Biography
Dr. Michelle Fortier is a pediatric psychologist by training and an expert in pediatric pain and community-engaged research approaches. She is the Co-Director of the UCI Center on Stress & Health, a multidisciplinary research center in the School of Medicine located at CHOC Children’s Hospital, that has a focus on family-centered behavioral and technological approaches to address pain, anxiety, and quality of life in children and families in healthcare settings. Dr. Fortier is on medical staff in the Department of Pediatric Psychology at CHOC and works with trainees across disciplines in her research program. She has an active, extramurally, funded program of research focused on palliative care in the context of pediatric oncology and a strong focus on participatory research methods aimed at minimizing cancer health disparities in psychosocial outcomes among Spanish-speaking families impacted by childhood cancer.
Research Interests
Pediatric Pain, Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology, Healthcare Disparities, Mobile Health Interventions, Participatory Research Methods, Translational Science
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
PhD, Clinical Child Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MA, Psychology, San Diego State University
BA, Psychology, University of California, Riverside
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Sojourn’s Scholar Award, Cambia Health Foundation
- 2022 Athalie Clark Nurse Scientist Achievement Award, University of California, Irvine
- 2022 UCI Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year, Honorable Mention Award
- 2008-2015 National Institute of Health Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program Award
