committee Member, Leadership Committee, Lifestyle Interventions and
Independence for Elders (LIFE) study (Pahor – PI)
2004 - present
Committee Member, Measurement and Events Adjudication Committee, Lifestyle
Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study
2003-2011
Abstract Review Committee Member, Society for Behavioral Medicine
2010
VA San Diego Research & Development - Ad Hoc Review Committee of Program
Grants for BLR&D and CSR&D funding
2010
Behavioral Medicine Admissions Committee - SDSU / UCSD Joint Doctoral Program
in Clinical Psychology
2007-08
Local Activities Committee, 2008 Society for Behavioral Medicine 29th Annual
Meeting, San Diego, CA
2007-08
Alternate Member VA San Diego R&D Committee (Dr. Sam Ho, member)
2007
Conference Planning Committee, VA VISN 22 Conference on Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, July 20, 2007, Long Beach, CA.
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2005-2008
Committee Member, VA HCRC Patient Web Education Committee
2004
Abstract Review Committee Member, VA HSRD QUERI Annual Meeting
1994–1999
Student Multicultural Committee Member, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in
Clinical Psychology
1997
Admissions Committee Member for Behavioral Medicine, SDSU/UCSD Joint
Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
1995
Committee Member, Curriculum Development, Multicultural Studies, SDSU/UCSD
Joint Doctoral Program n Clinical Psychology
Honors and Awards
2004–2007
VA HSRD Career Development Award, Merit Review Entry Program, VA Health
Services Research & Development
2003
Article of the Year (co-author), from Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain and the
International Myopain Society, for “Subgroups of Fibromyalgia Patients: Evidence
for Heterogeneity and an Examination of Differential Effects Following a
Community-Based Intervention”
1997
Psi Chi Research Award, American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL
1995
Presidential Poster Citation Award, Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA
1993
Research Volunteer Coordinator, Psi Chi, DePaul University Chapter
Grants and other research funding
2013 - present
Stein Institute for Research on Aging - (Groessl – PI) “Yoga to Improve Mobility and
Function in Older Adults” – 04/01/2013 – 3/31/2014
$20,000
Role: PI
2012 - present
VA RR&D - (Groessl – PI) “Yoga Therapy for Veterans with Chronic Low Back
Pain” – 04/1/2012 – 9/30/2016
$798,000
Role: PI
2012 – present
VA QUERI - RRP #12-454 (Groessl – PI) “Increasing Access to HCV SelfManagement Via the Internet” 04/01/2013 – 09/30/2014
$150,000
Role: PI
2011- present
VA CSR&D - (Bormann – PI) “Portable Mantram Meditation for Veterans with
Military-related PTSD” – 10/1/2011 – 9/30/2013
$953,989
Role: Co-investigator
2010 - present
NCCAM grant # 1R01AT006466-01 (Park, PI) – “Development of a Translational
Tool to Study Yoga Therapy “ - 09/29/2010 – 08/31/2015
$2,035,500
Role: Site-PI, Co-investigator
NIAID - U01 RFA-AI-08-001 - Catanzaro (PI) “Rapid Tests for Drug Resistance to
Detect Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis” 10/1/09-9/30/14
$12,000,000
Role: Co-investigator
2009- present
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2009- present
NIA - 5UO1AG022376-02- (PI: Pahor) The LIFE Study: Physical Exercise to Prevent
Disability. 10/1/09-9/30/2017
$64,000,000
Role: Consultant
2008 - present
VA Merit review Grant HSR&D – SHP 07-101-3 (Ho/Groessl, Co-PIs) – “Integrated
Care Model for Veterans with Hepatitis C”, 10/01/08 - 09/30/13,
$1,211,000,
Role: Co-PI
2011- 2012
VA QUERI - RRP 10-228 (Ho - PI) “Modeling the VA Cost Impact of New
Medications for Hepatitis C – 10/1/2011 – 9/30/2012
$100,000
Role: Co-investigator
2011 - 2012
VA Office of Public Health (OPH) HIV and Hepatitis - (Ho - PI) “Case management
protocol for end stage liver disease to reduce hospital readmission rates: Pilot
demonstration project” – 10/01/2011 – 09/30/2012
$45,240
Role: Co-PI
2009- 2012
VA Merit review Grant HSR&D IIR 08-298 (Clark - PI; Groessl –site PI, coinvestigator) Patients' Experiences of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis in the VHA,
