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Donald B. Penzien, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in assessment and treatment of recurrent headache. He is particularly interested in headache diagnosis, behavioral headache therapies, and meta-analysis. Dr. Penzien received his PhD from Ohio University in 1986, and after completing his internship at the Brown University Medical School, he joined the faculty of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) and founded the UMC Head Pain Center. He presently is professor of psychiatry and director of the Head Pain Center. He is a fellow of the American Headache Society and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Penzien has published extensively in the behavioral medicine arena, with over 100 research articles, book chapters, and monographs to his credit. He has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies, including most recently, the American Headache Society. He serves as associate editor for the journal Headache, and he has served on the editorial boards of several other scientific journals. He has served the American Headache Society on numerous committees, including its board of directors, education committee, and as chair of its electronic media committee. Dr. Penzien served as chair of the Nonpharmacologic Therapies Review Group for the Headache Treatment Guidelines Project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and of the Behavioral Clinical Trials Guidelines Workgroup. He is also a member of the US Headache Treatment Guidelines Consortium. He also has provided service to the American Academy of Neurology, the American Council for Headache Education, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the World Health Organization. |