Publications

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Dutcher, J. M., Brown, K. W., Lindsay, E. K., Greco, C. M., Wright, A. G., Gallegos, A. M., … & Creswell, J. D. (2025). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and loneliness in older adults: two randomized controlled trials. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 80(12), gbaf178.

Lindsay, E.K., Damon, S.D., Low, C.A., & Marsland, A.L. (2025). Remote mindfulness training for health following early life adversity: A randomized controlled feasibility trial. Behavior Therapy.

Lindsay, E.K., Young, S., & Creswell, J.D. (2025). Mindfulness training fosters a positive outlook during acute stress: A randomized controlled trial. Emotion, 25(4), 815–826.

Lindsay, E.K., Berry, D.R., & Dutcher, J.M. (2025). Mechanisms of Mindfulness Interventions: Perspective from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT). In Ostafin, Robinson, & Meier (Eds.), The Handbook of Mindfulness and Self-Regulation: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Personality, Clinical, and Applied Perspectives (2^nd ed.).New York, NY: Springer.

Marsland, A.L., Jones, E.J., Reed, R.G., Walsh, C.P., Natale, B., Lindsay, E.K., & Ewing, L.J. (2024). Childhood trauma and hair cortisol response over the year following onset of a chronic life event stressor. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 165, 107039.

Lindsay, E.K., Marsland, A.L., Cole, S., Dutcher, J.M., Greco, C.M., Wright, A.G.C., Brown, K.W., & Creswell, J.D. (2024). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction reduces pro-inflammatory gene regulation but not systemic inflammation among older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 86(5), 463-472.

Lindsay, E.K. (in press). Mindfulness interventions for healthy stressed populations. In K. Brown, R. Ryan, & J. Creswell (Eds.), Handbook of Mindfulness: Theory, Research, and Practice (2^nd ed.).New York, NY: Guilford Publications.

Walsh, C. P., Lindsay, E. K., Grosse, P., Natale, B. N., Fairlie, S., Bwint, A., Schaffer, L., McMahon, K., Del Duke, C., Forse, J., Lamonja-Vicente, N., & Marsland, A. L. (2023). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Stability of Peripheral Immune Markers in Healthy Adults. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 107, 32-46.

Lindsay, E.K., Creswell, J.D., Stern, H.J., Greco, C., Walko, T.D., Dutcher, J.M., Wright, A.G.C., Brown, K.W., & Marsland, A.L. (2022). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction increases stimulated IL-6 production among lonely older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 104, 6-15. [For a commentary, see: Willette, A. A. (2022). Mind over what matters: How training in emotional self-regulation can strengthen the immune response in lonely elders. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 106, 231-232.]

Lindsay, E.K. (2022). Small “doses” of inflammation initiate social sickness behavior. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 102, 40-41.

Bravo, A.J., Lindsay, E.K., & Pearson, M.R. (2022). Nature, Assessment, and Mechanisms of Mindfulness. Chapter to appear in O. Medvedev, C. Krägeloh, R. Siegert, & N. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness. New York, NY: Springer.

Lindsay, E.K. (2021). Mindfulness interventions for offsetting health risk following early life stress: Promising directions. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 17, 100338.

Lindsay, E.K., Inagaki, T.K., Walsh, C.P., Messay, B., Ewing, L.J., & Marsland, A.L. (2021). Stress-related inflammation and social withdrawal in mothers of a child with cancer: A one-year follow-up study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 84(2), 141-150.

Rahrig, H., Bjork, J.M., Tirado, C., Chester, D.S., Creswell, J.D., Lindsay, E.K., Penberthy, J.K., & Brown, K.W. (2021). Provocation on pause: Preliminary evidence that mindfulness training modifies neural responses in a reactive aggression task. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 15, 162.

Lindsay, E.K., Creswell, J.D., Stern, H.J., Greco, C., Dutcher, J.M., Lipitz, S., Walsh, C.P., Wright, A.G.C., Brown, K.W., & Marsland, A.L. (2021). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction buffers glucocorticoid resistance among older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(6), 641-649.

*Chin, B., Lindsay, E.K., Greco, C.M., Brown, K.W., Smyth, J.M., Wright, A.G.C. & Creswell, J.D. (2020). Mindfulness interventions improve momentary and trait measures of attentional control: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150(4), 686.

*Villalba, D.K., Lindsay, E.K., Marsland, A.L., Greco, C.M., Young, S., Brown, K.W., Smyth, J.M., Walsh, C.P., Gray, K., Chin, B., & Creswell, J.D. (2019). Mindfulness training and systemic low-grade inflammation in stressed community adults: Evidence from two randomized controlled trials. PloS one, 14(7), e0219120.

