Faculty Guide

Title

Adjunct Associate Professor of Genetic Counseling

Biology
Genetic Counseling

Awards and Honors

Health Professional Hall of Fame, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (2012)

Courses Taught

BIOL	205b	Counseling Theory and Technique
BIOL	207a	Genetic Counseling: Case Conferences and Family Counseling

Scholarship

Melito, R. & Rintell, D. "The interpersonal process of collaboration: An expanded view.." Journal of Systemic Therapies (2013). (forthcoming)

Minden, S.L., Ding, L., Cleary, P.D., Frankel, D., Glanz, B.I., Healy, B.C., & Rintell, D.J.. "Improving the quality of mental health care in Multiple Sclerosis." Journal of the Neurological Sciences (2013). (forthcoming)

Rintell, D. & Melito, R.. "Her illness is a project to be worked on together:” Developing a collaborative, integrative, and family-centered intervention model for families in which a member has been newly diagnosed with a chronic medical illness.." International Journal of MS Care (2013). (forthcoming)

Rintell, David. "Psychosocial Adaptation to Multiple Sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis and CNS Immunologic Disorders. Ed. Samkoff, L. & Goodman, A. London: Blackwell Publishing, 2013 (forthcoming)

Rintell, D., Frankel, D., Minden, S., & Glanz, B.. "Patients' Perspectives on Quality Mental Health Care for People with MS.." General Hospital Psychiatry 34. 6 (2013): 604-610.

Glanz, B., Degano, Irene, Rintell, D., Chitnis, T., Weiner, H., Healy, B. , 15 (8). "Work Productivity in Multiple Sclerosis: Associations with Disability, Depression, Fatigue, Anxiety, Cognition, and Health-Related Quality of Life.." Value in Health 15. 8 (2012): 1029-1035.

Healy, B., Degano, I., Schreck, A., Rintell, D., Weiner, H., Chitnis, T., & Glanz, B. "The impact of a recent relapse on patient-reported outcomes in subjects with multiple sclerosis.." Quality of Life Research 21. 10 (2012): 1677 - 1684.

Rintell, David. "Depression and other Psychosocial Issues in Multiple Sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Therapy. Ed. Weiner, H. & Stankiewicz, J.. NY: Wiley, 2012

Hviid L, Healy B, Rintell D, Chitnis T, Weiner H, & Glanz B.. "Patient Reported Outcomes in Benign MS." Multiple Sclerosis 17. 7 (2011): 876-884.

Kalb, R., Rintell, D., & Koch, K.. "MS and the family: Strategies to promote effective coping and adaptation." Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 1-4, 2011.

Rintell, D., Baruch, N., Healy, B., O’Donnell, E., Gorman, M. & Chitnis, T. "Screening for depression in pediatric clinically isolated syndrome and multiple sclerosis populations (Poster)." American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4/11/2010.

Rintell, D., Minden, S., Glanz, B., Healy, B., Cleary, P.. "Improving the recognition and management of mental health problems in persons with multiple sclerosis." ACTRIMS (Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis), San Antonio, TX. 2011.

Stazzone, L., & Rintell, D.. "Locating strengths, finding solutions, and promoting resilience in MS patients." Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 1-4, 2011.

Rintell, David. "Children of Parents with MS: Pathology or Resilience?." 2° Convegno Nazionale Rete Psicologi, Genoa, Italy. 10/28/2010.

Rintell, D. & Melito, R.. "Her illness is a project to be worked on together: Developing a collaborative intervention for families newly diagnosed with MS." Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Family Health Care Association, San Diego, CA. 10/22/2009.

Rintell, David, Frankel, D., Glanz, B., Cleary, P., Minden, S.. "Quality of mental health care in multiple sclerosis: Four models of care. [Abstract]." International Journal of MS Care 8. 2 (2007): 44.

Rintell, David, Melito, Richard. Families newly diagnosed with MS: A psychosocial preventive intervention. Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center. Brookline, MA: 2007.

Rintell, David. "Developing confidence and competence with couples." National Society of Genetic Counselors, Region I Spring Conference. Marlboro MA. 4/06.

Rintell, David. "Fatigue is associated with depression and disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. [Abstract].." International Journal of MS Care 8. 2 (2006): 56.