Josh Rash
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B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. University of Northern British Columbia; Ph.D. University of Calgary Assistant Professor |
| Office: SN3072 |
| Phone:(709) 864-7687 |
| Email: jarash@mun.ca |
| Affiliations: Clinical |
Background
I completed my BSc (Hon) and MSc at the University of Northern British Columbia. I received my doctorate from the University of Calgary in 2017 and completed my pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology at The Ottawa Hospital (2016-2017). I joined the clinical faculty at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ in September of 2017.
Research Interests
My research interests are within the area of behavioural medicine. My research has focused on two areas of interest. First, I adopt a lifespan perspective to understand how biopsychosocial factors influence the development and progression of health and disease (e.g., cardiovascular disease, pain, cancer). Second, I am interested in designing and implementing behavioural interventions that are aimed at improving the lives of individuals living with chronic illness. Areas that I have been actively involved in include: adherence, pain assessment and management, cardiovascular reactivity, clinical inertia, developmental origins of health and disease (DoHaD), and motivating behaviour change.
Representative Publications
Rash, J. A., Toivonen, K., Robert, M., Nasr-Esfahani, M., Jarrell, J. F. & Campbell, T. S. (2017). Protocol for a placebo-controlled, within-subjects crossover trial evaluating the efficacy of intranasal oxytocin to improve pain and function among women with chronic pelvic pain. BMJ Open, 7, Article#e014909. doi.10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014909
Lavoie, K. L., Rash, J. A., & Campbell, T. S. (2017). Changing provider behavior in the context of chronic disease management: Focus on provider clinical inertia. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 57, 263-283. doi.10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010716-104952
Rash, J.A., Campbell, D.J.T., Tonelli, M. & Campbell, T.S. (2016). A systematic-review of interventions intended to improve adherence to statin medication: How much do we really know about what works? Preventive Medicine, 90, 155-169 doi. 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.006
Rash, J.A., Lavoie, K.L., Sigal, R. J., Campbell, D. J. T., Manns, B. J., Tonelli, M. & Campbell, T.S. (2016). Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial of motivational enhancement therapy to improve adherence to statin medication. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 49, 47-56. doi. 10.1016.j.cct.2016.06.001
Rash, J. A., Thomas, J. C., Campbell, T. S., Letourneau, N., Granger, D. A., & Giesbrecht, G. F. (2016). Developmental origins of infant stress reactivity profiles: A multi-systems approach. Developmental Psychobiology, 58(5), 578-599. doi: 10.1002/dev.21403
Johnson, J. A., Rash, J.A., Campbell, T. S., Savard, J., Gehrman, P. R., Perlis, M., Carlson, L. E. & Garland, S. N. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in cancer survivors. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 27, 20-28. doi. 10.1016/j.smrv.2015.07.001
Rash, J. A., Campbell, T. S., Letourneau, N., & Giesbrecht, G. F. (2015). Prenatal maternal cortisol and parasympathetic programming of the infant cardiovascular system. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 54, 78-89. doi 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.01.024
Rouleau, C. R., Rash, J. A., & Mothersill, K. J. (2016). Ethical issues in the psychological assessment of bariatric surgery candidates. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(7), 1457-1471. doi. 10.1177/1359105314556160
Harder, H. G., Wagner, S. L. & Rash, J. A. (2014). Mental illness in the workplace: Psychological disability management. In C. Cooper & R. Burke (Series Ed.), Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk. Gower
Rash, J. A. & Campbell, T. S. (2014). The effect of intranasal oxytocin administration on acute cold pressor pain: A placebo-controlled, double-blind, within-subjects crossover investigation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 76(6): 422-429. doi 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000068
Rash, J. A. & Prkachin, K. (2013) Cardiac vagal control during relived sadness is predicted by affect intensity and emotional intelligence. Biological Psychology, 92(2), 106-113. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.11.009