Position:
Professor
Department:
Cell Biology and Physiology
Organization:
University of Kansas Medical Center
Country:
United States
Professor Julie A. Christianson
PhD
Dr. Christianson is a Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her NIH-funded research is focused on understanding the influence of early life experience on the development of comorbid pain, mood, and metabolic disorders later in life. She is currently investigating both pharmacological and lifestyle interventions as a means for improving outcomes related to early life stress in a mouse model of neonatal maternal separation. She has published numerous primary and review articles on the influence of stress on pelvic pain and has been featured as an expert on chronic pelvic pain on the Pain Research Forum and Relief websites. Dr. Christianson has also received several local awards for her excellence in research and scientific outreach.