05/01/09 – 04/30/12
$807,000
Role: Site-PI, Co-investigator
2009-2012
National Institute for Nursing Research - 1RC1NR011728 – 01 (PI: Drummond)
“Treating Insomnia & Nightmares After Trauma: Impact on Symptoms & Quality of
Life” 9/1/09-8/31/12
$688,000
Role: Co-investigator
2006-2010
VA HSR&D – IAC 05-067-2 (Groessl, PI) - “Self-Management Interventions for
Veterans with Hepatitis C” – 9/1/06 – 9/31/10
$727,000
Role: PI
2008-09
VA HSR&D – SHP 08-203 (Groessl, PI) – “Liver Biopsy Use for VA Patients with
Hepatitis C: Patterns and Predictors”- 05/01/08-09/30/08
$87,800
Role: PI
2004–2007
VA HSR&D - Career Development Award (Groessl, PI) “Development and Testing
of Self-Management Interventions for Veterans with Hepatitis C” 2/22/04-2/21/08,
Role: PI
$355,000
2005
VA Hepatitis C Resource Centers - Funding for pilot programs on Hepatitis C selfmanagement programs $2,500
Role: PI
2004
VA San Diego HSRD – REAP program internal grant - Funding for pilot studies on
Hepatitis C self-management programs $1,000
Role: PI
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2003-2007
NIA - 5UO1AG022376-02- (PI: Pahor) The LIFE Study: Physical Exercise to Prevent
Disability – Pilot Study 10/1/03-9/30/07
$16,000,000
Role: Consultant
Bibliography
I. Original Articles
1. Groessl EJ, Cronan TA, Kaplan RM. The interaction of depression with the effects of social support
and education interventions designed to reduce health care costs. Mind/Body Medicine
1997;2(2):66–74.
2. Cronan TA, Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM. The effects of social support and education interventions on
health care costs. Arthritis Care and Research 1997;10(2):99–110.
3. Cronan TA, Durkin KA, Groessl EJ, Tomita M. Health care costs for volunteers and non-volunteers
in an intervention for people with osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care and Research 1997;10(1):36–42.
4. Gallagher RA, Miller C, Cronan TA, Groessl EJ. Gender differences in participation and
responsiveness to a health intervention for older Americans. Women and Health 1997;25(3):63–81.
5. Bigatti SM, Cronan TA, Grove M, Groessl EJ, Tomita M. Predictors of health care satisfaction
among older people with osteoarthritis. Mind/Body Medicine 1997;2(3):112–20.
6. Jason LA, Ferrari JR, Dvorchak PA, Groessl E, Malloy JP. From revolving door to front door: an
assessment of the characteristics of Oxford House residents. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
1997;15(1):53–63.
7. Jason LA, Ferrari JR, Smith B, Marsh P, Dvorchak PA, Groessl E, Pechota M, Curtin M, Bishop P.
An exploratory study of male recovering substance abusers living in a self-help, self-governed
setting. Journal of Mental Health Administration 1997;24(3):332–39.
8. Cronan TA, Hay M, Groessl EJ, Bigatti S, Gallagher R. The effects of social support and education
interventions on health care costs after three years. Arthritis Care and Research 1998;11(5):1–9.
9. Groessl EJ, Cronan TA. A cost analysis of self-management programs for people with chronic
illness. American Journal of Community Psychology 2000;28(4):455–80.
10. Walen HR, Oliver K, Groessl EJ, Rodriguez VM, Cronan TA. Traumatic events, health outcomes,
and health care use in patients with fibromyalgia. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 2001;9(2):19–38.
11. Gifford AL, Groessl EJ. Chronic disease self-management and adherence to HIV medications.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002;31(Suppl 3):S163–S66.
12. Kaplan RM, Groessl EJ. Cost-effectiveness analysis in behavioral medicine. Journal of Clinical and
Consulting Psychology 2002;70(3):482–93.
13. Walen HR, Cronan TC, Serber ER, Groessl E, Oliver K. Subgroups of fibromyalgia patients:
evidence for heterogeneity and an examination of differential effects following a community-based
intervention. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 2002;10(3):9–32.
14. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Cronan TA. Quality of well-being in older people with osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and Rheumatism 2003;49(1):23–28.
