Site 08 Boston Staff Bio
Terri K. Pogoda, PhD
Site Principal Investigator
Terri K. Pogoda, PhD is an experimental psychologist and core investigator at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), located at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She has worked at the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2005 and is also a Research Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her health services research focuses on return to civilian life and long-term outcomes among Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She is also the local principal investigator of the LIMBIC-CENC Prospective Longitudinal Study at VA Boston. Dr. Pogoda studies the individual, health, and policy factors that influence a Veteran’s decision-making on whether to seek employment and experience of returning to work. She has a special interest in VA and other programs that can help a Veteran return to work and has conducted research on the implementation of Supported Employment for Veterans with TBI and PTSD.
Katelyn Marchany
Clinical Research Program Manager
Katelyn Marchany, MPH is a Senior Project Manager at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), located at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She has been with the LIMBIC-CENC Prospective Longitudinal Study since its start at Boston in 2017, and has been with the VA since 2012.