Nicole Schechter, PsyD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Psychology
Rehabilitation Psychology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Nicole Schechter
Professional Titles
Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins Clinician
Background
Nicole Schechter is an assistant professor and rehabilitation psychologist in the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She specializes in working with individuals with chronic health conditions and disability, with specific interest in working with individuals with spinal cord injury/dysfunction and chronic pain.
Dr. Schechter is also an active trainer, researcher and program developer, studying provider-patient communication and the impacts on provider confidence, skills, and attitudes and patient health outcomes.
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Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Helping Patients Heal Themselves | BestPractice News (September 2016)
Research Summary
Dr. Schechter’s research is focused on improving patient engagement and activation in health care through better provider-patient communication and relationship building.
Locations
- Charter Professional Center
- 10700 Charter Drive, Suite 205, Columbia, MD 21044
- phone: 443-997-5476
- fax: 443-546-1576
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015Loyola University Maryland
Graduate School, PsyD, 2013Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)