Research Bio
Dr. Wittink is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. A primary care physician with additional training in geriatrics and mental health, her clinical work and research efforts focus on improving care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions and psychosocial needs. She has been the recipient of NIH sponsored grants, including a 5-year career development award (K23) and a 3-year R34 grant. Both of these grants focused on developing strategies to elicit and incorporate patient preference and priorities into care. She joined the UR faculty in 2010 to work with other researchers and clinicians interested in patient centered care and health care decision-making.
Most recently, she received a Leonard Salzman pilot grant to develop and test a computer-based tool that can be deployed in patient waiting rooms. The goal of the tool is to help empower patients to articulate their health priorities to their primary care physician.
| Scholar, Advanced Research Institute (ARI) in Geriatric Mental Health sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health | National Institute of Mental Health |
2008 |
| Merck/American Geriatric Society New Investigator Award |
2007 |
| Resident's Faculty Research Award, Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
2005 |
| Summer Research Institute sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health | National Institute of Mental Health | University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
2003 |
| Resident Teaching Award, Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University | Thomas Jefferson University |
2002 |
| Chief Resident, Department of Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
2001 - 2002 |
| Award for distinction in Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College | Jefferson Medical College |
1999 |
| Magna Cum Laude, Cornell University | Cornell University |
1993 |
| Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society |
1991 - 1993 |
2013
Wittink MN, Morales KH, Cary M, Gallo JJ, Bartels SJ. "Towards personalizing treatment for depression : developing treatment values markers." The patient. 2013 6(1):35-43. |
2012 Oct
Jayadevappa R, Malkowicz SB, Wittink M, Wein AJ, Chhatre S. "Comparison of distribution- and anchor-based approaches to infer changes in health-related quality of life of prostate cancer survivors." Health services research. 2012 Oct 0; 47(5):1902-25. Epub 2012 Mar 14. |
2011 Oct
Wittink MN, Givens JL, Knott KA, Coyne JC, Barg FK. "Negotiating depression treatment with older adults: primary care providers' perspectives." Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England). 2011 Oct 0; 20(5):429-37. Epub 2011 Jul 22. |
2011 Aug
Joo JH, Wittink M, Dahlberg B. "Shared conceptualizations and divergent experiences of counseling among African American and white older adults." Qualitative health research. 2011 Aug 0; 21(8):1065-74. Epub 2011 Apr 04. |
2010
Wittink MN, Cary M, Tenhave T, Baron J, Gallo JJ. "TOWARDS PATIENT-CENTERED CARE FOR DEPRESSION: CONJOINT METHODS TO TAILOR TREATMENT BASED ON PREFERENCES." The patient. 2010 3(3):145-157. |
