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Curriculum Vitae

Michael John L. Sullivan, Ph.D.Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery,

Physical and Occupational TherapyCanada Research Chair in Behavioural Health

Mailing address:

Department of PsychologyMcGill University

1205 Docteur PenfieldMontreal, Quebec H3A 1B1

Canada

514 398 [email protected]

Laboratory website:

http://sullivan-painresearch.mcgill.ca


Educational History

Ph.D. (1988). Concordia University, Montreal, QuebecSpecialty: Clinical Psychology

M.A. (1983). Concordia University, Montreal, QuebecSpecialty: Clinical Psychology

B.A. (1981). McGill University, Montreal, QuebecSpecialty: Psychology (Honours)

Overview

Teaching Experience:

Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery 2006 – presentMcGill University

Professor of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University 2007 – presentAdjunct Professor of Psychology, Université de Montréal 2006 – 2012Professor of Psychology, Université de Montréal 2004 – 2006Associate Professor of Psychology, Université de Montréal 2002 – 2004Associate Professor of Psychology, Dalhousie University 1995 – 2002Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dalhousie University 1990 – 1995Sessional Instructor, Psychology, Carleton University 1988 – 1990Sessional Instructor, Psychology, University of Ottawa 1987 – 1988

Clinical Experience

Psychologist, University Centre for Research on 1992 – presentPain and Disability

Atlantic Pain Clinic 1997 – 2000Psychologist, The Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa 1987 – 1990Psychometrist, The Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa 1986 – 1987Pre-Doctoral Intern, The Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa 1985 – 1986Psychology Intern, Applied Psychology Centre, Montreal 1982 – 1984Psychology Intern, Douglas Hospital, Montreal 1983 – 1983

Domain of Clinical Expertise

I conduct clinical practice through the University Centre for Research on Pain andDisability. My clinical involvement includes assessment, intervention, andconsultation with insurers and legal professionals concerning the management ofpain-related disability. My practice also focuses on occupational injury, trauma,depression, and stress-related disorders.


Administrative Experience

Internship Director, Department of Psychology, 2008 – presentMcGill University

Chair, Subcommittee on Research and KnowledgeExchange: McGill University Health Centre RUISS 2010 – 2012

Chair, Pain, and Movement - Special Interest Group 2005 – 2008of the International Association for the Study of Pain

Responsible de l’axe: perception et communication du 2005 – 2007Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptationdu Montréal métropolitain (CRIR)

Coordinator of Clinical PhD Program, Dalhousie University 1998 – 2002Director of Clinical Services, Atlantic Pain Clinic 1997 – 2000Director, Fenwick Psychological Services 1992 – 2000

Federal Funding Adjudication Experience

Member, CIHR Salary Awards ‘A’ 2009 – 2015Chair, CIHR Salary Awards ‘A’ 2003 – 2004Member, CIHR: PSB Adjudication Committee 2000 – 2009Member, NHRDP: Adjudication Committee 1998 – 2000Member, SSHRC: Adjudication Committee 1997 – 2002

Editorial Board Functions

Associate editor: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2008 – presentMember, Editorial Board: Pain Medicine 2008 – 2013Associate editor; Pain 2005 – 2009

Journal Ad Hoc Reviews

Pain (1997 - )Pain Medicine (2008 - )Anesthesiology (2004 - )Journal of Pain (2003 - )

European Journal of Pain (2003 - )The Journal of Pain (2004 - )

Pain Research and Management (2000 - )Clinical Journal of Pain (1998 - )


Research Positions

Consultant - External Scientific Advisory Panel for the 2011 – presentCentre of Disability ResearchLiberty Mutual Research Institute for SafetyHopkinton, MA

Consultant 2011 – 2013Veteran’s Affairs CanadaMontreal, QC

Consultant 2010 – 2012Group Health Research InstitutePrediction of Chronic Back Pain Planning StudySeattle, WA

Consultant – Disability Management 2006 – presentMDRC - social policy research – disability managementNew York, NY

ResearcherResearch InstituteMcGill University Health Centre 2006 – present

Consultant – Psychological Services 2002 – 2012Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST)(Province of Quebec Occupational Injury Insurer)

Chercheur régulier 2002 – presentCentre de recherche interdisciplinaire enréadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR)

Distinctions

Award for Distinguished Contributions to 2011Psychology as a ProfessionCanadian Psychological Association

Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health 2007 – 2014CIHR 2014 – 2021

Career Investigator Award 2000 – 2005CIHR/SSHRC/NHRDP


Submitted Refereed Papers(names of trainees are underlined)

Mankovsky-Arnold, T., Wideman, T.H., Lariviere, C., Rainville, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain-related andpsychosocial predictors of disability associated with whiplash injury. Submitted

Yakobov, E., Stanish, W.D., Tanzer, M., Dunbar, M., Richardson, G., Sullivan, M.J.L. PainCatastrophizing and quality of life judgments in patients with severe osteoarthritis of theknee. Submitted.

Carriere, J.S., Darnall, B., Sullivan, M.J.L., Kao, M-C., Mackey, S. Pain acceptance mediates theeffect of perceived injustice on physical function, but not pain itself. Submitted.

Niederstrasser, N.G., Meulders, A., Meulders, M., Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Sullivan, M.J.L. Trait fear ofpain underlies generalization of pain to non-noxious stimuli, and is attenuated by cognitiveload. Submitted.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Adams, H., Yakobov, E., Ellis, T., Thibault, P. Psychometric properties of a briefinstrument to assess perceptions of injustice associated with debilitating health and mentalhealth conditions. Submitted.

Scott, W., McEnvoy, A., Garland, R., Bernier, E., Milioto, M., Trost, Z., Sullivan, M.J.L. Sources ofinjustice among individuals with persistent pain following musculoskeletal injury. Submitted.

Moore, E., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing predicts failure to maintain treatment gainsfollowing participation in a pain rehabilitation program. Submitted.

Accepted/ In Press Refereed Papers(names of trainees are underlined)

Scott, W., Milioto, M., Trost, Z., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice and the working alliance inpatients with persistent pain attending a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program. Disabilityand Rehabilitation, in press.

Carriere, J.S., Thibault, P., Milioto, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. The role of expectancies on return to workfollowing whiplash injury. Journal of Pain, in press.

Niederstrasser, N., Meulders, A., Meulders, M., Slepian, M., Vlaeyen, J.W.L., Sullivan, M.J.L. Paincatastrophizing and fear of pain predict the experience of pain in body parts not targeted bya delayed-onset muscle soreness procedure. Journal of Pain, in press.

Published Refereed Papers(names of trainees are underlined)

Carriere, J.S., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2015). The mediating role of recovery expectancies onthe relation between depression and return-to-work. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,25, 348-356.

Trost, Z., Strachan, E., Sullivan, M. J. L., Vervoort, T., Avery, A. R., & Afari, N. (2015). Theheritability of pain catastrophizing: A twin study. Pain, 156, 514 - 520.


Scott, W., Trost, Z., Milioto M., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2015). Barriers to change in depressive symptomsfollowing multidisciplinary rehabilitation for whiplash: The role of perceived injustice. ClinicalJournal of Pain, 31, 145 - 151.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Tait, R. (2014). Perceived injustice and adverse recoveryoutcomes. Psychological Injury and Law, 7, 325 - 334.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). A psychological intervention to improve surgical outcomes. InternationalInnovation, 128: 96-97.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Hyman, M.H. (2014). Return to work as a treatment objective for patients withchronic pain? Journal of Pain & Relief, 3: 1-3.

Niederstrasser, N.G., Slepian, P.M., Mankovsky-Arnold, T., Lariviere, C., Vlaeyen, J., Sullivan,M.J.L. (2014). An experimental approach to examining psychological contributions towidespread pain. Journal of Pain, 15, 1156 - 1165.

Mankovsky-Arnold, T., Wideman, T.H., Larivière, C., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). Measures ofspontaneous and movement-evoked pain are associated with disability in patients withwhiplash injuries. Journal of Pain, 15, 967 - 975.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Richardson, G., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). The roleof perceived injustice in the prediction of pain and function following total knee arthroplasty.Pain, 155, 2040 - 2046.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Stanish, W., Tanzer, M., Dunbar, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). Psychometriccharacteristics and validation of the Injustice Experience Questionnaire in the context ofosteoarthritis of the knee and total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 3: 2 - 8.

Scott, W., Wideman, T., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). Clinically meaningful scores on paincatastrophizing prior to and following multidisciplinary rehabilitation: A prospective study ofindividuals with subacute pain following whiplash injury. Clinical Journal of Pain, 30: 183-190.

Slepian, P., Bernier, E., Scott, W., Niederstrasser, N.G., Wideman, T., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014).Changes in pain catastrophizing associated with participation in a physical therapyintervention for musculoskeletal injury: The influence of depressive and post-traumaticstress symptoms. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 24: 22-31.

Trost, Z., Scott, W., Lange, J.M., Manganelli, L., Bernier, E., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). Anexperimental investigation of the effect of a justice violation on pain experience andexpression among individuals with high and low Just World Beliefs. European Journal ofPain, 18: 415 - 423.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2013). What is the clinical value of assessing pain-related psychosocial riskfactors? Pain Management, 3: 413-416.

Mankovsky-Arnold, T., Wideman, T.H., Larivière, C., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2013). TENS attenuatesrepetition-induced summation of activity-related pain following experimentally inducedmuscle soreness. Journal of Pain, 14: 1416-1424.

Walton D.M., Wideman, T.H., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2013). A Rasch analysis of the pain catastrophizing scalesupports its use as an interval-level measure. Clinical Journal of Pain, 29: 499-506.


Vachon-Presseau, E., Roy, M., Martel, M. O., Albouy, G., Sullivan, M. J., Jackson, P. L., Rainville,P. (2013). The two sides of pain communication: Effects of pain expressiveness onvicarious brain responses revealed in chronic back pain patients. Journal of Pain, 14: 1407-1415.

Sullivan, M.J. L., Adams, H., Ellis, T. (2013). A psychosocial risk-targeted intervention to reducework disability: Development, evolution and implementation challenges. PsychologicalInjury and Law, 6: 250-257.

Scott, W., Trost, Z., Bernier, E., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2013). Anger differentially mediates therelationship between perceived injustice and chronic pain outcomes. Pain, 154: 1691-1698.

Scott, W., Wideman, T.H., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2013). Further validation of a measure of injury-relatedinjustice perceptions to identify risk for occupational disability: A prospective study ofindividuals with whiplash injury. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 23: 557-565.

Larivière, C., Butler, H., Sullivan, M.J.L., Fung J. (2013). An exploratory study on the effect of paininterference and attentional interference on neuromuscular responses during rapid armflexion movements. Clinical Journal of Pain, 29, 265-275.

Vachon-Presseau, E., Martel, M-O, Roy, M., Caron, E., Albouy, G., Marin, M-F., Plante, I., Sullivan,M.J.L., Lupien, S., Rainville, P. (2013). Acute stress contributes to individual differences inpain-related brain activity in healthy and chronic pain patients. Journal of Neuroscience, 33:6826-6833.

Vachon-Presseau E., Roy, M., Martel, MO., Caron, E., Marin, M.F., Chen, J., Albouy, G., Plante, I., SullivanM.J.L., Lupien, S.J., Rainville, P. (2013). The stress model of chronic pain: evidence from basalcortisol and hippocampal structure and function in humans. Brain, 136: 815-827.

Wideman, T.H., Asmundson, G.G., Smeets, R.J., Zautra, A.J., Simmonds, M.J., Sullivan, M.J.L.,Haythornthwaite, J.A., Edwards, R.R. (2013). Rethinking the fear avoidance model: Toward amultidimensional framework of pain-related disability. Pain, 154: 2262-2265.

Wideman T.H., Scott, W,, Martel, MO., Sullivan, M,J.L. (2012). Recovery from depressivesymptoms over the course of physical therapy: A prospective cohort study of individualswith work-related, orthopaedic injuries and symptoms of depression. Journal of Orthopaedicand Sport Physical Therapy, 42: 957 - 967.

Wideman, T.H., Main, C.J., Lewis, M., Sullivan, M.J.L., Hill, J.C. (2012). Comparing theresponsiveness of a brief, multidimensional risk screening tool for back pain to itsunidimensional reference standards: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Pain,153: 2182 - 2191.

Morris, L.D., Grimmer-Somers, K.A., Louw, Q.A., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). Cross-cultural adaptationand validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patientswith fibromyalgia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10: 137-145.

Vachon-Presseau, E., Roy, M., Martel, M.O., Albouy, G., Chen, J., Budell, L., Sullivan, M.J.L.,Jackson, P.L., Rainville, P. (2012). Neural processing of sensory and emotional-communicative information associated with the perception of vicarious pain. Neuroimage,63: 54 – 62.

Scott, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). Perceived injustice moderates the relationship between pain anddepression among individuals with persistent musculoskeletal pain. Pain Research andManagement, 17: 335 - 340.


Martel, M-O., Wideman, T., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). Pain patients who display pain behavior areperceived as less likable, less dependable and less likely to return to work. Pain, 153: 843 -849.

Martel, M-O, Trost, Z., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). The expression of pain behaviors in highcatastrophizers: The role of automatic and controlled processes. Journal of Pain, 18, 808 -815.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Simon, G. (2012). A telephonic intervention for promoting occupational re-integration in work-disabled individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Translational BehavioralMedicine, 2: 149 – 158.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). The Communal Coping Model of pain catastrophizing: Clinical andresearch implications. Canadian Psychology, 53: 32 - 41.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Scott, W., Trost, Z. (2012). Perceived injustice: A risk factor for problematic painoutcomes. Clinical Journal of Pain, 28: 484 – 488.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Ellis, T. (2012). Targeting catastrophic thinking to promote return towork in individuals with fibromyalgia. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2: 130 – 142.

Mankovsky, T., Lynch, M.E., Clark, A.J., Sawynok, J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). Pain catastrophizingpredicts poor response to topical analgesics in patients with neuropathic pain. PainResearch and Management, 17: 10 – 14.

Wideman, T.H., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). The development of a cumulative psychosocial risk indexfor problematic recovery following work-related musculoskeletal injuries. Physical Therapy,92: 58 - 68.

Trost, Z., Vangronsveld, K., Quartana, P.J., Linton, S., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). Cognitive correlatesof anger in chronic pain. Pain, 153: 515 - 517.

Trost, Z., France, C.R., Sullivan, M.J.L., Thomas, J.S. (2012). Pain-related fear and avoidance ofspinal motion following experimental back injury. Pain, 153: 1015 - 1021.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Martel, M.O., Scott, W., Wideman, T.H. (2011). Catastrophizing andperceived injustice: Risk factors for the transition to chronicity following whiplash injury.Spine, 36: S244 – S249.

Sullivan, MJL., Tanzer, M., Reardon, G., Amirault, D., Dunbar, M., Stanish, WD. (2011). The role ofpre-surgical expectancies in predicting pain and function one year following total kneearthroplasty. Pain, 152: 2287 - 2293.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Simmonds, M., Velly, (2011). Pain, Depression, Disability and Rehabilitation.Outcomes Studies and Research Projects, Report R-675, Montréal, IRSST.http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/-irsst-publication-pain-depression-disability-rehabilitation-outcomes-r-675.html.

