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Michael DiMarco, PsyD

Senior Psychologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine

UW Pain Treatment and Research Center
5249 East Terrace Drive
Madison, WI 53718

Appointments: UW East Pain Clinic (608) 263-9550

Office: (608) 265-6528

Fax: (608) 263-0135

Send an email to Michael DiMarco, PsyD mdimarcojr@uwhealth.org

Education

  • PsyD, Clinical Health Psychology, Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Chicago Campus, 1994-1999
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, 1999-2001
  • Post Graduate Certificate, Corporate Counseling, UW Milwaukee, 2005-2006
  • Behavioral Medicine Clinical Internship, UW School of Medicine, Milwaukee Campus, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 1998-1999
  • MA Clinical Psychology, Farleigh Dickinson University, Florham-Madison, New Jersey, 1991-1994
  • BA Psychology, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, New York, 1987-1991

Clinical Specialties

Dr. DiMarco provides health psychology services to individuals diagnosed with chronic pain disorders, headache, work-related injuries, and pre-surgical psychological evaluation for a variety of procedures. Cognitive-behavioral and insight oriented intervention include stress management, biofeedback, relaxation training, and motivational enhancement therapy to develop positive health habits. 

Research Interests

Health behavior change and adherence to medical treatment planning.

Publications

Gore-Felton C, DiMarco M. (2007). AIDS and Trauma in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for Prevention, Treatment and Policy. In Carll EK (Ed), Trauma Psychology: Issues in Violence, Disaster, Health, and Illness, Vol. 2 (pp79-107). New York, NY: Greenwood Praeger.

Gore-Felton C, DiMarco M. (2007). Case Study Four: Protecting the rights of human subjects who participate in HIV/AIDS research: Balancing the ethics of beneficence and justice. In Loue S, Pike E (Eds) Case Studies in Ethics and HIV Research (pp 168-174). New York, NY: Springer Science and Business Media, LLC

DiMarco M, Zoline S. (2004).  Duty to Warn and HIV-related psychotherapy: Decision-making and Biases Among Psychologists. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 1 (2), 68-85. Web site: www.psychologicalpublishing.com/ccpj/)

Kalichman SC, DiMarco M, Austin J, Luke W, DiFonzo K. (2003). Stress, social support, and HIV status disclosure to family and friends among HIV positive men and women. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 26, 315-332.

Catz S, Heckman T, Kochman A, DiMarco M. (2001). Rates and correlates of HIV treatment adherence among late middle-aged and older adults living with HIV disease. Psychology Health & Medicine Journal, 6 (1), 47-58.

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