CURRICULUM VITAE
James E. Aikens, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Michigan
1018 Fuller Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213
Tel: 734-998-7120, ext. 318
Email:
Table of Contents
Title and Contents Page 1
Education and Training Page 2
Certification and Licensure Page 2
Academic, Administrative, and Clinical Appointments Page 2
Research Interests Page 3
Research Grants Page 3
Honors and Awards Page 8
Memberships in Professional Societies Page 8
Editorial Positions, Boards, and Peer-Review Service Page 9
Teaching Page 10
Committee, Organizational, and Volunteer Service Page 10
Visiting Professorships, Seminars, and Extramural Invited Presentations Page 14
Bibliography Page 15
Education and Training
09/1983-05/1987 B.A., Scientific/Experimental Psychology, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
09/1987-05/1990 M.A., Medical (Clinical) Psychology, Thesis: Daily stress, learned resourcefulness, and regimen adherence as determinants of metabolic control
in adults with type I diabetes mellitus. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
06/1990-06/1992 Ph.D., Medical (Clinical) Psychology. Dissertation: Daily correspondence
between psychological stress and blood glucose among women with type I
diabetes mellitus. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
07/1991-06/1992 Intern, Clinical Health Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
08/1992-08/1993 Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Certification and Licensure
1993-2001 Illinois Clinical Psychology License (071-004748)
1993-present Ohio Clinical Psychology License (4777, inactive status since 1994)
2000-present Michigan Psychologist Full License (6301011447)
2015-present Michigan Medicaid CHAMPS provider (NPI 1699852202, subpart number 1568487130)
Academic, Administrative and Clinical Appointments
Academic appointments
10/1993-08/2000 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
09/2000-08/2007 Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
09/2007-08/2016 Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
09/2016-present Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Administrative appointments
03/1994-08/2000 Director of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
09/2007-present Member, University of Michigan Depression Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
04/2014-present Faculty Associate, The Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Clinical appointments
10/1993-08/2000 Attending Psychologist, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
10/2000-present Attending Psychologist, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Interests
1. Technology assisted self-management support in chronic illness
2. Social support interventions for depression
3. Epidemiologic investigation of factors affecting diabetes self-management
4. Developing self-report instruments
5. Understanding heterogeneity in depression treatment response
For further details, see Researcher’s Portfolio.
Research Grants
Current and active
National Institutes of Health / NIDDK
R18-DK-088294-01-A
Enhancing informal caregiving to support diabetes self management
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding mechanism: R18
Dates: 08/05/11-04/30/16 (no cost extension 04/30/17)
Total: $2,904,729
National Institutes of Health / NIMH
1-R01-MH-096699-01-A
Telemonitoring enhanced support for depression self management
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding mechanism: R01
Dates: 09/01/12-08/31/17
Total: $3,385,700
National Institutes of Health / NIDDK
Optimization of a multicomponent diet intervention in type 2 diabetes
Role: Primary mentor (Principal Investigator: Saslow, L.)
Funding mechanism: K01
Dates: 08/01/16-07/31/21
Total: $719,000
National Institutes of Health
AniMovil mHealth support for depression management in a low-income country
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Piette, J.D.)
Dates: 09/01/15-08/31/17
Total: $388,125
Previous
Department of Health and Human Services, State of Michigan
CASM Pain: Computer assisted self-management tools for pain management in depressed primary care patients
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-Principal Investigator: Vogel)
Funding mechanism: Michigan Medicaid Match Project
Dates: 10/01/14-09/30/15
Total: $100,000
Qatar Foundation
Providing culturally appropriate health care services in Qatar: Development of a multilingual “patient cultural assessment of quality” instrument for improving the quality of transition support
Role: Consultant (Site Principal Investigator (USA): Fetters, M.D.)
Dates: 09/01/09-08/31/12
Total: $1,001,965 (USA site: $350,001)
National Institutes of Health / NIDDK
Improving mealtime functioning in families of young children with type 1 diabetes
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Patton, S.R.)
