The Mind & Life Institute’s Program and Research Council is a committee of the Board of Directors of primarily responsible for strategy, planning and operation of the scientific, contemplative and philosophical content of Mind and Life programs and research, and to provide advice and counsel to the Mind and Life staff in regard to these matters.
Program and Research Council Members
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Sona Dimidjian, Ph.D.
University of Colorado
Diego Hangartner, Pharm.D.
Chief Operating Officer,
Mind & Life Institute
Anne Harrington, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Alfred Kaszniak, Ph.D.
Chief Academic Officer,
Mind & Life Institute;
University of Arizona
Sara McClintock, Ph.D.
Emory University
Matthieu Ricard, Ph.D.
Shechen Monastery
Clifford Saron, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Evan Thompson, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