15. McCarberg B, Barkin RL, Wright JA, Cronan TA, Groessl EJ, Schmidt S. Tender points as
predictors of distress and the pharmacologic management of fibromyalgia syndrome. American
Journal of Therapeutics 2003; 10(3):176–92.
16. Damrose JF, Goldman SN, Groessl EJ, Orloff LA. The impact of long-term botulinum toxin
injections on symptom severity in patients with spasmodic dysphonia. Journal of Voice
2004;18(3):415–22.
17. Frosch D, Kaplan RM, Ganiats TG, Groessl EJ, Sieber WJ, Weisman M. Validity of selfadministered quality of well-being scale in musculoskeletal disease. Arthritis and Rheumatism
2004;51(1):28–33.
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18. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Barrett-Connors E, Ganiats TG. Body mass index and quality of well-being
in a community of older adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2004;26(2):126–29.
19. Kaplan RM, Groessl EJ, Sengupta N, Sieber WJ, Ganiats TG. Comparison of measured utility scores
and computed scores from the SF-36 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Medical Care, 2005
Jan;43(1):79-87.
20. Groessl EJ, Ganiats TG, Sarkin A. Demographic differences in quality of life assessment in
rheumatoid arthritis Pharmacoeconomics, 2006; 24(2):109-21.
21. Katula J, Kritchevsky SB, Guralnik JM, Glynn NW, Pruitt L, Wallace K, Walkup MP, Hsu FC,
Studenski SA, Gill TM, Groessl EJ, Wallace JM, Pahor M. Lifestyle Interventions and Independence
for Elders Pilot Study (LIFE-P): Recruitment and baseline characteristics. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 May;55(5):674-83.
22. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Katula J, Rejeski, J, Frierson G, Hsu FC, King A, Pahor M. Health-related
quality of life in older adults who are sedentary and at risk for disability. American Journal of
Preventive Medicine, 2007; 33(3):214-218.
23. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Kaplan RM, Ho SB. Health-related quality of life in HCV-infected
patients. Current Hepatitis Reports, 2007; 6(4):169-175.
24. Rejeski WJ, King AC, Katula JA, Kritchevsky S, Miller ME, Walkup MP, Glynn NW, Pahor M;
LIFE Investigators. Physical activity in prefrail older adults: confidence and satisfaction related to
physical function. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008 Jan;63(1):P19-26.
25. Ho SB, Groessl EJ, Dollarhide A, Robinson S, Kravetz D, Dieperink E. Management of Chronic
Hepatitis C in Veterans. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2008 Jul;103(7):1810-23.
26. Rejeski WJ, King AC, Katula JA, Kritchevsky S, Miller ME, Walkup MP, Glynn NW, Pahor M;
LIFE Investigators. Physical activity in prefrail older adults: confidence and satisfaction related to
physical function. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008 Jan;63(1):P19-26.
27. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Aschbacher K, Pada L, Baxi S. Preliminary outcomes of a yoga
intervention for veterans with chronic back pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Nov;14(9):1123-9.
28. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Kaplan RM, Clark JA, Gifford AL, Ho SB. Living with hepatitis C:
Qualitative interviews with VA patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008 Dec
23(12):1959-65.
29. Pichetshote N, Groessl EJ, Yee H, Ho SB. Optimizing the dose and duration of therapy for chronic
hepatitis C. Gut and Liver. 2009;3(1):1-13.
30. Kwon S, Perera S, Pahor M, Katula JA, King AC, Groessl EJ, Rejeski WJ, Studenski SA. What is a
meaningful change in physical performance? Findings from a clinical trial in older adults (The LIFEP Study). J Nutr Health Aging. 2009 Jul;13(6):538-44.
31. Lee JK, Reis V, Liu S, Conn L, Groessl EJ, Ganiats T, Ho SB. Improving Fecal Occult Blood
Testing Compliance Using a Mailed Educational Reminder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gen
Intern Med. 2009 Nov;24(11):1192-7.
32. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Blair SN, Rejeski WJ, Katula J, King AC, Fielding R, Glynn, N, Pahor M.
Cost analysis of an exercise intervention for older adults at risk for disability. J Phys Act Health.
