Abigail Rolbiecki-Adams, PhD, MPH, MSW

Associate Professor, Family Medicine


Publications

  • Canfield SM, Canada KE, Rolbiecki AJ, Petroski GF. Feasibility and acceptability of an online mental health intervention for pregnant women and their partners: a mixed method study with a pilot randomized control trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Oct 18;23(1):739. PubMed PMID: 37853333
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Washington KT, Holman JG, Lee JE. Sense making in the wake of familial death: "I continue to work through those feelings". Death Stud. 2023 Sep 19;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37725580
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Govindarajan A, Froeliger B. Immersive virtual reality and neurofeedback for the management of cancer symptoms during treatment. Support Care Cancer. 2023 Jul 26;31(8):493. PubMed PMID: 37493785
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Washington K, Posley K. "Everybody Needs to Talk About Their Child": A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of Bereaved Parents' Experiences in Digital Storytelling. Omega (Westport). 2023 Apr 5;:302228231169150. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37017406
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Washington KT, Bitsicas KC, Lero CM, Spinner E, Akard TF. Digital Storytelling for Bereaved Individuals in a Virtual Setting. Omega (Westport). 2024 Feb;88(3):951-960. PubMed PMID: 34866480
  • Teti M, Benson J, Washington K, Rolbiecki A. "Each Day We Lose a Little More": Visual Depictions of Family Caregiving for Persons with Dementia. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Jul;42(7):1642-1650. PubMed PMID: 36855331
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Craig K, Megan Polniak, Smith J, Ghosh P, Mehr DR. Virtual Reality and Neurofeedback for Management of Cancer Symptoms: A Feasibility Pilot. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Mar;40(3):291-298. PubMed PMID: 35723043
  • Oliver DP, Ersek M, White P, Jorgenson L, Pitzer K, Rolbiecki A, Mayahara M, Washington K, Demiris G. Addressing Statistical Power and Increasing Diversity in Hospice Research: Electronic Medical Record Participant Identification Compared to Nurse Referral Approaches to Recruitment. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Dec;68(6):594-602. PubMed PMID: 39197694
  • Brungardt A, Wibben A, Shanbhag P, Boeldt D, Youngwerth J, Tompkins A, Rolbiecki AJ, Coats H, LaGasse AB, Kutner JS, Lum HD. Patient Outcomes of a Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy Pilot in Palliative Care. Palliat Med Rep. 2024;5(1):278-285. PubMed PMID: 39070962
  • Dorr DA, Montgomery E, Ghumman AJ, Michaels L, Rolbiecki A, Canfield S, Shaffer V, Johnson B, Lockwood M, Ghosh P, Martinez W, Koopman R. Study protocol: Collaboration Oriented Approach to Controlling High blood pressure (COACH) in adults - a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 8;14(7):e085898. PubMed PMID: 38977368
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Froeliger B, Smith J, Ying J, Canfield S, Posley K, Polniak M, Dotson D. Virtual reality and neurofeedback as a supportive approach to managing cancer symptoms for patients receiving treatment: A brief report of a feasibility trial. Palliat Support Care. 2024 Aug;22(4):811-817. PubMed PMID: 38454804
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Washington KT, Bitsicas KC, Lero CM, Spinner E, Akard TF. Digital Storytelling for Bereaved Individuals in a Virtual Setting. Omega (Westport). 2024 Feb;88(3):951-960. PubMed PMID: 34866480
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Washington KT, Holman JG, Lee JE. Sense making in the wake of familial death: "I continue to work through those feelings". Death Stud. 2025 Jan;49(1):51-58. PubMed PMID: 37725580
  • Rolbiecki AJ, Washington K, Bitsicas K, Teti M, Temple D, Lero C. Digital storytelling: Narrating meaning in bereavement. Death Stud. 2025 Jan;49(1):68-76. PubMed PMID: 33730982

Professional Memberships

  • North American Primary Care Research Group, Member
  • Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network, Member
  • American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), Member
  • University of Colorado Cancer Center, Mentored Member
Public Speaking
Yes