Travis I. Lovejoy, Ph.D., M.P.H.

  • Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Lovejoy’s translational research focuses on the design, rigorous testing, and implementation of clinical and health services interventions that improve health of persons living with chronic illnesses, as well as the communities to which they belong. His current research examines multifaceted treatment approaches for the management of chronic pain in patients with co-morbid substances use disorders, as well as telehelath approaches to improve mental health functioning and reduce HIV transmission risk behavior in persons living with HIV.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2001, Whitman College
    • M.P.H., 2009, Ohio University
    • Ph.D., 2011, Ohio University
  • Internship

    • 2010-2011, Psychology Intern, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
  • Fellowship

    • 2011-2012, Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

Memberships and associations:

  • American Psychological Association, Member
  • Society for Health Psychology, Member
  • AIDS and Behavior, Editorial Board

Areas of interest

  • Health Psychology
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • HIV

Honors and awards

  • NIH/OBSSR Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials Fellow, 2014
  • NIH/VACO Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Fellow, 2013
  • NIH Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory Fellow, 2012

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • McPherson S, Lederhos Smith C, Dobscha SK, Morasco BJ, Demidenko MI, Meath THA, LovejoyTI. Changes in pain intensity following discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain. Pain. Epub Ahead of Print [June 13, 2018]. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001315.
  • Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Demidenko MI, Meath THA, Dobscha SK. Clinician referrals for non-opioid pain care following discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy differ based on reasons for discontinuation. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33:24-30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4329-6.
  • Nugent SM, Dobscha SK, Morasco BJ, Demidenko MI, Meath THA, Frank JW, Lovejoy TI. Substance use disorder treatment following clinician-initiated discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy resulting from an aberrant urine drug test. J Gen Intern Med. 2017;32:1076-1082. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-017-4084-0.
  • Frank JW, Lovejoy TI, Becker WC, Morasco BJ, Koenig CJ, Hoffecker L, Dischinger HR, Dobscha SK, Krebs EE. Patient outcomes in dose reduction or discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2017;167:181-191. DOI:10.7326/M17-0598
  • Demidenko MI, Dobscha SK, Morasco BJ, Meath THA, Ilgen MA, Lovejoy TI. Suicidal ideation and suicidal self-directed violence following clinician-initiated prescription opioid discontinuation among long-term opioid users. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017;47:29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.04.011
  • Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Demidenko MI, Meath THA, Frank JW, Dobscha SK. Reasons for discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy in patients with and without substance use disorders. Pain. 2017;158:526-534. DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000796
  • Choo EK, Feldstein Ewing SW, Lovejoy TI. Opiates out, cannabis in: negotiating the unknowns in patient care for chronic pain. JAMA. 2016;316:1763-1764. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.13677.
  • Lovejoy TI, Heckman TG, Sikkema KJ, Hansen NB, Kochman A. Changes in sexual behavior of HIV-infected older adults enrolled in a clinical trial of standalone group psychotherapies targeting depression. AIDS Behav. 2015;19:1-8. DOI 10.1007/s10461-014-0746-7
  • Lovejoy TI. Telephone-delivered motivational interviewing targeting sexual risk behavior reduces depression, anxiety, and stress in HIV-positive older adults. Ann Behav Med. 2012;44:416-421. DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9401-6
  • Lovejoy TI, Heckman TG, Suhr JA, Anderson T, Davantes Heckman B, France CR. Telephone-administered motivational interviewing reduces risky sexual behavior in HIV-positive late middle-age and older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial. AIDS Behav. 2011;15:1623-34. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0016-x

Publications

  • Characterizing and Comparing Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Utilization Among Veterans with Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorder

    Substance Use and Misuse
    1. Vanessa C. Somohano
    2. David Cameron
    3. Meaghan Lewis
    4. Lauren M. Denneson
    5. Travis I. Lovejoy
    6. Maya E. O’Neil
  • Improving access to buprenorphine for rural veterans in a learning health care system

    Health Services Research
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Katherine Mackey
    3. Kim A. Kauzlarich
    4. Benjamin J. Morasco
    5. Kathleen F. Carlson
    6. Adam J. Gordon
    7. P. Todd Korthuis
    8. Alison Eckhardt
    9. Summer Newell
    10. Sarah S. Ono
    11. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • Integrating Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder into Rural, Primary Care Settings

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Alison Eckhardt
    3. Summer Newell
    4. Adam J. Gordon
    5. Benjamin J. Morasco
    6. Kathleen Carlson
    7. P. Todd Korthuis
    8. Sarah S. Ono
    9. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • Optimizing diversity, equity and inclusion in pragmatic clinical trials

