Cecelia Valrie

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in Psychology, Duke University.

Research Interests: Pain management, sickle cell disease, and health equity.

Appointments: Associate Professor of Health Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Publications:

• Articles in Journal of Pain and Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
• Co-author, Pain in Sickle Cell Disease (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Awards: NIH Early Career Investigator Award, 2017.

Additional Contributions: Advocate for health equity in pediatric care.