Pari Thibodeau, PhD, LCSW

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry


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Graduate Schools
  • MSW, Washington University In St. Louis (2017)
  • PhD, University of Denver (2023)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Elon University (NC) (2015)
Department
Psychiatry

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor
  • Therapist

Research Interests

Workforce wellbeing, workforce mental health, mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan, health systems research, integrated healthcare, and patient centered care.

Publications

  • Fainstad, T., Mann, A., Suresh, K., Shah, P.T., Dieujuste, N., Thurmon, K., & Jones, C. D. (2022). Effect of a novel online group-coaching program to reduce burnout in female resident physicians: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA network open, 5(5), e2210752.10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10752
  • Rosten, T., Gaitan, G., Shah, P.T., & Walls, E. (2022). Social work practice in the time of quarantine: A photo elicitation study of experiences of remote work during COVID-19. Advances in Social Work, 22(1), 110-132. https://doi.org/10.18060/25561
  • Greenfield, J. C., Weikel, B. W., Bourque, S. L., Hwang, S. S., Klawetter, S., Roybal, K. L., Palau, M. A., Scott, J., Shah, P., Brown, K., & Neu, M. (2022). Comparisons of three measures of maternal engagement activities in the neonatal intensive care unit. Nursing Research, 71(3), 241–249. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000582
  • Shah, P.T. (2022). Invisible Transformations. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 28(1), 88–90. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1896
  • Thibodeau PS, Nash A, Greenfield JC, Bellamy JL. The Association of Moral Injury and Healthcare Clinicians' Wellbeing: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 5;20(13). PubMed PMID: 37444147
  • Bourque, S. L., Weikel, B. W., Palau, M. A., Greenfield, J. C., Hall, A., Klawetter, S., Neu, M., Scott, J., Shah, P.T., Roybal, K. L., & Hwang, S. S. (2021). The association of social factors and time spent in the NICU for mothers of very preterm infants. Hospital Pediatrics, 11(9), 988–996. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2021-005861
  • Thibodeau, P. S., Park, I. Y., Dunbar, A. Z., & He, A. (2023). What makes a good learning culture? The role of professional development among child welfare workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 150, 106974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106974
  • Klawetter, S., Weikel, B., Roybal, K., Cetin, N., Uretsky, M. C., Bourque, S. L., Hall, A., Hwang, S. S., Neu, M., Palau, M. A., Scott, J., Shah, P., & Greenfield, J. C. (2023). Social determinants of health and parenting self-efficacy among mothers of preterm infants. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 14(2), 411–429. https://doi.org/10.1086/716303
  • Albright, K., Shah, P., Santodomingo, M., & Scandlyn, J. (2020). Dissemination of information about climate change by state and local public health departments: United States, 2019-2020. American Journal of Public Health, 110(8), 1184–1190. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305723
  • Hwang, S. S., Weikel, B. W., Palau, M. A., Greenfield, J. C., Klawetter, S., Neu, M., Roybal, K. L., Scott, J., Shah, P.T., & Bourque, S. L. (2023). NICU visitation time and adherence to safe sleep practices among mothers of very preterm infants. Advances in Neonatal Care, 23(4), 365–376. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000001066
  • Mann, A., Fainstad, T., Shah, P.T., Dieujuste, N., Thurmon, K., Dunbar, K., & Jones, C. (2022). "We're all going through it": Impact of an online group coaching program for medical trainees: A qualitative analysis. BMC medical education, 22(1), 675. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03729-5
  • Thibodeau, P. S., Nash, A., Greenfield, J. C., & Bellamy, J. L. (2023). The association of moral injury and healthcare clinicians' wellbeing: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(13), 6300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136300
  • Thibodeau, P. S., Park, I. Y., Dunbar, A. Z., & He, A. (2023). What makes a good learning culture? The role of professional development among child welfare workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 150, 106974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106974
  • Mann A, Shah AN, Thibodeau PS, Dyrbye L, Syed A, Woodward MA, Thurmon K, Jones CD, Dunbar KS, Fainstad T. Online Well-Being Group Coaching Program for Women Physician Trainees: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2335541. PubMed PMID: 37792378
  • Fainstad, T., Syed, A., Thibodeau, P.S., Vinaithirthan, V., Jones, C., Mann, A. (2024). Long term impact of an online physician group-coaching program to improve burnout and self-compassion in trainees. Journal of Healthcare Management.
  • Syed, A., Thibodeau, P.S., Dieujuste, N., Jones, C., Dunbar, K., Mann, A., & Fainstad, T. (2024). Examining the impact of moral injury on burnout, impostor syndrome and low self-compassion amongst female medical trainees: A secondary analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
  • Fainstad, T., Rodriguez, R., Kreisel, C., Caragol, J., Thibodeau, P.S., Kostiuk, M., & Mann, A. (2024). "Impact of an online group-coaching program on ambulatory faculty clinician wellbeing: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of American Board of Family Medicine.
  • Thibodeau, P.S., Arena, A., Wolfson, H., Talamantes, M., Albright, K. (2024). “Working within broken systems”: Social workers bridge the fractures of U.S. healthcare: A qualitative inquiry using street-level bureaucracy. Social Science & Medicine.

Practice Locations

CU Medicine Psychiatry - Stress, Trauma, Adversity Research, and Treatment (START)
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 4095
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-1669

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, License (2019)
Care Philosophy
I commit to honoring the whole person, building trusting relationships, and supporting individuals' goals and needs throughout the therapeutic process.

Personal Interests
Outside of work, I love reading, spending quality time with family and friends, and continuing my learning in the arts (drawing, painting, & playing music).

Public Speaking
Yes