Research Publications

Reduced parasympathetic regulation during inhibitory control challenge may indicate heightened opioid misuse risk among opioid-treated chronic pain patients.

A single session of a simple, scripted mindfulness-based intervention delivered before surgery decreased knee and hip replacement patients' preoperative pain, anxiety, and medication desire as well as accelerated their postoperative recovery of physical function.

Opioid misuse among people with chronic pain is associated with emotion dysregulation that occurs within the first few seconds of an emotional provocation. Treatments for opioid misuse should aim to remediate these deficits in emotion regulation.

A retrospective cohort study evaluating the differences in emergency response management and whether the use of Pre-Alerts in Emergency Medical Dispatch affects response outcomes.

Prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients is undergirded by self-regulatory deficits, affective distress, and opioid-cue reactivity. Dispositional mindfulness has been associated with enhanced self-regulation, lower distress, and adaptive autonomic responses following drug-cue exposure. We hypothesized that dispositional mindfulness might serve as a protective factor among opioid-treated chronic pain patients.