Gauthier, N., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2011). Catastrophizers with chronic pain display morepain behaviour when in a relationship with a low catastrophizing spouse. Pain Researchand Management, 16, 293 - 299.

Hadjistavropoulos, T., Craig, K.D., Duck, S., Cano, A., Goubert, L., Jackson, P., Mogil, J., Rainville,P., Sullivan, M., de C Williams, A, Vervoort, T. & Dever Fitzgerald, T. (2011). A


biopsychosocial formulation of pain communication. Psychological Bulletin, 137, 910-939.

Martel, M-O., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2011). Judgments about pain intensity and paingenuineness: The role of pain behaviour and judgmental heuristics. Journal of Pain, 12: 468– 475.

Vervoort, T., Caes, L., Trost, Z., Sullivan, M.J.L., Vangronsveld, K., Goubert, L. (2011). Socialmodulation of facial pain display in high catastrophizing children: an observational study inschoolchildren and their parents. Pain, 152:1591 - 1599.

Wideman, T.H., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2011). Differential predictors of the long-term levels of painintensity, work disability, healthcare use, and medication use in a sample of workers’compensation claimants. Pain,152 : 376 – 383.

Wideman, T.H., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2011). Reducing catastrophic thinking associated with pain. PainManagement, 1: 249 – 256.

Ialongo-Lambin, D., Thibault, P., Simmonds, M., Lariviere, C., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2011). Repetition-induced activity-related summation of pain in patients with fibromyalgia. Pain, 152: 1424 –1430.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Lariviere, C., Simmonds, M. (2010). Activity-related summation of pain andfunctional disability in patients with whiplash injuries. Pain, 151: 440 - 446.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H. (2010). Psychosocial treatment techniques to augment the impact ofphysical therapy interventions for low back pain. Physiotherapy Canada, 62:180 - 189.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Davidson, N., Garfinkiel, B., Scott, W. (2010). Perceived injustice is associatedwith heightened pain behavior and disability in individuals with whiplash injuries.Psychological Injury and Law, 2: 238 - 247.

Scott, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2010). Validity and determinants of clinicians’ return to work judgmentsfor individuals following whiplash injury. Psychological Injury and Law, 3, 220 - 229.

Martel, M-O, Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2010). The persistence of pain behaviors in patientswith chronic back pain is independent of pain and psychological factors. Pain, 151: 300 -336.

Pincus, T., Smeets, R.J., Simmonds, M.J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2010). The fear avoidance modeldisentangled: Improving the clinical utility of the fear avoidance model. Clinical Journal ofPain, 9: 739 – 746.

Butler, H., Lariviere, C., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2010). Directed attention alters the temporal activationpatterns of back extensors during trunk flexion-extension in individuals with chronic lowback pain. European Spine Journal. 19:1508 - 1516.

Hsieh, A.Y., Tripp, D., Ji, L.J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2010). Comparisons of catastrophizing, painattitudes, and cold pressor pain experience between Chinese and European Canadianyoung adults. Journal of Pain, 15: 1 - 8.

Tremblay, I ., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2010). Attachment and pain outcomes in adolescents:The mediation role of pain catastrophizing and anxiety. Journal of Pain, 11(2): 160 - 171.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Thibault, P., Simmonds, M., Milioto, M., Canton, A-P., Velly, A. (2009). Pain,perceived injustice and the persistence of post-traumatic stress symptoms during the


course of rehabilitation for whiplash injuries. Pain, 145: 325 - 331.

Wideman, T.H., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L.. (2009). A prospective sequential analysis of the fear-avoidance model of pain. Pain, 145: 45 - 51.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Tanzer, M., Stanish, W.D., Fallaha, M., Keefe, F.J., Simmonds, M., Dunbar, M.(2009). Psychological determinants of problematic outcomes following total kneearthroplasty. Pain, 143: 123 - 129.

Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Hanssen, M., Goubert, L., Vervoort, T., Peters, M., van Breukelen, G., Sullivan,M.J.L., Morley, S. (2009). Threat of pain influences social context effects on verbal painreport and facial expression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47, 774 – 782..

Green A, Tripp DA, Sullivan M.J.L., Davidson M. (2009). The relation between empathy andestimates of others’ pain. Pain Medicine, 10: 381 - 392.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Thibault, P., Androkonyte, J., Butler, H., Catchlove, R., Lariviere, C. (2009).Psychological influences on repetition induced summation of activity-related pain in patientswith musculoskeletal pain. Pain, 141: 70 - 78.

Flink, I.K., Mroczek. M.Z., Sullivan, M.J.L., Linton, S. (2009). Pain in childbirth: The role ofcatastrophizing. European Journal of Pain, 13: 312–316.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). Self-report of pain is an act of communication. Pain, 140: 521.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Lynch, M.E., Clark, A.J., Mankovsky, T., Sawynok, J. (2008). Catastrophizing andtreatment outcome: Impact on response to placebo and active treatment outcome.Contemporary Hypnosis, 29: 129 - 140.

Gauthier, N., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). Individual and relational correlates of pain-related empathic accuracy in spouses of chronic pain patients. Clinical Journal of Pain, 24:669 – 677.

Martel, M.O., Thibault, P., Roy, S., Catchlove, R., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). Contextual determinantsof pain judgments. Pain, 139: 562 - 568.

Thibault, P., Loisel, P., Durand, M.J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). Psychological predictors of painexpression and activity intolerance in chronic pain patients. Pain, 139: 47 – 54.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Horan, S., Mahar, D., Boland, D., Gross, R. (2008). The role ofperceived injustice in the experience of chronic pain and disability: Scale development andvalidation. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 18: 249-61.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008) Toward a biopsychomotor conceptualisation of pain. Clinical Journal of Pain,24: 281 - 290.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Tripp, D., Stanish, W.D. (2008). Stage of chronicity and treatmentresponse in depressed patients with musculoskeletal injuries. Pain, 135: 151 - 159.

Forsythe, M.E., Dunbar, M.J., Hennigar, A.W., Sullivan, M.J.L. & Gross, M. (2008). Prospectiverelation between catastrophizing and residual pain following knee arthroplasty: Two-yearfollow-up. Pain Research and Management, 13: 335-341.

Gauthier, N., Thibault, P., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). Validation of a French-Canadianversion of the Pain Disability Index. Pain Research and Management, 13: 327-333.


Goubert, L., Vervoort, T., Sullivan, M.J.L., Verhoeven, K., Crombez, G. (2008). Parental emotionalresponses to their child’s pain: The role of dispositional empathy and catastrophizing abouttheir child’s pain. Journal of Pain, 9: 272 – 279.

Adams, H., Thibault, P., Davidson, N., Simmonds, M., Velly, A., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008).Depression augments activity-related pain in women but not in men with chronicmusculoskeletal conditions. Pain Research and Management, 13: 236 - 242.

Tremblay, I., Beaulieu, Y., Bernier, A., Crombez, G., Laliberte, S., Thibault, P., Velly, A., Sullivan,M.J.L. (2008). Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Francophone Adolescents: A preliminaryvalidation. Pain Research and Management, 13: 19 - 24.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Main, C.J. (2007). Service, advocacy and adjudication: Balancing the ethicalchallenges of multiple stakeholder agendas in the rehabilitation of chronic pain. Disabilityand Rehabilitation, 29: 1596 - 1603.

Roth ML, Tripp DA, Harrison MH, Sullivan M.J.L., Carson P. (2007). Demographic andpsychosocial predictors of acute perioperative pain for total knee arthroplasty. PainResearch and Management. 12:185 - 194.

Adams, H., Ellis, T., Stanish, W.D., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). Psychosocial factors related to returnto work following rehabilitation of whiplash injuries. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,17, 305 - 315.

Corbière, M., Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, WD., Adams, H. (2007). Pain and depression in injuredworkers and their return to work- A longitudinal study. Canadian Journal of BehavioralScience, 39, 23-31.

Van den Bussche E., Crombez G., Eccleston C., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). Why women preferepidural analgesia during childbirth: The role of beliefs about epidural analgesia and paincatastrophizing. European Journal of Pain, 11: 275-282.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, W.D., Thibault, P., Kozey, J., Catchlove, R., Adams, H., Savard, A.(2006). The influence of communication goals and physical demands on differentdimensions of pain behavior. Pain, 125: 270 - 277.

Drahovzal, D., Stewart, S., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2006). A tendency to catastrophize somaticsymptoms: Pain catastrophizing and anxiety sensitivity in predicting headache. CognitiveBehavior Therapy, 35: 226 - 235.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Thibault, P., Corbiere, M, Stanish, W.D. (2006). Initial depressionseverity and the trajectory of recovery following cognitive-behavioural intervention forchronic pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 16; 63 - 74.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Martel, M.O., Tripp, D., Savard, A., Crombez, G. (2006). Catastrophic thinking andheightened perception of pain in others. Pain, 123: 37 - 44.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Martel, M.O., Tripp, D., Savard, A., Crombez, G. (2006). The relation betweencatastrophizing and the communication of pain experience. Pain, 122: 282 - 288.

Sullivan M.J.L., Adams, H., Rhodenizer T, Stanish W. (2006). A psychosocial risk factor targetedintervention for the prevention of chronic pain and disability following whiplash injury.Physical Therapy, 86: 8-18.


Gauthier, N.L., Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Stanish, W.D., Thibault, P. (2006). Investigating riskfactors for chronicity: the importance of distinguishing between return-to-work status andand self-report measures of disability. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,48: 121 – 127.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Feuerstein, M., Gatchel, R., Linton, S., Pransky, G. (2005). Integratingpsychological and behavioral interventions to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes.Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 15: 475-489.

Goubert, L., Craig, K.D., Vervoot, T., Morley, S., Sullivan, M.J.L., Williams, A., Cano, A., Crombez,G. (2005). Facing pain in others: The effects of empathy. Pain, 118: 285-288.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Ward, L.C., Tripp, D., French, D., Adams, H., Stanish, W.D. (2005). Secondaryprevention of work disability: community-based psychosocial intervention formusculoskeletal disorders. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; 15: 377-392.

Loisel, P., Cote, P., Durand, M-J., Franche, R-L, Sullivan, M.J.L. (2005). Training the nextgeneration of researchers in work disability prevention. The Canadian Work DisabilityPrevention CIHR Strategic Training Program. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 15:273-283.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Stanish, W.D., Savard, A. (2005). Les facteurs de risque dechronicité et le retour au travail suite aux blessures musculo-squelletiques. Pistes, 7: 1-11.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Lynch, M.E., Clark, A.J. (2005). Dimensions of catastrophic thinking associatedwith pain experience and disability in patients with neuropathic pain conditions. Pain, 113:310-315.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Gauthier, N.L., Ialongo Lambin D., Adams H, Catchlove R. (2005). Où en est larecherche sur le traitement de la dépression chez les patients souffrant de douleurchronique? Douleur et Analgésie, 2 : 61-66.

Lynch, M.E., Clark, A.J., Sawynok, J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2005). Topical amitriptyline and ketaminein neuropathic pain syndromes; an open-label study. The Journal of Pain, 6: 644-649.

Lynch, M.E., Clark, A.J., Sawynok, J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2005). Topical amitriptyline and ketaminein neuropathic pain syndromes; a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial.Anesthesiology, 103: 140-146.

Pavlin, D.J., Sullivan, M.J.L., Freund, P.R., Roesen, K. (2005). Catastrophizing: A risk factor forpost-surgical pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 21: 83-90.

Paparizos, A., Tripp, D.A., Sullivan, M.J.L., Rubenstein M.L. (2005). Catastrophizing and painperception in recreational ballet dancers. Journal of Sport Behavior, 28 (1) 5 - 11.

Laliberté, S., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004). Douleur et incapacité chronique, le rôle du psychologue.Psychologie Québec, 21, 23 – 26.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Thorn, B., Rodgers, W., Ward, C. (2004). A path model of psychologicalantecedents of pain experience: Clinical and experimental findings. Clinical Journal ofPain, 20: 164-173.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.E. (2004). Communicative dimensions of paincatastrophizing: Social cueing effects on pain behaviour and coping. Pain, 107, 220-226.


Edwards, R.R, Haythornthwaite, J.A., Sullivan, M.J.L., Fillingim, R.B. (2004). Catastrophizing as amediator of sex differences in pain: Differential effects for daily pain versus laboratory-induced pain. Pain, 111: 335-341.

Thorn, B., Ward, C.L., Sullivan, M.J.L., Boothby, J. (2003). Communal coping model ofcatastrophizing: Conceptual model building. Pain; 106, 1-2.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). Emerging trends in secondary prevention for pain-related disability.Clinical Journal of Pain, 19: 77-79.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, W. (2003). Psychologically-based occupational rehabilitation: The Pain-Disability Prevention Program. Clinical Journal of Pain, 19: 97-104.

Devoulyte, K., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). Pain catastrophizing predicts symptom severity during upperrespiratory tract illness. Clinical Journal of Pain, 19: 125-133.

Tripp, D.A., Stanish, W.D., Reardon, G., Coady, C., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). Comparingpostoperative pain experience of the adolescent and adult athlete following anterior cruciateligament (ACL) surgery. Journal of Athletic Training, 38: 222-224.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Rodgers, W.M., Wilson, P.M., Bell, G.J., Murray, T.C., Fraser, S.N. (2002). Anexperimental investigation of the relation between catastrophizing and activity intolerance.Pain, 100: 47-53.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Sullivan, M.E., Adams, H. (2002). Stage of chronicity and the cognitive correlatesof pain-related disability. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 31: 111-118.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Hall, E., Bartolacci, R., Sullivan, M.E., Adams, H. (2002). Perceived cognitivedeficits, anxiety, and disability following whiplash injury. Pain Research and Management,7: 120-126.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, W., Sullivan, M.E., Tripp, D. (2002). Differential predictors of pain anddisability following whiplash injury. Pain Research and Management, 7: 68-74.

Rodgers, W., Blanchard, C.M., Sullivan, M.J.L., Bell, G.J., Wilson, P.M., Gesell, J.G. (2002).Motivational implications of characteristics of exercise bouts. Journal of Health Psychology,7: 73-83.

Thorn, B.E., Boothy, J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2002). Targeted treatment of catastrophizing in themanagement of chronic pain. Cognitive and Behavioural Practice; 9: 127-138.

Rodgers, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. (2001). Task, coping and scheduling self-efficacy in relation tofrequency of physical activity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31: 741-753.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Thorn, B., Haythornthwaite, J.A., Keefe, F.J., Martin, M., Bradley, L.A., Lefebvre,J.C. (2001). Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain.Clinical Journal of Pain, 17: 52-64.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Neish, N. (2001). Catastrophic thinking and the experience of pain during dentalprocedures. Journal of the Indiana Dental Association, 79: 16-19.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Rodgers, W.M., Kirsch, I. (2001). Catastrophizing, depression and expectanciesfor pain and emotional distress. Pain, 91: 147-154.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Tripp, D., Rodgers, W., Stanish, W. (2000). Catastrophizing and pain perception


in sports participants. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 12: 151-167.

