Gretchen Lovett, Ph.D.

"Gretchen Lovett"

Gretchen Lovett, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences

Office: C304
​Phone: 304-520-2586

Education and Training

PhD: Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia
MA: Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia
BA: English and Psychology, University of Virginia

Postdoctoral Training

Clinical Psychology Internship
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Intern in Pediatric Neuropsychology

Certifications

National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Certificate, 1997

Opioid Dependence 101 and MAT, 2019

Licensure

WV Licensed Psychologist #642

Publications

Refereed Journals (descending order most recent first, modified APA style)

1.    Lovett G, Schuler S, and Pence L. There is Time for Patient-Centered Care.

Medical Encounter, Vol 26, No 4. 2012

2.    Griffith B, Lovett G, Pyle D and Miller W.  Self-rated health in rural Appalachia:

Health perceptions are incongruent with health status and health behaviors. British Medical Journal: Public Health, 2011.

3.    Lovett GD, Swarm GM. Medication error and apology: A standardized patient

encounter for 1st year medical students. Medical Encounter; 22(2):23-25. 2008

4.    McJunkin JE, DeLosReyes EC, Irazuzta JE, Caceres MJ, Khan RR, Minnich SM, Fu KD, Lovett GD, Tsai T, Thompson A.   LaCrosse Encephalitis in Children.

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol 344:801-817. 2001.

Presentations

Invited Presentations and Workshops

Lovett, Gretchen D. “Communication Skills” WVSOM and Mountain State OPTI:  DME and Teaching Physicians Seminar & Hospital Day.  Greenbrier Hotel, 2006.

Lovett, Gretchen D.  Autism Early Diagnosis.  Seminar presented at the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine, Primary Care Update, 2005.

Peer-reviewed Presentations and Workshops

Lovett, G. (2020). Reluctance of WV Physicians to provide MAT for OUD. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Portland, OR.

Lovett, Gretchen D. and Nemitz, James.  Academic Support and Intervention in Medical Education.  Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Conference, 2006.

Lovett, Gretchen D.  Using Role-Play Techniques to Teach About Death and Dying.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting, 2006.

Poster presentations

Ahmed, S., Harold, Z., Naeem, A., Newman, N., Shiffer, V., Sinitsa, I., Lovett, G., Nazar,

A.  Appropriate clinical strategies for working with the unique needs of patients who practice Islam. Poster presented at 2021 West Virginia Rural Health Association; October, 2021; WVSOM, Virtual.

Ahmed, S., Harold, Z., Naeem, A., Newman, N., Shiffer, V., Sinitsa, I., Lovett, G., Nazar,

 A.  Treating from another culture: Enhancing medical student comfort levels in treating Muslim patients.  Poster presented at 2021 West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association; November 2021; WVSOM, Virtual.

Ahmed, S., Harold, Z., Naeem, A., Newman, N., Shiffer, V., Sinitsa, I., Lovett, G., Nazar,

 A.  Student developed didactic presentation on treating diverse population.  Poster presented at 2022 AAMC Health Workforce Research Committee; May, 2022; Virtual.

Estrella, E., Gordon, A., Mbakwe, A., Robinson, K., Lovett, G., Nazar, A., Morrow, R.

 Teaching cultural competency through the lens of a sickle cell pain crisis.  Poster presented at 2022 AMEC Student National Medical Association; April, 2022; Virtual .

Karczewski, K, Allwes, M, Kowalsky, J, Ennis, J, Botross, M, Foster, E, Morrison, C, Hereford, C, Lovett, G, Ridpath, L. (2021). Perceptions of Stigma Among People Who Use IV Drugs in Rural WV. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2021.

WVSOM Co-Curricular Training Event: “Cultural and Clinical Concerns in Treating Muslim Women” 5/13/21. Member of Design and Implementation Team.

Channel 59 Interview on WVSOM adaptation to COVID-19. 1/22/21

Karczewski, K, Allwes, M, Kowalsky, J, Ennis, J, Botross, M, Foster, E, Morrison, C, Hereford, C, Lovett, G, Ridpath, L. (2021). Perceptions of Stigma Among People Who Use IV Drugs in Rural WV.

Lovett, G. Wise, C. (2020). Difficult Conversations. Using SPs to teach students about opioid use. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Portland, OR.

Wise, C., and Lovett, G. (2017). Using rural SPs to produce a Communication Lab on LGBTQA competencies.  Association of Standardized Patient Educators, 2017.  Alexandria, Virginia.

Schuler S, Bowyer D, Lovett G, Holbrook A, and Williams A. (2015). Lessons learned from a three year competency based medical simulation interprofessional experience. Poster presented at Inter Professional Education Consortium, November 2016, Dulles, VA.

Swarm G, Bennett D, Kaye K, Thomas E, Martin E, Johnson R, Nazar A, and Lovett G.