2009 Nov;6(6):767-74.
33. Manini TM, Newman AB, Fielding R, Blair SN, Perri MG, Anton SD, Goodpaster BC, Katula JA,
Rejeski WJ, Kritchevsky SB, Hsu FC, Pahor M; LIFE Research Group. Effects of exercise on
mobility in obese and non-obese older adults. Obesity. 2010 Jun;18(6):1168-75. Epub 2009 Oct 15.
34. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Stepnowsky CJ, Gifford AL, Asch S, Ho SB. The Hepatitis C SelfManagement Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Viral Hepat. 2011 May;18(5):358-68.
35. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Gifford AL, Asch SM, Ho SB. Development of the Hepatitis C SelfManagement Program. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 May;83(2):252-5. Epub 2010 Jul 17.
36. Carlson JA, Sarkin AJ, Levack AE, Tally SR, Gilmer TP, Groessl EJ. Evaluating a Measure of Social
Health derived from two Mental Health Recovery Measures. Community Ment Health J. 2011
Aug;47(4):454-62. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
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37. Sciurba FC, Ernst A, Herth FJ, Strange C, Criner GJ, Marquette CH, Kovitz KL, Chiacchierini RP,
Goldin J, McLennan G; VENT Study Research Group. A randomized study of endobronchial valves
for advanced emphysema. N Engl J Med. 2010 Sep 23;363(13):1233-44.
38. Ho SB, Sklar MA, Groessl EJ. Integrated Care Protocols for Management of Patients With Hepatitis
C in the VHA. Federal Practitioner. 2011 23(3):11-14.
39. Lee JK, Groessl EJ, Ganiats T, Ho SB Cost-Effectiveness of a Mailed Educational Reminder to
Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening. BMC Gastroenterology 2011, 11:93.
40. Fielding RA, Rejeski WJ, Blair S, Church T, Espeland MA, Gill TM, Guralnik JM, Hsu FC, Katula
J, King AC, Kritchevsky SB, McDermott MM, Miller ME, Nayfield S, Newman AB, Williamson JD,
Bonds D, Romashkan S, Hadley E, Pahor M; LIFE Research Group. The lifestyle interventions and
independence for elders study: design and methods. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011
Nov;66(11):1226-37. Epub 2011 Aug 8
41. Tally S, Levack A, Sarkin AJ, Gilmer T, Groessl EJ. The Impact of the San Diego Wildfires on a
General Mental Health Population Residing in Evacuation Areas. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2012 Jun
5. [Epub ahead of print]
42. Sarkin AJ, Groessl EJ, Mulligan B, Sklar M, Kaplan RM, Ganiats TG. Racial differences in selfrated health diminishing from 1972 to 2008. J Behav Med. 2012 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print]
43. Sklar M, Sarkin AJ, Gilmer T, Groessl EJ. The psychometric properties of the Illness Management
and Recovery scale in a large American public mental health system. Psychiatry Res. 2012 Apr 11.
[Epub ahead of print]
44. Groessl EJ, Ho SB, Liu L, Kanwal F, Gifford AL, Asch S. Liver Biopsy Use for VA Patients with
Chronic Hepatitis C: Patterns and Predictors. J Hepatol. 2012 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
45. Archer E, Groessl EJ, Sui X. McClain A, Wilcox S, Hand GA, Meriwether RA, Blair SN. An
Economic Analysis of Traditional and Technology-based approaches to Weight Loss: LEAN Study
Cost-effectiveness. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Aug;43(2):176-82.
46. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Johnson N, Pada L, Baxi S. The benefits of yoga for women veterans with
chronic low back pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Sep;18(9):832-8. Epub 2012 Jul 19.
47. Soon A, Cohen BL, Groessl EJ, Ho SB. Long term outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with
endoscopy-negative iron deficiency. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print]
48. Groessl EJ, Liu L, Sklar M, Tally SR, Kaplan RM, Ganiats TG. Measuring the impact of cataract
surgery on generic and vision-specific quality of life. Qual Life Res. 2012 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of
print]
49. Sarkin AJ, Groessl EJ, Sieber WJ, Ganiats TG, Kaplan RM. Development and validation of a mental
health subscale for the Quality of Well-being Scale. Qual Life Res. 2012 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of
print]
50. Cohen BL, Tang RS, Groessl EJ, Herrin A, Ho SB. Effectiveness of a simplified “patient friendly”
split dose polyethylene glycol colonoscopy prep in Veterans Health Administration patients. J of
Interventional Gastroenterology. (in press)
51. Chan K, Lai MN, Groessl EJ, Hanchate AD, Wong JB, Clark JA, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Ho SB.
