Psychologist, Director of Behavioral Science, Clinical Professor, Idaho State University

Verena Roberts, PhD is the Director of Behavioral Science and Clinical Professor at the Idaho State University (ISU) Family Medicine Residency in Pocatello, Idaho as of May 2015. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University Of Washington Department Of Medicine. At ISU, she oversees the psychiatry and community medicine rotations as well as Balint, intern support and has developed interprofessional team meetings to better meet educational, patient, and clinical needs. In addition, she is a site supervisor for the Pre-doctoral Idaho Psychology Internship Consortium. She developed, implemented, and oversees the Integrated Wellness Program at the residency and has recently developed a psychology post doc she also supervises. She graduated from ISU and completed her internship at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan in Denver. She subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in integrated primary care psychology at the Colorado Health Foundation in Denver and started several integrated behavioral health clinics for Kaiser Permanente as a Behavioral Medicine Specialist. She also later completed the Behavioral Scientist Educator Fellowship through the Society for Teachers in Family Medicine. Her primary interests include integrated primary care, motivational interviewing, and resident education. Dr. Roberts serves on various committees.

Outside of work, she enjoys traveling with her husband, good food, and riding her horse.