Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics News and Events
Contemplative Science Seminar Archives
February 19, 2020 –
Bobbi Patterson, PhD, Professor of Pedagogy, Associate Director of the Graduate Division of Religion, presented on her newly published book, Building Resilience Through Contemplative Practice: A Field Manual for Helping Professionals and Volunteers, which recasts burnout as a normal and necessary phase of service – not a signal of failed will or selfishness.
January 15, 2020 –
Arri Eisen, PhD, Professor of Pedagogy, offered insights from his journey of collaborative research with Tibetan monks and nuns and what the integration of Buddhism and science has taught. He spoke to the nature of the cross-cultural opportunities and challenges, and plans for developing a new type of contemplative investigator.
November 11, 2019 –
The Contemplative Science Seminar will return for Spring 2020 featuring scholars from a variety of disciplines!
Unlike previous semesters, the seminar will take place on the THIRD Wednesday of every month. It will be held in the Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (PAIS) room 220 from 4-5pm. More announcements to come!
November 6, 2019 –
Tyralynn Frazier, PhD, MPH, Associate Research Scientist, SEE Learning, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics
Dr. Frazier discussed the potential benefits and challenges of cultivating compassion in K-12 education, as well as the Social, Emotional, and Ethical (SEE) Learning program and the research being developed to expand understanding of compassion cultivation in children and adolescents.
October 2, 2019 –
Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health
Dr. Woods-Jaeger presented her research on incorporating mindfulness into cultural humility training for educators and increasing access to culturally-relevant mindfulness-based interventions for African American parents.
September 4, 2019 –
David Addiss, PhD, Director of the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE) at the Task Force for Global Health, Founder of the Center For Compassion & Global Health
Dr. Addiss presented emerging work to promote compassion in a global health context. His lecture addressed challenges of extending compassion on a wide scale, the growing need for better compassion metrics, and the epidemiology of compassion.
May 1, 2019 –
Yoona Kang, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Communications Neuroscience Lab, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Kang presented research on the effect of self-transcendence, or the drive to benefit others beyond self-interest. She focused specifically on whether and how self-transcendence may alter neural signals during health message exposure and subsequent health behavior change.
March 21, 2019 –
Robert Roeser, PhD, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion, Penn State University
In conjunction with Tibet Week, Dr. Roeser presented about “Education and the Science of Compassion” – a fascinating overview of what science tells us about the role compassion plays in social-emotional development and how contemplative practices can enhance the effectiveness of schools and other educational institutions.
March 6, 2019 –
Jennifer Goetz, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Centre College
Dr. Goetz is a social and cultural psychologist from Centre College whose research addresses emotional experience and expression, cultural values, and Chinese culture. In her session, Dr. Goetz presented her research on, “Who Deserves to Suffer? Cultural Variation in Sympathy and Responses to Suffering.”
February 6, 2019 –
Stephanie Evans, PhD, Professor and Chair, African American Studies
Africana Women’s Studies & History, Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Evans presented on, “Historical Wellness: Five Self-Care Traditions in Black Women’s Centenarian Memoirs.” Her research focused on meditation, music, prayer, yoga, and exercise in African American elder women’s narratives, and how intellectual history can contribute to contemporary studies of race, gender, and mental health.
December 5, 2018 –
Lynne Borden, PhD, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Minnesota
Dr. Borden presented her research focused on using community-based methods to promote positive development of young people and their families.
November 7, 2018 –
Nancy Thompson, PhD, Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health
Dr. Thompson spoke about adapting Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for African American and Hispanic populations using a distance delivered depression management system that she developed called “Project UPLIFT.”
October 3, 2018 –
Paul Verhaeghen, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Verhaeghen addressed ideas from his book, Presence: How Mindfulness and Meditation Shape Your Brain, Mind and Life.
September 5, 2018 –
Jennifer Mascaro, PhD, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine Marianne Florian, MA, MTS, Graduate Department of Religion
Dr. Jennifer Mascaro and Marianne Florian addressed the question, “What is Contemplative Science?” The presentation drew from specific examples from Dr. Mascaro’s emerging research with CBCT® (Cognitively-Based Compassion Training).
May 2, 2018 --
Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, PhD, D. Phil, Associate Direction for SEE Learning at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics Lindy Settevendemie, MAT, Project Coordinator for SEE Learning at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics
April 4, 2018 –
Inaugural Seminar – “How is Contemplative Science Relevant to Your Field: An Interdisciplinary Panel on the Emerging Field of Contemplative Science.”
Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics
Bobbi Patterson, PhD, Professor of Pedagogy, Associate Director of the Graduate Division of Religion
Arri Eisen, PhD, Professor of Pedagogy
Sherryl Goodman, PhD, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology