Jamie Rhudy

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Pronouns
he/him/his
Professor
Department of Psychology at the University of Tulsa, OK
MPC Primary Research Areas
Research Interests

We are currently examining the impact of structural racism and discrimination on the Native American Pain Disparity

Biography

Dr. Jamie L. Rhudy is a Professor and licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychology at The University of Tulsa in Tulsa, OK. Dr. Rhudy completed his PhD in clinical psychology in 2002 at Texas A&M University and went on to complete post-doctoral training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Dr. Rhudy has over 25 years of research experience in affective neuroscience, with a specific focus on the interface of emotion and pain processing. His laboratory uses a variety of electrophysiological assessment techniques (e.g., electromyography, electroencephalography, electrocardiography, skin conductance, respiration) to assess pain, nociceptive responding, and other related defensive reactions (e.g., startle response). The overarching goals of this work is to identify mechanisms that contribute to and/or maintain chronic pain conditions, to develop non-invasive methods for assessing individuals at risk for developing chronic pain, and to improve the methods for studying nociceptive processing. His recent research has focused on identifying the mechanisms contributing to Native American pain inequities.