Research

Our primary research tests how mindfulness training can impact stress and health, and emphasizes the importance of cultivating an accepting attitude toward thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Current Projects:

Remote Mindfulness (ReMind) Study

The ReMind study tests how mindfulness training impacts daily life stress and markers of health in young adults with varying levels of early life adversity. Participants receive a two-week mobile mindfulness meditation or coping skills training program, and we collect measures of daily life stress, stress physiology, and blood markers of inflammation before, after, and one-month following the training programs.

Mindfulness App Training for Cardiovascular Health (MATCH) Study

In collaboration with Thomas Kamarck, the MATCH Study examines whether a 4-week mobile mindfulness training intervention reduces daily life stress and cardiovascular responses to stress among adults at risk for cardiovascular disease. To participate, click here.

Smartphone Training for Attention Regulation (STAR) Study

In collaboration with David Creswell, the STAR Study examines effects of 14-day training programs for stress reduction in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). To participate, click here.