Michelle C. Accardi-Ravid

Michelle C. Accardi-Ravid, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital

Rehabilitation Psychology Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-581-2267

  • Michelle Accardi-Ravid, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) is a Rehabilitation Psychologist in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She works across the inpatient medical rehabilitation units at the Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital with patients who have had spinal cord injuries/disorders, amputations, stroke, brain injury, transplants, cancer, and more. Her goal is to improve emotional wellness for our patients, families, and teams at NRH. She also likes to collaborate in creative ways to innovate the service. Her special interests include improving the training pipeline in Rehabilitation Psychology and mentoring on early career issues. She is the Training Director of the Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

    Dr. Accardi-Ravid's services are available to the inpatient units at the Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital only.

    Specialties

  • Michelle Accardi-Ravid, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) is a Rehabilitation Psychologist in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She works across the inpatient medical rehabilitation units at the Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital with patients who have had spinal cord injuries/disorders, amputations, stroke, brain injury, transplants, cancer, and more. Her goal is to improve emotional wellness for our patients, families, and teams at NRH. She also likes to collaborate in creative ways to innovate the service. Her special interests include improving the training pipeline in Rehabilitation Psychology and mentoring on early career issues. She is the Training Director of the Rehabilitation Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

    Dr. Accardi-Ravid's services are available to the inpatient units at the Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital only.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -Primary

    Education history

    Fellowship Rehabilitation Psychology - University of Washington Medical Center Fellow
    Behavioral Medicine/Neuropsychology - University of Washington Medical Center Resident
    Doctoral Training Clinical Psychology - Binghamton University - SUNY Ph.D.
    Clinical Psychology - Binghamton University - SUNY M.S.
    Undergraduate Psychology - University of Hartford B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Accardi-Ravid M, Eaton L, Meins A, Godfrey D, Gordon D, Lesnik I, Doorenbos A (2021). A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Patient Experiences of Pain Before and After Spine Surgery. Pain Med, 21(3), 604-612. (Read full article)
    2. Dale RC, Metcalf CL, Langford DJ, Bockman CE, Gordon DB, Krashin DL, Peperzak KA, Breuner AK, Accardi-Ravid MC, Lesnik IK (2019). An Acute Pain Service experience initiating methadone for opioid use disorder in hospitalized patients with acute pain. J Opioid Manag, 15(4), 275-283. (Read full article)
    3. Accardi-Ravid MC, Dyer JR, Sharar SR, Wiechman S, Jensen MP, Hoffman HG, Patterson DR (2018). The Nature of Trauma Pain and Its Association with Catastrophizing and Sleep. Int J Behav Med, 25(6), 698-705. (Read full article)
    4. Accardi M, Cleere C, Lynn SJ, Kirsch I (2014). Placebo versus "standard" hypnosis rationale: attitudes, expectancies, hypnotic responses, and experiences. Am J Clin Hypn, 56(2), 103-14. (Read full article)
    5. Lynn SJ, Barnes S, Deming A, Accardi M (2010). Hypnosis, rumination, and depression: catalyzing attention and mindfulness-based treatments. Int J Clin Exp Hypn, 58(2), 202-21. (Read full article)
    6. Lynn SJ, Green JP, Accardi M, Cleere C (2010). Hypnosis and smoking cessation: the state of the science. Am J Clin Hypn, 52(3), 177-81. (Read full article)
    7. Accardi MC, Milling LS (2009). The effectiveness of hypnosis for reducing procedure-related pain in children and adolescents: a comprehensive methodological review. J Behav Med, 32(4), 328-39. (Read full article)

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