Gordon J. G. Asmundson

Hofmann, S., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (Eds.) (2017). The science of cognitive behavioral therapy. Academic Press.

Gordon J. G. Asmundson has published over 330 peer-reviewed journal articles, 9 book chapters, and 8 books. In addition to numerous prestigious awards received over the course of his career, Dr. Asmundson received the highest accolade available to scientists and scholars in Canada – induction as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2009) – as well as the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science (2014) and the Canadian Pain Society Distinguished Career Award (2018). His graduate students are also regular recipients of prestigious awards and five have received the CIHR Brain Star Award in the past several years. He is actively involved in clinical research, clinical research supervision, and has a small private practice.

McKay, D., Abramowitz, J. S., Taylor, S., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2009). Current perspectives on the anxiety disorders: Implications for DSM-V and beyond. New York: Springer.

Asmundson, G. J. G. & Taylor, S. (2005). It's not all in your head: How worrying about your health could be making you sick and what you can do about it. New York: Guilford.

Asmundson, G. J. G., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., & Crombez, G. (Eds.) (2004). Understanding and treating fear of pain. Oxford University Press.

Taylor, S. & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2004). Treating health anxiety: A cognitive-behavioral approach. New York: Guilford.

Asmundson, G.J. G., Norton, G. R., & Stein, M.B. (2002). Clinical research: A practical guide. Sage.

Asmundson, G. J. G., Taylor, S., & Cox, B. J. (Eds.) (2001). Health anxiety: Clinical and research perspectives on hypochondriasis and related disorders. John Wiley & Sons.

Dr. Asmundson was born in August 1964. He spent his childhood living on several Canadian military bases with his parents and two older siblings. He was adventurous as a young child and enjoyed the competition associated with team sports. He grew up dreaming of being an astronaut, an NHL player, and later a fighter pilot in the military before eventually beginning university in pursuit of getting into medical school. He took an introductory psychology course as an elective and, little did he know, psychology would become his passion. Upon the completion of his honours degree in psychology, he accepted completed his Masters and doctoral studies at the University of Manitoba under the supervision of Drs. Lorna Sandler and G. Ron Norton. His post-doctorate years were completed under the supervision of Dr. Murray Stein. Throughout his graduate and post-doctorate studies he learned the importance of concise writing, publishing quality work, and accessibly extending current knowledge from his mentors, all things he has remained passionate about. In 2002, he began his first academic post at the university of Regina, where he remains today as the head of the Anxiety and Illness Behaviours Lab and maintains a small clinical practice.