Cost-effectiveness analysis of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for treatment naïve patients with
chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in the Veterans Health Administration. Clin Gastro
Hepatology. (in press)
52. Groessl EJ, Ho SB, Asch SM, Stepnowsky CJ, Laurent D, Gifford AL. The Hepatitis C SelfManagement Program: Sustainability of Primary Outcomes at 1 year. Health Educ Behav. 2013 Feb
27. [Epub ahead of print]
53. Marsh AP, Kennedy K, Lovato L, Groessl EJ, Pahor M, Guralnik JM. Recruitment Strategies and
Baseline Characteristics of Older Adults Recruited into the LIFE Study Journal of Gerontology:
Medical Sciences (in press).
54. Groessl EJ, Sklar M, Cheung R, Brau N, Ho SB. Increasing antiviral treatment through Integrated
Hepatitis C Care: A Multicenter Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials (in press)
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II. Book Chapters, Reviews, and other Publications
1. Clauson J, Dvorchak PA, Groessl E, Jason L. Review of Consultation in Community, School, and
Organizational Practice: Gerald Caplan's Contributions to Professional Psychology. Community
Psychologist 1994;27.
2. Groessl, EJ. Participation and empowerment: Factors related to positive outcomes in a health
intervention with older people with osteoarthritis. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B:
The Sciences & Engineering. Vol 60(11-B), Jun 2000, pp. 5773
3. Sieber BS, Groessl EJ, David KM, Ganiats TG, Kaplan RM. User’s Manual: Quality of Well-Being
Scale, Self-Administered. San Diego: Health Outcomes Assessment Program, School of Medicine,
University of California-San Diego, 2003. Available online at URL:
http://www.medicine.ucsd.edu/fpm/hoap/QWB_SA.pdf
4. Groessl EJ. Cost-effectiveness. In: Anderson N (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.
5. Kaplan RM, Patterson TL, Groessl EJ. Outcome assessment for resource allocation and primary care.
In: Frank R (Ed.), Primary Care Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Assoc. 2004.
Book chapter.
6. Groessl, EJ. Post-intervention Qualitative Research Evaluation Report. For: A Medication
Adherence Intervention for HIV-infected Veterans, Gifford AL (PI). Unpublished, 2004.
7. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM. Quality of Well-Being Scale. In: Salkind N (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Measurement and Statistics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005.
8. The LIFE study investigators. Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical
performance: results of the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence in Elders pilot (LIFE-P) study.
Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 2006; 61A(11):1157-1165.
9. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM. Quality of Well-Being Scale. In: Boslaugh S (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Epidemiology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007.
10. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM. Quality of Well-Being Scale. In: Kattan M (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Medical
Decision Making. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2009.
11. Fielding RA, Katula J, Miller ME, Abbott-Pillola K, Jordan A, Glynn NW, Goodpaster B, Walkup
MP, King AC, Rejeski WJ; Life Study Investigators. Activity adherence and physical function in
older adults with functional limitations. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Nov;39(11):1997-2004.
12. Groessl EJ, Lorig K, González V, Laurent D. The Hepatitis C Self-Management Workshop Leader’s
Manual. University of California San Diego and Stanford University, 2007. (unpublished work)
13. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Johnson N. Yoga For Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain: An
Instructor’s Manual. VA San Diego Healthcare System, 2010. (unpublished work)
14. Groessl, EJ. Yoga for chronic low back pain: New evidence in 2011. J Yoga Phys Therapy 2012;
2:e108. Editorial.
15. Groessl EJ, Sklar M, Chang D. Yoga for Low Back Pain: A Review of Concepts and Literature. Low
Back Pain 2: InTech, 2012. Book chapter.
III. Selected Abstracts (from over 50 Oral Presentations and Posters)
1. Groessl EJ, Cronan TA. Depression and health care costs: a three-year follow-up. Paper presented at
American Psychological Assoc. annual meeting, Chicago, IL, August 1997.
2. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Ganiats TG, Barrett-Connor E. The relationship between past body mass
index and current quality of life. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society
of Quality of Life, Orlando, FL, November 2002.
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3. Groessl EJ, Ganiats TG, Beck E, Kaplan RM. Quality of life scores among English- and Spanishspeaking patients at a free community health clinic. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Society of Quality of Life, Boston, MA, June 2004.
