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photo Charles Jonassaint, PhD MHS

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure

Assistant Professor of Social Work and Clinical and Translational Science

Email: cjonassaint@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-586-9850
Contact
Office: 230 McKee Place
Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-586-9850
Fax: 412-692-4838
E-mail: cjonassaint@pitt.edu
Education and Training
Education
BA, Psychology, Minot State University, 2002
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Duke University, 2009
MHS, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2012
Training
Internship, Duke University Medical Center, 2009
Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 2013
Research Interest
Dr. Jonassaint's research aims to improve the implementation of evidence-based pain and mental health care for underserved populations.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Jonassaint is a practicing clinical health psychologist with an MHS in cardiovascular epidemiology. He has clinical expertise in chronic disease self-management and cognitive behavioral therapy, and has had extensive experience working with patients from under-represented minority groups. His current clinical practice is with adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease.
Publications
For my complete bibliography, Click Here.
Selected Publications:
Jonassaint, C. R., Jones, V. L., Leong, S., Frierson, G. M. A systematic review of the association between depression and health care utilization in children and adults with sickle cell disease. British Journal of Hematology. 2016; 174(1): 136-47.
Crawford, R., Jonassaint, C. R. Faster is not always better: Adults with sickle cell anemia perform cognitive tests as well as controls when processing speed is taken into account. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2016; 72(6): 1409-16.
Schneider, A. L. C., Jonassaint, C. R., Sharrett, A. R., Mosley, T. H., Astor, B. C., Selvin, E., Coresh, J., Gottesman, R. F. Hemoglobin, anemia, and cognitive function: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2016; 71(6): 772-9.
Jonassaint, C. R., Beach, M. C., Haythornthwaite, J. A., Bediako, S. M., Diener-West, M., Strouse, J. J., Lanzkron, S., Onojobi, G., Carroll, C. P., Haywood, C Jr. The Association between Educational Attainment and Patterns of Emergency Department Utilization among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2016; 23(3): 300-9.
Booth, J. M., Jonassaint, C. R. The Role of Disadvantaged Neighborhood Environments in the Association of John Henryism with Hypertension and Obesity. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2016; 78(5): 552-61.
Jonassaint, C. R., Shah N., Jonassaint, J. C., De Castro, L. Usability and Feasibility of an mHealth Intervention for Monitoring and Managing Pain Symptoms in Sickle Cell Disease: The Sickle Cell Disease Mobile Application to Record Symptoms via Technology (SMART). Hemoglobin. 2015; 39(3): 162-8.
Jonassaint, C. R., Varma, V., Harris, G. C., Chuang, Y., Yasar, S., Polinder-Bos, H., Carlson, M. C. Lower hemoglobin is associated with poorer cognitive performance and smaller brain volumes in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 2014; 62(5): 972-3.
Sponsored Research/Activities
Title: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Real-time pain-management Interventions for Sickle cell via Mobile Applications (CaRISMA)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Grant Number: RES
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2023
Title: Designing Implementation Strategies for Routine Mental Health Treatment in adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Grant Number: R34 MH125152
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2022
Title: Painimation: An Innovative, Technology-Based Method for Measuring Pain Quality, Location and Severity in Sickle Cell Disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: R03 HL145193
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2020
Title: Using Technology to Deliver Evidence-Based Interventions to Underserved Patients with Pain
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: K23 HL135396
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2020
Title: 1/2 Sickle Cell Disease and CardiovAscular Risk - Red cell Exchange Trial (SCD-CARRE Trial)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: UG3
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020
Title: The LEND Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Health Research and Services Administration
Grant Number: T73 MC00036
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Notable Achievements
American Psychosomatic Society Young Investigators Colloquim, 2015
Affiliate, Duke Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities, 2014-present
Co-chair, Society of Behavioral Medicine Behavioral Informatics and Technology Special Interest Group, 2016-present
Scholar, NHLBI PRIDE program, 2015-2016

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