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Teresa A. Lillis, PhD

Teresa A. Lillis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Behavioral Sciences, RUSH Medical College
Education

Fellowship, Rush University Medical Center
Clinical Internship, Rush University Medical Center
PhD, University of Kansas
MA, University of Colorado Denver
BA, Gonzaga University

Research Areas

Women’s health, perinatal mental health, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, PTSD, behavioral sleep medicine.

Contact Info:

1725 W. Harrison Street
Suite 1004
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-6011
Fax: (312) 563-6071
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Biography

Teresa A. Lillis, PhD’s research and clinical interests are principally in women’s health, posttraumatic stress, and sleep with a special focus on the impact of trauma and sleep loss on maternal functioning during the perinatal period. Her clinical expertise and the program of research she has fostered reflect a desire to promote physical and psychological health among women across the reproductive lifespan.

Honors and Activities
  • Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP), Exemplary Abstract Distinction.
  • Sleep Research Society Abstract Merit Based Award.
  • C.R. Snyder Award for Excellence in Research Achievement, University of Kansas.
  • B. Kent Houston Award for Health Psychology Research, University of Kansas.
  • ABCT Insomnia & Other Sleep Disorders Special Interest Group (S.I.G.) Award.
  • SBM Pain Special Interest Group (S.I.G.) Annual Student Research Award, Honorable Mention.
  • SBM Mentored Poster Distinction.
  • Sandy Dinoff Memorial Health Psychology Research Award, University of Kansas.
  • Beatrice A. Wright Scholarship, University of Kansas.
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Nominee, University of Colorado Denver.

 

Publications

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Grants
  • Coleman Supportive Oncology Initiative, The Coleman Foundation (2015-present)
  • NIH R01: Development of Co-Morbid PTSD and Chronic Pain Among Inner-City Women (2016-present)
  • NIH R01: Mechanisms of Psychosocial Chronic Pain Treatments (2017-present)
  • An Electronic Daily Diary Study of Secondary Trauma in Oncology and Palliative Care Providers, Rush Department of Behavioral Sciences (2015-2016)
  • Postpartum Sleep: Effects of Employment, Social Interaction and Feeding Method, Office of Graduate Studies, University of Kansas (2012-2014)