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Mary Beth Spitznagel, PhD

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Mary Beth Spitznagle
2020-2023
Professor
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Biography

Mary Beth Spitznagel, PhD completed her degree in clinical psychology at Ohio University and postdoctoral fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. With specialized fellowship training in clinical neuropsychology, her early research focused on caregiver burden in family members of people with dementia.

After providing care for her dog with a terminal illness, she expanded her focus to consider how caregiver burden affects pet owners, and how owners’ distress, in turn, affects veterinarians. Together with her Clinical Scholars Team, she has developed an evidence-based program to reduce this transfer of owner burden to workers in veterinary medicine, a significant risk factor for stress and burnout, and hopes to reduce mental health stigma in the field.

She maintains a science blog related to this work at www.petcaregiverburden.com. Dr. Spitznagel is currently a staff neuropsychologist for Summa Health System in Akron Ohio and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University.

Project Addressing the Veterinarian Mental Health Crisis through an ACT-Based Program ,
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