Keefe, F.J., Lefebvre, J.C., Egert, J.R., Affleck, G., Sullivan, M.J.L. Caldwell, D.S. (2000). Therelationship of gender to pain, pain behavior, and disability in osteoarthritis. Pain, 87: 325-324.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Tripp, D., Santor, D. (2000). Gender differences in pain and pain behaviour: Therole of catastrophizing. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 24: 121-134.

Viennau, T.L., Clark, A.J., Lynch, M.E., Sullivan, M.J.L. (1999). Catastrophizing, functionaldisability, and pain reports in adults with chronic low back pain. Pain Research andManagement, 4: 93-96.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Neish, N. (1999). A psychological intervention for reducing distress during dentalhygiene treatment. Probe Scientific Journal, 33: 23-30.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Neish, N. (1999). The effects of disclosure on pain during dental hygienetreatment: The moderating role of catastrophizing. Pain, 79: 155-163.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, W., Waite, H., Sullivan, M.E., Tripp, D. (1998). Catastrophizing, pain,and disability following soft tissue injuries. Pain, 77: 253-260.

Lyons, R., Mikelson, K., Sullivan, M.J.L., Coyne, J.C. (1998). Coping as a communal process.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15: 579-606.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Neish, N. (1998). Catastrophizing, anxiety and pain during dental hygienetreatment. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 26: 344-349.

Tripp, D., Neish, N., Sullivan, M.J.L. (1998). What hurts in dental hygiene treatment? Journal ofDental Hygiene, 72: 25-32.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1998). Cogito ergo ouch: Perspectives on the psychology of pain and disability.Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 11: 97-102.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Weinshenker, B., Mikail, S. (1997). Coping with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 29: 249-257.

Tripp, D.A., Sullivan, M.J.L., Catano, V. (1997). The contributions of attributional style,expectancies, depression, and self-esteem in a cognition-based depression model.Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 29: 101-111.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Neish, N. (1997). Psychological predictors of pain during dental hygienetreatment. Probe, 31: 123-127.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Irving, C., Jamieson, P., MacDonald, C., Boutilier, S. (1997). Disabled consumerinvolvement in Nova Scotia's reformed health system: Challenges and concerns. CanadianJournal of Rehabilitation, 12: 22-28.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Rouse, D., Bishop, S., Johnston, S. (1997). Thought suppression,catastrophizing, and pain. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 21: 555-568.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Scattolon, Y. (1995). Health policy planning: A look at consumer involvement inNova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 86: 317-320.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Bishop, S.R., Pivik, J. (1995). The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development andvalidation. Psychological Assessment, 7: 524-532.


Sullivan, M.J.L., Weinshenker, B., Mikail, S. (1995). Depression before and after diagnosis ofmultiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 1: 104-108.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Weinshenker, B., Mikail, S., Bishop, S.R. (1995). Screening for depression inearly onset multiple sclerosis. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 22: 228-231.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1995). Medical rehabilitation in rural Canada. Technology and Disability, 4: 35-41.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1994). Out-Reach: Providing rehabilitation services in rural Canada. Insight, 2: 5-6.

Bishop, S.R., Edgley, K., Fisher, R., Sullivan, M.J.L. (1993). Screening for depression in chroniclow back pain with the Beck Depression Inventory. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 7:143-148.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Ware, M.L., Bishop, S. (1993). Introduction to Special Series: Out-Reachrehabilitation in Canada. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation; 6: 199-201.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Lascelles, M.A., Cappon, P., Ware, M.L. (1993). Current status of Out-Reachrehabilitation in Canada. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation; 6: 208-217.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Edgley, K., Mikail, S., Dehoux, E., Fisher, R. (1993). Psychological Correlates ofHealth Care Utilization in Chronic Illness. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 6: 13-21.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Reesor, K., Mikail, S., Fisher, R. (1992). The treatment of depression in chroniclow back pain: Review and recommendations. Pain; 50: 5-13. Reprinted in PsychiatryDigest, 1993, 7-8.

Lascelles, M.A., McGrath, P., Sullivan, M.J.L., Werk, A. (1991). Self-administered treatment foradolescent migraine: Description, applications, and limitations. Headache Quarterly, 2:196-200.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Conway, M. (1991). Dysphoria and valence of attributions for other's behavior.Cognitive Therapy and Research, 15: 241-248.

Edgley, K., Sullivan, M.J.L., Dehoux, E. (1991). A survey of multiple sclerosis. Part 2:Determinants of employment status. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 4: 127-132.

Sullivan, M.J.L., D'Eon, J. (1990). The relation between catastrophizing and depression in chronicpain patients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 99: 260-263.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Edgley, K., Dehoux, E. (1990). A survey of multiple sclerosis. Part 1: Perceivedcognitive problems and compensatory strategy use. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 4:99-105.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Ware, M.L., Giustini, I., Lascelles, M.A., Dehoux, E. (1990). Perceived impact ofan out-reach rehabilitation program: A step toward program evaluation. Canadian Journalof Rehabilitation, 4: 67-74.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Heisel, B., Lemaire, E., Martel, G., Grinnell, D. (1990). Utilization of orthoticdevices in stroke patients: A comparison of out-reach and institution based services.Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 4: 47-50.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Conway, M. (1989). Negative mood leads to low effort cognition: Attributionalprocessing for observed social behavior. Social Cognition, 7 : 315-337.


Sullivan, M.J.L., Dehoux, E., Buchanan, D.C. (1989). An approach to cognitive rehabilitation inmultiple sclerosis. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 3: 77-85.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Buchanan, D.C. (1989). The treatment of conversion disorder in a rehabilitationsetting. Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation, 2: 175-180.

Lascelles, M.A., Cunningham, S.J., McGrath, P.J., Sullivan, M.J.L. (1989). Teaching copingstrategies to adolescents with migraine. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; 4:135-145. Reprinted in American Journal of Nursing, 89, 1215-1216.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Brender, W. (1986). Facial electromyography: A measure of affective processesduring sexual arousal. Psychophysiology, 23: 182-188.

Binik, Y., Sullivan, M.J.L. (1983). Sudden swimming deaths: A psychomotor reinterpretation.Psychophysiology, 20: 670-681.

Books

Main, C.J., Sullivan, M.J.L., Watson, P.J. Pain Management: Practical applications of thebiopsychosocial perspective in clinical and occupational settings (2nd ed). Edinburg:Churchill Livingstone, 2008.

Lyons, R., Sullivan, M.J.L., Ritvo. P., Coyne, J. (1995). Relationships in Chronic Illness andDisability. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Published Book Chapters(names of trainees are underlined)

Sullivan, M.J.L., Nicholas, M. Breaking Tradition and Breaking New Ground: The Contributions ofWilbert Fordyce to the Evolution of Pain Theory and Practice. In C.J. Main, F.J. Keefe,J.W.S. Vlaeyen and K. Vowles (Eds), Fordyce’s Behavioral Methods for Chronic Pain andIllness. Alphen den Rijn, The Netherlands, Walters Kluwer (IASP Press), 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Mankovsky, T. Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain. In J. Strong, A.M.Unruh, A. Wright, and G.D. Baxter (Eds) Pain: A Textbook for Therapists. Edingburg,Churchill LIvingstone, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L, Martel, M-O., Trost, Z. Pain, Chronicity and Disability. In P. Loisel and J. Anema(Eds). Handbook of Work Disability, New York, Springer, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Scott, W. Psychology of Pain: Assessment of Cognitive Variables. In G.F,Gebhart and R.F. Schmidt (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Pain. Second Edition. New York:Springer, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H. Psychology of Pain: Catastrophizing. In G.F, Gebhart R.F. andSchmidt (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Pain. Second Edition. New York: Springer, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Scott, W. Psychology of Pain: Self efficacy. In G.F. Gebhart and R.F. Schmidt(Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Pain. Second Edition. New York: Springer, 2013.


Sullivan, M.J.L. Non-Pharmacological Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain. In M.Gellman and R. Turner (Eds). The Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. New York,Springer, 2012.

Wideman T.H,, Sullivan M.J.L. Back pain. In M. Gellman and J. Turner (Eds). The Encyclopedia ofBehavioral Medicine. New York, Springer, 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Martel, M.O. Processes Underlying the Relation between Catastrophizing andChronic Pain: Implications for Intervention. In Hasenbring, M., Rusu, A. and Turk, D.(Eds.) From Acute to Chronic Back Pain: Risk factors, Mechanisms and ClinicalImplications. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Wideman, T. Pain Catastrophizing and Fear of Movement: Detection andIntervention. In M.E. Lynch, K.D. Craig, and P.W.H. Peng (Eds), Clinical PainManagement: A Practical Guide. New York: Wiley, 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Gauthier, N., Tremblay, I. Mental Health Outcomes of Chronic Pain. In H.Wittink (Ed.), Evidence, Outcomes and Quality of Life in Pain Treatment: A Handbook forPain Treatment Professionals. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008.

Sullivan, M,J.L., Adams H., Gauthier, N. Les couples aux prises avec des problèmes d’infertilité.In J. Wright, Y. Lussier, S. Sabourin (Ed.), Les défis de l’intervention psychologique auprèsdes couples. Sainte-Foy, Presses de l’Université du Québec, 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Thibault, P., Savard, A., Velly, A. Pain and Function: A PsychosocialPerspective. In M. Feuerstein (Ed.), Handbook of Cancer Survivorship. New York,Springer, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Linton, S.J., Shaw, W. Risk Factor Targeted Interventions for Pain-RelatedDisability. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Pain. Seattle: IASP Press, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychology of Pain: Assessment of Cognitive Variables. In R.F. Schmidt and W.D. Willis (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Pain. New York: Springer, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H. Psychology of Pain: Catastrophizing. In R.F. Schmidt and W. D.Willis (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Pain. New York: Springer, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychology of Pain: Self efficacy. In R.F. Schmidt and W. D. Willis (Eds.). TheEncyclopedia of Pain. New York: Springer, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Behavioural Therapies for the Reduction of Disability. In R.F. Schmidt and W. D.Willis (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Pain. New York: Springer, 2006.

Mickelson, K.D., Lyons, R.F., Sullivan, M.J.L. Coyne, J.C. (2000). Yours, mine, ours: Therelational context of communal coping. In B. R. Sarason and S. W. Duck (Eds.), PersonalRelationships: Implications for Clinical and Community Psychology (pp. 181-200). Sussex,United Kingdom: Wiley & Sons.

Ritchie, JA, Stewart MJ, Thompson D, Ellerton ML, Sullivan M.J.L, Salisbury S. (1999). Parents ofchildren with a chronic condition: Fostering a sense of competence through telephonesupport groups. In M.J. Stewart (Ed.,) Chronic Conditions and Caregiving in Canada.Toronto ON: University of Toronto Press.


Lyons, R.F., Duck, S., Langille, L, Sullivan M.J.L. (1999). Mobilizing support in chronic illness: Arelationship perspective. In M.J. Stewart (Ed.,) Chronic Conditions and Caregiving inCanada. Toronto ON: University of Toronto Press.

Lyons, R., Sullivan, M.J.L. (1998). Curbing loss in illness and disability: A relationshipperspective. In J.H. Harvey (Ed.), Perspectives on Personal and Interpersonal Loss. NewYork: Taylor & Francis.

Monographs and Non-Refereed Papers

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2014). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Treatment Manual – 4th

Edition. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Treatment Manual – 3rd

Edition. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Client Workbook – 3rd Edition.Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: PGAP-Tel Treatment Manual.Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: PGAP-Tel Client Workbook.Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2005) Le programme de prévention de la douleur de l’incapacité prolongée(PDIP) : Manuel de traitement. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004) Le programme de prévention de la douleur de l’incapacité prolongée(PDIP) : Cahier du client. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2005) Programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP) :Manuel de traitement. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004) Programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP) :Cahier du client. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004). The Pain-Disability Prevention Program: Treatment Manual. Halifax,Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Rhodenizer, T., Isaacs, C. (2003). The Pain-Disability PreventionProgram: Client Workbook. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Treatment Manual. Halifax,Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Client Workbook. Halifax,Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Tripp, D., French, D. (2001). The Pain-Disability Prevention Program:Treatment Manual. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.


Videos

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: for Trauma-Related MentalHealth Condition – Military version. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: for Persons with Pain.Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: for Persons with MentalHealth Conditions. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: for Persons with ChronicHealth Conditions. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2008). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: for Cancer Survivors. Halifax,Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: PGAP-Tel for Persons withPain. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: PGAP-Tel for Persons withMental Health Conditions. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: PGAP-Tel for Persons withChronic Health Conditions. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2007). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: PGAP-Tel for CancerSurvivors. Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004) Le programme de prévention de la douleur de l’incapacité prolongée(PDIP). Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004). Programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP).Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDP Program Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). The Pain-Disability Prevention Program: Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDPProgram Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2003). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDPProgram Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2001). The Pain-Disability Prevention Program: Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDPProgram Inc.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2001). The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: Halifax, Nova Scotia: PDPProgram Inc.

Reviews, Proceedings, and Technical Reports

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2012). Management of chronic pain in individuals seeking services for mentalhealth problems. Prepared for Veterans Affairs Canada.


Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004). L'entorse cervicale: description et facteurs de risque de douleur et dechronicité : Implications pour le dépistage. Document préparé pour la Société del’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004). Évaluation des facteurs de risque : Instruments d'évaluation : Guided’utilisation. Document préparé pour la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec(SAAQ).

Sullivan, M.J.L. (2004). Facteurs pouvant influencer l'adhérence durant la participation auxprogrammes de réadaptation. Document préparé pour la Société de l’assuranceautomobile du Québec (SAAQ). Québec, (Québec).

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1999). Current obstacles to the social integration of individuals with disabilities.Research to Action: Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada. Halifax, NovaScotia.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1994). Review of Communicating in Relationships by Fincham et a., 1993.ISSPR Bulletin, 10, 12-14.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Scattalon, Y. (1994). Consumer Participation in Program Development andHealth Care Policy Planning. Ottawa: Secretary of State.

Sullivan, M.J.L., MacDougall, J., Pivik, J. (1993). Out-Reach Rehabilitation in Canada: Models ofService Delivery. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Community-BasedRehabilitation, Atlanta, GA.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1993). Out-Reach Rehabilitation in Canada. Ottawa: National Health andWelfare.

Sullivan, M.J.L. (1992). Review of Depression in the Medically Ill by Rodin et al, 1991. CanadianPsychology, 33, 288.

Invited Plenary Presentations and Keynote Addresses

Sullivan, M.J.L. La psychologie de la douleur: facteurs de risque, et problèmes de santé mentale.Congrès annuel de la société des psychologues de la France. Paris, December, 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain catastrophizing. Presented at the Annual Pain Day of the Winnipeg HealthAuthority. Winnipeg, November 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Adverse Pain Outcomes: Assessment, Mechanisms and Treatment. Presented atthe Annual Pain Day of the Winnipeg Health Authority. Winnipeg, November 2015.