Funding mechanism: K23
Dates: 09/01/07-08/31/12
Total: $523,647
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Effects of supporting informal diabetes caregivers
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding mechanism: Internal
Dates: 01/01/09-06/30/10 (no-cost extension 12/31/11)
Total: $7,500
National Institutes of Health / NIDDK
Evaluation of a long-term self-management support system
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Anderson, R.M.)
Funding mechanism: R18
Dates: 06/01/06-05/31/11
Total: $3,676,907
Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
Telephone intervention for chronic insomnia in primary care
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Arnedt, J.T.)
Dates: 06/01/09-08/31/10
Total: $58,773
Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
Pilot test of behavioral intervention to increase antidepressant adherence
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 07/01/09-06/30/10
Total: $50,000
National Institutes of Health / NIDDK
Efficacy of a lifelong diabetes self-management intervention
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Tang, T.S.)
Funding mechanism: K23
Dates: 07/01/05-06/30/10
Total: $578,040
National Institutes of Health
Racial differences in diabetes-depression comorbidity
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding mechanism: R01
Dates: 03/01/04-02/28/08 (no cost extension 02/28/09)
Total: $878,472
National Institutes of Health
Characterization of pain processing in vulvodynia
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Reed, B.D.)
Funding mechanism: R01
Dates: 01/01/05-12/31/07 (no cost extension 12/31/08)
Total: $993,562
Association of American Medical Colleges / Centers for Disease Control
Family assessment of risk evaluation (FARE) trial
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Ruffin, M.T.)
Dates: 10/01/03-09/30/07 (no cost extension: 9/30/08)
Total: $1,199.182
Eli Lilly Foundation
Development and validation of remission tool
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Nease, D.E.)
Funding mechanism: Corporate research grant
Dates: 10/03/05-09/30/06 (no cost extension 12/30/07)
Total: $385,731
National Institutes of Health
Evaluation of diabetes self-management consultant care
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Anderson, R.M.)
Dates: 08/20/02-07/31/07
Total: $1,113,250
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Testing a clinical tool to promote adherence to antidepressants
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Hagerty, B.)
Dates: 07/01/05-06/30/07
Total: $50,000
National Institutes of Health
Prompting and reminding at encounters for prevention (PREP)
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Nease, D.E.)
Dates: 09/12/03-08/31/05 (no-cost extension: 08/31/06)
Total: $382,500
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Clinical significance of antidepressant side effects
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Nease, D.E.)
Dates: 08/01/04-07/31/05 (no-cost extension: 7/31/06)
Total: $100,000
National Institutes of Health
Adherence to antivirals in people living with HIV
Role: Consultant (Principal Investigator: Midgely, R.)
Dates: 04/15/03-06/30/04
Michigan Consortium for Family Practice Research
Insomnia care, daytime distress, and sleep beliefs among subjectively poor sleepers
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 09/01/01-02/28/02 (no-cost extension: 03/31/04)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan
Assessment of depression in deaf persons
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Zazove, P.)
Dates: 01/01/03-06/01/03 (no-cost extension: 12/31/03)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
St. John’s Wort for treatment of depression: motivations and adequacy
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Nease, D.E.)
Dates: 09/01/02-08/31/03 (no-cost extension: 12/31/03)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan
Depression representations and antidepressant adherence
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Nease, D.E.)
Dates: 06/01/02-05/31/03 (no-cost extension: 12/31/03)
Michigan Consortium for Family Practice Research
Techniques to improve treatment adherence in sleep apnea
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 09/01/01-02/28/02 (no-cost extension: 12/31/03)
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Depression representations and antidepressant adherence
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 06/01/02-05/31/03 (no-cost extension: 12/31/03)
Michigan Department of Community Health
Office-based patient prompting for cancer screening
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Nease, D.E.)
Dates: 10/01/02-01/17/03
United States Department of Energy / Argonne National Laboratory
Development and validation of a virtual reality tool for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in electrical trauma victims
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Campbell, A.P.)
