Organizing Committee Member
Robert J Gatchel
Director
The University of Texas at Arlington
USA
Biography
Robert J. Gatchel, PhD, ABPP, is professor in the Department of Psychology, College of Science, at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the Director of the Center for Excellence for the Study of Health & Chronic Illness at the University of Texas at Arlington, as well as Director of Biopsychosocial Research, Osteopathic Research Center, University of North Texas Health Science Center. He also is clinical research program consultant at the Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Gatchel is a member of the Practical Pain Management Editorial Board.
Research Area
Comorbidity of Physical and Mental Health Conditions. Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Chronic Pain Behavior. Evaluation of Stress-Management Treatment Techniques. Psycho physiological Concomitants of Stress and Emotion.