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Jennifer Jacqueline Pells

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 3159 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27705
407 Crutchfield Street, Duke Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Durham, NC 27704

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Pain coping skills training and lifestyle behavioral weight management in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study.

Journal Article Pain · June 2012 Overweight and obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA) experience more OA pain and disability than patients who are not overweight. This study examined the long-term efficacy of a combined pain coping skills training (PCST) and lifestyle behavioral weight ... Full text Link to item Cite

Brief intensive lifestyle intervention leads to rapid diabetes improvements

Journal Article American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine · March 1, 2012 This prospective study examined the immediate health benefits associated with participation in a brief intensive behavioral weight and diabetes management program for individuals with type 2 diabetes. Participants were 55 adults with type 2 diabetes and ob ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


The University of Maine, Orono · 2005 Ph.D.
The University of Maine, Orono · 2005 M.A.
Middlebury College · 2000 B.A.