Professor Dr. Gordon Asmundson

Biography

Gordon J.G. Asmundson is a Professor and Department Head at the University of Regina. He is a registered doctoral psychologist and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Psychology Review. His research primarily focuses on understanding the complexities of anxiety disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder, health anxiety, chronic pain, and their interplay with psychopathology. He explores risk factors and co-morbidity concerning global health issues and has investigated how cognitive and physiological mechanisms contribute to PTSD and chronic pain syndromes. Asmundson has led various projects aiming to understand anxiety behavior in both health and illness contexts, including during pandemics and climate change events. His contributions to the field are recognized through numerous publications, including a comprehensive profile available on Google Scholar.

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