Trish Pruis, Ph.D. (she/her)

  • Assistant Director, Strategy and Communications, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute

Biography

Trish Pruis, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Strategy and Communications for the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI). She is responsible for working with OCTRI leadership to vision, develop, and maintain strategic plans for mission-critical efforts in a cohesive and collaborative manner. Her work includes advisory group management, internal and external communications, and special projects that need to be organized, efficient, and thoughtfully executed. In addition to research training, Trish has 10+ years experience launching, managing, and communicating collaborative partnerships and programs for universities, small companies, and nonprofits. She has held volunteer leadership roles with Women in Science Portland since 2013. She holds a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from OHSU. Read more about Trish’s work and experience on her LinkedIn profile.

Education and training

    • Ph.D., 2010, Oregon Health & Science University
    • B.S., 2005, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Memberships and associations:

  • Association of Clinical and Translational Science, 2018 - present
  • Board Member, Women in Science Portland, 2013 - present

Areas of interest

  • Strategic planning, communications

Publications

Selected publications

  • CTSA Search Solutions: A novel approach to searching CTSA hub website content. doi:10.1017/cts.2022.485. B Tafuto, R Vyas, T Pruis.
  • Recovery from anorexia nervosa includes neural compensation for negative body image. doi: 10.1002/eat.22034. TA Pruis, PK Keel, JS Janowsky.
  • Assessment of body image in younger and older women. doi: 10.1080/00221309.2010.484446. TA Pruis, JS Janowsky.
  • Hormone therapy does not modify emotion-induced brain activity in older women. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.09.008. TA Pruis, DR Roalf, JS Janowsky.
  • Estrogen modifies arousal but not memory for emotional events in older women. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.11.009. TA Pruis, MB Neiss, LA Leigland, JS Janowsky.