Kern A. Olson, PhD
Chief Psychologist
Advanced Pain Management Center
Portland, Oregon
Assistant Professor,
Department of Medical Psychology
Oregon Health Sciences University

Doctor Kern A. Olson is a doctor of Psychology and is Chief Psychologist at the Advanced Pain Management Center in Portland, Oregon. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Psychology at Oregon Health Sciences University.

Dr. Olson earned a Ph.D from an APA approved Clinical Psychology program at the University of Wyoming. His Internship was at the University of Oregon Medical School, Department of Medical Psychology. He continued his studies in the area of Biofeedback at the Professional School of Biofeedback in San Francisco and at the Albert Einstein Medical School in Massachusetts. At the University of Texas, Dr. Olson studied Neuropsychology Assessment.

Dr. Olson has worked as a Staff Psychologist of Mental Health Programs, in Private Practice, as Director of Behavioral Medicine and Pscychological Services, and as a Psychologist in a Pain Management Center. He is a member of the American Pscychological Association, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Specific societies associated with the research of pain of which Dr. Olson is a member of are the American Pain Society, Western Pain Society, International Association for the Study of Pain, Neuromodulation Society, and Portland Pain Interest Study Group.

Dr. Olson has published 11 journal publications, written 3 invited monographs, and has an active history of invited lectureships. He is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Pain Management, Pain Medicine Journal Club, and Neuromodulation.

Dr. Olson is a member of the SpineUniverse Editorial Board.