Katherine T. Fortenberry
· Professor (Clinical)VerifiedUniversity of Utah · Family & Preventive Medicine
Active 2006–2026
About
Katherine T. Fortenberry, Ph.D., graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's in Psychology, then received her Master's and Ph.D. in Psychology with a focus in Clinical Health from the University of Utah. She completed her internship training in Clinical Health Psychology at the Memphis VA Medical Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship in Primary Care Psychology in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is currently a Professor (Clinical) in the University of Utah Division of Family Medicine, where she serves as the Behavioral Science Education Director and sees patients for consultations and brief, solution-focused therapy at Sugarhouse Health Center. Her overall goal is to promote effective treatment of mental and behavioral health concerns in primary care settings by: 1) educating family physicians and other healthcare professionals to effectively utilize behavior change principles and maintain their own self-care; 2) training psychology and medical trainees to effectively work in an interdisciplinary environment; 3) increasing access to high quality care through improving behavioral health services and reducing barriers to care.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Psychology
- Computer Science
- Medical education
- Nursing
- Family medicine
- Internal medicine
- Pedagogy
- Management
- Clinical psychology
- Social psychology
- Obstetrics
- Psychiatry
- Pediatrics
Selected publications
2026-05-14
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book-chapterSenior authorFinding Your Voice and Tapping into Resources (or Not!)
2026-05-14
book-chapterSenior authorManaging Communication and Setting Healthy Boundaries
2026-05-14
book-chapterSenior authorBuilding a Life and Identity Outside Your Child
2026-05-14
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book-chapterSenior authorChallenging Thoughts and Reshaping Expectations for Yourself, Your Child, and Others
2026-05-14
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Frequent coauthors
- 1717 shared
Yori Gidron
University of Haifa
- 811 shared
Linda C. Baumann
University of Cologne
- 797 shared
William Whang
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 789 shared
Alyssa Karel
- 785 shared
Siqin Ye
- 764 shared
J. Rick Turner
- 733 shared
Susan A. Everson‐Rose
University of Minnesota
- 733 shared
Kimberly M. Henderson
Mayo Clinic
Education
B.S., Psychology
University of Alabama
M.S., Psychology
University of Utah
Ph.D., Psychology with a focus in Clinical Health
University of Utah
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