Helping Children Conquer Their Chronic Pain

November 3, 2025

Cunningham-Natoshia-headshot2025-sq.pngNatoshia Cunningham, PhD, associate professor of family medicine in the MSU College of Human Medicine, leads a lab that studies pediatric pain that includes both in-person therapy sessions and online self-management tools.

MSU’s Research For You campaign highlights Kara Davis, a 19-year-old who found hope for her chronic stomach pain through Cunningham’s Aim to Decrease Anxiety and Pain Treatment program.


Watch Kara's Story

Read more about Cunningham's work