Dr. Gordon Asmundsdon
Dr. Gordon Asmundson’s research and clinical interests are in the assessment and basic mechanisms of fear, anxiety and related disorders, and chronic pain, as well as the associations among these, maladaptive coping, and disability. His pioneering work on fear and avoidance in chronic pain, and his shared vulnerability model of co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain, have led to significant advances in understanding and treating these prevalent, disabling, and costly conditions. His empirical work on PTSD and other anxiety-related conditions has also influenced changes in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Most recently, he has been researching the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
Dr. Asmundson has published over 400 peer-reviewed journal articles, 80 book chapters, and 9 books. In addition to numerous prestigious awards received over the course of his career, in 2009 Dr. Asmundson received the highest accolade available to scientists and scholars in Canada—induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada—and in 2014 received the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for outstanding contributions to the science of psychology. In 2020, Dr. Asmundson was recognized for his contributions as a recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit; in 2021, he was awarded the Molson Prize from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for those who have distinguished themselves by their remarkable achievements; and in 2022, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for his ongoing research, mentorship, and clinical practice in the field of mental health. His graduate students are also regular recipients of prestigious awards, and five have received the CIHR Brain Star Award in recent years. He is actively involved in clinical research, clinical research supervision, and maintains a small private practice.
Background
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1991 - 1993 Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg Manitoba (supervisor: Murray B. Stein, M.D. & John R.Walker, Ph.D.)
1989 - 1991 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba (supervisor: G. Ron Norton, Ph.D)
1986 - 1989 Master of Arts (M.A.), Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba (supervisor: Lorna Sandler, Ph.D.)
1982 - 1986 Bachelor of Arts (Honours: First Class), Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba (supervisor: John Whiteley, Ph.D.)
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Journal Articles and Refereed Publications: Google Scholar
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2021 - 2023 President’s Research Chair: University of Regina
2022 Order of Canada: Awarded December, 2022
2021 Molson Prize: Social Sciences and Humanities Canada Council of Arts
2021 Dean’s Prize for Accessible Scholarly Writing: University of Regina
2020 Saskatchewan Order of Merit
2019 Member of Distinction Award: Anxiety and Depression Association of America
2018 Distinguished Career Award: Canadian Pain Society
2017 Fellow: Canadian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CACBT-ACTCC)
2016 Fellow: Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
2014 Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science: Canadian Psychological Association
2012 Top Cited Article 2007-2011: S. G. Hoffman and G. J. G Asmundson for Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapy: New wave or old hat? Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 1-16.
2012 Jillings Award in Psychology: Psychology Association of Saskatchewan
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2009 - Present Associate Member, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Full-time, Adjunct, Associate Professor
2008 - Present Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina
2003 - 2008 Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina
2002 - 2003 Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina (tenured 2002)
2002 - 2008 Associate Member, Department of Psychology, University of Regina
2002 - Present Faculty Research Director, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina
2002 - Present Research Associate, Clinical Research and Development Program, Regina Health District
1999 - Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan
1998 - Present Associate member, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba