Biography
Credentials and qualifications
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical, Health and Rehabilitation Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital Institute for Rehabilitation Research and Development (2009-2011)
- Ph.D., University of Toronto (2009)
- MA, University of Toronto (2004)
Appointments
- Associate Investigator, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Clinical Professor, The University of Ottawa School of Psychology with a Cross-Appointment to the Department of Anesthesiology
Academic and clinical interests
- Prevention, treatment and management of chronic pain as well as opioid tolerance and addiction in the setting of chronic pain;
- The role of mindfulness-based intervention in the management and treatment of chronic pain and other chronic diseases;
- The effect of mindfulness-based intervention on biomarkers of stress and immune function;
- The neural effects of mindfulness training;
- The role of trauma in the onset, maintenance or exacerbation of chronic pain
- The treatment of trauma in the context of chronic pain;
- The effects of integrative manual therapies in the treatment and management of chronic pain;
- Patient engagement in quality improvement initiatives and research
- Program development and evaluation
- Health system improvements
Honours and awards
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2009-2011 |
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Institute for Rehabilitation Research and Development, The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre |
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2009 |
Post-Doctoral Fellowship HIV/AIDS Priority, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Declined) |
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2009 |
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, National Canadian Research Training Program in Hepatitis C, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Declined) |
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2005-2009 |
Graduate Awards, University of Toronto |
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2005-2008 |
Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
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2005-2006 |
Doctoral Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined) |
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2004-2005 |
Doctoral Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship |
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2003-2004 |
Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
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2003-2004 |
Master's Degree Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined) |
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2002-2003 |
Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award (Team), University of Toronto |
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2002-2003 |
Entrance Scholarship, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education |
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2002 |
Valedictorian, Glendon, York University |
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2001-2002 |
Cohen Scholarship for Academic Excellent, Glendon, York University |
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1998-2001 |
Continuing Student Scholarship & Dean's List, Glendon, York University |
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1999-2000 |
A. Kuperstein Scholarship for Studies in Social Sciences, Glendon, York University |
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1997-2001 |
Canada Trust Scholarship for Outstanding Community Leadership |
Selected publications
- Wilson, J. L. C., Poulin, P., Sikorski, R., Nathan, H. N., Taljaard, M., Smyth, C. (accepted). The opioid tolerant surgical patient: prevalence, management and outcomes. Pain Research and Management.
- Caluyong, M., Zambrana, A., Romanow, H., Nathan, H., Nahas, R., & Poulin, P. (accepted). Mindfulness in Type 2 Diabetes: Relationship to diabetes self-care, psychological distress, and quality of life. Mindfulness.
- Solomon, B. K., Wilson, K. G., Henderson, P. R., Poulin, P. A., Kowal, J., McKim, D. A. (2014). A Breathlessness Catastrophizing Scale for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.11.020.
- Hatchard, T., Lepage, C., Hutton, B., Skidmore, B., & Poulin, P. A. (2014). Comparative evaluation of mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive-behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain disorders: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis with indirect comparisons. Systematic Review, 3, 134.