Dionne Smith Coker-Appiah, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology
Languages: English
202-944-5404
About me
Dionne Smith Coker-Appiah, PhD, MAED, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. She is affiliated with the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and provides clinical care for adolescents and emerging adults. Dr. Coker-Appiah has also engaged in a focused program of research that has focused on Rural Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention and Rural Adolescent Mental Health. Her research program has enabled her to build a comprehensive, domestic and international, Adolescent Dating Violence (ADV) Prevention research program, utilizing community-based participatory research approaches. More specifically, her research program is designed to: (a) prevent ADV and the associated health implications (mental, sexual, physical) among rural African Americans and international youth of Color, (b) build effective and sustainable community partnerships that build community capacity to address these issues, and (c) design culturally and geographically appropriate ADV prevention interventions. She directs the Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention Laboratory, which, in addition to conducting research, provides training and mentoring to numerous students (undergraduate, graduate, medical) and fellows. Her research has been funded by both federal and non-federal grants. Dr. Coker-Appiah’s most recent research has focused on building community partnerships to promote mental health and prevent ADV in rural North Carolina (Project LOVE) and Ghana, West Africa (GEAR UP-Ghana). She is also currently exploring, from an intergenerational and key stakeholder perspective, knowledge, perceptions and beliefs about mental health in rural communities (Minding Our Business). Dr. Coker-Appiah has dedicated her career to engaging in innovative research designed to prevent ADV and promote the mental health of youth in rural communities of Color. She is passionate about using her clinical skills and research and prevention efforts to ensure that all adolescents are mentally healthy and able to live healthy, violence-free lives.
Clinical areas of focus
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Play Therapy
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Irritability
- Manic Episode
- Memory Loss
- Mental Health Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Selective Mutism
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Suicidal Thought
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Child Development Guidance
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Depression Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Status Exam
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
Education
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2013)
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2008)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2006)
Internship: Ohio State University - College of Medicine (2004)
Graduate: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2003)