Mark Jensen, PhD
| Title: | Professor |
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| Division: | Rehabilitation Psychology & Neuropsychology |
Mark Jensen, PhD, is a UW professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Dr. Jensen earned his PhD at Arizona State. His research program focuses on the development and evaluation of measures of pain, pain beliefs and pain coping strategies, as well as on the development and evaluation of psychological pain interventions. His teaching activities focus on mentoring postdoctoral research fellows in the skills needed to develop a successful research career in rehabilitation science and the field of geriatric rehabilitation. He also facilitates workshops on the clinical applications of Hypnosis and Motivational Interviewing for pain management.
He was the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Pain for 12 years from 2010 through 2022 and served as the president of the International Society of Hypnosis from 2021 through 2024. He has published over 700 articles and book chapters and 11 books on the topic of pain assessment and pain treatments.
Education and Training
- University of Washington, Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Fellowship in Pain Management, 1990
- Arizona State University, PhD, 1989
- University of Washington, Clinical Psychology Internship, 1988
Notable Awards and Honors
- International Association for the Study of Pain Honorary Membership (2020)
- Fellow, American Psychological Association (2018)
- American Pain Society Wilbert E. Fordyce Clinical Investigator Award (2014)
- American Psychological Association Division 30 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scientific Hypnosis (2012)
- Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis Arthur Shapiro Award for Best Book on Hypnosis (2011)