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Andrea M. Garroway, Ph.D.

Andrea M. Garroway, Ph.D.

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Professional Background

Andrea Garroway, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Medicine Departments at URMC. She is an Assistant Program Director for Communication Coaching and Wellness in the Internal Medicine residency, and Director of Behavioral Health Integration at Strong Int...
Andrea Garroway, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Medicine Departments at URMC. She is an Assistant Program Director for Communication Coaching and Wellness in the Internal Medicine residency, and Director of Behavioral Health Integration at Strong Internal Medicine. She teaches patient and family-centered communication skills, psychosocial medicine, and promotes physician wellness and self-care. In her clinical work, she enjoys collaborating with residents and faculty on patient care as an embedded behavioral health clinician in Strong Internal Medicine. Her professional interests include integrating mental health into primary care settings, interprofessional training and teaching, and trauma-informed approaches to medical care. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals on interprofessional education, integrated primary care, and patient healthcare experiences.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Family/Marriage (SMD)

Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine, General Medicine (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 2015 - 2016

Pre-doctoral internship
Clinical health psychology specialty track
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT 2014 - 2015

Education

PhD | Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Clinical Psychology. 2015

MS | Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Clinical Psychology. 2011

BS | Cornell University. Human Development. 2009

Publications

Journal Articles

Leading Organizations From Burnout to Trauma-Informed Resilience: A Vital Paradigm Shift.

Elisseou S, Shamaskin-Garroway A, Kopstick AJ, Potter J, Weil A, Gundacker C, Moreland-Capuia A

The Permanente journal.. 2024 February 9 :1-8. Epub 02/09/2024.

Undoing Institutional and Racial Trauma Through Interprofessional, Trauma-Informed Education.

Black C, Shamaskin-Garroway A, Arquilla EM, Roessler E, Wilkins KM

AMA journal of ethics.. 2023 May 125 (5):E324-331. Epub 05/01/2023.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Patient-Reported Acceptability of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Screening in Adult Primary Care.

Gaba H, Shamaskin-Garroway AM, Pierson WE, Berliant MN

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities.. 2022 December 5 Epub 12/05/2022.

Physician Communication Coaching: How Psychologists can Elevate Skills and Support Resident Education, Professionalism, and Well-being.

Shamaskin-Garroway A, DeCaporale-Ryan L, Bell K, McDaniel S

Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings.. 2021 August 7 Epub 08/07/2021.

Trauma-informed primary care for medical residents.

Shamaskin-Garroway, A.M.; McLaughlin, E.A.; Quinn, N.;, Buono, F.D.

The Clinical Teacher. 2019; 16: 1-5.

Understanding Gender Differences in Resilience Among Veterans: Trauma History and Social Ecology.

Portnoy GA, Relyea MR, Decker S, Shamaskin-Garroway A, Driscoll M, Brandt CA, Haskell SG

Journal of traumatic stress.. 2018 December 31 (6):845-855. Epub 11/15/2018.

Implementation and Evaluation of a Life Narrative Interview Program for Medical Inpatients.

Rybarczyk B, Garroway AS, Lanoye A, Griffin S, Bellg A, Stone R, Nelson S

Clinical gerontologist.. 2018 April 26 :1-7. Epub 04/26/2018.

"I Think It's Pretty Much the Same, as It Should Be": Perspectives of Inpatient Care Among Women Veterans.

Shamaskin-Garroway AM, Knobf MT, Adams LJ, Haskell SG

Qualitative health research.. 2018 March 28 (4):600-609. Epub 12/12/2017.

Examining Gender as a Correlate of Self-Reported Pain Treatment Use Among Recent Service Veterans with Deployment-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Driscoll MA, Higgins D, Shamaskin-Garroway A, Burger A, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy A, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG

Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.. 2017 September 118 (9):1767-1777. Epub 1900 01 01.

An interprofessional pilot program training medical residents in trauma-sensitive communication

Shamaskin-Garroway, A. M.; Burg, M. M.; Vasquez, L.; Brandt, C.; Haskell, S.

Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. 2017; 8: 14-19.

Addressing elder sexual abuse: The critical role for integrated care.

Shamaskin-Garroway, A.M.; Giordano, N.; Blakley, L.

Translational Issues in Psychological Science. 2017; 3(4): 410-422.

Addressing elder sexual abuse: The critical role for integrated care.

Shamaskin-Garroway, A.M.; Giordano, N.; Blakley, L.

Translational Issues in Psychological Science. 2017; 3(4): 410-422.

The roles of resilience and nonmotor symptoms in adjustment to Parkinson's disease.

Shamaskin-Garroway AM, Lageman SK, Rybarczyk B

Journal of health psychology.. 2016 December 21 (12):3004-3015. Epub 07/06/2015.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in older adults: Background, evidence, and overview of treatment protocol.

Rybarczyk, B.; Lund, H. G.; Garroway, A. M.; & Mack, L.

Clinical Gerontologist. 2013; 36(1): 70-93.

Primary care psychology: An opportunity for closing the gap in mental health services for older adults.

Rybarczyk, B.; Garroway, A. M.; Auerbach, S. M.; Lord, B.; Rodriguez, V.; & Sadock, L.

Clinical Gerontologist. 2013; 36(3): 195-215.

Older patients (age 65+) report better quality of life, psychological adjustment, and adherence than younger patients 5 years after heart transplant: A multisite study.

Shamaskin AM, Rybarczyk BD, Wang E, White-Williams C, McGee E, Cotts W, Grady KL

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation.. 2012 May 31 (5):478-84. Epub 01/23/2012.

Getting the message across: age differences in the positive and negative framing of health care messages.

Shamaskin AM, Mikels JA, Reed AE

Psychology and aging.. 2010 September 25 (3):746-51. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Understanding the Experience of Disability: Perspectives from Social and Rehabilitation Psychology (2019)

Chapter: Aging and age-related disability

Authors: Rybarczyk, B., & Shamaskin-Garroway, A. M.

Publisher: Oxford University Press 2019

APA handbook of clinical geropsychology (2015)

Chapter: Aging, chronic disease, and the biopsychosocial model.

Authors: Garroway, A. M., & Rybarczyk, B.

Publisher: APA Books, Washington DC 2015

Life review (2013)

Chapter: Life review for promoting well-being.

Authors: Rybarczyk, B., Shamaskin. A., & Bellg, A.

Publisher: Springer, Heidelberg, Germany 2013

The Oxford handbook of rehabilitation psychology (2012)

Chapter: Transplantation

Authors: Rybarczyk, B., Shamaskin, A., Gibson, D., & Huey, S. T.

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, NY 2012

Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics (2012)

Chapter: The role of resilience in chronic illness and disability in older adults.

Authors: Rybarczyk, B., Emery, E., Guequierre, L. L., Shamaskin, A., & Behel, J.

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY 2012