Sullivan,M.J.L. Comprendre et gérer la douleur au quotidian. 31e Assemblée scientifique annuelledu Collège Québécois des médecins de famille. Montreal, September 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Psychology of Pain and Disability: Applications to COPD. Presented at theAnnual Meeting of the Canadian Thoracic Society. Ottawa, May, 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial Risk Factors for Pain and Disability. Presented at the Annual


Meeting of the Canadian Society of Hand Therapists, Montreal, May 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. La catastrophisation de la douleur orientée sur l’aspect clinique en physiothérapie.Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Quebec Association of Orthopaedic ManualPhysical Therapy, Quebec, April, 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Techniques for Managing Perceptions of Injustice During an IME. AmericanAcademy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP). Twenty-Eighth Annual ScientificSession with Advanced Clinical Skills. Savannah, Georgia. January 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Psychology of IMEs. American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians(AADEP). Twenty-Eighth Annual Scientific Session with Advanced Clinical Skills.Savannah, Georgia. January, 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Le sentiment d’injustice et l’incapacité. Conférence sur la gestion desréclamations et litiges en assurance invalidité. Montreal, QC. January 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial Determinants of Problematic Recovery following MusculoskeletalInjury. Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain Catastrophizing and Adverse Pain Outcomes: Assessment, Mechanisms andTreatment. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Psychology of Pain and Disability. Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies.University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychological Contributions to Chronic Pain and Disability: Implications forTreatment. Green College. University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Training Nurses to Deliver a Standardized Psychosocial Intervention to OptimizeRecovery following Knee Replacement Surgery. School of Nursing, University of BritishColumbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychological Influences on Response to Analgesic Medication. Department ofAnesthesiology, University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Double Jeopardy: Perceptions of Injustice in Debilitating Injury Cases. EricsonLecture. University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. An Approach to Maximizing Activity Involvement and Return to Work Potentialfollowing Debilitating Injury. Department of Occupational Science and OccupationalTherapy. University of British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Detection and Intervention for Pain-Related Psychosocial Risk Factors. FraserNW Division of Family Practice. Coquitlam, British Columbia. September, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceptions of Injustice as a Barrier to Recovery. Centre for Continuing andDistance Education. The University of Saskatchewan - 5th Implementing Best Practices inPain Management Conference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. November, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain Catastrophizing. Centre for Continuing and Distance Education. TheUniversity of Saskatchewan - 5th Implementing Best Practices in Pain ManagementConference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. November, 2014.


Sullivan, M.J.L. Comprendre et gerer la douleur au quotidien. Congrès de formation médicalecontinue inédit pour les médecins du Québec. Montréal, QC, June, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Le sentiment d’injustice et l’incapacité. Colloque International - Douleurs etTravail. Nantes, France, June, 2014

Sullivan, M.J.L. Le Programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP). Nantes, France, June,2014

Sullivan, M.J.L. La perception d’injustice comme facteur de risque pour la persistence destroubles mentaux suite aux accidents de travail. Rassemblement en réadaptation,Montreal, Québec, April, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Chronic Pain and Work Disability: From Barriers to Solutions. RehabilitationReturn to Workplace (RRWP) Conference: Evolving Solutions in Disability Management.Winnipeg, MB, March 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived Injustice as a Risk Factor for Prolonged Disability. Annual ScientificMeeting of the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, San Antonio, Texas,January, 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. La contribution du sentiment d’injustice aux trajectoires de récupération chez lesindividus souffrant de douleur chronique. Annual Meeting of the French Pain Society,Paris, France, November, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Targeting Catastrophic Thinking in the Treatment of Individuals with PersistentPain Conditions. Calgary Pain Conference, Calgary, Alberta, November, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Role of Perceived injustice on the Trajectory of Recovery FollowingMusculoskeletal Injury. Calgary Pain Conference, Calgary Alberta, November, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived Injustice as a Risk Factor for Problematic Recovery FollowingMusculoskeletal Injury. Pain Management Programmes Special Interest Group 14thNational Conference. St Helier, Jersey, UK Channel Islands. September 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychological Risk Factors for Delayed Recovery: Assessment and Intervention.33rd Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference.Hyannis, MA. July 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Targeting Risk Factors for Delayed Recovery. WorkSafeBC 9th AnnualHealthcare Conference. Vancouver, BC, June 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing as a Risk Factor for Problematic Recovery FollowingMusculoskeletal Injury. Dutch International Congress on Insurance Medicine, Almere, TheNetherlands. November, 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Determinants of Perceived Injustice Following Motor Vehicle Accidents. DutchInternational Congress on Insurance Medicine, Almere, The Netherlands. November,2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain-related Psychosocial Risk Factors: Assessment and Intervention in PrimaryCare. 13th Annual WorkSafeBC Physician Education Conference. WorkSafeBC. Nanaimo,BC. October 2012.


Sullivan, M.J.L. Managing Persistent Pain and Disability: Best Practices. 31st Annual NationalWorkers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference. SEAK Inc. Hyannis, CapeCod, Massachusetts. July 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Mental Health Consequences of Injury: Who is at Risk and What Can be DoneAbout it. Workers and Employers Services, WorkSafeBC. (InterOrganizational TrainingCommittee). Richmond, BC. May 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Managing Persistent Pain and Disability: Best Practices. 31st Annual NationalWorkers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference. SEAK Inc. Hyannis, CapeCod, Massachusetts. July 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Conceptual and Empirical Evolution of Pain Catastrophizing.CPA Distinguished contributions to psychology as a profession award address. AnnualMeeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, ON. June 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial Risk Factors for Pain-Related Disability: Detection and Intervention.4th WCOMTG Current Concepts Symposium. Orthopaedic Manipulative PhysiotherapyGroup, a Special Interest Group of the South African Society of Physiotherapy.Stellenbosch, South Africa. April 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Targeting Psychosocial Risk Factors to Promote Return to Work FollowingMusculoskeletal Injury. Musculoskeletal Disorders & Chronic Pain Conference. AmericanCollege of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Canadian Institute for the Reliefof Pain and Disability. Los Angeles, CA. February 2011

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and Perceived Injustice as Risk Factors for Chronicity FollowingWhiplash Injury. 2011 Whiplash Symposium. Presented byResearch Excellence inNational Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine. Brisbane, Australia. February2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychological Risk Factors in Return to Work – Strategies for SuccessfulOutcomes. Ministry of Labour, Workers’ Advisers Office (Inter-organizational TrainingCommittee) Return to Work - Return to Life Conference. Richmond, BC. December 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial Risk-Factors for Pain-Related Disability: Detection and Intervention.Svenskt Smartforum, Swedish Pain Society, Umea, Sweden. October 2010

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceptions of Injustice as a Determinant of Chronic Pain and Disability followingWhiplash Injury. Satellite Symposium on Pain, Mind and Movement. World Congress ofPain, Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Managing Persistent Pain and Disability: Best practices. 30th Annual NationalWorkers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference. SEAK Inc. Hyannis, MA.July 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived Injustice as a Barrier to Recovery. Vocational Rehabilitation Associationof Canada Annual Conference. Niagara Falls, ON. June 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophic Thinking and Health Outcomes: Mechanisms of Action andTreatment Implications. Eighth Conference on Psychology and Health. Lunteren, TheNetherlands. May 2010.


Sullivan, M.J.L. What is the Contextual Basis of Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain? A Road toOptimal Interdisciplinary Patient Care: 25 years of Pain and Palliative Care. Nijmegen, TheNetherlands. April 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Cogito Ergo Ouch: Meditations on the Psychology of Pain. The 8th Palliative CareCongress. Bournemouth, UK. March 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain catastrophizing: Mechanisms of Action and Implications for Treatment. PainManagement Programme SIG conference. Newcastle upon Tyne. UK. September 2009.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain and Disability: Preconceptions, Misconceptions and New Directions. AnnualMeeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Las Vegas, US. February2009.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial Risk factors in Pain-Related Disability - Screening and Effectivenessof Prevention Strategies. Better Choices Better Health Conference. Adelaide, Australia.November 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Risk-Factor Targeted Interventions for Pain-Related Disability: A PopulationHealth Approach. 12th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow, UK. August 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Toward More Effective Public and Private Disability Policy: Thinking Outside theBox. United States Congress, Washington, DC. December 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Main, C., Nicholas, M. Conceptual and Empirical Status of Red, Yellow andOrange Flags. Decade of Flags Conference, Keele University, UK. September 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L. La pensée catastrophique et les réactions empathiques face à l'expression de ladouleur. Antal-J: Annual Conference of Grunenthal Pharmaceuticals. Paris, France. May2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Depression, Pain and Return to Work. Kaiser Permanente: OccupationalMedicine Conference. Hawaii, US. April 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Anxiety and Chronic Pain. Third National Conference of the Anxiety DisordersAssociation of Canada. Montreal, QC. April 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Risk-Factor Targeted Interventions for Pain-Related Disability. AnnualConference of the Physical Therapy Association of Israel. Tel-Aviv, Israel. March 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Assessment and Intervention for Psychosocial Risk-Factors for Pain andDisability. National Institute of Rehabilitation Research and New Zealand RehabilitationAssociation Conference. Rotorua, New Zealand. February 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Science of Fear: Mechanisms and Management of Catastrophizing. Pain inEurope V : European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC). Istanbul, Turkey. September 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Cost Efficacy Analysis of Community-Based Approaches to the Management ofPain-Related Disability. International Workshop on Economic Evaluations of OccupationalHealth Interventions. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. February 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Le Programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP). Société d’AssuranceAutomobile de Québec (SAAQ). Congrès Québécois de réadaptation en traumatologie.


Montreal, QC. November 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophic Thinking and Pain Experience : Implications for Recovery fromMusculoskeletal Pain Conditions. Irish Pain Society, Dublin, Ireland. October 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Linton, S., Shaw, W. Risk-Factor Targeted Interventions for the Prevention ofChronic Pain and Disability. IASP, Sydney, Australia. August 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Communicative Functions of Pain Behaviour. Official Satellite Symposium of the11th World Congress of Pain: Special Interest Group: Pain, Mind and Movement:International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Cairns, Australia. August 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Service, Advocacy, and Adjudication: The Ethical Strain of Balancing MultipleStakeholder Agendas. Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (CARP)National Conference and Annual General Meeting. Charlottetown, PE. June 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Developing Community-Based Resources for the Prevention of Pain andDisability. Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada (OEMAC)Annual Scientific Conference. St. John’s, NL. June 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and Empathy for Others’ Pain Experience. Round Table onEmpathic Responses in Illness and Health. Department of Experimental-Clinical andHealth Psychology. Ghent University, Belgium. April 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Cogito Ergo Ouch: Meditations on the Psychology of Pain. Plenary address,British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Thorn, B, Cano, A.M. The Clinical Management of Pain Catastrophizing:Cognitive, Behavioral and Interpersonal approaches. Pre-conference Workshop: AnnualMeeting of the American Pain Society. Boston, MA. March 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Improving Return-to-Work Research. Liberty Mutual Research Institute,Hopkinton, Massachusetts, US. March 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. La douleur chronique : aspects psychologiques. Société Québécoise de larecherche en psychologie (SQRP). Québec, QC. March 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Cogito ergo ouch: Méditations sur la psychologie de la douleur. Plenary address,Congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise de la douleur. Montréal, QC. 2004.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychological Correlates of Neuropathic Pain. Invited symposium, Joint Meetingof the American Pain Society and the Canadian Pain Society. Vancouver, BC. 2004.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Cogito ergo ouch: Meditations on the psychology of pain. Plenary address, DutchEndo-Neuro-Psycho Meeting. Doorwerth, The Netherlands. June 2003.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Evidence-Based Interventions for the Prevention of Pain-Related Disability.Plenary address, Annual Meeting of the American College of Occupational andEnvironmental Medicine. Toronto ON. August 2003.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Challenges to the Effective Management of Pain-Related Disability. Plenaryaddress, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.Halifax, NS. June 2002.


Sullivan, M.J.L. Le rôle de psychologies dans la gestion de désordres de douleur chronique.Plenary address, Réunion Annuelle de l’Ordres des psychologues du Québec. MontréalQC. September 2002.

Scientific Presentations(names of trainees are underlined)

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice contributes to poor rehabilitation outcomes in individuals whohave sustained whiplash injuries. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the InternationalAcademy of Law and Mental Health, Vienna, July 2015.

Sullivan, M.J.L. La relation entre la réduction des facteurs de risque de chronicité et le retour autravail. Le Rassemblement pour la santé et le mieux etre en entreprise. Montreal, May2015.

Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice contributes to poor rehabilitation outcomes inindividuals who have sustained workplace injuries. International Forum on DisabilityManagement. Melbourne, Australia, November 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived Injustice and Prolonged Work Disability. Presented at the ThirdInternational Conference of the Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI),Toronto, Ontario, October 2014.

Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. The Role of Perceived Injustice as a Determinant of RehabilitationOutcomes Following Whiplash Injury. Presented at the 15th World Congress on Pain,Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2014.

Carriere, J.S., Sullivan, M.J.L. Do not expect the worst: The mediating role of recoveryexpectancies on return to work following whiplash injury. Presented at the 15th WorldCongress on Pain, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2014.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. The role of perceivedinjustice and pain catastrophizing in the prediction of patient quality of life following totalknee arthroplasty. Presented at the 15th Word Congress on Pain, Buenos Aires, Argentina,October, 2014.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. The relationship between gender and perceived injustice in thecontext of chronic pain and disability. Presented at the 75th annual Convention of the CanadianPsychological Association, Vancouver, BC, June 2014.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. The role of perceivedinjustice in the prediction of pain and function following total knee arthroplasty. Presented at the35th Annual Scientific Meeting of Canadian Pain Society in Quebec City, QC, May 2014.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice andpain catastrophizing: risk factors for problematic pain outcomes following total kneearthroplasty. Presentated at the 16th Research Colloquium on Rehabilitation School of Physical& Occupational Therapy, Montreal, QC, May 2014.

Yakobov, E., Scott, W., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. The role of perceivedinjustice in the prediction of pain and function following total knee arthroplasty. Presented at the18th Annual McGill Pain Day, QC, January 2014.


Sullivan, M.J.L. Les dimensions intrapersonnelles et interpersonnelles de l’expression de ladouleur chez les patients souffrant de douleur chronique. 82e Congrès de l’Associationfrancophone pour le savoir, l’Acfas. Montreal, QC, Mai 2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Lack of progress in cognitive behavioural interventions for chronic pain. Paneldiscussion at the Psychosocial SIG of the American Pain Society. Tampa, Florida, May,2014.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Using Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) for the Management ofWork-Disability Associated with Health and Mental Health Problems. WorkSafeBC 9thAnnual Healthcare Conference. Vancouver, BC, June 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The psychology of pain sensitization. Presented at the 4th International Congresson Neuropathic Pain. Toronto, Ontario, May 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Interpersonal processes in chronic pain: The role of the spouse in chronicpain management. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society,Winnipeg, Manitoba. May, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice and adverse pain outcomes. Presented at the AnnualMeeting of the Canadian Pain Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba. May, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Challenges in the implementation of a risk-factor targeted intervention for theprevention of long-term disability. Presented at the American Occupational HealthConference (AOHC). Orlando, Florida, April, 2013.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial risk factors for pain-related disability: The measurement of paincatastrophizing. The International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative PhysicalTherapists Congress, Quebec City. QC, September 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial risk factors for prolonged disability following whiplash injury.The International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical TherapistsCongress. Quebec City. September 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice as a determinant of the persistence of physical andemotional problems following musculoskeletal injury. International Association for theStudy of Pain 14th World Congress on Pain, Milan, Italy. August 2012.

