Jill Chorney Bio
Jill MacLaren Chorney is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Dalhousie University and a Clinical Psychologist with the Complex Pain Team at the IWK Health Centre. Dr. Chorney’s research interests are in the areas of perioperative care and psychosocial influences on children’s acute and chronic pain. Dr. Chorney’s research projects are interdisciplinary in nature and she has ongoing collaborations with anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, child life specialists, and healthcare administrators. Her research has been recognized with awards from the American Psychological Association and the Society for Pediatric Psychology and she has received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the United States’ National Institutes of Health.