*Chin, B., Lindsay, E.K., Greco, C., Brown, K.W., Wright, A.G.C., Smyth, J.M., & Creswell, J.D. (2019). Psychological mechanisms driving stress resilience in mindfulness training: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 38(8), 759.

Lindsay, E.K., Young, S., Brown, K.W., Smyth, J., & Creswell, J.D. (2019). Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(9), 3488-3493.

Creswell, J.D., Lindsay, E.K., Villalba, D.K., & Chin, B. (2019). Mindfulness training and physical health: Mechanisms and outcomes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 81(3), 224-232.

Lindsay, E.K., & Creswell, J.D. (2019). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: Perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT). Current Opinion in Psychology, 28, 120-125.

Lindsay, E.K., Chin, B., Greco, C.M., Young, S., Brown, K.W., Wright, A.G.C., Smyth, J.M., Burkett, D., & Creswell, J.D. (2018). How mindfulness training promotes positive emotions: Dismantling acceptance skills training in two randomized controlled trials. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115(6), 944-973.

*Schumer, M.C., Lindsay, E.K., & Creswell, J.D. (2018). Brief mindfulness training for negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(7), 569.

Lindsay, E.K., Young, S., Smyth, J., Brown, K.W., & Creswell, J.D. (2018). Acceptance lowers stress reactivity: Dismantling mindfulness training in a randomized controlled trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 87, 63-73.

Taren, A., Gianaros, P., Greco, C., Lindsay, E., Fairgrieve, A., Brown, K., Rosen, K., Ferris, J., Julson, E., Marsland, A., & Creswell, J. (2017). Mindfulness meditation training and executive control network resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(6), 674-683.

*Rahl, H.A., Lindsay, E.K., Pacilio, L.E., Brown, K.W., & Creswell, J.D. (2017). Brief mindfulness meditation training reduces mind wandering: The critical role of acceptance training. Emotion, 17(2), 224-230.

*Slutsky, J., Rahl, H.A., Lindsay, E.K., & Creswell, J.D. (2017). Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Social Threat. In J. Karremans & E. Papies (Eds.), Mindfulness in Social Psychology. New York, NY: Routledge.

Lindsay, E.K. & Creswell, J.D. (2017). Mechanisms of mindfulness training: Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT). Clinical Psychology Review, 51, 47-59.

Creswell, J.D., Taren, A.A., Lindsay, E.K., Greco, C.M., Gianaros, P.J., Fairgrieve, A., Marsland, A.L., Brown, K.W., Way, B.M., Rosen, R.K., & Ferris-Glick, J. (2016). Alterations in resting state functional connectivity link mindfulness meditation with reduced interleukin-6: A randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry 80(1), 53-61.

Lindsay, E.K. & Creswell, J.D. (2015). Back to the basics: How attention monitoring and acceptance stimulate positive growth. Psychological Inquiry, 26(4), 343-348.

Taren, A., Gianaros, P., Greco, C., Lindsay, E., Fairgrieve, A., Brown, K., Rosen, R., Ferris, J., Marsland, A., Bursley, J., Ramsburg, J., & Creswell, J. (2015). Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10(12), 1758-1768.

Quaglia, J.T., Brown, K.W., Lindsay, E.K., Creswell, J.D., & Goodman, R.J. (2015). From conceptualization to operationalization of mindfulness. In K. Brown, R. Ryan, & J. Creswell (Eds.), Handbook of Mindfulness Science (pp. 151-170). New York, NY: Guilford Publications.

Creswell, J.D. & Lindsay, E.K. (2014). How does mindfulness training affect health? A mindfulness stress buffering account. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(6), 401-407.

Lindsay, E.K. & Creswell, J.D. (2014). Helping the self help others: Self-affirmation increases self-compassion and pro-social behaviors. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 421.

Creswell, J.D., Pacilio, L.E., Lindsay, E.K., & Brown, K.W. (2014). Brief mindfulness meditation training alters psychological and neuroendocrine responses to social evaluative stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 44, 1-12.

Gilani S., Vuga L., Lindell K., Gibson K., Xue J., Kaminski N., Valentine V.G., Lindsay E., George M.P., Steele C., Duncan S.R. (2010). CD28 down-regulation on circulating CD4 T-cells is associated with poor prognoses of patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.  PLoS ONE 5(1): e8959.