Harrison, J., Tanzer, M., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. Sex differences inpsychological determinants of pain following total knee arthroplasty. InternationalAssociation for the Study of Pain 14th World Congress on Pain, Milan, Italy. August2012.

Niederstrasser, N.G., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Tanzer, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. Dimensions ofcatastrophic thinking that mediate the relation between fear and disability following totalknee arthroplasty. International Association for the Study of Pain 14th World Congress onPain, Milan, Italy. August 2012.

Wideman, T.H., Hill, J.C. Keele, Main, C.J., Lewis, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. Comparing theresponsiveness of a brief, multidimensional risk screening tool for back pain to itsunidimensional reference standards: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.International Association for the Study of Pain 14th World Congress on Pain, Milan, Italy.August 2012.


Trost, Z., Niederstrasser, N., Phan, V., Sullivan, M.J.L. An experimental Investigation of controlledversus and automatic processes in pain expression during acute pain experience.Presented at the 14th World Congress on Pain (Meeting of the International Association forthe Study of Pain), Milan, Italy. August, 2012.

Scott, W., Trost, Z., Sullivan, M.J.L. Determining a clinical cut-off score on ameasure of pain-related injustice perceptions. Presented at the World Society for PainClinicians 15th World Congress of Pain Clinicians in Granada, Spain. June 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Recovery from Musculoskeletal Injury.Workers' Advisors 2012 Annual Educational Symposium. Richmond, BC, May 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial risk factors for problematic mental health outcomes associated withchronic pain. Atlantic Psychiatric Conference, Charlottetown, PE. May 2012.

Martel M.O., Sullivan MJ.L. The temporal stability of activity-related summation of pain in patientswith chronic back pain. 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society.Honolulu, Hawaii May 2012.

Scott, W., Wideman, T., Sullivan, M.J.L. The relative clinical utility of percent change and absolutepost-treatment scores on pain catastrophizing as indicators of meaningful change duringthe course of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for individuals with whiplash injuries.Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society, Whistler, BC.May 2012.

Trost, Z., Scott, W., Manganelli, L., Bernier, E., Sullivan, M.J.L. Elevated pain behavior followingexperimental manipulation of injustice. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AmericanPain Society, Honolulu, HI. May 2012.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Targeting psychosocial risk factors to promote return to work followingmusculoskeletal injury. The American Occupational Health Conference. American Collegeof Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Los Angeles, CA. April 2012.

Trost, Z., Scott, W., Bernier, E., Manganelli, L., Sullivan, M.J.L. The impact of just world beliefs onpain experience following experimental manipulation of injustice. Presented at the AnnualMeeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA. April 2012.

Scott, W., Trost, Z., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice prospectively predicts narcotic use inindividuals recovering from whiplash injury. Presented at McGill Pain Day. Montreal,QC. January 2012.

Guttman, R.M., Garfinkel, B., Mankovsky, T.D., Sullivan, M.J.L. Sex differences in activity-related pain: The role of catastrophizing and fear of pain. Presented at the 15th AnnualMcGill Pain Day. Montréal, QC. January 2012.

Iacono, V., Mankovsky, T.D., Guttman, R.M., Sullivan, M.J.L. Expectancy effects on pain vary as afunction of pain intensity. Presented at the 15th Annual McGill Pain Day. Montréal, QC.January 2012,

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability: Detection and intervention.National Rehabilitation Nursing Conference. Laval, QC. September 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The importance of psychosocial risk factors in pain. CPM Centres for Pain


Management. 3rd annual CPM Pain Update. Toronto, ON, September 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Techniques for targeting psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability. CanadianPhysiotherapy Association. Whistler, BC. July 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Scott, W. The adverse impact of perceived injustice on pain outcomes:mechanisms of action. Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Pain Society and theCanadian Pain Society. Edinburg, Scotland. June 2011.

Wideman T.H, Sullivan M. The development of a cumulative psychosocial risk index forproblematic recovery following physical therapy for work-related musculoskeletal injuries.World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands. June 2011.

Wideman T.H., Sullivan M. Predicting response to physical therapy for individuals with work-related injuries and symptoms of depression. Annual Meeting of the American PainSociety. Austin, TX. May 2011.

Scott, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived injustice moderates the relationship between pain anddepression among individuals with persistent musculoskeletal pain. Annual Meeting of theAmerican Pain Society. Austin, TX. May 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Targeting psychosocial risk factors for spinal pain. Annual Meeting of theCanadian Pain Society. Niagara Falls, ON. April 2011.

Scott, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. Determining factors in the experience of perceived injusticefollowing whiplash injury. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Niagara Falls, ON.April 2011.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Les facteurs psychosociaux et les trajectoires de récupération suite à desblessures musculo-squelettiques. Bureau des Evaluations Medicales du Quebec Montreal,QC. December 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Risk Factors for problematic recovery; techniques for screening for risk factors.Case Manager Professional Development Conference, WorkSafeBC, Nanaimo, BC.October 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Engaging rehabilitation professionals in changing their clinical practice patternsThe American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. ACRM-ASNR Joint EducationalConference, 87th annual meeting. Montreal, QC. October 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Improving health outcomes by reducing pain catastrophizing. 13th World Congressof Pain, Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and perceived injustice as determinants of problematic outcomefollowing musculoskeletal injury. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Adams, H., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Tanzer, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. Pre-surgical pain andcatastrophizing contribute to the persistence of depression following total kneearthroplasty. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Wideman T.H., Sullivan M.J.L. Differential predictors of chronic pain, work disability and healthcare utilisation following musculoskeletal injury. The Pain, Mind and Movement SpecialInterest Group Meeting held at the International Association for the Study of Pain’s 13th


World Congress on Pain. Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Ellis, T., Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. A comparison of clinical improvement and return-to-workoutcomes in clients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and fibromyalgia followingparticipation in a life-role re-integration program. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal,QC. August, 2010.

Scott, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. Determinants and predictive utility of clinicians' return to workjudgments for individuals with whiplash injuries. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal,QC, August 2010.

Mankovsky, T.D., Wideman, T.H., Butler, H., Garfinkel, B., Sullivan, M.J.L. An experimentalinvestigation of the effects of TENS on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS): Themoderating role of catastrophizing. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal, QC. August2010.

Wideman T.H., Sullivan M.J.L. Differential predictors of chronic pain, work disability and healthcare utilisation following musculoskeletal injury. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal,QC. August 2010.

Martel MO., Thibault P., Sullivan M.J.L. The influence of pain and psychological factors on thepersistence of pain behaviors in patients with chronic back pain. 13th World Congress ofPain, Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Butler, H.L., Lariviere,C., Hubley-Kozey, C.L., Sullivan, M.J.L. Temporal activation patterns duringtrunk flexion-extension: Effect of attention, sex and pain severity in low back pain (LBP)patients. 13th World Congress of Pain, Montreal, QC. August 2010.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Est-ce que la catastrophisation affecte la guérison? Sociétié Québécoise de laDouleur. Montreal, QC. October 2009.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Communication goals associated with the display of pain behavior. 12th WorldCongress on Pain. Glasgow, UK. August 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and depression in chronic pain: assessment and interventiontechniques in primary care and rehabilitation. IASP Satellite Symposium on Pain andMovement. Dublin, Ireland, August, 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychological influence on temporal summation of activity related pain inpatients with musculoskeletal pain. IASP Satellite Symposium on Pain and Movement.Dublin, Ireland. August 2008.

Adams, H., Stanish, W., Tanzer, M., Simmonds, M., Velly, A., Sullivan, M.J.L. Psychologicalpredictors of pain and disability following total knee arthroplasty. 12th World Congresson Pain. Glasgow, UK. August 2008.

Adams, H., Davidson, N., Thibault, P., Simmonds, M., Velly, A., Sullivan, M.J.L. Depressionaugments activity-related pain in women but not in men with chronic musculoskeletalconditions. IASP Satellite Symposium on Pain and Movement. Dublin, Ireland. August2008.

Adams, H., Thibault, P., Simmonds, M., Tanzer, M., Stanish, W., Sullivan, M.J.L. The role of pre-surgical expectancies in the prediction of functional recovery following total knee


arthroplasty. IASP Satellite Symposium on Pain and Movement. Dublin, Ireland. August2008.

Davidson, N., Adams, H., Thibault, P., Simmonds, Sullivan, M.J.L. Determinants of activity-relatedtemporal summation of pain in patients with whiplash injuries. IASP Satellite Symposiumon Pain and Movement. Dublin, Ireland. August 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Chronic pain: Work disability prevention. 28th Annual National Workers’Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference. SEAK Inc. Hyannis, MA. July 2008.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Interpersonal dimensions of pain experience. Close relationships and healthconference. University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC. August 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H. Training physiotherapists to assess and intervene on psychosocial riskfactors for pain-related disability. World Physical Therapy Congress. Vancouver, BC. June2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Craig, K., Keefe, F.C. Understanding pain expression: language, behaviour anddistress. Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society. Washington, DC. May 2007.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Craig, K., Prkachin, K. The many faces of pain behaviour: communication,protection and survival. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Edmonton, AB.June 2006.

Gauthier, N., Thibault, P., Adams, H., Montpetit, E., Sullivan, M.J.L. Validation of a French-Canadian version of the Pain Disability Index. Annual Meeting of the Canadian PainSociety. Edmonton, AB. June 2006.

Ialongo-Lambin, D., Jarry-Boileau, V., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. Comparison of pain behaviourbetween patients with musculoskeletal and fibromyalgia conditions. Annual Meeting of theCanadian Pain Society. Edmonton, AB. June 2006.

Thibault, P., Racicot, S., Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and fear of movement as differentialpredictors of pain behaviours and avoidance. Annual Meeting of the Canadian PainSociety. Edmonton, AB. June 2006.

Savard, A., Sullivan, M.J.L., Laliberte, S., Catchlove, R. Development and validation of a measureof perceived victimization in the experience of pain and disability: Preliminary analysis.Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Edmonton, AB. June 2006.

Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. A psychosocial risk-factor targeted intervention for work-disability.International Congress on Occupational Health. Milan, Italy, June, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Feuerstein, M., Gatchel, R., Linton, S., Pransky, G. Integrating psychological andbehavioral interventions to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes. International Congresson Occupational Health. Milan, Italy, June, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Rhodenizer, T., Ellis, T., Stanish, W. A psychosocial risk-factortargeted intervention for work-disability following whiplash injury. Canadian Association ofOccupational Therapists National Conference. Montreal, QC, June, 2006.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Rodgers, W., Bell, G., Fraser, S, Wilson, P, Thibault, P., Lackner, J. Painexperience and exercise intentions: the mediating role of self-efficacy


Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Halifax, NS, May, 2005.

Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L., Gauthier, N., Savard, A., Tremblay, I., Ialongo-Lambin, D. Pain,emotions and intentions to exercise. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society.Halifax, NS, May, 2005.

Laliberté, S., Sullivan, M.J.L., Charon, J., Bouthillier, D., Miller, J.M., Tremblay, I. DuMultidimensional Pain Inventory à l’inventiare multidimensionnel de la douleur : Traductionet validation. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Halifax, NS, May, 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Targeting catastrophic thinking as a means of reducing depression in injuredworkers. Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society. Boston, MA, April, 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Interpersonal processes linking catastrophic thinking to pain behaviour. Invitedsymposium. Annual Meeting of the British Pain Society. Edinburgh, UK, 2005.

Durand, M.J, Loisel, P, Franche, R.L, Sullivan, M.J.L, Côté, P. Training programs in work disabilityprevention: Quebec's experience. 7e congrès du comité scientifique d'éducation en santéau travail. Strasbourg, France, 2005.

Sullivan, M.J.L. La relation entre la réduction de facteur de risque de chronicité et le retour autravail. Meeting of the Réseau de recherche en santé et sécurité du travail du Québec.Montréal, QC, 2004.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H. Risk-factor targeted interventions for the prevention of pain-relateddisability. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT) Annual NationalConference: Bridging Health and Occupation. Charlottetown, PE, 2004.

Thibault, P., Gauthier, N., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived Disability as a Predictor of Return to Work.Joint Meeting of the American Pain Society and the Canadian Pain Society. Vancouver,BC, 2004.

Thibault, P., Gauthier, N., Sullivan, M.J.L. Quelques réflexions sur l’utilisation de mesures auto-rapportées d’incapacité. Meeting of the Réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation. Montreal, QC, 2004.

Gauthier, N., Lévesque, K., Thibault, P., Sullivan, M.J.L. Dimensions psychologiques de ladouleur : L’utilisation des dessins du corps. Meeting of the Réseau provincial de rechercheen adaptation-réadaptation. Montreal, QC, 2004.

Savard, A., Thibault, P., Gauthier, N., Sullivan, M.J.L., Feine, J. Is memory of quality of lifeaccurate? Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association. St. John’s, NL,2004.

Sullivan, M.J.L. When does pain predict disability? Annual Meeting of the Canadian Associationfor Research on Work and Health. Montreal, QC, 2003.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Loisel, P., Franche, R.L., Durand, M.J., Coté, P. Training future researchers inwork disability prevention : The Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic TrainingProgram. International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain, Linköping,Sweden, 2003.


Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, WD., Adams, H. Preliminary outcomes of a risk-factor targetedintervention for the prevention of back pain disability. Linköping International Forum VI forprimary care research on low-back pain. Linköping, Sweden, 2003.

Gauthier, N, Tremblay, I, Sullivan, M.J.L, Thibault, P. What do measures of perceived disabilityactually measure? Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Research on Work andHealth. Montreal, QC, 2003.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Shaw, M., Boone, G. Preliminary evaluation of a psychologically-based occupational rehabilitation program. International Association for the Study of Pain,San Diego, CA, 2002.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Interpersonal aspects of pain experience. Annual Meeting of the American PainSociety, Baltimore, MD, 2002.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Rhodenizer, T., Shaw, M. A community-based approach to themanagement of pain-related disability in rural areas. Montreal International Forum forPrimary Care Research on Low Back Pain. Montreal, QC, 2002.

Adams, H., Sullivan, M.J.L. A psychological intervention to prevent disability subsequent tooccupational injury. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association,Vancouver, BC, 2002.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H.M., Thorn, B. Fear, catastrophizing and pain experience: clinical andexperimental findings. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society, Montreal, QC, 2001.

Rodgers, W.M., Sullivan, M.J.L., Blanchard, C.M., Wilson, P.M. Influences of pain catastrophizingand self-efficacy on exercise patterns after renal transplant. Annual Meeting of the Societyfor Behavioural Medicine, Seattle, WA, 2001.

Rodgers, W.M., Wilson, P.M., Sullivan, M.J.L., Murray, T.C., Bell, G.J. Relations among exerciseinduced muscle soreness and future exercise intentions: A social cognitive approach.Annual Meeting of SCAPPS, Montreal, QC, 2001.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain.Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society. Atlanta, GA, 2000.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and expectancies for pain and emotional distress. AnnualMeeting of the American Pain Society. Atlanta, GA, 2000.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and pain: clinical and theoretical implications. Annual Meeting ofthe American Pain Society. Atlanta, GA, 2000.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Clinical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain. AnnualMeeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine. Nashville, TN, 2000.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Determinants of disability in chronic pain change as a function of stage ofchronicity. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Banff, AB, 2000.

