Dr. Ken Craig is a Clinical Psychologist and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC. He is Editor-in-Chief of Pain Research & Management, the journal of the Canadian Pain Society. He recently completed a term as Chair of the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board. Honours have included status as a CIHR Senior Investigator, the Canada Council I.W. Killam Research Fellowship, the Canadian Pain Society Distinguished Career Award, the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, appointment as an Honorary Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the Distinguished Career Award of its Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood, and the American Pain Society Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain Relief. He has served as President of the Canadian Pain Society and the Canadian Psychological Association. He presently is President of the College and University Retiree Associations of Canada. In July 2015, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
***Please note that Dr. Craig is currently not accepting any graduate students.***
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., 1964, Purdue University, Clinical Psychology
Fellow in Medical Psychology, University of Oregon Medical School, 1962-63
M.A., 1960, University of British Columbia, Psychology
B.A., 1958, Sir George Williams University (Concordia University), Liberal Arts
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, 2003-present
Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia, 2013-14
Editor-in-Chief, Pain Research & Management, 2006-present
Chair, Behavioural Research Ethics Board, University of British Columbia, 2008-2014
Director, UBC Health Research Resources Office (HeRRO), Office of the Vice-President, Research and International, 2005-2010
Full Professor (and earlier ranks), Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., 1963-present
Senior Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2000-2007
Registered Psychologist, British Columbia (Reg. No.: 2), 1977-2008
Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia, 1996-2000
Director, Graduate Programme in Clinical Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., 1980-1982, 1987-1991
Consulting Psychologist, Regional Psychiatric Centre (Pacific), Correctional Service of Canada, 1984-1994
Member of Scientific Research Staff, Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., 1977-1985
Canada Council Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, 1978-79
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, 1969-7l
Predoctoral Intern in Medical Psychology, University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, Oregon, 1962-63
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
2015 Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada
2015 Honorary Doctor of Laws, Dalhousie University
2014 Canadian Psychological Association: Recognition as Founder of the Accreditation Panel in Professional Psychology on the occasion of its 30th anniversary
2013-14 Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia
2013 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, International Association for the Study of Pain, Special Interest Group on Pain in Childhood
2012 Outstanding Pain Mentorship Award, Canadian Pain Society
2010 Honorary Member, International Association for the Study of Pain
2008 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Contributions to Canadian Psychology
Canadian Psychological Association
2004 Canadian Pain Society Distinguished Career Award
2003 Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia
2002 Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science
2002 American Pain Society, Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain Relief
2000-2007 Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Senior Investigator
2000 I.W. Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University of British Columbia
1996 Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training
1992 1993The Canada Council I.W. Killam Senior Research Fellow
1991 University of British Columbia I.W. Killam Research Prize
1991 Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession
1989-90 Killam Senior Fellow, University of British Columbia,.
1987 British Columbia Psychological Association, Park O. Davidson Award (For outstanding contributions to the knowledge-base of psychology)
1977 Canada Council Fellowship,.
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Pain Research & Management
Editor-in-Chief, 2006-present
Associate Editor, 1994-2005
PAIN
Associate Editor, 1993-2009
Clinical Journal of Pain,
Special Topic Series Guest Editor, Detecting Pain Deception and Malingering, 2004, pp. 377-439
Editorial Board, 1999-
Pediatric Pain NewsletterE
Editorial Board, 1997- 2004
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Editor, 1985-1989
Associate Editor, 1974-81
Editorial Board, 1974-81, 1985-1994
Banff International Behavioral Science Series
Sage Publications, 1988-1999,Editor
PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS:
College and Universities Retiree Associations of Canada, President, 2015-2017; Vice-President, 2013-2015
Canadian Pain in Child Health Society, President, 2004-present
Canadian Psychological Association Foundation, President, 2009-2012
Association of Professors Emeriti, University of British Columbia, Executive Committee, 2004 to present: President, 2009-2010, Past-president, 2010-2011
National Research Council, Canadian National Committee for the International Union of Psychological Science, 2005-2011
Canadian Pain in Child Health Society, President, 2004 –
International Association for the Study of Pain, Governing Council, 2002–2008
Canadian Academy of Pain Management, Board of Directors, 2006-
Co-Chair, Symposium Organizing Committee, International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Vancouver, June 25-29, 2006
Canadian Pain Society, President, 1994-1997, Past-President, 1997-2000, Executive Board, 1988-2000, 2006-
Canadian Psychological Association, President, 1986-87, Past-President, 1987-88, Board of Directors, 1982-88, Fellow.
Chair, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Peer Review Committee on Strategic Training Programs in Health Research (B), March 2006
Banff International Conferences on Behavioural Science, President, 1994-1997; Treasurer, 1981-1994, Secretary, 1995 – present, Board of Directors, 1981-
Canadian Pain Foundation, Board of Directors, 1989-
Social Science Federation of Canada, Treasurer-1988-1992; Board of Directors, 1986-1992
Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), President, U.B.C. Chapter, 1986-87
National Research Council, Advisory Committee on Psychology, 1987-1994
British Columbia Psychological Association, President, 1977
Canadian Council of Clinical Psychology Programe Directors, Co-ordinator, 1980-1983
Accreditation Panel for Programmes in Professional Psychology, Canadian Psychological Association, Chair, 1984-1985
International Association for the Study of Pain. Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, World Congress on Pain, Vancouver, August, 1996.
American Psychological Association, Fellow (Divisions 12, 38)
International Association for the Study of Pain, Founding Member
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Fellow
Society of Behavioral Medicine, Fellow
College of Psychologists of British Columbia, Registered Psychologist (#2).
Canadian Red Cross Society: Chair, National First Aid Programme Committee, 1987-1988, National Advisor, 1988-1990
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Pain in infants and children, pain in persons with communication limitations, pain assessment and management, psychological and interpersonal factors in pain, pediatric psychology, clinical health psychology, clinical psychology, behavioural medicine, health promotion.
CURRENT MAJOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): 2016-2021, Chronic Pain Network (Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Networks in Chronic Disease) Award: $12,450,000 from CIHR, plus $12,450,000 partnership matching over 5 years. Principal Applicants: N Buckley, M Choinière, K Davis, L Diatchenko, A Finley, P Frèchette, I Gilron, A Iorio, M Hudspith, M Latimer, J MacDermid, P Poulin, C Schneider, B Stevens, J Stinson. Co-Applicants: K Baerg, N Beaudet, J. Busse, K Craig, P. Devereaux, R. El-Gabalawy, L. Gendron, N Ghasemlou, A Gordon, T Hadjistavropoulos, K. Jarvi, J. Katz, M McGillion, D. Moulin, M Noel, S Prescott, M Salter, B Sessle, M Shamji, G. Singh, K Toupin-April, D Walton, M Ware, J Watt-Watson.
U.S. National Institutes of Health: 2013-2017, “Development of a new technology for assessing pediatric pain (NTAP)”: Principle Investigators: M.S. Bartlett, K.D. Craig, J.S. Huang, and R. el Kaliouby
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Program: 2009-2017, “Pain in Child Health”. Principle Investigators: B. Stevens (Nominated Principal Investigator), P.J. McGrath, K.D. Craig, A.E. Finley, R.E. Grunau, C.J. Johnston, and C. von Baeyer
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: 2009-2013, “Perceiving Pain in Others”. Principle Investigator: K.D. Craig