Education

• Ph.D., Developmental and Child Psychology, University of Kansas, 1988
• M.A., Human Development and Family Life, University of Kansas, 1984
• B.S., Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, 1979

Research Partners

• University of Washington

Interests & Expertise

Dr. Engel’s research focuses on pain assessments and pain interventions for persons with chronic pain, especially youths with physical disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy). She has developed three valid and reliable pain assessments for youths with physical disability-related pain: the Pediatric Community Participation Questionnaire, Survey of Pain Attitudes – Pediatric Version, and the Modified Brief Pain Inventory. Dr. Engel has investigated the efficacy of relaxation techniques, biofeedback, hypnosis, and cognitive restructuring as analgesia in persons with chronic pain. She has been an investigator on several pain grants funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Engel  participated in  numerous service projects with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF), the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Recent Publications

Jensen, M. P., Barber, J., Romano, J. M., Molton, I. R., Osborne, T. L., Engel, J. M., Raichle, K. A., Stoelb, B. L., Kraft, G. H., & Patterson, D. R. (2010). A comparison of self-hypnosis versus progressive muscle relaxation in patients with multiple sclerosis and chronic pain. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 57(2), 198-221.

Hirsch, A. T., Gellegos, J. C., Gertz, K. J., Engel, J. M., & Jensen, M. P. (2010). Symptom burden in individuals with cerebral palsy. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 47(9), 863-876.

Jensen, M. P., Moore, M. R., Bockow, T. B., Ehde, D.M., & Engel, J. M. (2011). Psychological factors and adjustment to chronic pain in persons with physical disabilities: A systematic review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 92, 146-60.

Hirsch, A. T., Kratz, A. L., Engel, J. M., & Jensen, M. P. (2011). Survey results of pain treatment in adults with cerebral palsy. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 90(2), 1-10.

Engel, J. M. (2011). Pain regulation. In C. Brown and V. Stoffel (Eds.), Occupational therapy in mental health: A vision for the future (pp. 358-370). F. A. Davis.

Engel, J. M. (in press). Evaluation and pain management. In H. M. Pendleton & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedretti’s occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.

Engel, J. M., Kartin, D., Carter, G. T., Jensen, M. P., & Jaffe, K. M. (2009). Pain in youths with neuromuscular disease. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 5, 405-412.

Engel, J. M. (2009). Recurrent headaches. In W. T. O’Donohue and L. W. Tolle (Eds.), Behavioral approaches to chronic disease in adolescence: A guide to integrative care (pp. 155-161). New York: Springer.

Jensen, M. P., Barber, J., Romano, J. M., Molton, I. R., Raichle, K. A., Osborne, T. L., Engel, J. M., Stoelb, B. L., Kraft, G. H., & Patterson, D. R. (2009). A comparison of self-hypnosis versus progressive muscle relaxation in patients with multiple sclerosis and chronic pain. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 57(2), 198-221.

Eddy, L. L., & Engel, J. M. (2008). The impact of child disability type on the family. Rehabilitation Nursing, 33(3), 98-103. [Article selected for CEU & Key Practice Points.]

Washington, L. A., Wilson, S., Engel, J. M., & Jensen, M. P. (2007). Development and preliminary validation of a pediatric measure of community integration: The Pediatric Community Participation Questionnaire (PCPQ). Rehabilitation Psychology, 52(2), 241-245.

Engel, J. M., & O’Rourke, D. A. (2007). Chronic pain in children: Physical medicine and rehabilitation. In R. F. Schmidt and W. D. Willis (Eds.), Encyclopedic reference of pain (pp. 368-371). Heidelberg:Springer

Engel, J. M., Jensen, M. P., & Schwartz, L. (2006). Coping with chronic pain associated with cerebral palsy. Occupational Therapy International, 13(4), 224-233.

Wilson, S., Washington, L. A., Engel, J. M., & Jensen, M. P. (2006). Perceived social support, psychological adjustment, and functional ability in youths with physical disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology, 51(4), 322-330.

Dudgeon B. J., Ehde, D. M., Cardenas, D. D., Engel, J. M., Hoffman, A. J., & Jensen, M. P. (2005). Describing pain with physical disability: Narrative interviews and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 86, 109-115.

Jensen, M. P., Hanley, M. A., Engel, J. M., Romano, J. M., Barber, J., Cardenas, D. Kraft, G. H., Hoffman, A. J., & Patterson, D. R. (2005). Hypnotic analgesia for chronic pain in persons with disabilities: A case series. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 53(2), 198-228.

Engel, J. M. (2005, October). American Occupational Therapy Association Evidence Briefs: Chronic pain. Retrieved October 30, 2005 from http://www.aota.org/members/area15/links/link11.asp?PLACE=/members/area15/links/li…

Jensen, M. P., McArthur K. D., Barber, J., Hanley, M. A., Engel, J. M., Romano, J. M., Cardenas, D. D., Kraft, G. H., Hoffman, A. J., & Patterson, D. R. (2005). Satisfaction with, and the beneficial side effects of, hypnosis analgesia. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 54(4), 432-447.

Engel, J. M., Petrina, T. J., Dudgeon, B. J., & McKearnan, K. A. (2005). Cerebral palsy and chronic pain: A descriptive study of children and adolescents. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 25(4), 73-84.

Jensen, M. P., Engel, J. M., Hoffman, A. J., & Schwartz, L. (2004). Natural history of chronic pain and pain treatment in adults with cerebral palsy. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83(6), 439-445.

Engel, J. M., & Kartin, D. (2004). Pain in youth: A primer for current practice. Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 16(1), 53-76.

McKearnan, K. A., Kieckhefer, G., Engel, J. M., & Jensen, M. P. (2004). Pain in children with cerebral palsy: A review. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 36(3), 252-259.