Biographical summary
Brian Arizmendi, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Board-Certified Clinical Health Psychologist with specialties in:
- Psychogastroenterology (e.g., disorders of the gut-brain interaction, coping with chronic GI illness)
- GI Psychology and Bariatric Psychology
- Psychological coping in chronic illness such as inflammatory bowel diseases
- Interdisciplinary care models
His areas of research include:
- The impact of chronic stress on health and physiological functioning
- Optimizing healthcare delivery and evidence-based health interventions in medical settings.
- Grief and Loss
- Use of novel technology to enhance healthcare tools (e.g., virtual reality).
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2019
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical Psychology - Primary Care Mental Health Integration & Medical PsychologyPhoenix VA Health Care System
- 2018
Doctor of Philosophy - Psychology; Health PsychologyUniversity of Arizona
- 2018
Internship - Clinical Psychology - Behavioral MedicineVA Palo Alto Health Care System
- 2014
MA - Clinical PsychologyUniversity of Arizona
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2023
Research Category Time AwardDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Arizona
- 2019
ABPP Scholarship - Early Career AwardAmerican Academy of Clinical Health Psychology
- 2016
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant University of Arizona
- 2015
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant - Symposium PresentationUniversity of Arizona
- 2015
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant - Symposium PresentationUniversity of Arizona
- 2013
Graduate and Professional Student Council Research and Project Grant - Symposium PresentationUniversity of Arizona
- 2010
Honor's Thesis - VanderWeele Fund Student Research Grant Occidental College
- 2009
Honor's Thesis - Academic Student Project Research Grant Occidental College
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
TreasurerArizona Psychology Foundation
- 2021 - present
MemberThe Rome Foundation
- 2020 - present
Board MemberArizona Psychology Foundation
- 2019 - present
MemberArizona Psychological Association
- 2019 - 2021
MemberTraining Committee, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHCS)
- 2018 - present
MemberAssociation of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHCS)
- 2018 - 2019
Intern RepresentativePsychology Service Evaluation Committee, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
- 2016
ParticipantFocus Group, Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science (CAAPS)
- 2016 - present
MemberDivision 38 - Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
- 2016 - present
MemberSociety of Behavioral Medicine
- 2016 - present
MemberThe Dana Foundation
- 2015 - 2017
Campus RepresentativeAmerican Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), University of Arizona
- 2013 - 2015
MemberColloquium Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
- 2013 - 2015
Student RepresentativeBoard of Directors, Southern Arizona Psychological Association (SAPA)
Publications