Sullivan, M.E., Sullivan, M.J.L. Perceived cognitive deficits in chronic pain: relation to disability.Annual Meeting of the Canadian Pain Society. Banff, AB, 2000.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Theoretical models of psychological influences on pain perception. Annual


Meeting of the American Pain Society. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1999.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Current obstacles to the social integration of individuals with disabilities.Research to Action: Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada. Halifax, NS, 1999.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Coping as a communal process. 20th International Conference of the Stress andAnxiety Research Society. Krakow, Poland, 1999.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Differential predictors of pain and disability following whiplash injury. 9th WorldCongress on Pain. Vienna, Austria, 1999.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The psychology of pain and disability following whiplash injury. Annual Meeting ofthe Canadian Psychological Association. Halifax, NS, 1999.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Rodgers, W., Tripp, D., Stanish, W. Catastrophizing and pain in varsity athletes.Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Sports Psychology. Fredericton, NB,1998.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The psychology of pain: from the renaissance to contemporary behaviouralmedicine. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.Halifax, NS, 1998.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Perspectives on the psychology of disabling injury. Annual Meeting of theCanadian Association for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. Halifax, NS, 1998.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Neish, N. A psychological intervention for the reduction of distress during dentalhygiene treatment. Meeting of the International Association of Dental Hygiene. Florence,Italy, 1998.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Waite, H., Tripp, D., Stanish, W. Catastrophizing, pain and disability in chronicpain patients. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco,CA, 1998.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Santor, D., Tripp, D. Gender differences in pain and pain behaviour. AnnualMeeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA, 1998.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Irving, C. Disabled consumer involvement in health policy planning. Meeting ofthe International Association for Community Based Rehabilitation. Kingston, ON, 1996.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Coping with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Annual Meeting of the MultipleSclerosis Society. Halifax, NS, 1996.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Rural rehabilitation in Canada. Active Living Conference. Halifax, NS, 1996.

Sullivan, M.J. L. Catastrophizing and pain. International Congress of Psychology. Montreal, QC,1996.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Communal coping in marital therapy. International Conference for the Study ofPersonal Relationships. Calgary, AB, 1996.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Stevens, M. Content and heuristic effects of relationship memories. InternationalConference for the Study of Personal Relationships. Calgary, AB, 1996.


Sullivan, M.J.L., McCallan, T. Empathic accuracy in depressed and nondepressed students.International Conference for the Study of Personal Relationships. Calgary, AB, 1996.

Sullivan, M.J.L. The treatment of depression in chronic pain. World Congress on Behavioral andCognitive Therapies. Copenhagen, DK, 1995.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Community-based and out-reach rehabilitation: The Canadian perspective.Annual Meeting of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America. Vancouver,BC, 1995.

Bishop, S., Sullivan, M.J.L. Screening for depression in chronic low back pain. Annual Meeting ofthe American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.

D'Aloisio, A., Sullivan, M.J.L., Rockwood, K. Burnout and desire to institutionalize in caregivers ofindividuals with Alzheimer's Disease. International Conference for the Study of PersonalRelationships. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1994.

Rouse, D., Johnston, S., Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and control of pain-related ideation.Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.

Sullivan, M.J.L. Delivering rural rehabilitation services in Canada. Annual Meeting of theRehabilitation Engineering Society of North America. Nashville, TN, 1994.

Sullivan, M.J.L., LeBlanc, M., Kumar, M. Induced mood, cognitive load, and social predictions.Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Leblanc, M., Ryer, M. Information integration deficits in dysphoric andnondysphoric subjects. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, LosAngeles, CA, 1994.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Cutler, M. Gender role and social perception. International Conference for theStudy of Personal Relationships. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1994.

Sullivan, M.J.L., MacDougall, J.C., Pivik, J. Out-reach rehabilitation in Canada: models of servicedelivery. First North American Regional Conference of Rehabilitation International, Atlanta,GA, 1993.

Bishop, S.R., Sullivan, M.J.L. Pain behaviour and catastrophizing. Annual Meeting of theAmerican Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, 1993.

Rouse, D., Sullivan, M.J.L. Catastrophizing and thought suppression. Annual Meeting of theAmerican Psychological Association, Toronto, ON, 1993.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Mikail, S., Weinshenker, B. Marital dysfunction as a determinant of adjustment tochronic illness. Atlantic Rehabilitation Conference, Halifax, NS, 1992.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Mikail, S., Weinshenker, B. Marital dysfunction and depression in multiplesclerosis. International Conference of Personal Relationships. Orono, ME, 1992.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Conway, M. Gender role and correspondence bias. Annual Meeting of theAmerican Psychological Association. Washington, DC, 1992.

D'Aloisio, A., Murphy, F., Sullivan, M.J.L. Dysphoria and certainty for social judgments. Annual


Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC, 1992.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Edgley, K., Dehoux, E. Perceived cognitive problems in multiple sclerosis.Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA, 1991.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Edgley, K. Cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosis: Relation to premorbidfunctioning. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA,1990.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Conway, M., Lascelles, M.A. Cognitive effort and the recall of valencedinformation. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA,1990.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Edgley, K., Dehoux, E., Buchanan, D.C. Cognitive dysfunction in multiplesclerosis. Dinsdale International Conference on Rehabilitation. Ottawa, ON, 1990.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Heisel, B., Grinnell, D. Utilization of orthotic devices in stroke patients. DinsdaleInternational Conference on Rehabilitation. Ottawa, ON, 1990.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Ware, M.L., Greene, G., Dehoux, E. Multidisciplinary out-reach rehabilitation:program review, role descriptions, and future directions. Dinsdale International Conferenceon Rehabilitation. Ottawa, ON, 1990.

Sullivan, M.J.L., D'Eon, J. Re-examining the relation between coping and depression in chronicpain patients. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. New Orleans,LA, 1989.

Conway, M., Sullivan, M.J.L. Depression and cognitive effort in social attributions. Annual Meetingof the American Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA, 1989.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Conway, M. Depression and attributions for observed social behaviour.Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA,1988.

Sullivan, M.J.L., D'Eon, J. Cognitive predictors of depression in chronic pain patients. AnnualMeeting of the Canadian Psychological Association. Montreal, QC, 1988.

Sullivan, M.J.L., Conway, M. The effects of mood on attributions for observed social behaviour.Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Arlington, VA, 1987.

Colloquia and Invited Clinical Presentations

Detection and intervention for disability-related psychosocial risk factors.Blue Cross Canada, Montreal, July 2015.

Who are the patients at greatest risk for delayed recovery following injury?Practice Support Group, Interior Health, Nelson, British Columbia, June, 2015.

Perceived injustice and delayed recovery in injured workers.Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia, Nelson, British Columbia, June 2015.

Le sentiment d’injustice, la douleur et l’incapacité.


Assurance La Capitale, Quebec, QC, March 2015.

La contribution du sentiment d’injustice perçu par le travailleur sur sa réadaptation.Desjardins Financial Securities. Levis, Quebec, October 2014

Psychosocial risk factors for delayed recovery.Great West Life Insurance. Calgary, Alberta, June 2014.

L’influence de la perception d’injustice sur les trajectoires de récuperation suite aux accidents detravail.Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, April, 2014.

Psychological Risk Factors for Pain and Disability: Implications for Treatment.Department of Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia, October, 2013.

Le dépression suite aux blessures musculoskelettique.CSST, Jolicoeur, Québec, October, 2013.

Psychological Aspects of Pain Assessment and Treatment.Chronic Pain Update Series, October, 2013.

Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Musculoskeletal Injury. Physio Actif,Laval, Quebec, April 2013.

Working with Veterans with PTSD.Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, February2013.

Catastrophic thinking as a risk factor for problematic mental health outcomes associated with pain.Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish GeneralHospital, Montreal, QC, December 2012.

La contribution du sentiment d’injustice par le travailleur sur sa réadaptation.Physioextra, Montreal, QC, November 2012.

Psychosocial Challenges to Building Effective Working Relationships.WorkSafeBC, Surrey, BC, October 2012.

Psychosocial Challenges to Building Effective Working Relationships.WorkSafeBC, Parksville, BC, October 2012.

Psychosocial Challenges to Building Effective Working Relationships.WorkSafeBC, Langley, BC, October 2012.

Psychosocial Challenges to Building Effective Working Relationships.WorkSafeBC, Richmond, BC, October 2012.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of occupational-related disability.LifeTEAM. Chicago, Illinois, October 2012.

The psychology of pain and disability.School of Public Health, University of Toronto, June 2012.


PGAP: Targeting psychosocial risk factors to promote return to work.LifeTEAM. Dallas, Texas, May 2012.

PGAP : An evidence-based treatment program for reducing disability associated with pain,depression, cancer and other chronic health conditions.Desjardins Financial Securities. Toronto, ON, April 2012.

Targeting psychosocial risk factors to promote return to work.McGill Science Café. Montreal, QC, April 2012.

Les symptômes dépressifs ralentissent-ils le rythme de rétablissement après une blessuremusculosquelettique?Salon réadaptation et gestion d’invalidité. Laval, QC, April 2012.

Pain-related psychosocial risk-factors. Department of psychology.University of Regina. Regina, SK, March 2012.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of occupational-related disability.LifeTEAM. Los Angeles, California, February 2012.

Mental health problems associated with musculoskeletal injury: implications for the physiotherapist.Physioactif. Laval, QC, January 2012.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Department of Occupational Therapy. McGill University. Montreal, QC, November 2011

Psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability: Detection and intervention.WorkSafeBC, Kelowna, BC, October 2011.

Targeting psychosocial factors to promote occupational integration.Liberty Mutual’s Regional Medical Directors Meeting. Hopkinton, MA. July 2011.

Le rôle de la perception d'injustice dans la réadaptation des personnes ayant deslésions musculo-squelettiques.SAAQ. Quebec City, QC, June 2011.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of occupational-related disability.LifeTEAM. Walnut Creek, California, June 2011.

Perceived injustice as a risk factor for problematic recovery.Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board. Regina, SK, May 2011.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town.Cape Town, South Africa, April 2011.

PGAP: An evidence-based treatment program for reducing disability associated withpain, depression, cancer and other chronic health conditions.VA Connecticut’s Errera Community Care Center (ECCC). West Haven, Connecticut, April2011.

Les facteurs de risque psychosociaux pour la douleur et l’incapacité.CSST. St. Jerome, QC, January 2011.


Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Department of Physical Therapy. McGill University. Montreal, QC, November 2010.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Department of Occupational Therapy. McGill University. Montreal, QC, November 2010.

Le rôle de la perception d'injustice dans la réadaptation des personnes ayant deslésions musculo-squelettiques. Centre de Evaluation et Readaptation. Montreal, QC,November 2010.

Perceptions of injustice as a risk factor for problematic recovery following whiplash injury.VPI Inc. Mississauga, ON, October 2010.

Psychosocial risk-factors for pain-related disability: Detection and intervention.11th Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health Care. Winnipeg, MB, May2010.

Perceptions of injustice and recovery trajectories following musculoskeletal injury.Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board. Saskatoon, SK, May 2010.

Pain, mental health and rehabilitation.Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board. Saskatoon, SK, May 2010.

Psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability: Detection and intervention.WorkSafeBC, Richmond, BC, May 2010.

PTSD, pain and rehabilitation.WorkSafeBC, Richmond, BC, May 2010.

La psychologie de la douleur: facteurs de risque, problèmes de santé mentale et interventions.Boehringer-Ingelheim Canada Ltée. Trois Riviéres, QC, April 2010.

Catastrophizing and pain: Mechanisms of action.Department of Exercise Science. Concordia University. February 2010.

Les facteurs de risque psychosociaux pour la douleur et l’incapacité.CSST. St. Jerome, QC, January 2010.

Risk factor target interventions for pain-related disability.Vermont division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Waterbury, VT, October, 2009.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Department of Occupational Therapy. School of Occupational and Physical Therapy.McGill University. Montreal, QC, October 2009.

Perceived injustice as a risk factor for problematic recovery outcomes.Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board. Vocational Services 8th AnnualConference. Waskesiu Lake, SK, September 2009

Identifying psychosocial risk factors for chronic pain and disability.Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba and Manitoba Public Insurance. Winnipeg, MB,September 2009.


Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP) : La psychologie de la douleuret de l’incapacité.Great West Life, Montreal, QC, April 2009

Catastrophizing : A risk-factor for persistent pain and disability.WorkSafeBC, Richmond, BC, February 2009.

Perceived injustice : A driving force of chronic disability.WorkSafeBC, Richmond, BC, February 2009.

Facteurs de risque psychosociaux pour la douleur et l'incapacité.PhysioExtra, Montreal, QC, February 2009.

Risk-factor targeted interventions for pain-related disability: A population health approach.Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba and Manitoba Public Insurance, Winnipeg, MB,January 2009.

Targeting psychological risk factors in the management of chronic disability.Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, PE, January 2009.

L'intervention en douleur, doit-on changer nos croyances?Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge, Montreal, QC, December 2008.

Population health approaches to the management of pain-related disability.WorkCover (SA) Adelaide, Australia, December 2008.

Targeting psychological risk factors in the treatment of pain-related disability.Institute of Private Practising Psychologists (SA). Adelaide, Australia, November 2008.

Identifying psychosocial risk factors for chronic pain and disability.Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia, November 2008.

Les facteurs de risque psychosociaux pour la douleur et l’incapacité.Service de formation et développement organisationnel. CSSS d'Ahuntsic et Montréal-Nord. October 2008.

Population health approaches to managing pain-related disability.University of Washington, Seattle, WA, October, 2008.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.School of Occupational and Physical Therapy. McGill University. Montreal, QC, 2008.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal, QC, September2008.

Perceptions d’injustice et trajectoires de rétablissement suite à une blessure musculosquelettiqueCentre de l’évaluation et de réadaptation. Montreal, QC, September 2008.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Trois Riviéres, QC, September2008.


PTSD: Diagnosis and management of post-traumatic stress disorderSaskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board. Vocational Services 7th Annual ConferenceWaskesiu Lake, SK, September 2008.

Perceived injustice as a risk factor for prolonged pain and disability.University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, May 2008.

Les interventions psychosociales pour la douleur et l’incapacité.BEM (Bureau d’évaluation médicale). Montréal, QC, May 2008.

Mechanisms of pain catastrophizing: Implications for clinical trials.Astra Zeneca Montreal, QC, April 2008.

Chronic pain, depression and suicidal ideation.Manitoba Psychological Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba. April 2008.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.School of Occupational and Physical Therapy. McGill University. Montreal, QC, April 2008.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal QC, March 2008.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal QC, January 2008.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal QC, November 2007.

Targeting symptoms or disability in the management of chronic pain conditions.Calgary Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, November 2007.

Catastrophizing as a risk factor for persistent pain and disability.Calgary Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AB, November 2007.

Facteurs de risque psychosociaux pour la douleur et l'incapacité.PhysioExtra, Montreal, QC, November, 2007.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal QC, October 2007.

Perceived injustice as a risk factor for pain and disability.University of Maastricht, Maastricht, NL, September 12, 2007.

Psychosocial risk factors for persistent pain and disability.University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. June 20, 2007.

