Gordon J. G. Asmundson | |
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Born | August 29, 1964
Zweibrücken, Germany |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | University of Manitoba (Ph.D., 1991) |
Known for | Anxiety Disorders and Pain |
Awards |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Clinical psychology |
Institutions | University of Regina |
Thesis | Panic attacks, anxiety sensitivity and cardiac awareness (1991) |
Doctoral advisor | Lorna Sandler |
Gordon John Glenn Asmundson OC SOM FRSC [1] (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Regina. Asmundson is recognized for his research on anxiety, chronic pain, and posttraumatic stress, [2] as well as for his recent work on the psychology of pandemics. [3] [4] [5]
Asmundson was born in August 1964 in Zweibrücken, Germany.[ citation needed] He spent his childhood living on several Canadian military bases with his parents and two older siblings.[ citation needed] He took an introductory psychology course as an elective. [6][ failed verification] Upon the completion of his Honours degree in psychology, he accepted completed his Masters and Doctoral studies at the University of Manitoba under the supervision of Lorna Sandler and G. Ron Norton.[ citation needed] His post-doctorate years were completed under the supervision of Murray Stein and John Walker. [7] Throughout his graduate and post-doctorate studies he learned from his mentors the importance of concise writing. [8] In 2002, he began his first academic post at the university of Regina, where he remains today as the head of the Anxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory and the Psychology of Pandemics Network maintains a small clinical practice. [9]
Asmundson has published over 370 peer-reviewed journal articles, 73 book chapters, and 9 books. In addition to numerous awards received over the course of his career, Asmundson was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2009) [10] – as well as the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science (2014), [11] the Canadian Pain Society Distinguished Career Award (2018), [12] the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2020) and the Order of Canada as an Officer (2022). [13] His graduate students are also regular recipients of prestigious awards, and five have received the CIHR Brain Star Award in the past several years. [9]
Recently, he has contributed to a growing body of literature regarding COVID-19-related distress; having developed a measure of COVID-19-related distress, [14] and identifying the psychological impacts of COVID-19 among the general population. [15]
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Gordon J. G. Asmundson | |
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Born | August 29, 1964
Zweibrücken, Germany |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | University of Manitoba (Ph.D., 1991) |
Known for | Anxiety Disorders and Pain |
Awards |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | Clinical psychology |
Institutions | University of Regina |
Thesis | Panic attacks, anxiety sensitivity and cardiac awareness (1991) |
Doctoral advisor | Lorna Sandler |
Gordon John Glenn Asmundson OC SOM FRSC [1] (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Regina. Asmundson is recognized for his research on anxiety, chronic pain, and posttraumatic stress, [2] as well as for his recent work on the psychology of pandemics. [3] [4] [5]
Asmundson was born in August 1964 in Zweibrücken, Germany.[ citation needed] He spent his childhood living on several Canadian military bases with his parents and two older siblings.[ citation needed] He took an introductory psychology course as an elective. [6][ failed verification] Upon the completion of his Honours degree in psychology, he accepted completed his Masters and Doctoral studies at the University of Manitoba under the supervision of Lorna Sandler and G. Ron Norton.[ citation needed] His post-doctorate years were completed under the supervision of Murray Stein and John Walker. [7] Throughout his graduate and post-doctorate studies he learned from his mentors the importance of concise writing. [8] In 2002, he began his first academic post at the university of Regina, where he remains today as the head of the Anxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory and the Psychology of Pandemics Network maintains a small clinical practice. [9]
Asmundson has published over 370 peer-reviewed journal articles, 73 book chapters, and 9 books. In addition to numerous awards received over the course of his career, Asmundson was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2009) [10] – as well as the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science (2014), [11] the Canadian Pain Society Distinguished Career Award (2018), [12] the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2020) and the Order of Canada as an Officer (2022). [13] His graduate students are also regular recipients of prestigious awards, and five have received the CIHR Brain Star Award in the past several years. [9]
Recently, he has contributed to a growing body of literature regarding COVID-19-related distress; having developed a measure of COVID-19-related distress, [14] and identifying the psychological impacts of COVID-19 among the general population. [15]
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