Tammy Klassen-Ross PhD

Assistant Professor

Psychology

University of Northern British Columbia

Dr. Klassen-Ross has a PhD in Health Psychology and is an Assistant Professor at UNBC. Her research interests include neurodegeneration (especially of the frontal lobe) since it appears to alter behavioural pain expressions. She is interested in exploring these neurodegenerative changes using the Facial Action Coding system (FACS) and Near Infrared Spectoscopy (NIRS).

Research Keywords: Chronic pain, Frontal lobe neurodegeneration, Behavioural assessment

Founding Partners

BC Pain Research Network

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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