He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Texas Tech University. Dr. Trotter completed his internship in Behavioral Medicine from the Alpert Medical School at Brown University and post-doctoral fellowship training in Primary Care Psychology and Motivational Interviewing from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His clinical areas of expertise include mindfulness based interventions, health behavior change, tobacco cessation, and chronic pain. He also has extensive experience in medical education at the medical school and residency levels.