Stephen T. Wegener, PhD

Professional Titles

• Vice-Chair for Faculty Development and Affairs, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Background

Centers and Institutes

• Global Health Faculty, Center for
• Injury Prevention and Policy, Center of
• International Injury Research Unit
• Mind-Body Research (CMBR), Center for

Clinical Trial Keywords

amputation, musculoskeletal injury, traumatic injury

Clinical Trials Summary

Pain Management Following Musculoskeletal Injury

Improving Outcomes Following Limb Loss: PALS Plus (PALS-PLUS)

Postoperative Management for Degenerative Spinal Conditions

Videos

• Stephen Wegener, PhD, Rehabilitation Psychologist

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• Dr. Stephen Wegener Embarks on Research Project to Better Understand the Risk Factors for Chronic Pain | Restore (Spring 2017)

Contact for Research Inquiries

600 N. Wolfe St.
Phipps 174
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: (410) 502-4453

Research Interests

Improving outcomes following injury, Pain, Prevention of disability, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Self-management

Lab Website

Improving Outcomes Following Injury and Illness - Lab Website

• Led by Stephen Wegener, Ph.D, this research group focuses on projects that have the potential to improve function and quality of life and reduce disability following injury or illness. These projects include research on cognitive, behavioral, psychological and health care system factors that affect outcomes following injury.

Research Summary

As a rehabilitation psychologist, Dr. Wegener’s research focuses on theories and projects that have the potential to improve function and reduce disability for people with chronic illness and impairments. Specific research projects focused on:

• Factors that influence the development of chronic pain in persons with occupational musculoskeletal injuries, rheumatic disease, spinal cord injury or limb loss.
• The development of cognitive-behavioral and self-management interventions that prevent the development of, or provide treatment for, secondary conditions following trauma and disability.
• Factors that influence rehabilitation outcomes, specifically the role of positive psychological variables -denial, positive coping, hope and spirituality.

These projects emphasize the importance of patient-centered care models, self-management by patients and the use of motivational interviewing by providers. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Defense and several foundations.

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Wegener+st

Selected Publications

• Wegener ST, Castillo RC, Haythornthwaite JA, MacKenzie EJ, Bosse MJ, the LEAP Study Group. (2011). “Psychological Distress Mediates the Effect of Pain on Function.” Pain. 2011 Jun;152(6):1349-57. PMID: 21396777

• Wegener ST, Mackenzie E, Ephraim P, Ehde D, Williams R. “Self-management Improves Outcomes in Persons with Limb Loss.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Mar;90(3):373-80. PMID:19254599

• Bradford AN, Castillo RC, Carlini AR, Wegener ST, Teter H, Mackenzie EJ. “The Trauma Survivors Network: Survive. Connect. Rebuild.” Journal of Trauma. 2011 Jun;70(6):1557-60 PMID: 21817993.

• Castillo RC, Wegener ST, Heins SE, Haythornthwaite JA, MacKenzie EJ, Bosse MJ. “Longitudinal relationships between anxiety, depression, and pain: results from a two-year cohort study of lower extremity trauma patients.” Pain. 2013 Dec;154(12):2860-6.

• Castillo RC; Wegener ST, Bradford, AN, Teter H; Carlini AR, Mackenzie EJ. “Improving Outcomes at Level 1 Trauma Centers: An Early Evaluation of the Trauma Survivors Network.” Journal of Trauma. 2013 Jun;74(6):1534-40. PMID:23694884

Honors

• Donlin M. Long Pain Service Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 10/1/17
• Roger G. Barker Award for Outstanding Lifetime Scientific Contributions to Rehabilitation Psychology, American Psychological Association Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, 1/1/11
• Serena Yang Lectureship in Rehabilitative Science, Department of Rehabilitative Science, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 5/1/08
• Fulbright Scholar, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 1/1/08
• Vice President, American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology, 1/1/07
• President, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1/1/05
• Essie Morgan Excellence Award, American Association of SCI Psychologists and Social Workers, 1/1/05

Memberships

• American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology
• Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers