Participate in ACT Research
Our Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Research Team
Our team conducts a variety of research involving ACT that focuses on improvements for patients suffering from mental health and medical conditions.
We have several projects for which we are looking for participants. You can benefit personally, and help us better understand what works for other people like you. We will then share those techniques with more people.
Some of our ACT research studies are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Our ACT Research Project Leads
Current ACT Research Projects
PrePARE: Preoperative Pain and Rehabilitation Education
This project helps prepare patients for a Total Knee Replacement. In this one-day workshop, we teach patients about the surgery and some skills that may help prevent pain from persisting for long periods and also prevent the misuse of opioids following surgery.
If you are a veteran and are undergoing a total knee replacement, you might be a good match for this project.
This project addresses the needs of veterans returning from the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury, psychological distress, and pain. We offer one-day ACT training workshops that teach skills and strategies to help relieve distress, improve functioning, and increase your participation in the community. The one-day workshop provides a comfortable environment if you are a veteran in this situation and only requires a limited time commitment.
If you are a veteran returning from the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury, psychological distress, and pain, you might be a good match for this project.
This project provides a one-day ACT workshop for veterans as well as a 1-day ACT workshop for rural veterans and their partners. The workshops will teach skills and strategies to improve connection in relationships and overall quality of life.
If you are a veteran in a rural area with mental health needs experiencing some stress, and you would also like help to improve your communication and with relations with a your partner, you might be a good match for this project.
This project uses ACT in a one-day workshop format to increase high quality mental healthcare opportunities, especially for rural veterans who need them and are not active with VA healthcare.
If you are a veteran in a rural area and would like to connect with other veterans and learn new skills to manage difficulties, you might be a good match for this project.
This project uses ACT to help people with HIV who are not receiving medical care to restart HIV treatment and improve how they are able to care for themselves.
If you have HIV but are not being treated and would like to get treatment and tips for caring for yourself, you might be a good match for this project.