Gordon J. G. Asmundson Explained

Gordon J. G. Asmundson
Birth Date:	August 29, 1964
Birth Place:	Zweibrücken, Germany
Nationality:	Canadian
Fields:	Clinical psychology
Workplaces:	University of Regina
Education:	University of Manitoba (Ph.D., 1991)
Thesis Title:	Panic attacks, anxiety sensitivity and cardiac awareness
Thesis Url:	https://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/handle/1993/12133
Thesis Year:	1991
Doctoral Advisor:	Lorna Sandler
Known For:	Anxiety Disorders and Pain
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Gordon John Glenn Asmundson ^[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]}

Background

Asmundson was born in August 1964 in Zweibrücken, Germany. He spent his childhood living on several Canadian military bases with his parents and two older siblings. He took an introductory psychology course as an elective.^[6] 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. 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]

Areas of research

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]

Works

• Asmundson, G. J. G. (In Press). Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, 2nd Edition. Elsevier.
• Asmundson, G. J. G., & Afifi, T. O. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): Using evidence to advance research, practice, policy and prevention. Academic Press.
• Asmundson, G.J. G., Norton, G. R., & Stein, M.B. (2002). Clinical research: A practical guide. Sage.
• Asmundson, G. J. G. & Taylor, S. (2005). It's not all in your head: How worrying about your health could be making you sick and what you can do about it. New York: Guilford.
• Asmundson, G. J. G., Taylor, S., & Cox, B. J. (eds.) (2001). Health anxiety: Clinical and research perspectives on hypochondriasis and related disorders. John Wiley & Sons.
• Asmundson, G. J. G., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., & Crombez, G. (eds.) (2004). Understanding and treating fear of pain. Oxford University Press.
• Hofmann, S., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (eds.) (2017). The science of cognitive behavioral therapy. Academic Press.
• McKay, D., Abramowitz, J. S., Taylor, S., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2009). Current perspectives on the anxiety disorders: Implications for DSM-V and beyond. New York: Springer.
• Taylor, S. & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2004). Treating health anxiety: A cognitive-behavioral approach. New York: Guilford.
• Asmundson, G. J. (2015). "The village that helped me face fear: Reflections on the training and early career experiences of the 2014 Donald O. Hebb Award recipient". Canadian Psychology, 56(1), 29.

External links

• Faculty page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order of Canada appointees – December 2022 . The Governor General of Canada . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 .
2. Asmundson. Gordon J. G.. Katz. Joel. 2009. Understanding the co-occurrence of anxiety disorders and chronic pain: state-of-the-art. Depression and Anxiety. en. 26. 10. 888–901. 10.1002/da.20600. 19691031 . 1520-6394. 10315/7986. 19317514 . free.
3. Web site: Ritvo. Eva. Do You Have 'Coronaphobia'?. 2020-12-29. 2021-04-28. Psychology Today. en-US.
4. Web site: Brenner. Grant Hilary. COVID Stress Syndrome: What It Is and Why It Matters. 2020-07-11. 2021-04-28. Psychology Today. en-US.
5. Web site: Asmundson. Gordon J. G.. COVID stress syndrome: 5 ways the pandemic is affecting mental health. 2021-04-28. The Conversation. 28 October 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Dr Asmundson . Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory.
7. Web site: Gordon J.G. Asmundson, PhD, R.D., Psych FRSC . Anxiety and Depression Association of America .
8. Asmundson. Gordon, J. G.. 2015. The village that helped me face fear: Reflections on the training and early career experiences of the 2014 Donald O. Hebb Award recipient.. Canadian Psychology. 56. 29–34. 10.1037/cap0000015 .
9. Web site: Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory (AIBL). 2021-04-28. www.aibl.ca.
10. Web site: Member Directory - Dr. Gordon Asmundson. The Royal Society of Canada. 2021-04-28.
11. Web site: CPA Award Descriptions and Past Recipients. 8 August 2018. Canadian Psychological Association. 2019-12-14.
12. Web site: Awards Report 2020. 2021-04-28. www.canadianpainsociety.ca.
13. Web site: 29 December 2022 . Order of Canada appointees – December 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155748/https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022 . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . Governor General of Canada.
14. Taylor. Steven. Landry. Caeleigh A.. Paluszek. Michelle M.. Fergus. Thomas A.. McKay. Dean. Asmundson. Gordon J. G.. May 2020. Development and initial validation of the COVID Stress Scales. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 72. 102232. 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102232. 1873-7897. 7198206. 32408047.
15. Taylor. Steven. Landry. Caeleigh A.. Paluszek. Michelle M.. Fergus. Thomas A.. McKay. Dean. Asmundson. Gordon J. G.. 2020. COVID stress syndrome: Concept, structure, and correlates. Depression and Anxiety. en. 37. 8. 706–714. 10.1002/da.23071. 1520-6394. 7362150. 32627255.