Buckley, Maria

Maria L Buckley

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Overview

Dr. Buckley obtained her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at The University at Albany. She completed her internship at The Greater Hartford Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium. Her major areas of focus include pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation and weight management. Dr. Buckley supervises psychology residents in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation service within The Miriam Hospital Behavioral Medicine, Cardiovascular and Primary Care Rotation at Brown.

Brown Affiliations

Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Research

Scholarly Work

Busch, A. M., Scott-Sheldon, L. A., Pierce, J., Chattillion, E., Cunningham, K., Buckley, M. L. Mazer, J.M., Blaney, C.L. & Carey, M.P. Depression Predicts Pulmonary Rehabilitation Completion among Women, but not Men. Respiratory Medicine, 2014; 108, 1007-1013.

Busch, A. M., Leavens, E. L., Wagener, T. L., Buckley, M. L., Tooley, E. M. Prevalence, Reasons for Use, and Risk Perception of Electronic Cigarettes among Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Smokers. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 2016; 36, 352-7.

Pack, Q.R., Bauldoff, G., Lichtman, S.W., Buckley, M., Eichenauer, K., Gavic, A., Garvey, C., King, M..L. Prioritization, development, and validation of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation performance measures. Journal Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 2018; 38: 208-214.

Blackstock, F.C.,Lareau, S.C., Nici, L., ZuWallack, R., Bourbeau, G., Buckley, M. Durning, S., Effing, T.W., Egbert, E., Goldstein, R.S., Kelly, W., Lee, A., Meek, P. M., Singh, S. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Education in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. An Official American Thoracic Society/Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand/Canadian Thoracic Society/British Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2018; 15, 769-784.

Buckley, M., Eichenauer, K. (2019). Ch. 5 Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention. Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, 5^th ed. American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, Inc.

Gathright, E.C., Busch, A.M, Buckley, M.L., Stabile, L., DeAngelis, J., Whited, M.C., & Wu, W. Improvements in depressive symptoms and affect during cardiac rehabilitation: Predictors and potential mechanisms. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 2019; 39, 27-32.

Eastus, C.C., Baez, DE., Buckley, M.L., Lee J., Adami A. Structured exercise interventions positively affect cognitive function in older individuals with stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a scoping review. Front Rehabil Sci, 2022; 3: 987356.

Buckley, M.L., Wycoff, A.M., Mahoney, K., Pierce, J F., Simmons, J., Adami, A. Improvements in Dyspnea Following Traditional Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Long COVID. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 2024; 44:141-143.

Background

Education and Training

Year	Degree	Institution
1999	PhD	State University of New York at Albany
1989	MS	University of Pennsylvania
1986	BA	Russell Sage College

Honors and Awards

(2018) Distinguished Service Award, The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

(2015) Fellowship Award, The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

(2008) Teaching Recognition Award, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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