Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD is a clinical health psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Founding Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director of the Office for Research Careers within the Center for Academic Development and Enrichment at Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers. She also serves as Associate Chief of Research in the Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers Psychiatry Department. Her research focuses on developing, optimizing, testing, and implementing technology-enhanced mind-body and lifestyle interventions for patients, caregivers, and patient-caregiver dyads across the continuum from health to illness and across the lifespan. Dr. Vranceanu’s work spans multiple populations, with particular emphasis on pain, neurological illness, brain injury, and dementia, and includes expertise in intervention development, clinical trials, qualitative and mixed methods, and implementation science. Her research has been continuously funded by the NIH, PCORI, DoD, and foundations since 2009. Dr. Vranceanu is passionate about mentoring and founded and co-leads the CHOIR “K Club,” which brings together investigators developing or executing K or R grants. She also co-leads the T32 Bridge the Gap, R25 Dementia Palliative Care, and other interdisciplinary research and training programs.