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Rachel V. Aaron

Rachel V. Aaron, PhD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychology

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Languages

  • English

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Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Rachel V. Aaron

Professional Titles

Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pain Psychology

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Background

Rachel Aaron, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in chronic pain within a rehabilitation psychology setting. She treats patients with acute and chronic pain, illness and injury in outpatient settings. Dr. Aaron is committed to serving these patients through dedicated clinical care and research. She researches psychosocial factors that contribute to the experience of chronic pain, particularly the role of emotional factors in the development and maintenance of chronic pain. She applies this research to develop novel approaches to improve treatment outcomes in individuals living with chronic pain.

Dr. Aaron trained in rehabilitation psychology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she received the John E. Carr Award for Outstanding Achievement in Empirically-Supported Psychotherapies. She went on to complete a two-year chronic pain fellowship at the University of Washington. Both her fellowship and Ph.D. research training were supported by two prestigious training grants from the National Institutes of Health. She is the recipient of other numerous research awards and grants.

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Research Interests

Co-occuring mental and physical health symptoms, Development and maintenance of chronic pain, Psychosocial interventions for chronic pain, The role of emotional factors in pain and illness

Research Summary

Dr. Aaron researches biopsychosocial factors related to the development and maintenance of chronic pain, particularly the role of emotional factors (e.g., emotion regulation, emotion awareness). She also investigates methods of improving pain-related outcomes in individuals with chronic pain.

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zzzD-roAAAAJ&hl=en

PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/0000000

Research Gate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel_Aaron

Selected Publications

  • Aaron, R. V., Fisher, E. A., de la Vega, R., Lumley, M. A., & Palermo, T. M. (2019). Alexithymia in individuals with chronic pain and its relation to pain intensity, physical interference, depression, and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain, 160(5), 994-1006.

  • Aaron, R.V., Finan, P., Wegener, S.T., Keefe, F. & Lumley, M.. Emotion Regulation as a Transdiagnostic Factor Underlying the Co-Occurrence of Chronic Pain and Problematic Opioid Use. 2020. American Psychologist, 75(6), 796. 

  • Aaron, R., Noel, M., Dudeney, J., Wilson, A., Holley, A., & Palermo, T. (2019). The role of sleep quality on the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain in women. Journal of behavioral medicine, 1-10.

  • Law EF, Wan Tham S, Aaron RV, Dudeney J, Palermo TM. Hybrid Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Adolescents With Co-Occurring Migraine and Insomnia: A Single-Arm Pilot Trial. Headache. 2018 Jul;58(7):1060-1073. doi: 10.1111/head.13355. PMID: 30152164

  • Skolasky RL, Wegener ST, Aaron RV, Ephraim P, Brennan G, Greene T, Lane E, Minick K, Hanley AW, Garland EL & Fritz JM. The OPTIMIZE Study: Protocol of a pragmatic sequential multiple assessment randomized trial of nonpharmacologic treatment for chronic, nonspecific low back pain. 2020. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21 (1-14).

Honors

  • Clinician Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1/1/22
  • 2020 Award for Excellence in Psychology Teaching and Supervision, Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, 6/30/20
  • 2019 Award for Excellence in Psychology Teaching and Supervision, Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, 6/30/19
  • John E. Carr Award for Outstanding Achievement in Empirically-Supported Psychotherapies, University of Washington Medical Center, 1/1/16

Memberships

  • Member, United States Association for the Study of Pain
  • Member, International Association for the Study of Pain
  • Member, Rehabilitation Psychology
  • Member, Society for Affective Science

Professional Activities

Social Media Committee, Society for Affective Science, Member, 1/1/18

Additional Training

  • Vanderbilt University / Clinical Psychology Ph.D. (2016)
  • University of Washington / Behavioral Medicine and Neuropsychology Internship (2016)

Locations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 1800 Orleans Street, Meyer 1-163, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    University of Washington School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Psychology, 2018

    Vanderbilt University

    Graduate School, PhD, 2016

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