Etingen Bella

About

Bella Etingen is an American researcher and professor with a distinguished career in health and healthcare services. After completing her undergraduate studies in Psychology at Loyola University Chicago, she pursued postgraduate studies in the same field, earning a Master's degree in Applied Psychology and a Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology. With over ten years of experience in the healthcare system, Bella Etingen has dedicated herself to leading and executing healthcare services and implementation projects within the Veterans Health Administration system. Dr. Etingen's professional activities take place at utsouthwestern.edu, where she holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Healthcare Economics, Systems, and Policy at the Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Concurrently, she serves as a Health Services Researcher within the Health Systems Research Service at the Veterans Health Administration. Her research methodology encompasses mixed methods, program evaluation, implementation science, and community and stakeholder engagement, and she is a passionate educator with experience teaching courses on applied research methods, statistics, and psychological theory. Dr. Etingen's main research areas are the implementation and evaluation of holistic healthcare, the implementation and evaluation of connected health technologies, and the development of strategies to enhance veteran engagement in their own care, with a particular focus on mental health. His work focuses on creating and testing stakeholder-driven interventions and other promising practices. His research also includes evaluating the impact of integrative mental health treatments on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, an area in which he has made significant contributions through studies demonstrating the effectiveness of innovative approaches in veteran healthcare services.