Linda S. Mintle, PhD

Education

• PhD in Urban Health and Clinical Psychology, Old Dominion University
• MSW in Clinical Social Work, Western Michigan University
• BA in Psychology and Communications, Western Michigan University

Courses Taught

• Cardio/Pulmonology — CP
• EndoRep (ENDREP) & Endocrinology – ENDO
• Gastrointestinal System and Nutrition — GINUTR & Gastroenterology (GI)
• Humanities, Ethics and Jurisprudence – HME & HMJ
• Nephrology/Urology — NephUro
• Neurology/Psychiatry/Ophthalmology – NPO
• Ortho and Dermatology — ORD
• Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine – OMM
• Patient-Centered Medicine — PCM
• Pediatrics — PEDS
• Population Based Medicine — PBM
• Women’s Health — WH

Professional Memberships

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
• Christian Medical and Dental Association
• National Association of Social Workers
• Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association

Biography

Dr. Linda Mintle has been involved in medical education since the 1980s when she first served on the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS). She directed the Eastern Virginia Family Therapy Clinic and helped develop the eating disorders unit at the medical school. Additionally, she conducted research at the Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, taught in the PsyD programs at Regent University and Wheaton College. She later returned to EVMS in the Department of Clinical Pediatrics related to her specialty practice in eating disorders and obesity to help with community involvement to combat the childhood obesity epidemic. Her current efforts are focused on the opioid crisis related to addiction and chronic pain.

Author of 20 books on various mental health issues and interpersonal relationships, Dr. Mintle is also a mental health content expert for media and national conferences. She hosts her own radio show on the weekends, blogs nationally, and enjoys travel and sports.

Publications

• Joseph, C., Mintle, L. S., Hoegerl, C., Asher, D., Adams, K., Fugler, P., & McKinney, J. (2024). Development of Standardized Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Tracking Forms Recording Pain and Functional Outcomes to Facilitate Osteopathic Research. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 100743
• Mintle, L., Abdo, N., Nelson, P. & Lang A. (2024). Differences in religious commitment and harm reduction attitudes among US medical students by sex assigned at birth: A pilot study. Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02155-9
• “A Roadmap to Psychiatric Residency” (2024, September) (L. Thomas & D. Gih, Eds.) Contributor: Linda Mintle, Ph.D., https://www.psychiatry.org/residents- medical-students/medical-students/apply-for-psychiatric-residency
• Mintle, L. S. (2024). A skills-based approach for building resiliency in medical students. Academic Psychiatry, 48(4), 401–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-  024-01988-6.
• Mintle, L., Greer, C. & Lukish, D. (September 21, 2021). The association between religiosity and psychological well-being of medical students: A one-year analysis [Abstract]. Cureus. 13(9): a672. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.a672
• Mintle, L. S., Greer, C. F., & Russo, L. E. (2019). Longitudinal assessment of Medical Student Emotional Intelligence over preclinical training. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 119(4), 236–242. https://www.cureus.com/abstracts/672-the-association-between-religiosity-and-psychological-well-being-of-medical-students-a-one-year-analysis
• Mintle, L. & Kribs, J. (2019) Living beyond Pain. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

Research Interests

• Wellness
• Pain Management
• Eating disorders and obesity