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ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2026

Joint call to action paper-Pain disparities special issues: Why this, why now? A unified call at a critical time.

Martha O Kenney, Fenan S Rassu, Emily J Bartley, Adam T Hirsh, Mary R Janevic, Vani A Mathur, Ericka N Merriwether

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Article in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Martha O KenneyDepartment of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine.
Fenan S RassuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0001-7153-9837
Emily J BartleyCollege of Dentistry, University of Florida.
Adam T HirshDepartment of Psychology, Indiana University Indianapolis.
Mary R JanevicDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.
Vani A MathurDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University.ORCID 0000-0002-9395-940X
Ericka N MerriwetherDepartment of Physical Therapy, NYU Steinhardt School of Education, Culture, and Human Development, New York University.

Funding

Determining Mechanisms of Pain Reduction in Chronic Widespread Pain After Rapid Weight Loss in Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino/a/x AdultsK23AR080846 · NIAMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI Ericka Nayram Merriwether · 2023 to 2026
$571k
Research and Engagement for Advancing Chronic pain Healthcare (REACH)K23MD019351 · NIMHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Fenan Rassu · 2024 to 2026
$437k
Predictors of Pain Severity and Pain-Related Outcomes in Individuals with Sickle Cell DiseaseK01HL169339 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KENNEY, MARTHA OBENG · 2023 to 2024
$271k
NHLBI NIH HHS K01 HL169339NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR080846NIH HHSNIMHD NIH HHS K23 MD019351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the gatekeepers of scientific knowledge, journal editors, reviewers, and study section members hold a profound responsibility for shaping what is valued and disseminated in our field. Achieving equity in pain science requires a critical reevaluation of how rigor is defined and applied, as well as a commitment to dismantling the biases embedded in academic publishing and peer review. The priorities described in this joint call to action paper outline a path toward a more inclusive and representative scientific record. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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PainPeer Review, ResearchPeriodicals as TopicPublishingHumans

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PMID41396639
PMCPMC13173466

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