Jennifer Pierce, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Department of Anesthesiology
Burlington Building 1, 325 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 310
Ann Arbor, MI
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Jennifer Pierce, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 2019
    • PhD
      Wayne State University, Detroit, 2017
    • MA
      Wayne State University, Detroit, 2014
    • BA
      University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, 2008
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    Research Overview

    • Characterize trauma exposure and sequelae among chronic pain patients, and their association with unique pain characteristics.
    • Determine mediators and moderators of the association between trauma and pain phenotype, including centralized pain. This includes exploring potential neurobiological, physiological, and socioemotional mechanisms underlying this association.
    • Determine factors that impede or promote positive treatment outcomes among individuals with a history of trauma. This includes understanding implementation of treatment options among trauma victims, whether response to treatment is impacted by history of abuse and trauma sequelae, and how trauma history affects relationships with providers and treatment recommendations.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Understanding facilitators of research participation among adults with self-reported chronic pain - a survey examining hypothetical research participation.
      Start C, McBride M, Zhu G, Shaikh S, Pierce J. BMC Med Res Methodol, 2024 Jan 22; 24 (1): 18 DOI:10.1186/s12874-023-02128-8
      PMID: 38254022
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Adverse Childhood Experiences and Multisite Pain Among Children in the United States
      Kheirabadi D, Smith T, Guo Y, Sun J, Pierce J, Bergmans R, Boehnke K, Schrepf A, Clauw D, Kaplan CC, Arewasikporn A. Journal of Pain, 2024 Apr; 25 (4): 53 DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.244
    • Journal Article
      Broadening the Scope of Resilience in Chronic Pain: Methods, Social Context, and Development.
      Sturgeon JA, Zubieta C, Kaplan CM, Pierce J, Arewasikporn A, Slepian PM, Hassett AL, Trost Z. Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2024 Apr; 26 (4): 112 - 123. DOI:10.1007/s11926-024-01133-0
      PMID: 38270842
    • Journal Article
      Initial validation of the 12-item Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in a retrospective sample of adults with chronic headache.
      Sturgeon JA, Pierce J, Trost Z. Pain Med, 2024 Mar 1; 25 (3): 187 - 193. DOI:10.1093/pm/pnad147
      PMID: 37930882
    • Journal Article
      The Pain Research Enrichment Program (PREP): Developing an immersive program for research assistants at an academic medical center.
      Pierce J, Shaikh S, Zubieta CS, Zhu G. J Clin Transl Sci, 2024 8 (1): e50 DOI:10.1017/cts.2024.489
      PMID: 38510693
    • Journal Article
      Exposure to adversity, TLR-4 stimulated inflammation, and diurnal cortisol in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: A MAPP research network study
      Lutgendorf S, Zia S, Luo Y, O'Donnell M, von Bokhoven A, Bradley C, Gallop R, Pierce J, Taple B, Naliboff B, Clemens Q, Kreder K, Schrepf A. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 2023 Nov; 114: 17 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2024.01.060
    • Journal Article
      Intimate Partner Violence and Telemedicine Usage and Satisfaction Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
      Fatabhoy MG, Zhu G, Lajaunie A, Schneiderhan JR, Pierce J. J Am Board Fam Med, 2023 Oct 11; 36 (5): 755 - 765. DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2023.230021R1
      PMID: 37648405
    • Journal Article
      Mediators of the association between childhood trauma and pain sensitivity in adulthood: a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network analysis.
      Pierce J, Harte SE, Afari N, Bradley CS, Griffith JW, Kim J, Lutgendorf S, Naliboff BD, Rodriguez LV, Taple BJ, Williams D, Harris RE, Schrepf A, MAPP Research Network . Pain, 2023 Sep 1; 164 (9): 1995 - 2008. DOI:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002895
      PMID: 37144687