Who We Are

A diverse array of faculty across Emory University collaborate with the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics to teach classes, advise students, and conduct research relevant to the study of contemplative science and secular ethics.   

University programs at the Emory Compassion Center are supported by the following staff:  

Lobsang Tenzin Negi

Professor of Pedagogy in the Department of Religion and Executive Director of the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Negi teaches undergraduate and summer study-abroad courses including secular ethics, meditation, and Tibetan Mind-Body Science.   

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Brendan Ozawa-de Silva

Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, Ph.D., D.Phil., is an Associate Teaching Professor at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He received doctorates from Oxford University and Emory University with research focusing on emotions, particularly compassion, from the perspective of cognitive science and Tibetan Buddhism. In 2017 he returned to Emory to serve as Associate Director for SEE Learning, in which capacity he worked with Dr. Negi to develop and write the framework and served as a primary curriculum writer for the program. In 2021 he transitioned back to a faculty role and he now teaches courses at Emory College for undergraduates, and continues to support the work of the Center, particularly the CBCT and SEE Learning programs.

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Art Linton

Art Linton Art Linton is a Communications Specialist and Teaching Assistant at the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics (Emory Compassion Center). Art works closely with Dr. Negi on various writing projects and programs for The Compassion Center. He also assists Dr. Negi in teaching Emory College undergraduate Religion classes, specifically REL 354R Secular Ethics: The Dalai Lama’s Approach, REL 306 Tibetan Buddhism: The Psychology of Enlightenment and REL 358R Buddhist Meditation: Science, Healing and Happiness. Art has worked as a staff member at Emory University for 20 years, starting with the Emory Violence Studies Program, then with the Institute for Comparative and International Studies (ICIS) and afterward with the Center for International Programs Abroad (CIPA).He earned his Master of Arts in Religion and Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Georgia.