Michael E. Robinson
Location:
University of Florida
Education:
| Bowling Green University, Bowling Green Ohio | Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1988 | ||
| Bowling Green University, Bowling Green Ohio | M.A. in Clinical Psychology, 1985 | ||
| Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH | B.A. in Psychology, 1980 |
Primary Academic Appointment:
University of Florida, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions
Other Appointments:
University of Florida, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine
Awards and Recognition:
2002-2005 University of Florida Research Foundation Professor
2005 College of Public Health and Health Professions “Teacher Scholar Award"
2004 College of Public Health and Health Professions “Teacher Scholar Award”
2000 Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
1990 Faculty Research Award, College of Health Related Professions, University of Florida
1988 Donald Becker Leventhal Memorial Award, Bowling Green State University
Research Interests:
Social learning and sex linked biology to sex differences in pain perception, psychosocial sensory testing, improving pain assessment in the cognitively impaired elderly, successful treatment of chronic pain from patients perspective
Recent Publications:
Brown JL, Edwards PS, Atchison JW, Lafayette-Lucey A, Wittmer V, Robinson ME. Defining patient-centered, multidimensional success criteria for treatment of chronic spine pain. Pain Medicine 2007.
Chung SK, Price DD, Verne GN, Robinson ME. Revelation of a personal placebo response: its effects on mood, attitudes and future placebo responding. Pain 2007;132(3):281-288.
Craggs JG, Price DD, Verne GN, Perlstein WM, Robinson MM. Functional brain interactions that serve cognitive-affective processing during pain and placebo analgesia. Neuroimage 2007;38(4):720-729.
Dannecker EA, George SZ, Robinson ME. Influence and stability of pain scale anchors for an investigation of cold pressor pain tolerance. J Pain 2007;8(6):476-482.
Dannecker EA, Knoll V, Robinson ME. Sex Differences in Muscle Pain: Self-Care Behaviors and Effects on Daily Activities. J Pain 2007.
Dannecker EA, Price DD, O'Connor P D, Robinson ME. Appraisals of pain from controlled stimuli: Relevance to quantitative sensory testing. Br J Health Psychol 2007.
George SZ, Bialosky JE, Wittmer VT, Robinson ME. Sex differences in pain drawing area for individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2007;37(3):115-121.
George SZ, Childs JD, Teyhen DS, Wu SS, Wright AC, Dugan JL, Robinson ME. Rationale, design, and protocol for the prevention of low back pain in the military (POLM) trial (NCT00373009). BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2007;8:92.
George SZ, Wittmer VT, Fillingim RB, Robinson ME. Sex and pain-related psychological variables are associated with thermal pain sensitivity for patients with chronic low back pain. J Pain 2007;8(1):2-10.
Hirsh AT, George SZ, Riley JL, 3rd, Robinson ME. An evaluation of the measurement of pain catastrophizing by the coping strategies questionnaire. Eur J Pain 2007;11(1):75-81.
Moshiree B, Price DD, Robinson ME, Gaible R, Nicholas Verne G. Thermal and visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without fibromyalgia. Clin J Pain 2007;23(4):323-330.
Price DD, Craggs J, Verne GN, Perlstein WM, Robinson ME. Placebo analgesia is accompanied by large reductions in pain-related brain activity in irritable bowel syndrome patients. Pain 2007;127(1-2):63-72.
Riley JL, 3rd, Myers CD, Currie TP, Mayoral O, Harris RG, Fisher JA, Gremillion HA, Robinson ME. Self-care behaviors associated with myofascial temporomandibular disorder pain. J Orofac Pain 2007;21(3):194-202.
Staud R, Craggs JG, Robinson ME, Perlstein WM, Price DD. Brain activity related to temporal summation of C-fiber evoked pain. Pain 2007;129(1-2):130-142.
Staud R, Koo E, Robinson ME, Price DD. Spatial summation of mechanically evoked muscle pain and painful aftersensations in normal subjects and fibromyalgia patients. Pain 2007;130(1-2):177-187.
Staud R, Robinson ME, Price DD. Temporal summation of second pain and its maintenance are useful for characterizing widespread central sensitization of fibromyalgia patients. J Pain 2007;8(11):893-901.
Campbell CM, France CR, Robinson ME, Logan HL, Geffken GR, Fillingim RB. Ethnic differences in the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR). Pain 2008;134(1-2):91-96.
O'Brien EM, Atchison JW, Gremillion HA, Waxenberg LB, Robinson ME. Somatic focus/awareness: Relationship to negative affect and pain in chronic pain patients. Eur J Pain 2008;12(1):104-115.
Bialosky, J.E., Bishop, M.D., Robinson, M.E., Barabas, J. A., George, S.Z. (2008). The influence of expectation on spinal manipulation induced hypoalgesia: an experimental study in normal subjects. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9:19
Contact Information:
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, PO Box 100165, Health Sciences Center, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: (352) 395-0490
Fax: (352) 265-0490
Email: Merobin@ufl.edu