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Research Interests
The main goal of my research is to understand how the social context affects physical and mental health in couples with the long-term goal of developing interventions aimed at improving physical and mental health in couples facing chronic health problems. I am particularly interested in how emotional validation and empathy for pain-related distress relates to health and relationship functioning in couples facing chronic pain. To this end, I have conducted several studies in pain clinic and community samples using multiple methods (i.e., questionnaires, interviews, observation) to assess interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and affective dimensions of couples' chronic pain experiences. In addition, I am conducting a new study in collaboration with colleagues from Ghent University (Belgium) to study similar processes using the cold pressor paradigm. Working with colleagues at the WSU Medical School, I am also pursuing a project to examine empathic processes in couples facing infertility.
Teaching
Psy 7230 (Psychotherapy)
Psy 7300 (Psychopathology)
Psy 2300 (Psychology of Everyday Living)
Psy 3310 (Abnormal Psychology)
Representative Publications
* indicates student co-authors
*Miller, L.R. & Cano, A. (2009). Comorbid chronic pain and depression: Who is at risk? Journal of Pain, 10, 619-627.
Cano, A., *Miller, L.R., & *Loree, A. (2009). Spouse beliefs about partner chronic pain. Journal of Pain, 10, 486-492.
Goubert, L., Vervoort, T., Cano, A., & Crombez, G. (2009). Catastrophizing about their children's pain is related to higher parent-child congruency in pain ratings: an experimental investigation. European Journal of Pain, 13, 196-201.
Cano, A., *Barterian, J., & *Heller, J. (2008). Empathic and nonempathic interaction in chronic pain couples. Clinical Journal of Pain, 24, 678-684.
*Johansen, A. & Cano, A. (2007). A preliminary investigation of affective interaction in chronic pain couples. Pain, 132, S86-S95.
Cano, A. & *Leonard, M.T. (2006). Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy for Chronic Pain: Promoting Behavior Change and Emotional Acceptance. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 62, 1409-1418.
*Leonard, M.T. & Cano, A. (2006). Pain Affects Spouses Too: Personal Experience With Pain And Catastrophizing As Correlates Of Spouse Distress. Pain, 126, 139-146.
Goubert, L., Craig, K.D., Vervoort, T., Morley, S., Sullivan, M.J.L., Williams, A., Cano, A., Crombez, G. (2005). Facing others in pain: The effects of empathy. Pain, 118, 285-288.
Cano, A., *Leonard, M.T., *Franz, A. (2005). The Significant Other Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS-S): Preliminary validation. Pain, 119, 26-37.
Grants
Title: Depression and Chronic Pain in Marriage
Principal Investigator: Annmarie Cano
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Project duration: August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2008. Total amount awarded: $671,749.
Project goal: To develop and test an integrative model of marital change and comorbid chronic pain and depression.
Title: Marital Functioning, Depression, and Chronic Pain.
Principal Investigator: Annmarie Cano.
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health.
Project duration: May 15, 2000 to August 31, 2002. Amount awarded: $141,650.
Project goal: To investigate a cognitive-behavioral model of pain by examining the
relationship between marital functioning, diagnoses of Major Depression, and pain adjustment (e.g., severity, disability) in patients visiting a chronic pain treatment center.
Awards
2006 Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology Award, Division 38, American Psychological Association
2004 College of Science Teaching Award, Wayne State University
Education
1998 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Dissertation: The impact of negative marital events over and above marital discord
1995 M.A. in Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Thesis: Negative marital events and depression in women
1993 B.A. in Psychology, Princeton University.
Senior Thesis: Relationship goals and intimacy in marriage
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