12/02/2011

It is with the greatest pleasure that the Faculty of Social Sciences recognizes the contributions that Allison Harvey has made by welcoming her as an honorary doctor. Her professional excellence and untiring work has established and promoted a solid link between her research clinic and Örebro University.

Allison Harvey is Professor of Clinical Psychology, a licensed clinical psychologist, and Director of the Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her doctorate in Australia, and then took a post-doc at the University of Oxford, where she soon became University Lecturer. She came to Berkeley in 2004 where she has pursued an eminent career as a scholar, teacher, and researcher.

In the 12 years since her doctorate Professor Harvey’s work has quickly become internationally recognized for its theoretical and scientific excellence as well as its clinical relevance with more than 150 published articles. Her work encompasses an impressive variety of areas ranging from psychological factors in sleep to the assessment and treatment of the mood disorder known as bipolar disorder. This work complements her other interests such as her studies on anxiety and trauma. Professor Harvey has done groundbreaking work in developing a model of the development of insomnia that has gained world recognition. Moreover, she has made distinguished contributions to the study of fundamental psychological processes that underlie a range of psychopathology.

With her cheerfulness, zeal, and willingness to be of help, Allison Harvey has guided students and professionals alike through the realms of the science of psychology. The Center for Health and Medical Psychology (CHAMP) at Örebro University looks forward, with honour and enthusiasm, to continued cooperation and growth.

 Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic

12/2010

In December, 2010, the research evaluation of Örebro University was published. CHAMP was rated very good to excellent, with a high productivity rating.

 Read the report (In Swedish) 

06/09/2010

Steven J. Linton, Katja Boersma and Sofia Bergbom are back from the 13th World Congress on Pain, arranged by the International Association for the Study of Pain. This year, the congress took place in Montréal, Canada. Professor Linton performed an oral presentation on research in the area of exposure in vivo for pain-related fear. Katja Boersma presented a poster with the title "Longitudinal relationships between pain and stress problems". Sofia Bergbom presented a poster with the title "Are early improvements in psychological variables related to treatment outcome?"

 Congress website

04/05/2010

The Örebro Screening questionnaire - short form is now available here: questionnaires 

Powerpoint presentations (pdf format) from the lecture with professor Michael Nicholas are available here:

Early identification and intervention

Strategies for persisting pain

Material from the lecture with Anders Westman are available here: 

Musculoskeletal pain in primary health care: A biopsychosocial perspective for assessment and treatment