    Journal of Pain
    1. Travis I. Lovejoy
    2. Amanda M. Midboe
    3. Diana M. Higgins
    4. Joseph Ali
    5. Robert D. Kerns
    6. Alicia A. Heapy
    7. Ethel Kirabo Nalule
    8. Natassja Pal
  • Optimizing Individual HIV Testing and Counseling for Emerging Adult Sexual Minority Men (Aged 18 to 24) in Relationships

    AIDS and Behavior
    1. Tyrel J. Starks
    2. Gabriel Robles
    3. Trey V. Dellucci
    4. Demetria Cain
    5. Kory D. Kyre
    6. Angulique Y. Outlaw
    7. Travis I. Lovejoy
    8. Sylvie Naar
    9. Sarah W.Feldstein Ewing
  • Patients' Perspectives on Discontinuing Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

    Journal of addiction medicine
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Alison Eckhardt
    3. Dylan Waller
    4. Adam J. Gordon
    5. Sarah Shull
    6. Travis I. Lovejoy
    7. Katherine Mackey
    8. Benjamin J. Morasco
  • Perceptions of Women With Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorder on Mechanisms Underlying Mindfulness-Based Interventions

    Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
    1. Vanessa C. Somohano
    2. Alicia E. Vasquez
    3. Taylor Shank
    4. Makenzie Irrgang
    5. Aurora G. Newman
    6. Cameron Evans
    7. Jessica J. Wyse
    8. Lauren Denneson
    9. Maya O'Neil
    10. Travis Lovejoy
  • Tele-collaborative outreach to rural patients with chronic pain

    Pain Medicine (United States)
    1. Benjamin J. Morasco
    2. Natassja Pal
    3. Sarah S. Ono
    4. Sterling M. McPherson
    5. Frances L. Lynch
    6. John F. Dickerson
    7. Steven K. Dobscha
    8. Erin E. Krebs
    9. Una E. Makris
    10. Amanda S. Mixon
    11. Patricia Maloy
    12. Melinda M. Davis
    13. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Versus Urban Veterans Health Administration Facilities

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Sarah Shull
    3. Stephan Lindner
    4. Benjamin J. Morasco
    5. Adam J. Gordon
    6. Kathleen F. Carlson
    7. P. Todd Korthuis
    8. Sarah S. Ono
    9. Joseph G. Liberto
    10. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • “I’m Clean and Sober, But Not Necessarily Free”

    Substance Abuse
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Travis I. Lovejoy
    3. Adam J. Gordon
    4. Katherine Mackey
    5. Anders Herreid-O’Neill
    6. Benjamin J. Morasco
  • Patient-Provider Shared Decision-Making, Trust, and Opioid Misuse Among US Veterans Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Vanessa C. Somohano
    2. Crystal L. Smith
    3. Somnath Saha
    4. Sterling McPherson
    5. Benjamin J. Morasco
    6. Sarah S. Ono
    7. Belle Zaccari
    8. Jennette Lovejoy
    9. Travis Lovejoy
  • Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation Narrative Therapy Delivered via Synchronous Telehealth

    Clinical Case Studies
    1. Belle Zaccari
    2. Travis I. Lovejoy
    3. Maya E. O’Neil
  • Subthreshold opioid use disorder prevention (STOP) trial

    Addiction Science and Clinical Practice
    1. Jane M. Liebschutz
    2. Geetha A. Subramaniam
    3. Rebecca Stone
    4. Noa Appleton
    5. Lillian Gelberg
    6. Travis I. Lovejoy
    7. Amanda M. Bunting
    8. Charles M. Cleland
    9. Karen E. Lasser
    10. Donna Beers
    11. Catherine Abrams
    12. Jennifer McCormack
    13. Gail E. Potter
    14. Ashley Case
    15. Leslie Revoredo
    16. Eve M. Jelstrom
    17. Margaret M. Kline
    18. Li Tzy Wu
    19. Jennifer McNeely
  • A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial to Decrease Prescription Opioid Misuse

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Benjamin J. Morasco
    2. Melissa H. Adams
    3. Elizabeth R. Hooker
    4. Patricia E. Maloy
    5. Erin E. Krebs
    6. Travis I. Lovejoy
    7. Somnath Saha
    8. Steven K. Dobscha
  • Correlates of HIV Testing across the lifespan – adolescence through later adulthood – among sexual minority men in the US who are not on PrEP

    Journal of Behavioral Medicine
    1. Trey V. Dellucci
    2. S. Scott Jones
    3. Christel Adhemar
    4. Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing
    5. Travis I. Lovejoy
    6. Tyrel J. Starks
  • Differences in the delivery of medications for opioid use disorder during hospitalization by racial categories

