Elyse Park, PhD

Professor in Psychiatry, MGH Health Policy Research Center

Dr. Park is a Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at MGH/Harvard Medical School. A clinical health psychologist and behavioral scientist, she founded the Health Promotion and Resiliency Intervention Research Program, an initiative through the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine. She is the Associate Director of Survivorship and Psychosocial Services for the MGH Cancer Center. The primary focus of her research is on the integration and implementation of behavioral interventions into clinical care, healthcare systems and communities. Her  research is dedicated to furthering the development and implementation of accessible, digital interventions for all cancer patients and survivors.  She co-chairs the ECOG-ACRIN Health Promotion Subcommittee within the Cancer Control and Survivorship Committee. She is currently conducting two NCI-funded effectiveness-implementation trials integrating telehealth-delivered tobacco treatments into patients’ care during cancer screening and at the time of a cancer diagnosis. Additionally, she created an evidence-based Stress Management and Resiliency Training: Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP) and developed a cadre of multidisciplinary investigators dedicated to resiliency clinical delivery and clinical research for vulnerable populations. She has adapted this resiliency treatment to diverse populations and settings and has conducted many trials assessing the SMART-3RP with clinicians, (cancer interpreters, palliative care clinicians) and cancer survivors.

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