FACULTY & STAFF

Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Elissa Kolva

Elissa Kolva PhD

Assistant Professor Psychology

Elissa Kolva Ph.D. (elissa.kolva@cuanschutz.edu). I am a clinical psychologist at the Denver VA  working in health psychology and hematology/oncology. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Health and Neuropsychology from Fordham University in New York.  I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, and then spent five years as a faculty member at CU Anschutz before starting my position at the VA. My research and clinical interests include psychotherapy interventions for coping with psychological distress in the context of chronic illness, measurement of end-of-life distress, and capacity assessment. Elissa greatly enjoys skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer and is working hard to have a better attitude about camping.


Faculty Affiliations

Medicine

  • Ashley Dixon Anderson MD
  • Stacy Fischer, MD
  • Cari Levy, MD, PhD
  • Meret Marangola, DO
  • Dan Matlock, MD
  • Colleen McIlvennan, MD
  • Nellie O'Connor, MD
  • Maurice (Scotty) Scott, MD
  • Jen Seibert, MD
  • Christina Vaughan, MD
  • Jeanie Youngwerth, MD

Nursing

  • Stacy Anderson, DNP
  • Harri Brackett, RN, MS, ACHPN
  • Heather Coats, PhD, MS, APRN-BC
  • Ami De Rama, DNP

Physician Assistant

  • Amber Maniates, PA-C

Social Work

  • Melissa C Palmer, JD LCSW ACHP-SW APHSW-C

Spiritual Care

  • Kelly Arora, PhD
  • Jana Miner, MDiv

Psychology

  • Elissa Kolva, PhD

Ethics

  • Anne Dondapati Allen, PhD, MDiv

Librarian

  • Kristen DeSanto, MSLS, MS, RD, AHIP


Support Staff

Program Manager

  • Ashley Ertmer

Program Coordinator 

  • Bailee Bannon Murray

Distance Degrees and Programs

  • Graduate School

Medicine

  • Jacob Green


University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Partners

The CU Anschutz Medical Campus houses a network of collaborative faculty and staff who are housed in one or more schools, colleges, or facilities. Below is a list of our closest university partners.

External Affiliations

Our program faculty are members of a vast network of health professionals. Below is a list of networks and organizations in which our faculty belong. Our program is often represented at the conferences and other organized events hosted by these organizations. 

CMS Login