Kenneth Prkachin, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Northern British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Faces of clinical pain: Inter‐individual facial activity patterns in shoulder pain patients
European Journal of Pain · 2021
Pain Expressions in Dementia: Validity of Observers' Pain Judgments as a Function of Angle of Observation.
Journal of nonverbal behavior · 2019
The smile of pain.
Pain · 2009

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Understanding the behavioral and cerebral changes associated with pain empathy and its modulation in caregivers
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$555,865
Sensitivity to suffering
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$132,855
Psychosocial determinants of illness and well-being in children
SSHRC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$5,000

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Faces of clinical pain: Inter‐individual facial activity patterns in shoulder pain patients

Kunz M, Prkachin K, Solomon PE, Lautenbacher S

European Journal of Pain202124 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1691 PMID: W3096371104

02

Pain Expressions in Dementia: Validity of Observers' Pain Judgments as a Function of Angle of Observation.

Erin Browne M, Hadjistavropoulos T, Prkachin K, Ashraf A, Taati B

Journal of nonverbal behavior2019

DOI: 10.1007/s10919-019-00303-4 PMID: 31404130

03

The smile of pain.

Kunz M, Prkachin K, Lautenbacher S

Pain2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.04.009 PMID: 19423223

Understanding the behavioral and cerebral changes associated with pain empathy and its modulation in caregivers

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Jackson, Philip; Latimer, Margot A

Keywords: Behaviour; Cognition; Empathy; Fmri; Healthcare; Pain; Psychology

$555,865

Sensitivity to suffering

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Prkachin, Kenneth M.

Keywords: pain; expression; judgement; emotion; empathy; signal detection

$132,855

Psychosocial determinants of illness and well-being in children

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Society, Culture and the Health of Canadians

Principal investigators: Prkachin, Kenneth

Keywords: pain; stress; health psychology; emotion

$5,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Rehabilitation Science
Aging, Social Gerontology

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Patricia Solomon

Rehabilitation Science

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Aging, Social Gerontology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Babak Taati

Research

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Prkachin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Faces of clinical pain: Inter‐individual facial activity patterns in shoulder pain patients" (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]