Dr. Linda Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology. She is the Director of Research and works as a Clinical Psychologist at the Department of …
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Cheryl Woods Giscombe
Dr. Cheryl Giscombe is the Melissa and Harry LeVine Family Distinguished Term Professor in the School of Nursing. She is a social and health psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, certified holistic health coach, and Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Giscombe is also the President of the …
Varela Grants – Request For Proposals (RFP)
Applications for the 2025 Varela Grants will open July 31 & close August 29. Please carefully read the information below before preparing your application Up-to-date as of January 30, 2025 The Mind & Life Institute is seeking applications for the Mind & Life Francisco J. Varela Grants for Contemplative Research (Varela Grants). The Varela Grants …
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Varela Grants
Updated December 15th, 2025 Learn more about the 20th anniversary of the Francisco J. Varela Grants. The Mind & Life Francisco J. Varela Research Grants—an important and integral component of Mind & Life’s support of contemplative scientists and scholars—are based on neuroscientist and philosopher Francisco J. Varela’s belief that contemplative practices offer modern science novel, …
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The Mind & Life blog displays the multitude of perspectives and experiences of our expanding community since 2010. From scientific reviews to poetry, from institutional updates to event summaries, from Fellows spotlights to grantee profiles, this blog archive features a rich variety of work, searchable by date and topic.
Sinhae Cho
Sinhae Cho is a clinical psychologist specializing in treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders. She is currently completing her postdoctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on exploring biological and psychological processes of emotion regulation, with an overarching goal of informing ways to navigate challenging emotional situations more effectively. She is particularly …
Rachel Jacobs
Rachel Jacobs is currently a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is interesting in using fMRI to study how interventions for adolescent depression work. She is currently examining whether using the skill of mindfulness can help interrupt ruminative tendencies among adolescents with a history of depression and whether this can …
Anne Harrington
Anne Harrington, PhD, is Professor and Acting Chair of the History of Science at Harvard University, specializing in the history of psychiatry, neuroscience, and the other mind and behavioral sciences. Professor Harrington received her PhD in the History of Science from Oxford University, and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Wellcome Institute for the History …
Caryn Green
Caryn Green is an arts advocate, manager and trainer, who has served as a member of the Arterial Network South Africa Executive Committee, Wits School of Arts Transformation and Research Committees, and Drama for Life Management Committee; received the Ampersand Foundation Fellowship; and authored a book chapter on Practice-Led Monitoring and Evaluation: Reflections on Drama …
Brain mechanisms distinguishing mindfulness meditation-related pain relief from placebo analgesia
We will assess if mindfulness-meditation reduces pain above and beyond the indirect effects associated with these constructs by employing robust comparison conditions (i.e., placebo conditioning, active control intervention). The study under proposed fellowship will provide unique insight into the brain mechanisms supporting modulation of pain by mindfulness meditation and placebo conditioning, an important step in …
