Judith Turner, PhD
Personal Statement
I received a PhD in clinical psychology from UCLA, then completed post-doctoral training in pain and geriatrics at the University of Washington. Since 1980, I have served on the faculty at the University of Washington School of Medicine. I work clinically with patients with chronic pain at the UW Medicine Center for Pain Relief. My research interests include clinical trials of medical, surgical, and psychosocial interventions for chronic pain; prediction of pain outcomes; and long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. I have published over 230 peer-reviewed articles related to chronic pain studies and am internationally recognized for this research (e.g., Wilbert E. Fordyce Clinical Investigator award from the American Pain Society for contributions to clinical pain research, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine prize for clinical pain research). I have had leadership roles in national and international professional organizations related to pain, including having served as President of the International Association for the Study of Pain.Education
Geriatric Fellowship, University of Washington, 1979-1980
PhD, UCLA, 1979
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1974
Other Affiliations
Center for Pain Relief, University of Washington
Scholarly Expertise
Teaching Philosophy
| Individuals learn best in an interactive teaching environment, with an emphasis on discussion and skills rehearsal rather than didactic lectures. |
Recent Publications
Clinician and researcher responses to the term pain catastrophizing and whether new terminology is needed: Content analysis of international, cross-sectional, qualitative survey data.
(2025 Feb 5)
J Pain 29(): 105330
Boyd H, You DS, Nguyen A, Connoy L, Ahuja D, Chambers C, Cowan P, Cox R, Crombez G, Feinstein AB, Fuqua A, Gilam G, Mackey SC, McCracken LM, Martire LM, Sluka K, O'Sullivan P, Turner JA, Veasley C, Ziadni MS, Ashton-James CE, Webster F, Darnall BD
(2025 Feb 5)
J Pain 29(): 105330
Boyd H, You DS, Nguyen A, Connoy L, Ahuja D, Chambers C, Cowan P, Cox R, Crombez G, Feinstein AB, Fuqua A, Gilam G, Mackey SC, McCracken LM, Martire LM, Sluka K, O'Sullivan P, Turner JA, Veasley C, Ziadni MS, Ashton-James CE, Webster F, Darnall BD
Mortality after concurrent treatment with gabapentin and opioids in older adults with spine diagnoses.
(2024 Oct 11)
Pain
Gold LS, Heagerty PJ, Hansen RN, Friedly JL, Johnston SK, Deyo RA, Curatolo M, Turner JA, Rundell SD, Wysham K, Jarvik JG, Suri P
(2024 Oct 11)
Pain
Gold LS, Heagerty PJ, Hansen RN, Friedly JL, Johnston SK, Deyo RA, Curatolo M, Turner JA, Rundell SD, Wysham K, Jarvik JG, Suri P
Adverse respiratory events during treatment with gabapentin and opioids among older adults with spine-related conditions: a propensity-matched cohort study in the US Medicare population.
(2024 Sep 30)
medRxiv
Gold LS, Heagerty PJ, Hansen RN, Friedly JL, Deyo RA, Curatolo M, Turner JA, Rundell SD, Jarvik JG, Suri P
(2024 Sep 30)
medRxiv
Gold LS, Heagerty PJ, Hansen RN, Friedly JL, Deyo RA, Curatolo M, Turner JA, Rundell SD, Jarvik JG, Suri P
Mortality with concurrent treatment with gabapentin and opioids among people with spine diagnoses in the U.S. Medicare population: a propensity-matched cohort study.
(2024 Apr 29)
medRxiv
Gold LS, Heagerty PJ, Hansen RN, Friedly JL, Johnston SK, Deyo RA, Curatolo M, Turner JA, Rundell SD, Wysham K, Jarvik JG, Suri P
(2024 Apr 29)
medRxiv
Gold LS, Heagerty PJ, Hansen RN, Friedly JL, Johnston SK, Deyo RA, Curatolo M, Turner JA, Rundell SD, Wysham K, Jarvik JG, Suri P
Educational initiatives and achievements of the International Association for the Study of Pain.
(2023 Nov 1)
Pain 164(11S): S6-S10
Nicholas MK, Cardosa M, Turner J
(2023 Nov 1)
Pain 164(11S): S6-S10
Nicholas MK, Cardosa M, Turner J
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