Integrating psychology into primary care earns national recognition

Barbara Cubic, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Barbara Cubic, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was awarded the 2016 Presidential Citation by the American Psychological Association (APA) in recognition of her work to integrate psychology into primary-care medicine. The APA referred to Dr. Cubic as a "trailblazer" and a central force in training psychologists to serve as clinicians, faculty, researchers and leaders in primary-care settings.

"Dr. Cubic has brought both prestige and reputational advantage to our school as a leader of promoting the integration of behavioral health and primary care in an academic health center," says Stephen Deutsch, MD, PhD, the Anne Armistead Robinson Chair in Psychiatry of EVMS and Chair and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. "I am delighted that she is the recipient of the presidential citation, a recognition that she so richly deserves."

Dr. Cubic has a long history of leading the charge for integrating behavioral health trainees into the primary-care setting. For more than a decade, she has served as the principal investigator on multiple U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration grants to explore models of training for integrated practices.