Interventions programs targeting psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability.University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, June 21, 2007.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Chicoutimi, QC June 12-13,2007.


Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP).Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal, QC May 2007.

Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal, QC May 22-23,2007.

Psychosocial risk factors for prolonged pain and disability following occupational injury.WSIB, Toronto, ON, May, 2007.

Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP).Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal, QC March 2007.

Le prévention de la douleur de l’incapacité prolongée. Centre de réadaptation ConstanceLethbridge, Montreal, QC, February 27, 2007

La psychologie de la douleur et de l’incapacité.Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Quebec (OPPQ). Quebec, QC 2007.

Dépistage de facteurs de risque pour la douleur et l’incapacité.Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Quebec (OPPQ). Montreal, QC 2006

Targeting psychosocial risk factors in the management of pain-related disability.CVE Inc./ Sunlife joint presentation. Ottawa, ON 2006

Dépistage de facteurs de risque pour la douleur et l’incapacité.Hydro Quebec, Montreal, QC 2006.

Dépistage de facteurs de risque pour la douleur et l’incapacité.Provigo (Loblaws), Montreal, QC 2006.

Targeting psychosocial risk factors in the management of pain-related disability : PGAP and PDPProgram Interventions.Task Specific Rehabilitation Inc., Oshawa, ON 2006.

Dépistage de facteurs de risque pour la douleur et l’incapacité.Veterans Affaires Canada. Montreal, QC 2006.

Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP).Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST). Montreal, QC 2006.

Targeting psychosocial risk factors in the treatment of pain-related disability. SaskatchewanWorkers’ Compensation Board. Vocational Services 5th Annual ConferenceWaskesiu Lake, SK, 2006.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), Vancouver, BC 2006.

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Veterans Affairs Canada: SDMO Meeting. Ottawa, ON, 2006.

Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP).CSST, Rimouski, QC 2006.


Catastrophizing and pain: Biopsychomotor aspects of pain-related disabilityDepartment of Psychology, Örebro University, Sweden, 2006.

Targeting psychosocial risk factors in the treatment of pain-related disability: a workshopDepartment of Psychology, Örebro University, Sweden, 2006.


Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.School of Physical Therapy. Université de Montréal. Montreal, QC, 2006.

Facteurs psychologiques associés à l’expérience et l’expression de la douleur chez les patientssouffrant de fibromyalgie.Université de Sherbrooke, QC, 2006.

PGAP: Community-based interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Eastern Health, St John’s, NL, 2006

La psychologie de la douleur et de l’incapacité.Hôpital Montfort, Ottawa, ON, 2006.

La psychologie de la douleur et de l’incapacité.Optimum, Montreal, QC, 2006

La psychologie de la douleur et de l’incapacité.Lucie Bruneau Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, QC, 2006

Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP) et le programme de prévention de ladouleur de l’incapacité prolongée (PDIP) : La psychologie de la douleur et de l’incapacité.Great West Life, Montreal, QC, 2006

La psychologie de la douleur et de l’incapacité.Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, 2006

The psychology of pain and disability.Orthopaedic Rounds: QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, 2006.

PGAP and PDP : Community-based interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Manulife. Kitchener, ON, 2006.

PGAP and PDP : Community-based interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Sunlife. Toronto, ON, 2006.

Psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability.Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK, 2005.

PGAP and PDP : Community-based interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Veterans Affairs Canada National Medical Meeting, Halifax, NS, 2005

Targeting psychosocial risk factors in the treatment of pain-related disability. SaskatchewanWorkers’ Compensation Board. Vocational Services 5th Annual ConferenceWaskesiu Lake, SK, 2005.


Dépistage de facteurs de risque pour la douleur et l’incapacité.Réadaptation Intergo. Laval, QC, 2005.

Dimensions of pain behaviour associated with catastrophizing.University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 2005.

Perspectives bio-psychiosociale sur la douleur et l’incapacité.Institut de réadaptation de Montréal. Montréal, QC, 2005.

The role of catastrophic thinking in the display of pain behaviour.Allen Memorial Hospital. Montréal, QC, 2005.


Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.School of Physical Therapy. Université de Montréal. Montreal, QC, 2005.

Community-based interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability. School ofOccupational and Physical Therapy. McGill University. Montreal, QC, 2004.

An intervention program for reducing psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability.Workers’ Compensation Commission of West Virginia, Charleston, WV, 2004.

Maximizing treatment adherence in the rehabilitation of persistent pain disorders. Workers'Rehabilitation Hospital, Workplace Health, Safety, and Compensation Commission of NewBrunswick. Fredericton, NB, 2004.

Dépistage de facteurs de risque pour la douleur et l’incapacité.A.A.P.P.: St. Laurent, QC, 2004.

The psychology of pain and disability.Orthopaedic Rounds: QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, 2004.

Community-based models of secondary prevention.Pain Symposium. Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, 2004.

The Progressive Goal Attainment Program: A Community-based approach for pain and disability.Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, PE, 2004

Barriers to progress in the rehabilitation of pain-related disability.Workers' Rehabilitation Hospital, Workplace Health, Safety, and CompensationCommission of New Brunswick. Saint John, NB, 2004.

Detection and intervention for psychosocial risk factors for pain and disability.Workplace Health, Safety, and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick, Fredericton,NB, 2004.

Cogito Ergo Ouch: Meditations on the psychology of pain.Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, 2004

Psychological risk factors for disability following whiplash injury.Continuing Medical Education: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Québec, QC, 2004.


Intervention programs for minimizing pain-related disabilitySociété de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ). Québec, QC, 2004.

Cogito Ergo Ouch: Meditations on the psychology of pain and disability.McGill University. Montréal, QC, 2003.

Psychosocial aspects of chronic pain.Disability Management: A Synthesis, Maxner Disability Management Group.Saint John, NB, 2003.

The Pain Disability Prevention Program.Disability Management: A Synthesis, Maxner Disability Management Group.Saint John, NB, 2003.

La psychologie de la douleur.Centre de réadaptation Lucie Bruneau. Montréal, QC, 2003.

PTSD: Diagnosis and management of post-traumatic stress disorder following motor vehicleaccidentsAtlantic AB/BI Injury Seminar. The Co-operators. Pictou, NS, 2003

Emerging trends in the treatment of persistent pain disorders.The Rehabilitation Centre. Ottawa, ON, 2003.

Cogito Ergo Ouch: Meditations on the psychology of pain and disability.The Bath Pain Forum. University of Bath. Bath, United Kingdom, 2003.

Community-based approaches to secondary prevention.University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 2003.

Le traitement psychologique de la douleur et l'incapacité.Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Montréal, QC, 2003.

Le rôle de la psychologie dans l'évaluation et le traitement de la douleur.Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Montréal, QC, 2003.

La douleur chronique: Les facteurs comportementales et psychologiques.Association des infirmières et infirmiers en santé du travail du Québec. Montréal, QC,2003.

Catastrophizing and pain: Reflections on the psychology of pain and disability.Department of Occupational Medicine, Örebro Hospital, Sweden, 2003.

Un programme de prévention de la douleur et l'incapacité.Centre de traitement de la douleur de Montréal, Montréal, QC, 2003.

Le rôle de psychologie dans la gestion des problemes de douleur chronique.Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, QC, 2003.

Developing community-based approaches for persistent pain disorders.Faculty of Medicine, Duke University, NC, 2002.

A network of psychological service delivery for the management of pain-related Disability.


Economical Insurance, Halifax, NS, 2002.

Psychological factors in health outcomes associated with hip and knee arthroplasty.Orthopaedic Research Day, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, 2002.

Early intervention models for the prevention of pain-related disability.Patterson-Palmer and Associates, Halifax, NS, 2002.

New approaches to the management of pain and disability.Canadian Claims Adjusters, Halifax, NS, 2002.

A population model of psychological service provision for the management of pain-relateddisability. Maritime Life, Halifax, NS, 2002.

Implementing community-based Interventions for the prevention of pain-related disability.Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, NS, 2002.

The cost of pain-related disability.Atlantic Trial Lawyers Association, St. John’s, NF, 2002.

Secondary prevention of disability following occupational injury.Department of National Defence, Halifax, NS, 2002.

Living with Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis Society; Bridgewater, NS, 2002.

Living with Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis Society; Bathurst, NB, 2002.

Psychological approaches to the prevention of low back disability.Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2001.

La psychologie de la douleur: le rôle de la pensée catastrophique.Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, 2001.

Coping with Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Charlottetown, PE, 2001.

The diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.Department of National Defence. Halifax, NS, 2000.

Pain and pain-related disability.Worker’s Compensation Board of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS, 1999.

The psychology of pain and disability.The Insurance Board of Canada. Halifax, NS, 1999.

The history of hypnosis.Nova Scotia Hypnosis Society. Halifax, NS, 1999.

Managing infidelity issues in marital therapy.Psychiatry Grand Rounds. QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, 1999.


Diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.The Insurance Board of Canada. Halifax, NS, 1998.

Personality, pain, and disability.The Canmore Pain Clinic, AB, 1998.

The history of hypnosis.Nova Scotia Hypnosis Society, Halifax, NS, 1998.

Current issues in the diagnosis of PTSD.Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals and Workers’ Compensation Boardof Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, 1998.

Psychological perspectives on pain and disability.Université de Moncton, NB, 1998.

The psychology of pain perception.University of Alberta, AB, 1998.

The psychology of pain.McGill University, Montreal, QC, 1997.

Collaborative models of training in psychotherapy.McGill University, Montreal, QC, 1997.

The relation between attitudes and health risk behaviour.Public Relation Board of Canada. Halifax, NS, 1997.

Cogito Ergo Ouch: Individual differences in perceived pain.Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 1996.

Cogito Ergo Ouch: Individual differences in perceived pain.Concordia University, Montreal, QC. 1996.

Impact of head injury on close relationships.Annual Meeting of the Nova Scotia Head Injury Association, Halifax, NS, 1995.

Management of depression in chronic pain patients.Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, Halifax, NS, 1994.

Vocational issues in traumatic head injury.Nova Scotia Head Injury Association, Halifax, NS, 1994.

Depression in recent onset Multiple Sclerosis.Psychiatry Research Day, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1994.

Psychological disturbance in patients with total body pain.Psychiatry Research Day, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1993.

Individual differences in responses to painful stimuli.University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 1993.

Negative mood, cognitive effort, and social cognition.


Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, 1992.

Psychological aspects of retirement.Health and Welfare, Halifax, NS, 1992.

Depression and Multiple Sclerosis.Telemedicine Canada, Halifax, NS, 1991.

Predictors of unemployment in Multiple Sclerosis.Telemedicine Canada, Halifax, NS, 1991.

Cognitive aspects of rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis.Telemedicine Canada, Halifax, NS, 1990.

Cognitive rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis.Conference of the Atlantic MS Society, Halifax, NS, 1990.

Emotional functioning in Multiple Sclerosis.Ottawa Chapter of the MS Society, Ottawa, ON, 1990.

Depression and social cognition.University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, 1989.

Negative affect and social attributions.Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1989.

Clinical Training Workshops

TRAINING WORKSHOPS (Knowledge Exchange) - CLINICIAN AUDIENCE

The Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP): Training Workshop.

· Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 20-21, 2015· Toronto, Ontario, November 13-14, 2015· Edmonton, Alberta, November 6-7, 2015· Toronto, Ontario, October 24-25, 2014· Calgary, Alberta, June 20-21, 2014· Boston, MA, March 7-8, 2014· Calgary, Alberta, March 14-15, 2014· San Diego, California, September 6-7, 2013· Richmond, British Columbia, June 21-22, 2013· St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 1-2, 2013· Toronto, Ontario, March 22-23, 2013· Houston, Texas, March 20-21, 2013· Atlanta, Georgia, February 8-9, 2013· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1-2, 2013· Toronto, Ontario, November 30-December 01, 2012· Chicago, Illinois, October 5-6, 2012· Richmond, British Columbia, June 15-16, 2012· Dallas, Texas, June 01-02, 2012· Dallas, Texas, April 01-02, 2012


· Toronto, Ontario, March 30-31, 2012· Los Angeles, California, February 23-24, 2012· New Haven, Connecticut, November 17-18, 2011· Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 4-5, 2011· Santa Clara, California, June 16-17, 2011· Johannesburg, South Africa, May 07-08, 2011· Cape Town, South Africa, May 01-02, 2011· Toronto, Ontario, April 01-02, 2011· Montreal, Quebec, October 25-26, 2010· Galway, Ireland, October 17&18, 2010· Wellington, New Zealand, September 24-25, 2010· Christchurch, New Zealand, September 17-18, 2010· Auckland, New Zealand, September 12-13, 2010· Washington, DC, June, 2010· Toronto, Ontario, June 11-12, 2010· Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 25-26, 2009· Toronto, Ontario, June 12-13, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, January 23-24, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, January 16-17, 2009· Toronto, Ontario, November 7-8, 2008· Wellington, New Zealand, October 18-19, 2008· Christchurch, New Zealand, October 11-12, 2008· Auckland, New Zealand, October 4-5, 2008· Kamloops, British Columbia, May 30-31, 2008· Montreal, Quebec, April 21-22, 2008· Indianapolis, Indiana, April 14-15, 2008· Mississauga, Ontario, November 16-17, 2007· Surrey, British Columbia, November 9-10, 2007· Auckland, New Zealand, October 16-17, 2007· Christchurch, New Zealand, October 12-13, 2007· Auckland, New Zealand, October 5-6, 2007· Laval, Quebec, September 25 – 26, 2007· Wellington, New Zealand, September 3-4, 2007· Auckland, New Zealand, August 29-30, 2007· Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2007· Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 15-16, 2007· Tel Aviv, Israel, March 19-20, 2007· Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 2-3, 2007· Ottawa, Ontario, January 25-26, 2007· WorkComp Partners, Tampa, Florida, November 17-18, 2006.· Task Specific Rehabilitation Inc., Oshawa, Ontario, October 27-28, 2006.· Vancouver, British Columbia, September 25-26, 2006· Edmonton, Alberta, June 12-13, 2006.· London, Ontario, April 7-8, 2006· Mississauga, Ontario. October 28-29, 2005.· St. John’s, Newfoundland, September 23-24, 2005.· Workers Compensation Board, Charleston, West Virginia, June 10-11, 2005.· Toronto, Ontario, January 14-15, 2005.· Moncton, New Brunswick, 2004.· St. John’s, Newfoundland, 2004.· Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2004.


The Pain Disability Prevention (PDP) Program: Training Workshop.

· Wellington, New Zealand, October 18-19, 2008· Christchurch, New Zealand, October 11-12, 2008· Auckland, New Zealand, October 4-5, 2008· Kamloops, British Columbia, May 30-31, 2008· Mississauga, Ontario, November 16-17, 2007· Surrey, British Columbia, November 9-10, 2007· Auckland, New Zealand, October 16-17, 2007· Christchurch, New Zealand, October 12-13, 2007· Auckland, New Zealand, October 5-6, 2007· Wellington, New Zealand, September 3-4, 2007· Auckland, New Zealand, August 29-30, 2007· Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 15-16, 2007· Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 2-3, 2007· Ottawa, Ontario, January 25-26, 2007· Vancouver, British Columbia, September 25-26, 2006· Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington, December 5-6, 2005.· Mississauga, Ontario. October 28-29, 2005.· St. John’s, Newfoundland, September 23-24, 2005.· Workers Compensation Board, Charleston, West Virginia, June 10-11, 2005.· Toronto, Ontario, January 14-15, 2005.· St. John’s, Newfoundland, 2004.· Workers’ Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, 2003.· Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, 2001.

