{{short description|Canadian psychologist}} {{For|the model|Christina Chambers}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Christine Chambers | image = Dr. Christine Chambers.jpg | birth_name = Christine Therese Chambers | workplaces = Dalhousie University | alma_mater = Dalhousie University (BSc)<br> University of British Columbia (MA, PhD) | thesis_title = The impact of maternal behaviour on children's pain experiences: An experimental analysis | thesis_url = https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0090765 | thesis_year = 2001 | known_for = ''It Doesn't Have To Hurt'' | doctoral_advisor = Kenneth D. Craig<ref name=cphd/> | fields = Pediatric Pain<br>Parents & Families<br>Implementation Science<br>Knowledge Translation<br>Health psychology<ref name=gs/> | website = {{URL|http://pediatric-pain.ca/faculty/christine-chambers}} }} '''Christine Therese Chambers''' is a Canadian clinical psychologist at Dalhousie University.<ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref> She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Children's Pain.<ref name="KingChambers2011">{{cite journal|last1=King|first1=Sara|last2=Chambers|first2=Christine T.|last3=Huguet|first3=Anna|last4=MacNevin|first4=Rebecca C.|last5=McGrath|first5=Patrick J.|last6=Parker|first6=Louise|last7=MacDonald|first7=Amanda J.|title=The epidemiology of chronic pain in children and adolescents revisited: A systematic review|journal=Pain|volume=152|issue=12|year=2011|pages=2729–2738|issn=0304-3959|doi=10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.016|pmid=22078064|s2cid=18074346}} {{closed access}}</ref><ref name="Chambers2002">{{cite journal|last1=Chambers|first1=C. T.|title=The Impact of Maternal Behavior on Children's Pain Experiences: An Experimental Analysis|journal=Journal of Pediatric Psychology|volume=27|issue=3|year=2002|pages=293–301|issn=1465-735X|doi=10.1093/jpepsy/27.3.293|pmid=11909936|doi-access=free}}</ref>

== Education == Chambers became interested in psychology as a child. She completed her undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University. She spent her summers at the IWK Health Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iwkfoundation.wordpress.com/tag/pediatric-pain-management/|title=pediatric pain management {{!}} Spirit of Giving|website=iwkfoundation.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> She joined the University of British Columbia for her graduate studies (MA, PhD),<ref name=cphd>{{cite thesis|year=2001|first=Christine Therese|last=Chambers|title=The impact of maternal behaviour on children's pain experiences: An experimental analysis|degree=PhD|website=ubc.ca|publisher=University of British Columbia|doi=10.14288/1.0090765|hdl=2429/13679|url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0090765}} {{free access}}</ref> working with Kenneth D. Craig on pain.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.womanthology.co.uk/doesnt-hurt-making-difference-children-pain-dr-christine-chambers-professor-paediatrics-psychology-neuroscience-dalhousie-university/|title=It Doesn't Have To Hurt: Making a difference for children in pain - Dr. Christine Chambers, Professor of Paediatrics, Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University - Womanthology|date=2018-05-30|work=Womanthology|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Research and career == At Dalhousie University, Chambers works in the Centre for Paediatric Pain Research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/pediatrics/our-people/our-faculty/christine-chambers.html|title=Christine Chambers|website=Dalhousie University|language=en|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> She serves as Assistant Director of the North American Pain School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pediatric-pain.ca/faculty/christine-chambers/|title=The Centre for Pediatric Pain Research {{!}} Science Helping Children|website=pediatric-pain.ca|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> She leads a large research team of doctoral students and research staff, studying the developmental, social and psychological influences on children's pain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pediatric-pain.ca/faculty/chambers/research-team/|title=The Centre for Pediatric Pain Research {{!}} Science Helping Children|website=pediatric-pain.ca|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> A 2012 analysis of the research productivity of clinical psychology professors in Canada identified Chambers in the top-ten list for most productive women.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Carleton|first1=R. Nicholas|last2=Parkerson|first2=Holly A.|last3=Horswill|first3=Samantha C.|date=2012|title=Assessing the publication productivity of clinical psychology professors in Canadian Psychological Association-accredited Canadian psychology departments.|journal=Canadian Psychology|language=en|volume=53|issue=3|pages=226–237|doi=10.1037/a0027731|issn=1878-7304}}</ref>

