Laura Maphis, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health, Department of Internal Medicine
Undergraduate Degree:
BS, Psychology, Appalachian State University
Graduate Degrees:
MA, Clinical Health Psychology, Appalachian State University
PhD, Clinical Psychology with a dual emphasis in rural behavioral health and primary
care psychology, East Tennessee State University
Residency and Fellowship:
Geisinger Medical Center, Adult Psychology, Primary Care Psychology and Behavioral
Medicine
Areas of Special Interest:
- Primary care behavioral health.
- Depression care management.
- Lifestyle medicine.
- Older adults.
Brief Bio:
Dr. Maphis is passionate about effecting primary care practice transformation and building systems to better support patients’ and health care teams’ management of mental health and lifestyle/behavioral factors contributing to poor health.
She has 10-plus years of experience in the medical setting In addition to collaborating with patients and health care teams, Dr. Maphis has experience teaching medical and behavioral health learners, researching, and directing quality initiatives.
Dr. Maphis is a fan of the Scandanavian concept of hygge, the Blue Ridge Mountains, yoga, and her friends, family and fur baby.