Michael J.L. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, McGill University;
Researcher, CRIR - Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, site Constance-Lethbridge, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal;
Scientific Director, University Centre for Research on Pain and Disability, Halifax NS
Phone: 514 487-1891 (312)
Fax: 514 487-4079
Email: michael.sullivan@mcgill.ca
Education
- B.A., Psychology (honours), McGill University, 1981
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, Concordia University, 1983
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Concordia University, 1988
Research interests
Psychology of pain and disabilities in people with musculoskeletal lesions; role of psychological factors in the development of chronic disabilities in individuals with musculoskeletal lesions.
Selected publications
Paré, C., Thibault, P., Côté, P., Pimentel, S., Shen, A., Yakobov, E. & Sullivan, M.J.L. (2019). The relation between level of catastrophizing and mental health comorbidity in individuals with whiplash injuries. Clinical Journal of Pain, 35(11), 880-886. [doi]
Elphinston, R.A., Thibault, P., Carriere, J.S., Rainville, P. & Sullivan, M.J.L. (2018). Cross-sectional and prospective correlates of recovery expectancies in the rehabilitation of whiplash injury. Clinical Journal of Pain, 34(4), 306-312. [doi]
Mankovsky-Arnold, T., Wideman, T.H., Thibault, P., Larivière, C., Rainville, P. & Sullivan, M.J.L. (2017). Sensitivity to movement-evoked pain and multi-site pain are associated with work-disability following whiplash injury: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 27(3), 413-421. [doi]
Sullivan, M.J.L., Adams, H., Thibault, P., Moore, E., Carriere, J.S. & Larivière, C. (2017). Return to work helps maintain treatment gains in the rehabilitation of whiplash injury. Pain, 158(5), 980-987. [doi]
Carriere, J.S., Thibault, P. & Sullivan, M.J.L. (2015). The mediating role of recovery expectancies on the relation between depression and return-to-work. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 25(2), 348-356. [doi]
Research orientation
Axis 1: Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Functions and Activities
Research topic
Theme 2: Physical and Cognitive Activities
Research Site
CRIR – Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Constance-Lethbridge site), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
University Affiliation
