Donald Baird Penzien, PhD
- Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Donald Baird Penzien, PhD
- Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Research Interests
- Methodologies for Chronic Pain and Headache Research
- Development and Validation of Cost-Efficient and Accessible Interventions for Persistent Pain
- Role of Psychological Factors, Affective State, and Psychopathology in Pain
- Education
- AB, Hope College, 1979
- MS, Ohio University, 1982
- PhD, Ohio State University, 1986
- MBBAOBCh, Brown University, 1986
- Positions
- Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
- Professor, Neurology
- Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
- Departments and Affiliations
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
- Neurology
- Epidemiology and Prevention
- Center for Addiction Research
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Research
- Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Adults With Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Wells RE, O'Connell N, Pierce CR, Estave P, Penzien DB, Loder E, Zeidan F, Houle TT. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Mar; 181(3):317-328.
- Journal of General Internal Medicine. Langenbahn, D., Matsuzawa, Y., Lee, Y.S.C., Fraser, F., Penzien, D.B., Simon, N.M., Lipton, R.B., & Minen, M.T. Underuse of behavioral treatments for headache: A narrative review examining societal and cultural factors. 2021 Jan; 1;
- Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. McGeary, D, Penzien, D.B., Resick, P., McGeary, C, Jaramillo, C, Eapen, B., Young-McCaughan, S., Nabity, P., Moring, J., Houle, T., & Peterson, A. Study design for a randomized clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic headache. 2021 Jan; 1;
- Reason to doubt the ICHD-3 7-day inclusion criterion for mild TBI-related posttraumatic headache: A nested cohort study. McGeary DD, Resick PA, Penzien DB, Eapen BC, Jaramillo C, McGeary CA, Nabity PS, Peterson AL, Young-McCaughan S, Keane TM, Reed D, Moring J, Sico JJ, Pangarkar SS, Houle TT. Cephalalgia. 2020 10; 40(11):1155-1167.
- A randomized placebo-controlled trial of desipramine, cognitive behavioral therapy, and active placebo therapy for low back pain. Gould HM, Atkinson JH, Chircop-Rollick T, D'Andrea J, Garfin S, Patel SM, Funk SD, Capparelli EV, Penzien DB, Wallace M, Weickgenanta AL, Slater M, Rutledge T. Pain. 2020 06; 161(6):1341-1349.