4. Groessl EJ, Gifford AL, Kaplan RM. A self-management intervention for veterans with Hepatitis C:
Preliminary Data. Poster presented at the VA HSRD Career Development Conference, Arlington,
VA, February 2006.
5. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Rejeski WJ, Katula JA, King AC, Frierson G, Glynn NW, Hsu FC, Walkup
MP, Pahor M. Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults at Risk for Disability. Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, March 2007.
6. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Aschbacher K, Pada L, Baxi S. Yoga Therapy for Chronic Back Pain.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA,
March 2008.
7. Groessl EJ, Kaplan RM, Blair S, Pahor M. A Cost Analysis of a Physical Activity Intervention for
Older Adults. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San
Diego, CA, March 2008.
8. Groessl EJ, Weingart KR, Stepnowsky CJ, Gifford AL, Asch S, Ho SB. The Hepatitis C SelfManagement Program. Poster presented at The Liver Meeting, Boston, MA, October 2009.
9. Groessl EJ, Ho SB, Riley, D. Liu L, Kanwal F, Gifford AL, Asch S. Liver Biopsy Use for VA
Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: Patterns and Predictors. Poster presented at Digestive Disease
Week, New Orleans, LA, May 2010.
IV. Manuscripts in Progress
1. Groessl EJ. Impact of a yoga intervention on low-income older adults. (under review)
2. Riley D, Liu L, Curley B, Cohen B, Robinson S, Groessl EJ, Ho S. Characteristics and impact of
Methamphetamine use in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J of Viral Hepatitis. (under review)
3. Cahn BR, Sklar M, Groessl EJ, Jeste D. Effects of Meditation-based Interventions in Older Adults:
Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (in preparation)
4. Groessl EJ. Cost effectiveness of the HCV Self-Management Program. (in preparation)
5. Groessl EJ. Cost analysis of a yoga intervention. (in preparation)
6. Groessl EJ, Allison M, Ganiats TG. Coffee consumption and incidence of colon cancer among older
women.
7. Groessl EJ, Allison M, Ho SB. Coffee consumption and incidence of colon cancer among older
women.
8. Groessl EJ, Pahor M. QOL in older adults at risk for mobility disability.
9. Groessl EJ, Catanzaro A, Ganiats TG. Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests for drug-resistant
TB.
V. Invited Presentations and Lectures
1. Measurement of Health Outcomes and Effects. Invited Lecture for the UCSD Master of Advanced
Studies In the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations, Course: Assessment of Medical Technology,
Instructor: Delbert F. Foit, Jr., MBA, La Jolla, CA, October, 2004.
2. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lecture for the UCSD Master of Advanced Studies, Course:
Patient Outcomes and Quality of Care, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, January, 2005.
3. CSTB Recruitment, Results, and Data Issues – Invited presentation for the Clinical Suspicion of
Tuberculosis (CSTB) conference, PI: Dr. Antonio Catanzaro, UCSD Health Outcomes Assessment
Program, San Diego, CA. May, 2005.
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4. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lectures for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health
Services Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, August 24-25, 2005.
5. Measurement of Health Outcomes and Effects. Invited Lecture for the UCSD Master of Advanced
Studies, Course: Assessment of Medical Technology, Instructor: Delbert F. Foit, Jr., MBA, La Jolla,
CA, October, 2005.
6. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lecture for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health Services
Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, August 16-17, 2005.
7. Self-management interventions for patients with Hepatitis C. Invited presentation at the UCSD
Division of Gastroenterology Research Retreat – Current and Future Research Issues in Hepatitis C.
La Jolla, CA, October 7, 2006.
8. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lecture for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health Services
Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, August 28-29, 2007.
9. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lecture for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health Services
Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, August 28-29, 2008.
10. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lectures for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health
Services Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, August 28-29, 2009.
11. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lectures for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health
Services Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, August 26, 2010.
12. Quality of Life Assessment. Invited Lectures for the UCSD CREST Program, Course: Health
Services Research and Outcomes, Instructor: Dr. Ted Ganiats, La Jolla, CA, July 13-14, 2011.
13. Promoting HCV antiviral treatment completion via self-management and integrated care. Symposium
Oral presentation at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2012.
