Alicia Vasquez is a fifth-year PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at Pacific University. With an academic emphasis in Latinx Psychology, Alicia has received extensive training in research, clinical, and outreach work that centers on the experience and needs of the Latinx community. As a first-generation Latinx student, she has unique insight into the …
MLI Affiliation Archives:
Kathy Trang
Kathy Trang (she/her), PhD, is a research fellow at Harvard School of Public Health. Her research has focused on elucidating how post-traumatic stress impacts mental health and developmental outcomes within and across generations and how we can best intervene in cross-cultural settings to improve wellbeing among high-risk populations in the United States, Vietnam, Peru, and …
Jonas Mago
Jonas Mago is a cognitive neuroscientist and wellbeing aficionado, interested in the cognitive mechanisms underlying human flourishing. His research investigates contemplative practices that aim to bring about wholesome states of mind – from meditation and prayer to collective cultural rituals and psychedelic therapies. Jonas works from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining cognitive, neurobiological, computational, and phenomenological …
Zishan Jiwani
Zishan Jiwani is a is a Ph.D. student in Counseling Psychology and a research assistant at the Center for Healthy Minds. His research broadly centers on issues related to health equity. His research foci include mindfulness and meditation, mental health in the Global South, and applied quantitative methods. Before beginning his career in Psychology, Zishan …
Eric Claravall
I have recently been promoted to associate professor (early tenure and promotion) at the College of Education, California State University Sacramento. My research interests fall within the intersection of cognition, critical literacy, social justice pedagogy, and contemplative practices in education. One of my research agendas is to understand the critical role of compassionate reading comprehension …
Ivana Burić
I am a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Amsterdam where I conduct research on the psychoneuroimmunology of mindfulness. After completing a master’s programme in psychology at University of Zagreb (Croatia), I obtained two PhDs: one by Coventry University (UK) in 2018 and another by Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University …
Julieta Galante
Julieta Galante is a qualified medical doctor specialised in public mental health research. She typically applies rigorous methods to real-world scenarios, involving stakeholders, acknowledging social dynamics, and embracing complexity. Her main focus has been to study the potential of meditation practices for mental health promotion, particularly those techniques used in secular settings. The practices she …
Ana Dragojlovic
Ana Dragojlovic is an Associate Professor in Gender Studies and Insight Fellow at the Contemplative Studies Centre at the University of Melbourne. Her research intersects feminist, queer, decolonial and care studies and investigates the ways in which structural inequalities shape people’s experiences of everyday life. Ana is passionate about understanding contemporary pursuits of eudaimonia – …
Blake Colaianne
Blake Colaianne is an Assistant Research Professor at Penn State University. His research examines how contemplative education supports social and emotional development in high school and college students. Currently, he is developing and implementing systems-level programming within K-12 and university settings. His relational approach to contemplative practice focuses on cultivating community and interdependence. At Penn …
Jennifer Webb
Jennifer B. Webb, Ph.D., RYT-200 is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and the Health Psychology Ph.D. Program at UNC Charlotte where she directs the WE ARE MIND-BODY KYND Lab. She received her undergraduate degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from Harvard University. She went on to complete her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at …
