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Dr. Matt Mauck is a physician-scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an anesthesiologist with fellowship training in pain management and sees patients living in chronic pain at the UNC Pain Management Center and is the Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Anesthesiology.

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Dr. Mauck’s Profile:
https://www.med.unc.edu/anesthesiology/directory/matthew-mauck/

Dr. Mauck’s Lab:
https://www.med.unc.edu/anesthesiology/research/mauck-lab-2-2/

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Nora Rodden, MS, MBA, is the Founder and CEO of Nervana, a digital health company making research-backed mind-body treatment more accessible for people with chronic symptoms. Nervana combines AI-guided support with access to human mind-body coaching to help people understand and change patterns that may be contributing to persistent symptoms. Nora holds an MS in Biotechnology and an MBA from Harvard and previously worked in strategy and operations across the biotech industry. After recovering from chronic pain, insomnia, and digestive issues herself, she became passionate about helping more people access credible, non-drug approaches to recovery.

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Website:
https://www.trynervana.com/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/trynervana/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TryNervana

TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@trynervana

LinkedIn:
https://linkedin.com/company/trynervana

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Susan Murphy, Sc.D., OTR, FAOTA, is a professor of physical medicine, rehabilitation, internal medicine, and in the Rheumatology division. She originally trained in practice as an occupational therapist before turning to research in the Institute of Gerontology. Dr. Murphy specializes in studying strategies for managing fatigue and pain in people with chronic conditions. Her work has centered on autoimmune diseases like Scleroderma and Spinal Arthritis. She has developed a program that we'll talk about more today called RENEW that specifically targets fatigue among other symptoms.

Dr. Murphy is the faculty chair for women’s careers in the University of Michigan Medical School.

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RENEW SCLERODERMA (APP)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/renew-scleroderma/id1579955473

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.umich.renewscleroderma&hl=en_US

RENEW SCLERODERMA (MORE INFO)
https://xr.engin.umich.edu/renew-scleroderma-mobile-health-tracking-app-for-managing-scleroderma/

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – PAIN GUIDE
https://painguide.com/

ARTICLES:
https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/scleroderma-research-patients-seen-essential-co-creators

https://www.acrconvergencetoday.org/arp-distinguished-lecture-illuminates-participatory-research/?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ACR-ARP-2025-Issue5-assoc-social-share&utm_content=link-share

BOOK: CHRONIC PAIN RESET
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1682687651/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=1682687651&pd_rd_w=WtDdw&content-id=amzn1.sym.17345c9b-ef8c-4a79-bcd9-8894b1e1e0ea&pf_rd_p=17345c9b-ef8c-4a79-bcd9-8894b1e1e0ea&pf_rd_r=E1Y9HE65E2WCGFNENK85&pd_rd_wg=Ru5DR&pd_rd_r=c617de15-6c73-48e8-8219-cc517826ce7b&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw

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Beth Darnall, PhD is Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab. A psychologist-scientist, she leads NIH and PCORI-funded national pain treatment studies. She is author of 5 books for patients and clinicians on behavioral pain treatment, including Psychological Treatments for Patients with Chronic Pain © American Psychological Association Press. In 2027 Beth will become president of the United States Association for the Study of Pain.

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Empowered Relief: Summary Of Evidence And Adoption
https://empoweredrelief.stanford.edu/

Empowered Relief: Pain Relief Skills In A Single Two-Hour Class
https://qr.scanned.page/uploads/pdf/ln6iZG_82d20a8c35bb8097.pdf

Stanford Opioid Tapering Toolkit.
https://opioidtaperingtoolkit.stanford.edu/

Psychological Treatments for Patients with Chronic Pain, Second Edition
© American Psychological Association Press

This clinician book will be published in Q1 2027; link to follow.

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Anna Kratz, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on understanding and improving treatments for chronic pain, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction among people living with chronic health conditions, including multiple sclerosis. A central aspect of her work is the development of digital therapeutics designed to expand access to evidence-based pain care.

In addition, Dr. Kratz is passionate about mentoring the next generation of rehabilitation researchers and directs a postdoctoral research training program at the University of Michigan funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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Dr. Anna Kratz - Profile
https://midas.umich.edu/directory/anna-kratz/

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/

My MS Toolkit
https://mymstoolkit.com/
https://medresearch.umich.edu/labs-departments/labs/kratz-lab

Multiple Sclerosis Navigator
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/resources/get-support/ms-navigator?utm_source=imt&utm_medium=semg&utm_campaign=grants_awr&utm_content=ms_navigator_sitelink&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1838902784&gbraid=0AAAAADxwulsa1rK2hr9yteqNOunP_u7nE&gclid=CjwKCAjwqonVBhA4EiwA9wYJ3TItknAbzK4U0G_PK45y3GHZtrHsINa2VwkF08V1Bk8aQKVKWBCCihoCzmMQAvD_BwE

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Howard Schubiner, MD is an internist and a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He has authored more than 150 publications in scientific journals and books. He lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally and is the author of Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression, published by The Open Field/Viking Press. His other books are The Unlearn Your Pain Workbook, The Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression Workbook, and Hidden From View, written with Dr. Allan Abbass.

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Clinical Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

unlearnyourpain.com | cormendihealth.com

Author of the newly released Unlearn Your Pain

ATNS conference on October 15-17, 2026.

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Dr. Caroline Zubieta is a third-year anesthesiology resident at the University of Michigan.

She is an Ann Arbor native who received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and subsequently graduated from the UM Medical School and the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan in 2024.

During medical school and now in her 3rd year of residency, Caroline has worked closely with our clinical research team and generally been involved in pain research for the last five years.

More importantly, Caroline is an empathic provider who has a passion for taking care of people with chronic pain.

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Chronic Pain Reset: 30 Days of Activities, Practices, and Skills to Help You Thrive
https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Pain-Reset-Activities-Practices/dp/1682687651/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

University of Michigan
Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center (CPFRC)
https://medresearch.umich.edu/labs-departments/centers/cpfrc

University of Michigan
Pain Guide
https://painguide.com/

Power Over Pain Portal
https://poweroverpain.ca/

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Dr. Emily Foxen-Craft Scholand is a pediatric pain psychologist in​ her private practice, called Pediatric Pain and Behavioral Health and is located in Southeast Michigan.

Prior to the founding of her clinic, she was a psychologist at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in the pediatric pain clinic and a clinical assistant professor in the ​Department of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan.

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Personal Website:
https://www.pediatricpainbehavioralhealth.com/about-1

Research (PubMed):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854888/

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