14. The Hepatitis C Self-Management Program. Invited national cyberseminar, VA HIV/Hepatitis
QUERI and VA HSR&D Timely Topics of Interest. October 2012.
15. Yoga and Aging. Invited presentation for the Stein Institute for research on Aging Research Meeting.
La Jolla, CA, October 30, 2012.
16. Yoga to Improve Mobility and Function in Older Adults. Invited presentation for the Stein Institute
for research on Aging Research Meeting. La Jolla, CA, April 18, 2013.
Mentoring
Post-doctorate awards/ MD Fellows
1. Laura Schmalzl, PhD - Post-doctorate Research Fellow, UCSD and VA San Diego, 2012-present
2. Felix Yam, MD - Research Fellow, UCSD School of Pharmacy, Research Mentor, 2011- present
3. Dena Rifkin, MD - Research Fellow, UCSD School of Medicine, K23 award. Research Mentor,
2011- present
4. Kimberly Weingart, PhD –Alliant University –Post-doctorate research, 2011 - present
5. Ben Cohen, MD –Research Fellow, VASD Dept of Gastroenterology, Research Mentor, 2009 - 2011
Doctoral students
1. Marisa Sklar, MA - Doctoral candidate, SDSU/UCSD JDP in Clinical Psychology – Primary
Research Advisor, Guidance Committee Chair, 2010 - present
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2. Maya Santoro, BA - Doctoral candidate, SDSU/UCSD JDP in Clinical Psychology – Guidance
Committee, 2010 – present
3. Humberto Reinoso , MSN– Doctoral student, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL – Dissertation
Committee
4. Kimberly Weingart, PhD –Alliant University – Dissertation Committee, 2006 - 2011
5. Feion Villodas, BA - Doctoral candidate, SDSU/UCSD JDP in Clinical Psychology – Dissertation
Committee, 2010-2012
6. Michael Brainard, PhD – Alliant University – Research Mentor, 2008 – 2009
Masters/ISP students
1. Jeffrey K Lee, MD – Clinical Masters of Science, UCSD – Thesis Committee, 2007 – 2008
2. Edward Mariano, MD – Clinical Masters of Science, UCSD – Thesis Committee, 2008 – 2009
3. Elissa Ritt, MS - Clinical Masters of Science, UCSD – Thesis Committee, 2007 – 2011
4. Grant Hochstein, MD – Clinical Masters of Science Candidate, UCSD – ISP Committee, 2009-2011
Undergraduate students
1. Rhonda Jaster - Undergraduate Research, UCSD - Research Adviser, 2001
2. Tara Chahil - Undergraduate Research, UCSD - Research Adviser, 2002-2003
3. Jennifer Lee - Undergraduate Research, UCSD - Research Adviser, 2003
4. Robby Witt - Undergraduate Research, UCSD - Research Adviser, 2005
5. Veronica Irvin - Undergraduate Research, SDSU - Psychology 499 – 2008
6. Amanda Hawes – Undergraduate Research, SDSU - Psychology 499 –2009
7. Kenny Oyama –Undergraduate Research, UCSD – Psychology 199 – 2009
8. Jung Kwak – Undergraduate Research, UCSD - Psychology 199 – 2009
9. Shazma Wadhwania – Undergraduate Research, UCSD - Psychology 199 – Summer 2010
10. Daniel Weigert - Undergraduate Research - Psychology 499, SDSU – 2010-2011
11. Brittany Bancroft - Undergraduate Research - Psychology 499, SDSU – 2010
12. Bianca Eloi - Undergraduate Research - Psychology 499, SDSU – 2010
13. Melanie Amacker - Undergraduate Research - Psychology 499, SDSU – 2010
14. Giselle Laguna - Undergraduate Research - Psychology 499, SDSU – 2010
15. Ben Noetzel - Undergraduate Research - Psychology 499, SDSU – 2011
16. Sumita Sharma –Undergraduate Research, UCSD – Psychology 199 – 2012
17. Nicole Nalbandian –Undergraduate Research, UCSD – Psychology 199 – 2012
Manuscript Reviewer
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
American Journal of Medicine
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Arthritis Research and Therapy
BMC Health Services Research
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Health Psychology
Journal of Gerontology
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Journal of Rheumatology
Obesity Research
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Preventive Medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychologique Beitrage
Quality of Life Research
Professional Memberships
Society for Behavioral Medicine
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
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