Joel D Katz
Distinguished Research Professor of PsychologyCanada Research Chair in Health Psychology
Locations / Contact Info:
232 Behavioural Science - BSBKeele CampusPhone: 416 736 2100 Ext. 40557
Email address(es):
Web site(s):
Yorku Human Pain Mechanisms Lab
Canada Research Chairs
Transitional Pain Service
Google Scholar Citations
Research Areas
Teaching Areas
Faculty & School/Dept.
Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology
Degrees
BA - 1978
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
MA - 1980
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS, Canada
PhD - 1989
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
Selected Publications
ARTICLES
2022
Aternali, A., Slepian, P.M., Clarke, H., Ladha, K., Katznelson, R., McRae, K., Seltzer, Z., & Katz, J. (2022). Presurgical distress about bodily sensations predicts chronic postsurgical pain intensity and disability six months after cardiothoracic surgery. PAIN, 163(1), 159-169. DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002325
Rosenbloom, B.N., & Katz, J. (2022). Modeling the transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain in children and adolescents: A narrative review of psychosocial factors. Canadian Journal of Pain (accepted Mar. 27, 2022)
Waisman, A., Kleiman, V., P.M. Slepian, Clarke, H., & Katz, J. (2022). Autobiographical memory predicts postsurgical pain up to 12 months after major surgery. Pain (accepted, Mar. 1, 2022)
Waisman, A., Pavlova, M., Noel, M., & Katz, J. (2022). Painful reminders: Involvement of the autobiographical memory system in pediatric postsurgical pain and the transition to chronicity. Canadian Journal of Pain (accepted Mar. 18, 2022).
2021
Curtis, K., Katz, J., Dajiani, G., O’Leary, G., Uehling, J., Carroll, J., Santa Mina, D., Clarke, H., Gofeld, M., & Katznelson, R. (2021). Evaluation of a hyperbaric oxygen therapy intervention for individuals with fibromyalgia. Pain Medicine, Jun 4;22(6):1324-1332. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa416.
Ferguson, M., Slepian, P.M., France, C., Svendrovski, A., & Katz, J. (2021). Hypertensive hypoalgesia in a complex chronic disease population. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, 3816, 1-10. doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173816
Ferguson, M., Svendrovski, A., & Katz, J. (2021). Pain among an inpatient complex chronic care population of residents with and without missing limbs. Journal of Pain Research, 14, 2921-2930. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S319822
Marin, T.J., Hayden, J.A., Lewinson, R., Mahood, Q., Pepler, D., & Katz, J. (2021). A systematic review of the prospective relationship between bullying victimization and pain. Journal of Pain Research, 14, 1857-1885. doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S313470
Marin, T.J., Lewinson, R., Hayden, J., Mahood, Q., Rossi, M.A., Rosenbloom, B.N., Katz, J. (2021). A systematic review of the prospective relationship between child maltreatment and chronic pain. Children 2021, 8, 806, 1-19. doi.org/10.3390/children8090806
Rosenbloom, B.N., Slepian, P.M., Pagé, M.G., Isaac, L., Campbell, F., Stinson, J., & Katz, J. (2021). Differential risk factor profiles in the prediction of general and pain-specific functional limitations 12 months after major pediatric surgery. Children, 8, 360. doi.org/10.3390/children8050360
2020
Ferguson, M., Svendrovski, A., & Katz, J. (2020). Association between multimorbid disease patterns and pain outcomes among a complex chronic care population in Canada. Journal of Pain Research, 13, 3045-3057. http://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S269648.
