A5089597016- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Music Therapy and Health
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
West Virginia University
2018-2025
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2021-2025
Harvard University
2022-2025
The Ohio State University
2024-2025
Biogen (United States)
2024
University of California, Riverside
2024
Center for Pain and the Brain
2024
National Institute of Mental Health
2022-2024
International Paper (United States)
2024
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
2023
Objective: To determine whether job insecurity due to COVID-19 and financial concern were associated with worse mental health during the pandemic. Method: Participants ( N = 474 employed U.S. individuals) completed an online survey from April 6 12, 2020. Linear regressions used examine factors health. Results: After accounting for demographic characteristics, status, other experiences, anxiety symptoms, greater was related depressive symptoms. Conversely, after covariates Further, indirectly...
Background Older age (60+ years) increases the risk of contracting and dying from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which might suggest worse mental health for those in this range during pandemic. Indeed, greater worry about COVID-19 is associated with poorer health. However, older generally better emotional well-being, despite increased likelihood negative events (e.g. death a spouse) age. This study examined whether moderated relation between worries
To examine the relationship between postoperative pain and opioid use development of delirium (POD), with attention to preoperative status patients.This was a secondary analysis data from prospective observational study patients (N = 219; ≥70 years old) scheduled undergo elective spine surgery. Maximal daily scores (0-10) morphine milligram equivalents per hour (MME/hr) were determined for days 1-3 (D1-3). POD assessed by in-person interviews using Confusion Assessment Method chart...
Well-being has been shown to improve with age, but underlying mechanisms are unclear. We tested a conceptual model that posited age-related increases in present time orientation foster greater dispositional mindfulness and savoring the moment, these psychological processes pathways link older age better well-being. U.S. adults (N = 797, M 45.57 years, SD 15.07, range: 20–88) completed an online, self-report survey of their perspective, mindfulness, hedonic eudaimonic Using structural...
This pilot trial evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a single-session, group-based Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for patients undergoing spine surgery (SS) to prevent chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). Forty-five adults (Mage = 64 years) scheduled SS enrolled were asked complete baseline questionnaires, 28 attended 5 h virtual ACT workshop, which focused on enhancing psychological flexibility acceptance. Feasibility was assessed by tracking...
Purpose: Reducing the spread of infectious disease during coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prompted recommendations for individuals to limit physical contact with others and engage in social distancing. Less is known about why youth are engaging distancing how these motivations connected their engagement, mental health, health. Using a large sample adolescents from across United States, this study examined adolescents’ distancing, engagement Methods: Data were collected March 29th 30th...
Mounting evidence suggests distinct functional contributions of the anterior and posterior hippocampus to autobiographical memory retrieval, but how these subregions function under different retrieval demands as memories age is not yet understood. Specifically, a homogeneous process; rather, it thought consist following multiple stages: an early stage construction later detailed elaboration, which may differently engage over time. In present study, we analyzed data from 40 participants (23...
Social isolation and disconnectedness increase the risk of worse mental health, which might suggest that preventive health measures (i.e., self-quarantining, social distancing) negatively affect health. This longitudinal study examined relations self-quarantining distancing with during COVID-19 pandemic. A U.S. national sample ( N = 1,011) completed eight weekly online surveys from March 20, 2020 to May 17, 2020. Surveys assessed distancing, anxiety, depression. Fixed-effect autoregressive...
This study explored how perceptions of intimate partner abuse severity and perpetrator responsibility differed based upon gender the perpetrator/victim, participants' gender, type (physical vs. psychological), medium (in person texting). Participants were undergraduates (N = 593, aged 18-27), including 457 women 136 men from two colleges in Northeastern United States, who completed surveys for course credit. Results demonstrated that participants perceived perpetrated by a male as more...
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a significant risk to population health. Health organizations worldwide have recommended numerous preventive health behaviors slow the spread of COVID-19. Yet, considerable variability exists in individual-level adherence these recommendations. Mindfulness has been associated with greater engagement promotive behavior (e.g., physical activity, healthy eating), and may serve as an individual difference factor that encourages...
Little is known about how changes in psychosocial factors impact pain outcomes among patients with cancer and chronic pain. This longitudinal cohort study of investigated the relationships between severity interference over time.