Dates: 07/01/1999-06/30/2000
Home Health Care Foundation
Community-based brief screening for psychological distress in type II diabetes
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 06/01/95-05/30/97
National Institutes of Health / University of Chicago Clinical Research Center
Screening for distress in diabetes
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 06/01/95-05/30/97
National Institutes of Health / University of Chicago Clinical Research Center
Glycemic effects of stress reduction in NIDDM
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 01/01/94-12/31/96
National Institutes of Health / Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center
Demonstration and Education Unit
Role: Health Psychology Consultant (Principal Investigator: Polonsky, K.S.)
Dates: 01/01/94-12/31/96
National Institutes of Health / Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center
Glycemic effects of stress reduction in African Americans with type II diabetes mellitus
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 01/01/94-11/31/96
National Institutes of Health / Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center
Etiology of brittle diabetes
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Meyer, G.J.)
Dates: 01/01/94-11/31/95
Pending
None
Honors and Awards
1987 High Honors in Psychology, Alfred University
1987 Summa Cum Laude, Alfred University
1987 Psi Chi Award for Excellence in Research, Alfred University
1991 Merit Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham
1994 Best Residency Course Evaluation (PSY 180-465-01), University of Chicago
2015 Faculty Appreciation Award, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Memberships in Professional Societies
1987-present American Psychological Association (APA)
1989-present Division of Health Psychology (Division 38) of the APA
1989-present Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
2000-present North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
2003-present Behavioral Researchers in Diabetes Group Exchange (BRIDGE)
2005-present American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Editorial Positions, Boards, and Peer-Review Service
Editorships
2010-2016 Associate Editor, Family Practice (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK)
2014-2015 Associate Editor, BMC Family Practice
2015-present Editor-in-Chief, Chronic Illness (Sage Publications, London, UK)
Editorial board memberships
2002-2008 Annals of Behavioral Medicine
2002-2008 Journal of General Internal Medicine
2005-2010 Diabetes Care
2005-2010 Family Practice
2011-2016 Case Reports in Endocrinology
2012-present Open Journal of Medical Psychology
2014-2016 Journal of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
2014-2016 International Journal of Chronic Diseases and Therapy
2016-present Family Practice
Journal Advisory Board
2011-present Medical Principles and Practice
Peer reviewer
1994-2003 Journal of Behavioral Medicine
1996-2000 Journal of Health and Social Behavior
1997-2000 Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
1997-2013 Journal of General Internal Medicine
1998-2004 JAMA
2000-2002 Behavior Therapy
2000-2008 Annals of Behavioral Medicine
2000-2008 Journal of Psychosomatic Research
2000-present Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
2001-2014 Diabetes Care
2001-present Medical Care
2002-present Health Psychology
2004-present Annals of Family Medicine
2004-2014 Psychosomatic Medicine
2005-2008 Preventing Chronic Disease
2005-2014 Family Practice
2005-2014 Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
2009-2010 Diabetelogia
2011-present Medical Principles and Practice
2012-2014 Chronic Illness
2013-2014 Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
2013-present BMJ
Teaching Activities
See Educator’s Portfolio
Committee, Organizational, and Volunteer Service
Institutional
2001-2005 Institutional Review Board for Human Subject Research (IRBMED)
2004-2005 IRBMED Risk Definition Committee
2007-2010 Grant Reviewer for Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)
2008-2012 Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure, Department of Family Medicine
2011-2013 Conflict of Interest Oversight Committee (Dr. Donald E. Nease, Jr., “Cielo Projects”), Office of Research (Regulatory Affairs)
2011-2013 Medical School Admissions Committee
2012-2015 Institutional Review Board for Human Subject Research (IRBMED)
2014-present NIH Mock Review Panelist, Department of Family Medicine
2016 Judge, William Clippert Gorenflo Research Award, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
Regional
1996-1999 Board of Directors, American Diabetes Association, Northern Illinois Affiliate, Chicago, IL
2002-2004 Michigan Diabetes Policy Advisory Council, State of Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI
2002-2004 Scientific Committee, Michigan Diabetes Policy Council (DPAC), Lansing, MI
National: Scientific Review
1998 Stritch School of Medicine Grants Program, Loyola University
2001 Broad Medical Research Program, The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation
2001-2005 NIH Integrated Review Group: Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention (ZRG1 RPHB-PDRP; aka Risk Prevention and Health Behavior), Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4:
- Scientific Review Administrator (SRA): Michael Micklin, Ph.D., 07/18-07/19/01, 02/21-02/22/02
- SRA: Mariela Shirley, Ph.D., 04/25/02
- SRA: Lee S. Mann, Ph.D., 08/05/02
- SRA: Deborah Young-Hyman, Ph.D., beginning 06/27/02-06/28/02, repeating three times yearly until 10/05
2002 Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center, Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program
2002 NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Depression and Mental Disorders in Diabetes, Renal Disease, and Obesity/Eating Disorders, SRA: Mariela Shirley, Ph.D., 07/17-07/18/02.
