Research Interests
Physical and emotional pain are unfortunate, yet inevitable, parts of many people’s lives. Such pain can cause significant suffering and often interferes with people’s professional and social functioning. I study how the physical pain system regulates other psychological and social functions, and how physiological and psychological factors in turn affect physical and emotional pain. Specifically, my research interests focus on three basic questions: (1) How does the physical pain system regulate affect and social behavior? (2) How can people cope with physical and emotional pain? And (3) what are the psycho-physiological factors associated with the subjective pain experience?
I study these questions using a multi-methods approach, which includes pharmacological intervention (acetaminophen), psycho-physiological methods (skin conductance, heart rate, pupil dilation), functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), and self-report/behavioral assays.
Dr. Mischkowski is currently accepting graduate students.
Education
Social Psychology, PhD, Ohio State University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Assistant Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Recent Publications
Gharavi, E., & Mischkowski, D. (Accepted/In press). On the Role of Psychological and Social Factors in Pharmacological Analgesia: A Psychosocial Moderation Hypothesis. Psychological review. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000536
Campbell, P. C., & Mischkowski, D. (Accepted/In press). Teaching information literacy in online psychology courses: Effects on student performance and self-reported confidence. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006231219244
Schony, M., & Mischkowski, D. (2024). Feeling Connected to Nature Attenuates the Association between Complicated Grief and Mental Health. International journal of environmental research and public health, 21(9), Article 1138. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091138
Yang, Y., & Mischkowski, D. (2024). Integrating intra- and interpersonal perspectives on chronic low back pain: the role of emotion regulation and attachment insecurity. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, Article 1331227. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1331227
Kim, H. W., Onate, J. A., Criss, C. R., Simon, J. E., Mischkowski, D., & Grooms, D. R. (2023). The relationship between drop vertical jump action-observation brain activity and kinesiophobia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cross-sectional fMRI study. Brain and Behavior, 13(2), Article e2879. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2879