(2013) Eye Contact and Communication. Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference; May, 2013.

Griffith BN, Lovett GD, Pyle DN and Miller WC.  Self-Rated Health in Rural Appalachia: Health Perceptions are Incongruent with Health Status and Health Behaviors. National Rural Health Conference, 2012.

Brubaker RH, Jacobson BA, Lehman B, Hardy CL, Dave S, Lovett G, Cochran J, Leonard T, Griffith BN, and Miller WC. Health Index Score (HIS) & Health Enhancement Response (HER) Score Card Campaign: Improving Health in Rural Appalachia.  West Virginia Rural Health Conference, 2011.

Jacobson BA, Brubaker RH, Lehman B, Hardy CL, Dave S, Lovett G, Cochran J, Leonard, T, Miller WC, and Griffith BN.  Does Self-Perception of Rural Appalachians Positively Correlate to One’s Health Status and Health Behaviors?   Annual Meeting of the American Osteopathic Association, 2011.

Baker H, Lovett G. Does rural background predict entry to family medicine and rural practice? Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2011.

Lovett, Gretchen. I-I-P-S-L-A-W: A mnemonic for Suicide Assessment.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 2010.

Lovett G, and Schuler S. There is time…to treat the whole person. Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 2009.

Nazar, Andrea; Boisvert, Craig and Lovett, Gretchen.  S-H-O-R-E-S: A Mnemonic for Collecting Social History.  Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Convention, 2009.

Baker, Helen H.; Swarm, Gail and Lovett, Gretchen D. Correlates of family medicine and osteopathic medicine:  what we profess and what we evaluate.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family medicine annual meeting, Baltimore, May 2008.

Bridges E, Soper E, Lovett G, Fisk R, Baker H.  Percentages vs. numbers: Measuring program success.  AOA Research Conference Abstracts, 2008.

Lovett, Gretchen D.; Swarm, Gail M.; and Baker, Helen H.  Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks:  Communication Skills Training for Experienced Clinicians.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 2007.

Baker, Helen H. and Lovett, Gretchen D.  Correlates with a Third-Year OSCE:  Admissions, Courses, Written Boards, PE and Specialty Choice.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Predoctoral Conference, 2006.

Doyle, Dan; Swarm, Gail M.; Lovett, Gretchen D.; Baker, Helen H.; Cannarella, Rosemarie; and Vestal, April L.  West Virginia Teaching Communication Skills Initiative.  Abstracts of the American Association for Communication in Healthcare (AACH) Annual Meeting, 2006.

Swarm, Gail; Schuler, Stephanie; Bryant, Jane; Lovett, Gretchen; Foster, Bob; Modrzakowski, Malcolm; Baker, Helen.  Using Self-evaluation as a Tool for Improving Communications Skills in Year 2 of the Osteopathic Medical Education Curriculum.  Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual meeting, 2005.

Swarm, Gail; Adelman, Michael D.; Schuler, Stephanie; Cope, Michael K.; Baker, Helen H.; Bryant, Jane; Foster, Bob; Lovett, Gretchen.  Evaluation of Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and Professionalism on a 3rd Year OSCE for Osteopathic Medical Students.   Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Conference, 2005.

Abstracts

Ahmed, S., Harold, Z., Naeem, A., Newman, N., Shiffer, V., Sinitsa, I., Lovett, G., Nazar,

A.  Appropriate clinical strategies for working with the unique needs of patients who practice Islam. Poster presented at 2021 West Virginia Rural Health Association; October, 2021; WVSOM, Virtual.

Ahmed, S., Harold, Z., Naeem, A., Newman, N., Shiffer, V., Sinitsa, I., Lovett, G., Nazar,

 A.  Treating from another culture: Enhancing medical student comfort levels in treating Muslim patients.  Poster presented at 2021 West Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association; November 2021; WVSOM, Virtual.

Ahmed, S., Harold, Z., Naeem, A., Newman, N., Shiffer, V., Sinitsa, I., Lovett, G., Nazar,

 A.  Student developed didactic presentation on treating diverse population.  Poster presented at 2022 AAMC Health Workforce Research Committee; May, 2022; Virtual.

Estrella, E., Gordon, A., Mbakwe, A., Robinson, K., Lovett, G., Nazar, A., Morrow, R.

 Teaching cultural competency through the lens of a sickle cell pain crisis.  Poster presented at 2022 AMEC Student National Medical Association; April, 2022; Virtual .

Karczewski, K, Allwes, M, Kowalsky, J, Ennis, J, Botross, M, Foster, E, Morrison, C, Hereford, C, Lovett, G, Ridpath, L. (2021). Perceptions of Stigma Among People Who Use IV Drugs in Rural WV. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2021.

WVSOM Co-Curricular Training Event: “Cultural and Clinical Concerns in Treating Muslim Women” 5/13/21. Member of Design and Implementation Team.