2002-2003 NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Functional Bowel Disorders (ZRG1 GRB-8 02-S), SRA: Maria Davila-Bloom, Ph.D., 09/26/02, 07/28/03.
2003 NIH Integrated Review Group: Behavioral Medicine Interventions and Outcomes (BMIO), SRA: Lee S. Mann, Ph.D., 07/25/03.
2013 NIH Mental Health Services Research Committee (SERV), SRO: Aileen Schulte, Ph.D., 06/06-07/13.
2014 NIH Special Emphasis Panel: NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Demonstration Projects for Pragmatic Clinical Trials Focusing on Multiple Chronic Conditions (UH2/UH3), SRO: Martina Schmidt, Ph.D., 03/21/14.
2014-present NIH Integrated Review Group: Behavioral Medicine Interventions and Outcomes (BMIO). SRA: Lee S. Mann, Ph.D., 06/01-02/14, 10/05-07/14, (appointed as standing member: 05/07/2015).
2015 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (SM-15-005), HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Committee 3, SRA: Beverly Vayhinger, Ph.D., 04/01-15/15.
2015 NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Improving Diabetes Management in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes (DP3) Department of Health and Human Services, SRO: Ann Jerkins, Ph.D., 06/24/2015.
2016 NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Type 1 Diabetes Management in Adults (DP3). Department of Health and Human Services, SRO: Dianne Camp, Ph.D., 10/06/2016
National: Other
2005, 2006 Annual Conference Planning Committee, Behavioral Medicine and Psychology Council, American Diabetes Association (ADA).
2011 NIH/OBSSR Adherence Research Network Adherence Self-Report Working Group. One of five invited experts on committee tasked with identifying best practices for measuring adherence by self-report, convened by Dr. Wendy Nilson (Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research), 10/17-10/18/11.
2012-2013 Member, Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) for Phase III trial, “Improving Transition Outcomes through Accessible Health IT and Caregiver Support,” (PI: John D. Piette, funding agency: National Institute on Aging, project period: 9/1/11-8/30/16).
2014-2015 Behavioral Science Consultant, VA Diabetes Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), a national level committee convened by VA Health Services Research and Development Service (US Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Washington DC) to define diabetes research objectives for entire VA system.
2014-present Member, Expert Panel on Adherence, a joint initiative of NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is charged to define best clinical practices for adherence enhancement, as part of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP).
2014-2015 Member, Health Policy Committee (within Society of Behavioral Medicine), which is responsible for creating position statements and white papers for the organization.
2015 Symposium Chair, Improving primary care through culturally responsive initiatives, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, San Antonio, TX; April, 2015.
International
2004 Grant reviewer, The UK Health Foundation, Leading Practice Through Research Program
2014 Session Chair, Blood Glucose and Diabetes Management, Third Annual World Congress of Diabetes, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China, 11/15/2014
2016 Grant reviewer, National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Ministry of Health, Singapore, 10/2016.