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Meet the Team
The RELIEF Project encompasses a dynamic and diverse interprofessional team.
WSU College of Nursing
Marian Wilson, PhD, MPH, RN, PMGT-BC: Dr. Wilson is an Associate Professor at Washington State University Spokane’s College of nursing and Chair of the Department of Nursing and Systems Science. She is board certified in Pain Management Nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) & American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN). She has published research testing internet-based self-management programs to assist patients with chronic pain and is interested in how adoption of non-pharmacologic pain strategies can reduce opioid reliance. Her recent research focuses on how mood disorders, opioid misuse, and addiction can be addressed within chronic pain populations.
Fionnuala Brown, DNP: Dr. Brown is Clinical Assistant Professor at Washington State University Spokane’s College of Nursing and the coordinator for the family nurse practitioner (FNP) track within the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
Ross J. Bindler, PharmD: Ross is a Research Investigator in the Office of Research and Scholarship at Washington State University Spokane's College of Nursing. After graduating from Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences he completed a two-year postdoctoral residency in Drug Information and Academics at Washington State University Spokane's Drug Information Center. He has been involved in health outcomes research for over ten years with research focusing on the management of chronic pain and substance use disorders as well as healthcare practitioner wellbeing.
Bradford Schwartz: Brad Schwartz (he/him/his) is a creative, business savvy technologist and educator with a broad background in visual communication design. His skill set includes website design and development, graphic design, user experience and usability testing, content management, e-commerce, social media as well as project management, sales, and marketing.
Michael Cariasco, PhD candidate: Michael is currently a PhD student at Washington State University’s College of Nursing.
EWU School Of Social Work
Rie Kobayashi, LMSW, PhD: Dr. Kobayashi is the Program Director for Aging Studies at Eastern Washington University’s School of Social Work.
WSU College of Medicine
Dawn DeWitt, MD, MSc, CMedEd, MACP, FRACP, FRCP-London: Dr. DeWitt is the Senior Associate Dean at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and Director of the Center for InterProfessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS).
Skye McKennon, PharmD, BCPS: Dr. McKennon is an Associate Professor at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
Connie Remsberg, PharmD, PhD: Dr. Remsberg is an Associate Professor at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
Jennifer C. Anderson: Jennifer (she/her/hers) is a proactive administrative leader with extensive project management experience. Her skill sets include grant and manuscript writing, budget preparation and fiscal oversight, meeting and event coordination, and rapport building in the spirit of collaboration.
WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jennifer Miller, PharmD: Dr. Miller is an Assistant Professor in Pharmacotherapy and Director of Co-curriculum.
Goalistics, LLC
Linda Ruehlman, PhD: Dr. Ruehlman is a social and health psychologist with over 35 years of experience as a research scientist. Alongside Dr. Paul Karoly, she co-founded Goalistics, LLC and developed the innovative online Chronic Pain Management Program. Over her career, she has founded and directed three research companies and served as the principal investigator on 14 federally funded grants. Dr. Ruehlman has led teams in designing and developing cutting-edge online self-management programs that address behavioral and mental health challenges.
Rayce Rudeen Foundation
Marsha Malsam: Marsha is the Chief Executive Officer for the Rayce Rudeen Foundation.
Critical Encounters, PLLC
Holly Watson, PhD, ANP-BC: Dr. Watson is a nurse practitioner with a clinical background in critical care, breast oncology, and acute pain management. She has a PhD in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in Somatic Studies and her dissertation research explored the impact of embodied psychoeducation for people with chronic pain.
Northwest Spine and Pain Medicine (NWSPM)
Jamie Lewis, MD: Dr. Lewis is a board-certified physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Pain Medicine and Medical Director for both Northwest Spine and Pain Medicine and Northwest Center for Regenerative Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in pain medicine at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and an attending physician for the Providence St. Luke’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency program.