Le programme de gestion de l’activité progressive (PGAP) : Un atelier de formation

· Montreal, Quebec, March 28-29, 2014· Quebec, Quebec, November 2-3, 2007· Laval, Quebec, September 25-26, 2007· Montreal, Quebec, July, 2007· Montreal, Quebec, February 2-3, 2007· CSST, Montreal, QC, November 28-29, 2006.· SOLAREH, Montreal, QC, October 20-21, 2006.· CSST, Montreal, QC, October 3-4, 2006· Québec, QC, 23-24 mars, 2006.· Centre Montérégien de Réadaptation, St-Hyacinthe, QC, 23-24 février, 2006.· Québec, QC, 1-2 novembre, 2005.· Rouyn-Noranda, QC, 6-7 mai, 2005.· Montréal, QC, 29-30 avril, 2005.· Montréal, QC, 25-26 février, 2005.

Le programme de prévention de la douleur de l’incapacité prolongée (PDIP): Un atelier deformation.

· Paris, France, April 28-29, 2008· Quebec, QC, November 2-3, 2007· Laval, Quebec, September 25-26, 2007· Montreal, QC, February 2-3, 2007· CSST, Montreal, QC, November 28-29, 2006.· SOLAREH, Montreal, QC, October 20-21, 2006.


· CSST, Montreal, QC, October 2-3, 2006.· Québec, QC, 23-24 mars, 2006.· Centre Montérégien de Réadaptation, St-Hyacinthe, QC, 23-24 février, 2006.· Québec, QC, 1-2 novembre, 2005.· Rouyn-Noranda, QC, 6-7 mai, 2005.· Montréal, QC, 29-30 avril, 2005.· Montréal, QC, 25-26 février, 2005.

Formation: Détection et intervention auprès des facteurs de risques psychosociaux.Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST).

· Gaspe, Quebec, December 01, 2011· Gaspe, Quebec, November 30, 2011· Gatineau, Quebec, April 21, 2011· Gatineau, Quebec, April 20, 2011· Montreal, Quebec, February, 2011· Montreal, Quebec, February, 2011· Montreal, Quebec, November 24, 2010· Montreal, Quebec, November 23, 2010· Quebec City, Quebec, November 9, 2010· Quebec City, Quebec, November 8, 2010· Quebec City, Quebec, November 5, 2010· Quebec City, Quebec, November 4, 2010· Montreal, Quebec, February 24, 2010· Montreal, Quebec, February 23, 2010· Montreal, Quebec, February 4, 2010· Montreal, Quebec, February 3, 2010· Montreal, Quebec, October 20, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, October 15, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, October 14, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, October 6, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, October 1, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, September 22, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, June 18, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, June 16, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, June 15, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, May 19, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, April 27, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, April 17, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, April 15, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, April 14, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, April 7, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, April 6, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, March 6, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, March 2, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, February 23, 2009· Montreal, Quebec, January 7, 2009

Approche bio-psychosociale auprès de la personne accidentée ayant une douleurpersistante. Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ). IRDPQ – Formationréseau – SAAQ - CSST :

Montréal, QC, 23-24 octobre, 2007


Montréal, QC, 15 mai, 2006Québec, QC, 23 mai, 2006Québec, QC, 28 janvier, 2005Drummondville, QC, 2 février, 2005Montréal, QC, 4 février, 2005Montréal, QC, 9 février, 2005

Medical Legal Consultations

Cox Hanson O’Reilly Matheson, Fredericton, NBEconomical Insurance Group, Bedford, NSGreat-West Life, Winnipeg, MNHealthServ Atlantic Inc., Halifax, NSLeBlanc MacDonald Barristers and Solicitors, Port Hawkesbury, NSMeloche Monnex, Toronto, ONPatterson Palmer Law, Halifax, NSR.A. Murtha & Associates Barristers and Solicitors, Sackville, NSSibley and Associates INC Disability Management Consultants, Halifax, NSStewart McKelvey Stirling Scales Barristers and Solicitors, Halifax, NSStewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, Moncton, NBSun Life Financial Halifax Group Disability Management, Halifax, NSThe Co-operators Insurance, Dartmouth, NSWaqner and Associates Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries, Halifax, NSWawanesa Insurance, Dartmouth, NSWorkers’ Compensation Board of Nova ScotiaWorkers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia Workers’ Appeal Board, NSWorker’s Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE

Guest Editor for Special Series Publication

Clinical Journal of PainSpecial Issue on Secondary Prevention of Pain and Disability, Vol 19, 2003

Canadian Journal of RehabilitationSpecial Issue on Out-reach Rehabilitation in Canada, Vol 6, 1993

Funding Agency Ad Hoc Reviews

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)


Adjudication Committee for Funding Agencies

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Member of Adjudication Committee, 2005 - presentThis committee adjudicates approximately 60 applications per year.Canada Research Chairs ProgramCollege of Reviewers, 2003 - 2010This committee adjudicates approximately 12 applications per year

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Program Chair of the ‘Health Salary Awards Committee A’, 2003 – 2014This committee adjudicates approximately 60 applications per year.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Member of Adjudication Committee, 2000 – 2003This committee adjudicates approximately 60 applications per year.

National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP)Member of Adjudication Committee, 1998 – 2000This committee adjudicates approximately 90 applications per year.

Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC)Member of Adjudication Committee 1997 – 2002This committee adjudicates approximately 160 applications per year.

Organization of Scientific Meetings

Montreal Symposium on Pain, Communication and Relationships.Constance Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, May 15, 2009Role: Chair

IASP Satellite Symposium on Pain and MovementWorld Congress on Pain, Dublin, August 13-15, 2008Role: ChairSociété de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)Congrès Québécois de réadaptation en traumatologie, 17-18 novembre 2005Role: Responsable, comité scientifique de la SAAQ, axe douleur

Société Québécoise de Recherche en PsychologieMontréal, Québec 2003 - 2004Role: Program Chair

International Conference for the Study of Personal RelationshipsHalifax, July 5 – 8, 2002Role: Program Chair


Professional Memberships

Canadian Pain SocietyAmerican Pain Society

Canadian Psychological AssociationInternational Association for the Study of Pain

Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Research Grants Awarded(Principal Investigator)

Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 2015 – 2017Sullivan, M.J.L., Wideman, T., Thomas, A.Development and Preliminary Testing of a Risk-Factor Targeted Intervention to Promote SuccessfulOccupational Re-Integration in Work-Injured Individuals with Co-Morbid Pain and Depression,$250,000.00

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2013 – 2016Sullivan, M.J.L., Lariviere, C., Rainville, P.The Role of Pain Summation in the Prediction of Poor Rehabilitation Outcomes in Individuals withWhiplash Injuries. $300,021.00.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2012 – 2015Sullivan, M.J.L., Dunbar, M., Stanish, W.D., Tanzer, M.Development and Preliminary Testing of a Risk-Factor Targeted Intervention to PromoteSuccessful Recovery Following Total Knee Arthroplasty, $307,000.00

Louise and Alan Edwards Pain Research Foundation (2011 – 2012)Sullivan, M.J.L., Lariviere, C., Comtois, A., Rainville, P.Psychological and Neurophysiological Determinants of Repetition-Induced Summation of Pain inPatients with Whiplash Injuries, $49,780.00.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2010 – 2013.Sullivan, M.J.L., Dunbar, M., Stanish, W.D., Tanzer, M.Determinants of Physical and Psychological Health Decline While Waiting for Joint ReplacementSurgery, $247,000.00.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2010 – 2011.Sullivan, M.J.L., Dunbar, M., Stanish, W.D., Tanzer, M.Determinants of Health and Mental Health Decline While Waiting for Joint Replacement Surgery,$100,000.00.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2009 – 2011Sullivan, M.J.L.Catastrophizing, Pain Behaviour and Disability: The Role of Communication Goals, $93,500.00

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2008 – 2009Sullivan, M.J.L., Dunbar, M., Stanish, W.D., Tanzer, M.Psychological Determinants of Accelerated Health Decline while Waiting for Joint Replacement


Surgery, $100,000.00

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2007 – 2010Sullivan, M.J.L., Lariviere, C., Simmonds, M.The Relation between Depression and Disability in Individuals with Whiplash Injuries, $298,000.00

Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 2006 – 2009Sullivan, M.J.L., Simmonds, M., Velly, A.The Relation between Depressive Symptoms and Poor Rehabilitation Outcomefor Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries, $189,000.00

Fonds de recherche en santé du Québec, 2006 – 2009Sullivan, M.J.L., Simonds, M., Velly, A.Psychological Prognostic Factors for Poor Treatment Response in the Rehabilitation of WhiplashInjury, $147,148.00

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2006 – 2009Sullivan, M.J.L.Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Behaviour: The Role of Social Problem Solving and CommunicationStrategies, $98,000.00

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2006 – 2011Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, W., Dunbar, M., Tanzer, M., Simmonds, M., Velly, A.Psychological Predictors of Prolonged Pain and Disability Following Total Knee Arthroplasty,$345,000.00

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2004 – 2007Sullivan, M.J.L., Loisel, P., Durand, M.J.Cognitive Correlates of Pain Behaviour in Chronic Pain: $220,000.00Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2003 – 2006Sullivan, M.J.L.The Communicative Dimensions of Pain Behaviour, $116,000.00.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2002 – 2005Sullivan, M.J.L., Stanish, W.The Psychology of Pain and Disability Following Occupational Injury, $225,000.00.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2000 – 2005Sullivan, M.J.L.Development of a Community-Based Intervention for the Management ofPersistent Pain Disorders, $285,000.00.Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2000 – 2003Sullivan, M.J.L.The Psychology of Pain and Disability, $94,000.00.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 1997 – 2000Sullivan, M.J.L.The Psychology of Pain Perception, $60,000.00.

Human Resources Development Canada, 1994 – 1995Sullivan, M.J.L.Consumer Involvement in Health Policy Planning in Nova Scotia, $38,000.00.


Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1993 – 1997Sullivan, M.J.L.Depression and Social Information Processing, $72,000.00.

Health and Welfare Canada, 1992-1993Sullivan, M.J.L.Out-Reach Rehabilitation in Canada, $24,000.00.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1991 – 1993Sullivan, M.J.L.Depression and Social Information Processing, $30,000.00.

Dalhousie Research Development Fund, 1991 – 1992Sullivan, M.J.L.Affective Processes in Social Perception, $9,000.00.Royal Ottawa Health Care Group Foundation, 1989 – 1993Sullivan, M.J.L.Adaptation to Disability, $60,000.00.

Research Contracts Awarded

Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), 2003 - 2004.Programmation de services de réadaptation des blessures de tissus mous suite aux entorsescervicales. $78,000.00.

Research Grants Awarded(Co-Investigator)

Le Programme ACCORD, Alliances communautaires pour la recherche en santé et l'échange desconnaissances sur la douleur

Choinière M, Marchand S, Montague T, Dion D, Bourgault P, Johnston C, Lalonde L, Lamarre D,Lebel P, Lussier D, Perreault S, Riopelle R, Simmonds MJ, Sullivan MJL, TousignantMY, Vanasse A.CIHR2007-2013 : $2,489,464.

Biomechanical, Neuromuscular and Psychological Characteristics of LowBack Pain: A Preliminary Study

Kozey, JW, Hubley-Kozey, CL, Stanish, WD, Sullivan, MJL.Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia2006-2008 : $50,000.00

Développer, évaluer et implanter des modes de prise en charge pour le retour et maintien au travaildes personnes ayant des troubles musculo-squellettiques.

Loisel, P, Durand, MJ, Gagnon, D, Imbeau D, Larrivière C, Baril, R., Sullivan, MJL.FRSQ ; Subvention à la recherche en santé et société.2005-2008 : $800,000.00

Training Program in Work Disability Prevention.


Loisel, P, Durand, MJ, Gagnon, D, Imbeau D, Larrivière C, Baril, R., Sullivan, MJL.Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Training Grant2003-2008 : $1,200,000.00.

Distress Reduction in Dental Hygiene TreatmentNeish, N., Sullivan, MJL.

Canadian Dental Hygiene Association1996-1997: $7,000.00.

Depression and Social Information ProcessingConway, M., Sullivan, MJL.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council1988 - 1990, $37,000.00.

Cognitive Deficits and Depression in Acute Neck SprainD’Eon, J., Sullivan, MJL.

University of Ottawa Medical Research Fund,1988 - 1989, $12,500.00.

Teaching

Graduate courses taught:

1. Interviewing and intervention2. Psychological influences on health3. Psychosocial dimensions of pain and disability4. Advanced intervention5. Assessment and interviewing6. Couples in therapy7. Multivariate statistics

Undergraduate courses taught:

1. Comparative Models of Intervention2. Introduction to Social Psychology3. Introduction to Clinical Psychology4. Experimental Social Psychology5. Univariate Statistics

Current Graduate Supervision

Student: Esther Yakobov, BEng, BAProgram: PhD Clinical PsychologyThesis topic: Psychological determinants of pain and disability following orthopaedic surgery.Funding: SSHRC, Vanier ScholarAdmitted: 2013

Student: Junie Carriere, BAProgram: PhD Experimental PsychologyThesis topic: The role of expectancies as a mediator of pain and disability outcomes


Funding: McGill Graduate Scholarship, FRSQAdmitted: 2013

Student: Dorothée Ialongo, BAProgram: PhD Clinical PsychologyThesis topic: Pain communication in patients with fibromyalgiaFunding: FRSQ, IRSSTAdmitted: 2004

Student: Tsipora MankovskiProgram: PhD Clinical PsychologyThesis topic: Placebo effects on pain behaviourFunding: MUHC Research Institute Scholarship, IRSSTAdmitted: 2007

Past Graduate Supervision

Student: Whitney Scott, BACompleted: PhD 2014

Student: Timothy WidemanCompleted: PhD 2012

Student: Marc-Olivier MartelCompleted: PhD 2012

Student: Nathalie GauthierCompleted: PhD 2010

Student: Isabelle TremblayCompleted: PhD 2009

Student: Nadine RossyCompleted: PhD 2002

Student: Judith FrancisCompleted: PhD 2000

Student: April D’AloisioCompleted: PhD 1999

Student: Dean TrippCompleted: PhD 1998

Student: Scott BishopCompleted: PhD 1997

Student: Jane PivikCompleted: MA 1996

Post Graduate Supervision

Fellow: Zina Trost, PhD


Completed: Post-doctoral fellowship, September 2012

Fellow: Heather Butler, PhDCompleted: Post-doctoral fellowship, September, 2009

Fellow: Pascal Thibault, PhDCompleted: Post-doctoral fellowship, September, 2007

Non-Curricular Involvement

CD Release, Mick Sullivan and Stephen Read, “Common Ground”, Hometown Music.Nominated “Best Country Artist”, East Coast Music Awards, 1999

Documents

Curriculum Vitae - McGill Universitysullivan-painresearch.mcgill.ca/pdf/team/sullivan_cv.pdf · Curriculum Vitae Michael ... Return to work as a treatment objective for patients with