About Dr. Emily (Foxen-Craft) Scholand
Welcome! I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Michigan. I specialize in helping children, teens, and young adults manage chronic pain, headache and migraine, and chronic illness. I also enjoy helping students and athletes improve coping with stress, anxiety, focus, and other things that get in the way of doing their best. By combining cutting edge evidence-based practices with a personalized approach, I help individuals and families learn tools to better manage their symptoms, develop resilience, and feel empowered to achieve their life goals. In addition to my two offices in Ann Arbor and Farmington Hills, Michigan, I am also authorized to provide telehealth services to individuals in 40 states through PSYPACT (to learn if your state is included, click here).
Prior to founding Pediatric Pain and Behavioral Health, I was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan, where I provided services with children, teens, and young adults struggling with chronic painful conditions, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, physical therapists, and more. I also coordinated with colleagues in Sports Medicine to investigate and address the pain and mental health challenges common to student-athletes. I continue to contribute to research of new innovations in pediatric pain treatment, and training psychology and medical residents in pediatric pain psychology and behavioral health.
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Education and Training:
B.A. McGill University, Honors Psychology
M.A. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Human Services Psychology
Ph.D. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Clinical Psychology, focus on pediatric pain interventions and pediatric psychology
Internship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan at Detroit Medical Center, pediatric psychology and neuropsychology
Postdoctoral fellowship: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at Michigan Medicine, pediatric pain psychology
I have authored many journal articles and presented at professional conferences. I also remain active in advocating and educating about pediatric pain, including co-leading Pediatric Headache ECHO through the University of Michigan, and serving on the Michigan Psychological Association’s Pain Task Force.
Media
Podcast Episodes
Chronic Pain Reset Podcast, Episode 15, Dr. Emily Foxen-Craft – HOPE FOR KIDS WITH CHRONIC PAIN
We discuss updates and perspectives on research, assessment, and treatment of pediatric chronic pain.
Great for clinicians, researchers, parents, and children alike!
Pediatric Meltdown, Episode 162, Migraine Headaches: Assessment, Management, and Relief
Together with a pediatric neurologist, we discuss medical and psychological evaluation and treatment of migraine and headache
in pediatrics.
Especially targeted to clinicians, but also informative to parents as well.
Link to listen on Apple Podcasts
Chronic Pain: A Silent Epidemic (A Podcast from the Midwest Pain Society), Episode 3, Causes of Pain and Pediatric Pain
News Articles
Tips for a Pain Free School Year
Selected Research Articles
Pain Widespreadedness, and Not Primary Pain Location, is Associated With Comorbid Symptoms in Children With Chronic Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain (2023)
Neurobiological antecedents of multisite pain in children. PAIN (2022)
Pain location and widespread pain in youth with orthopaedic conditions: Exploration of the reliability and validity of a body map. European Journal of Pain (2018)
Brief submaximal isometric exercise improves cold pressor pain tolerance. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2017)