Channel 59 Interview on WVSOM adaptation to COVID-19. 1/22/21

Karczewski, K, Allwes, M, Kowalsky, J, Ennis, J, Botross, M, Foster, E, Morrison, C, Hereford, C, Lovett, G, Ridpath, L. (2021). Perceptions of Stigma Among People Who Use IV Drugs in Rural WV.

Lovett, G. Wise, C. (2020). Difficult Conversations. Using SPs to teach students about opioid use. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Portland, OR.

Lovett, G. (2020). Reluctance of WV Physicians to provide MAT for OUD. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Portland, OR.

Wise, C., and Lovett, G. (2017). Using rural SPs to produce a Communication Lab on LGBTQA competencies.  Association of Standardized Patient Educators, 2017.  Alexandria, Virginia.

Schuler S, Bowyer D, Lovett G, Holbrook A, and Williams A. (2015). Lessons learned from a three year competency based medical simulation interprofessional experience. Poster presented at Inter Professional Education Consortium, November 2016, Dulles, VA.

Swarm G, Bennett D, Kaye K, Thomas E, Martin E, Johnson R, Nazar A, and Lovett G.(2013) Eye Contact and Communication. Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference; May, 2013.

Griffith BN, Lovett GD, Pyle DN and Miller WC.  Self-Rated Health in Rural Appalachia: Health Perceptions are Incongruent with Health Status and Health Behaviors. National Rural Health Conference, 2012.

Brubaker RH, Jacobson BA, Lehman B, Hardy CL, Dave S, Lovett G, Cochran J, Leonard T, Griffith BN, and Miller WC. Health Index Score (HIS) & Health Enhancement Response (HER) Score Card Campaign: Improving Health in Rural Appalachia.  West Virginia Rural Health Conference, 2011.

Jacobson BA, Brubaker RH, Lehman B, Hardy CL, Dave S, Lovett G, Cochran J, Leonard, T, Miller WC, and Griffith BN.  Does Self-Perception of Rural Appalachians Positively Correlate to One’s Health Status and Health Behaviors?   Annual Meeting of the American Osteopathic Association, 2011.

Baker H, Lovett G. Does rural background predict entry to family medicine and rural practice? Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2011.

Lovett, Gretchen. I-I-P-S-L-A-W: A mnemonic for Suicide Assessment.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 2010.

Lovett G, and Schuler S. There is time…to treat the whole person. Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 2009.

Nazar, Andrea; Boisvert, Craig and Lovett, Gretchen.  S-H-O-R-E-S: A Mnemonic for Collecting Social History.  Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Convention, 2009.

Baker, Helen H.; Swarm, Gail and Lovett, Gretchen D. Correlates of family medicine and osteopathic medicine:  what we profess and what we evaluate.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family medicine annual meeting, Baltimore, May 2008.

Bridges E, Soper E, Lovett G, Fisk R, Baker H.  Percentages vs. numbers: Measuring program success.  AOA Research Conference Abstracts, 2008.

Lovett, Gretchen D.; Swarm, Gail M.; and Baker, Helen H.  Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks:  Communication Skills Training for Experienced Clinicians.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, 2007.

Baker, Helen H. and Lovett, Gretchen D.  Correlates with a Third-Year OSCE:  Admissions, Courses, Written Boards, PE and Specialty Choice.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Predoctoral Conference, 2006.

Lovett, Gretchen D. and Nemitz, James.  Academic Support and Intervention in Medical Education.  Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Conference, 2006.

Lovett, Gretchen D.  Using Role-Play Techniques to Teach About Death and Dying.  Abstracts of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting, 2006.

Doyle, Dan; Swarm, Gail M.; Lovett, Gretchen D.; Baker, Helen H.; Cannarella, Rosemarie; and Vestal, April L.  West Virginia Teaching Communication Skills Initiative.  Abstracts of the American Association for Communication in Healthcare (AACH) Annual Meeting, 2006.

Lovett, Gretchen D. “Communication Skills” WVSOM and Mountain State OPTI:  DME and Teaching Physicians Seminar & Hospital Day.  Greenbrier Hotel, 2006.

Swarm, Gail; Schuler, Stephanie; Bryant, Jane; Lovett, Gretchen; Foster, Bob; Modrzakowski, Malcolm; Baker, Helen.  Using Self-evaluation as a Tool for Improving Communications Skills in Year 2 of the Osteopathic Medical Education Curriculum.  Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual meeting, 2005.

Swarm, Gail; Adelman, Michael D.; Schuler, Stephanie; Cope, Michael K.; Baker, Helen H.; Bryant, Jane; Foster, Bob; Lovett, Gretchen.  Evaluation of Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and Professionalism on a 3rd Year OSCE for Osteopathic Medical Students.   Abstracts of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Conference, 2005.

Lovett, Gretchen D.  Autism Early Diagnosis.  Seminar presented at the West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine, Primary Care Update, 2005.