Directors & Staff

The Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Research & Education Center opened with a 2-day event, May 11-12, 2007. Our Center programs advance the goals of the Department of Health Science, the College of Health & Human Development, and the University by providing an exemplary learning environment for students, conducting cutting-edge research that has contributed to the scientific knowledge base related to fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions, and creating a strong bridge between CSUF and surrounding communities through its direct service programming and outreach activities.  The Center also creates an atmosphere of inquiry and collaboration through its research activities. A diverse group of faculty, staff, and students (from Health Science, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Gerontology, and Sociology) are engaged in the conduct of intra- and interdisciplinary research that continues to advance our understanding and treatment of fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions. Basic and applied research projects are conducted in the Center laboratory facilities as well as the surrounding community.  Finally, the Center serves an important outreach function through its continuing education programs and workshops, FM and chronic pain support group, and solution-based consulting and evaluation services provided by faculty, staff, and students associated with the Center.

Director

Jennifer Piazza, Ph.D.

Department of Public Health
(657) 278-7137
jpiazza@fullerton.edu
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Director of Research

Jennifer Trevitt, Ph.D

Phone: 657-278-2669
Email:  jtrevitt@fullerton.edu
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Dr. Jennifer Trevitt is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Cal State Fullerton. Professor Trevitt is a trained neuroscientist with more than a decade of experience conducting behavioral research relating to motor disorders. Currently she is interested in examining the impact of diet, stress, and exercise on anxiety and learning. Dr. Trevitt has considerable experience teaching physiological psychology, directing a psychology laboratory and supervising both undergraduate and graduate students in their thesis and honors projects at Cal State Fullerton. In addition, she has taught undergraduate biology at the University of California, Irvine and undergraduate physiological psychology at the University of Connecticut.

Director of Program Development

Sue Ingebretson

 

Email:  sue@rebuildingwellness.com
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Sue Ingebretson is an author, speaker, blogger, fibromyalgia coach, and the director of program development for the Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Research Center at California State University, Fullerton. Her books, FibroWHYalgia and Get Back into Whackdetail her personal experience of transforming chronic illness into chronic wellness. Ingebretson has been featured on TV, radio, and in print magazines such asFIRST for Women, FM Aware, and UK Fibromyalgia Magazine.Her 500+ articles can be found at Rebuilding Wellness