Publications

Selected peer-reviewed papers

Kanzler, K.E., Kunik, K.E. & Aycock, C.A. (2025). Increasing access to behavioral healthcare: Examples of task-shifting in two U.S. government healthcare systems. Families, Systems & Health. 42(4), 626–636. PMID: 38497733. DOI: 10.1037/fsh0000886 PMCID: PMC11967165

Hale, W., *Vacek, S., Crabtree, M., *Grelle, K., Bryan, C., McGeary, D., & Kanzler, K.E. (2023). The benefits of making peace with pain: Chronic pain acceptance moderates the indirect effect of pain severity on suicidal cognitions. Pain Medicine, 24(8), 993-1000. PMID: 37027224 PMCID: PMC10391590 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnad042

Garcini, M., Kanzler, K.E., *Daly, R., *Abraham, C., Hernandez, L., Romero, R. & Rosenfeld, J. (2022). Mind the Gap: Addressing Mental Health Inequities in Underserved Communities. Frontiers in Public Health, 10:928575. PMID: 36172210 PMCID: PMC9510658 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.928575

Kanzler, K. E., McGeary, D. D., McGeary, C., Blankenship, A. E., Young-McCaughan, S., Peterson, A. L., Buhrer, J. C., *Cobos, B. A., Dobmeyer, A. C., Hunter, C. L., Bhagwat, A., *Blue Star, J. A., & Goodie, J. L. (2022). Conducting a pragmatic trial in integrated primary care: Key decision points and considerations. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 29(1), 185-194. PMCID: PMC8184053.DOI: 10.1007/s10880-021-09790-4

Kanzler, K. E., Robinson, P. J., McGeary, D. D., Mintz, J., Kilpela, L. S., Finley, E. P., McGeary, C., Lopez, E.J., Velligan, D., Munante, M., Tsevat, J., *Houston, B., Mathias, C.W., Potter, J.S. & Pugh, J. (2022). Addressing chronic pain with Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in integrated primary care: findings from a mixed methods pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Primary Care, 23(1), 1-14.; PMCID: PMC9011950; DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01690-2

Garcini, L.M., Rosenfeld, J., *Kneese, G., *Bondurant, R., Kanzler, K.E. (2022). Dealing with distress from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mental health stressors and coping strategies in vulnerable Latinx communities. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30: 284-294. PMCID: PMC8251305; 10.1111/hsc.13402

Kanzler, K.E., Kilpela, L.S., Pugh, J., Garcini, L.M., Gaspard, C., Aikens, J.E., Reynero, E., Tsevat, J., Lopez, E., Johnson-Esparza, Y., Ramirez, A., Finley, E.P. (2021). Methodology for task-shifting evidence-based psychological treatments to non-licensed/lay health workers: Protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 11(2), e044012. PMCID: PMC7852942; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044012

Kanzler, K.E. & Ogbeide, S. (2020). Addressing Trauma and Stress in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and the Promise of Integrated Primary Care. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1), S177. [Editor-reviewed publication]. PMCID: PMC7976274; DOI: 10.1037/tra0000761

Kanzler, K.E., Pugh, J., McGeary, D.D., Hale, W., Mathias, C., Kilpela, L., Karns-Wright, T., Robinson, P., Dixon, S., McCracken, L (2019). Mitigating the effect of pain severity on activity and disability in patients with chronic pain: The crucial context of acceptance. Pain Medicine, 20(8), 1509-1518. PMCID: PMC6686120; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny197

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Ogbeide, S., Landoll, R., Nielsen, M.K., Kanzler, K. E. (2018). To go or not go: Patient preference in seeking specialty mental health versus behavioral consultation within the Primary Care Behavioral Health consultation model. Families, Systems, and Health, 36(4):513-517. PMID: 30307267 DOI: 10.1037/fsh0000374

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Kanzler, K.E., Robinson, P.R., McGeary, D.D., Mintz, J., Potter, J., Lopez, E., Dougherty, D.M., *Hale, W.J. & Velligan, D. (2018). Rationale and design of a pilot study examining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for persistent pain in an integrated primary care clinic.

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Vogel, M. E., Kanzler, K.E., Aikens, J. E., Goodie, J. (2017). Integration of behavioral health and primary care: Current knowledge and Future Directions. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(1): 69-84. PMID: 27696126; DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9798-7

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Kanzler, K.E., Goodie, J. L., Hunter, C.L., *Glotfelter, M. A., & Bodart, J. J. (2013). From colleague to patient: Ethical challenges in integrated primary care. Families, Systems & Health, 31, 41-48. PMID: 23566126; DOI: 10.1037/a0031853

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Bryan, C.J., Corso, M.L., Corso, K.A., Morrow, C.E., Kanzler, K.E., & *Ray-Sannerud, B. (2012). Severity of mental health impairment and trajectories of improvement in an integrated primary care clinic. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 80, 396-403. PMID: 22428939; DOI: 10.1037/a0027726

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*Ray-Sannerud, B., Dolan, D., Morrow, C.E., Corso, K.A., Kanzler, K.E., & Corso, M.L. Bryan, C.J. (2012). Longitudinal outcomes after brief behavioral health intervention in an integrated primary care clinic. Families, Systems & Health, 30, 60-71. PMID: 22288398; DOI: 10.1037/a0027029

Public-Facing Articles

Kanzler, K.E. (2025, April 25). I’m a scientist. My research to prevent diabetes in Latinos isn’t woke. It’s efficient. Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/diabetes-research-cuts-latino-hispanic-20265870.php

Joseph E., Robinson, P., & Kanzler, K.E. (Dec, 2022). Living Well with Type 2 Diabetes. Published online at https://www.sbm.org/healthy-living/living-well-with-type-2-diabetes

Spanish version: Joseph E., Robinson, P., Morris, O., Romero, R., & Kanzler, K.E. (Dec, 2022). Viviendo bien con la Diabetes Tipo 2. Published online at https://www.sbm.org/UserFiles/file/SBMHLDiabetes_Spanish.pdf