Jeans, M.E., Katz, J., Taenzer, P. (2020). Remembering Ronald Melzack (1929-2019). Canadian Journal of Pain, 4(1), 122-124. DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2020.1757385
Katz, J. (2020). In Memoriam: Ronald Melzack (1929-2019). American Psychologist 75(7), 1022-1023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000641
Lewinson, R.E., & Katz, J. (2020). Influencing pain inferences using random numerical anchoring: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research – Human Factors, 7(1):e17533. DOI: 10.2196/17533
Rosenbloom, B.N., Pagé, M.G., Isaac, L., Campbell, F., Stinson, J., Cribbie, R., & Katz, J. (2020). Fear of movement in children and adolescents undergoing major surgery: A psychometric assessment of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. European Journal of Pain, 24, 1999-2014; 2020 Aug 6, doi: 10.1002/ejp.1643.
Slepian, M., Peng, M., Janmohamed, T., Kotteewaran, Y., Manoo, V., McLaren Blades, A., Fiorellino, J., Katznelson, R., Tamir, D., McRae, K., Kahn, M., Huang, A., Kona, S., Thaker, S., Weinrib, A., Katz, J., & Clarke, H. (2020). Engagement with Manage My Pain mobile health application among patients at the Transitional Pain Service. Digital Health, 6, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207620962297
2019
Aternali, A., & Katz, J. (2019). Recent advances in understanding and managing phantom limb pain [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 2019, 8(F1000 Faculty Rev):1167 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19355.1
Azam, M.A., Latman, V.A., & Katz, J. (2019). Effects of a 12-minute smartphone-based mindful breathing task on heart-rate variability for students with clinically relevant chronic pain, depression, and anxiety: Protocol for a randomized-controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(12), e14119, 1-13. doi:10.2196/14119
Rosenbloom, B.R., Pagé, M.G., Campbell, F., Isaac, L. Stinson, J.N., Wright, J.G., & Katz, J. (2019). Pediatric chronic postsurgical pain and functional disability: A prospective study of risk factors up to one-year after major surgery. Journal of Pain Research, 12, 3079-3098. doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S210594
Katz, J., Weinrib, A.Z., & Clarke, H. (2019). Chronic postsurgical pain: From risk factor identification to multidisciplinary management at the Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service. Canadian Journal of Pain, 3(2), 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2019.1574537
Noel, M., Rosenbloom, B.R., Pavlova, M., Campbell, F., Isaac, L., Pagé, M.G., Stinson, J., & Katz, J. (2019). Remembering the pain of surgery one year later: A longitudinal examination of anxiety in children’s pain memory development. Pain, 160(8), 1729-1739 Apr 6. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001582
Rahman, Q.A., Janmohamed, T., Clarke, H., Ritvo, P., Heffernan, J.M., & Katz, J. (2019). Interpretability and class imbalance in prediction models for pain volatility in users of the Manage My Pain App: Analysis using feature selection and majority voting methods. JMIR Medical Informatics, 7(4), e15601, 1-12. doi:10.2196/15601
BOOK CHAPTERS
Lavand’homme, P., Wu, C., & Katz, J. (2018). From acute to chronic postoperative pain. In Gold, M.S., Pogatzki-Zahn, E.M., & Wallace, M.S. (eds.), Pain 2018: Refresher courses, 17th World Congress on Pain (pp. 147-157). Washington, DC: IASP Press.
Weinrib, A.Z., Azam, M.A., Latman, V.V., Janmohamed, T., Clarke, H., & Katz, J. (2018). Manage My Pain: A patient-driven mobile platform to prevent and manage chronic postsurgical pain. In C. El Morr (ed.), Novel applications of virtual communities in healthcare (pp. 93-126). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global.
Service/Community Activities
Canadian Pain Coalition
2012-2017 - Director, Board of Directors, Canadian Pain Coalition
Canadian Pain Coalition-
2013-2017 - Chair, Research Committee, Canadian Pain Coalition
Awards
Distinguished Career Award, Canadian Pain Society - 2013
Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award, Canadian Pain Society - 2016
CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions - 2016
CIHR Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Health Psychology - 2016
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences - 2017
Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology, York University - 2017
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 53 - 2019
CPA Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence - 2020
Senior Investigator Award, CPA Health Psychology Section - 2021
Supervision
Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes
Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: Not Indicated
Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: Not Indicated
Current Research