Chambers has served on the scientific programming committee for the International Association for the Study of Pain in 2014 and 2016. She is a member of the council for the IASP. In 2014 Chambers spoke at TED<nowiki/>xMount Allison University.<ref>{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=It doesn't have to hurt {{!}} Dr. Christine Chambers {{!}} TEDxMountAllisonUniversity|date=2014-06-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6RY7L2vVo|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> She has been a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Children's Pain since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=3515|title=Canada Research Chairs|last=Government of Canada|first=Industry Canada|date=2012-11-29|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> She specializes in chronic pain and is interested in how scientists can use social media to promote their research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spor-maritime-srap.ca/fr/node/600|title=MSSU Seminar Series: Using social media to promote your research {{!}} Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit|website=www.spor-maritime-srap.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> Chambers is the secretary of the board of directors for the Society of Pediatric Psychology,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://childkindinternational.org/christine-chambers-phd-rpsych|title=Christine Chambers, PhD, RPsych|date=2017-02-12|work=ChildKind International|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref> She took part in Soapbox Science in 2018.<ref name=":0" />

In 2019, Chambers was announced as the new Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, effective January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dal.ca/news/2019/08/26/dalhousie-researcher-lands-prestigious-new-role-with-the-canadia.html|title=Dalhousie researcher lands prestigious new role with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research|website=Dalhousie News|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

=== It Doesn't Have to Hurt === Chambers is the principal investigator of ''It Doesn’t Have to Hurt'' ([https://twitter.com/hashtag/itdoesnthavetohurt #ItDoesntHaveToHurt]), an information platform supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://itdoesnthavetohurt.ca/|title=It Doesn't Have to Hurt|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en}}</ref> The platform brings together parents, researchers and experts in digital media to communicate evidence about how young people experience pain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://itdoesnthavetohurt.ca/campaigns/itdoesnthavetohurt/|title=It Doesn't Have to Hurt|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en}}</ref> They use integrated knowledge translation to better connect to their audience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49821.html|title=It Doesn't Have to Hurt - CIHR|last=Research|first=Government of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health|website=www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca|date=20 June 2016 |language=en|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> They work with Erica Ehm's ''Yummy Mummy Club'' to create informative social media campaigns.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://itdoesnthavetohurt.ca/team/#team0|title=Team|work=It Doesn't Have to Hurt|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en}}</ref> She contributes to the magazine Parents Canada. Their social media work generated hundreds of millions of impressions and the group several won awards for their campaigning. They held a knowledge transfer event at Twitter in Canada in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.societyofpediatricpsychology.org/sites/default/files/files/SPP_Spring_2017_sm.pdf|title=Progress Notes|website=Society of Pediatric Psychology|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marketingmag.ca/media/twitter-party-spreads-research-on-pediatric-pain-management-183502/?rss=yes|title=Twitter party spreads research on pediatric pain management|website=marketingmag.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> She developed a YouTube video to talk about ways to make injections less painful for children.<ref>{{Citation|last=IWK Health Centre|title=It Doesn't Have To Hurt|date=2013-11-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgBwVSYqfps|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref>

===Awards and honors=== She was awarded the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Award in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iasp-pain.org/Education/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=961|title=Winners: Congress-Related Awards - IASP|website=www.iasp-pain.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edelmannews.ca/2010/09/a-global-perspective-on-pain-%E2%80%93-learning-from-neonates-to-the-elderly/|title=A global perspective on pain – learning from neonates to the elderly {{!}} EdelmanNews.ca|website=edelmannews.ca|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> Chambers was awarded the American Pain Society Jeffrey Lawson Award in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://americanpainsociety.org/get-involved/awards-grants/2016-lawson-award|title=2016 Lawson Award - Chambers {{!}} APS|last=Society|first=American Pain|website=americanpainsociety.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref>

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