Emily Law, Ph.D.

Professional Background

Dr. Law graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Psychology and minor in Cultural Anthropology. She attended University of Maryland Baltimore County for her PhD in Clinical Psychology and completed her doctoral internship in clinical psychology with a specialization in pediatric consultation-liaison at the University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine and Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. After a two-year pain research fellowship at Seattle Children's Research Institute, she joined the faculty at the University of Washington School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine where she rose to the rank of Associate Professor. She accepted a position as Professor with Tenure at the University of Kansas Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics in 2024.

• BA, Psychology, Brandeis University
• MA, Human Services Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Pain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA

• American Headache Society, Transparent Reporting Guideline Committee: Clinical Trials of Behavioral Interventions for Migraine, Co-Chair, 2024 - Present
• American Headache Society, Annual Scientific Conference Planning Committee, Member, 2024 - Present
• American Headache Society, Research Methods Special Interest Section, Member, 2022 - Present
• American Headache Society, Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review , AHS Representative to PCORI & AHRQ, 2022 - 2024
• American Headache Society, Membership Advisory Panel, Member, 2022 - Present
• Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 54, 52nd Annual Scientific Conference, Chair, 2021 - 2022
• Society of Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 54, 1st Annual Fall Conference on High-Impact Research in Pediatric Psychology, Chair, 2021 - 2022

Research

Overview

Dr. Law and her team study digital health and telemedicine interventions for children and families with migraine and other headache diseases, recurrent and chronic pain, concussion, and insomnia and other sleep disturbances

• Enhancing Efficacy of Migraine Self-Management in Children with Comorbid Insomnia, NIH/NICHD, PI