    Substance Abuse
    1. Kelsey C. Priest
    2. Caroline A. King
    3. Honora Englander
    4. Travis I. Lovejoy
    5. Dennis McCarty
  • Expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder through locally-initiated implementation

    Addiction Science and Clinical Practice
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Katherine Mackey
    3. Travis I. Lovejoy
    4. Devan Kansagara
    5. Anais Tuepker
    6. Adam J. Gordon
    7. P. Todd Korthuis
    8. Anders Herreid-O’Neill
    9. Beth Williams
    10. Benjamin J. Morasco
  • Formal mindfulness practice predicts reductions in PTSD symptom severity following a mindfulness-based intervention for women with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder

    Addiction Science and Clinical Practice
    1. Vanessa C. Somohano
    2. Josh Kaplan
    3. Aurora G. Newman
    4. Maya O’Neil
    5. Travis Lovejoy
  • Long drives and red tape

    BMC health services research
    1. Erin S. Kenzie
    2. Mary Patzel
    3. Erik Nelson
    4. Travis Lovejoy
    5. Sarah Ono
    6. Melinda M. Davis
  • Perioperative Management of Buprenorphine/Naloxone in a Large, National Health Care System

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Anders Herreid-O’Neill
    3. Jacob Dougherty
    4. Sarah Shull
    5. Katherine Mackey
    6. Kelsey C. Priest
    7. Honora Englander
    8. Jessica Thoma
    9. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • Adjunct interventions to standard medical management of buprenorphine in outpatient settings

    Drug and Alcohol Dependence
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Benjamin J. Morasco
    3. Jacob Dougherty
    4. Beau Edwards
    5. Devan Kansagara
    6. Adam J. Gordon
    7. P. Todd Korthuis
    8. Anaïs Tuepker
    9. Stephan Lindner
    10. Katherine Mackey
    11. Beth Williams
    12. Anders Herreid-O'Neill
    13. Robin Paynter
    14. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • Adolescent Sexual Minority Males, Relationship Functioning, and Condomless Sex

    Journal of Adolescent Health
    1. Tyrel J. Starks
    2. Trey V. Dellucci
    3. Travis I. Lovejoy
    4. Gabriel Robles
    5. Ruben Jimenez
    6. Demetria Cain
    7. Sylvie Naar
    8. Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing
  • Associations of Pain Numeric Rating Scale Scores Collected during Usual Care with Research Administered Patient Reported Pain Outcomes

    Pain Medicine (United States)
    1. Shannon M. Nugent
    2. Travis I. Lovejoy
    3. Sarah Shull
    4. Steven K. Dobscha
    5. Benjamin J. Morasco
  • Developmental Barriers to Couples’ HIV Testing and Counseling Among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males

    AIDS and Behavior
    1. Tyrel J. Starks
    2. Travis I. Lovejoy
    3. Daniel Sauermilch
    4. Gabriel Robles
    5. Mark J. Stratton
    6. Demetria Cain
    7. Sylvie Naar
    8. Sarah W.Feldstein Ewing
  • Patients' perceptions of the pathways linking chronic pain with problematic substance use

    Pain
    1. Jessica J. Wyse
    2. Jennette Lovejoy
    3. Julia Holloway
    4. Benjamin J. Morasco
    5. Steven K. Dobscha
    6. Hildi Hagedorn
    7. Travis I. Lovejoy
  • Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol and Cannabis Use Within a Predominantly Hispanic Adolescent Sample

    Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
    1. Sarah Feldstein Ewing
    2. Angela D. Bryan
    3. Genevieve F. Dash
    4. Travis I. Lovejoy
    5. Brian Borsari
    6. Sarah J. Schmiege
  • Utility of the Pain Medication Questionnaire to Predict Aberrant Urine Drug Tests

    Psychological Services
    1. Benjamin J. Morasco
    2. Megan O. Iacocca
    3. Travis I. Lovejoy
    4. Steven K. Dobscha
    5. Richard (Rick) Deyo
    6. Julie A. Cavese
    7. Stephanie Hyde
    8. Bobbi Jo H. Yarborough
  • Opioid Agonist Therapy During Hospitalization Within the Veterans Health Administration

    Journal of general internal medicine
    1. Kelsey C. Priest
    2. Travis I. Lovejoy
    3. Honora Englander
    4. Sarah Shull
    5. Dennis McCarty
  • Randomized controlled trial protocol for project BRIDGE

    Contemporary Clinical Trials
    1. Julie Kahler
    2. Timothy G. Heckman
    3. Ye Shen
    4. Marilyn S. Huckans
    5. Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing
    6. Jeffrey T. Parsons
    7. Alissa Phelps
    8. Mark Sutton
    9. Julia Holloway
    10. Travis I. Lovejoy