Burel Goodin, PhD

Burel R. Goodin received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (emphasis on Behavioral Medicine) in 2010 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pain research at the University of Florida before taking an assistant professor position at UAB in 2012.

Goodin comes to WashU with a rich research background focused on pain-related behavioral medicine. He examines the interactions of psychosocial and biobehavioral characteristics in relation to the experience of pain through the key pathways of stress-related hormones (neuroendocrine function) and immune function. Over the years, Goodin has been involved in numerous studies measuring pain using quantitative sensory testing. He has developed and refined methods to assess pain sensitivity and modulation using dynamic experimental pain stimuli. Goodin’s current research is centered on evaluating the impact of factors of pain sensitivity and modulation—such as sleep disturbance and neuropeptides—across the adult lifespan.