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degree in Biomedical Chemistry. He has practiced and researched mind-

fulness meditation for over 10 years. He is an Assistant Professor in the

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University

School of Medicine and a scientist-practitioner at Duke Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Greeson has investigated the psychological and physiological benefits

of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and other mindfulness-based clinical

interventions since 1998, and he has published several peer-reviewed papers

in the field. He is especially interested in the measurement, neuroscience,

and molecular biology of mindfulness as a core self-regulation skill.

Hayes Steven C.
is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psy-

chology at the University of Nevada. An author of 32 books and nearly 400

scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature of

human language and cognition and the application of this to the understand-

ing and alleviation of human suffering. He is the originator of Acceptance and

Commitment Therapy, which is one of the family of new acceptance and

mindfulness therapies emerging within cognitive behavior therapy. Along

with Victoria Follette and Marsha Linehan he edited the 2004 book
Mindful-

ness and acceptance: Expanding the cognitive behavioral tradition.
(New

York: Guilford) and is co-editor of the upcoming book “
Mindfulness and

acceptance in children.”
His work has been recognized by the Exemplary

Contributions to Basic Behavioral Research and Its Applications from Divi-

sion 25 of APA, the Impact of Science on Application award from the Society

for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis, and the Lifetime Achievement

Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.

Hutchins Marion
completed her undergraduate honors thesis at the Univer-

sity of Calgary in 2007, under the supervision of Dr. Linda Carlson. Marion’s

thesis examined the effects of MBSR on spirituality, post-traumatic growth,

and social support in cancer patients and their partners. She co-presented

her findings at the Canadian Psychological Association conference in 2007.

Marion is a strong proponent of mindfulness meditation and its use in main-

taining physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Kaiser Greenland Susan
JD, co-founder and executive director of

InnerKids Foundation develops mindful awareness curriculum for and

teaches programs to children as well as educators, parents, thera-

pists and health care professionals. Susan is a member of the clin-

ical team of the Pediatric Pain Clinic at UCLA’s Mattel’s Children’s

Hospital, Co-Investigator on MARC’s MAPs in pre-k and elementary education

research studies, and Collaborator on a UCSF research study looking at the

impact of mindful eating on children and families. In 2006, Susan was named

a ‘Champion of Children’ by First 5 LA. She speaks at universities, medical

centers and professional programs throughout the country and consults with

various organizations on teaching mindful awareness in an age-appropriate

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and secular manner. Susan is currently writing a book on mindfulness and

children for Free Press.

Kocovski Nancy, PhD
is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psy-

chology at Wilfrid Laurier University where she conducts research on mind-

fulness and social anxiety. She also has an affiliation as a Research Scientist at

the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health where she conducts research on

the use of mindfulness in the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder.

Labelle E. Laura
is a doctoral student in clinical psychology, co-supervised

by Dr. Linda Carlson and Dr. Tavis Campbell. Laura Labelle has been evaluat-

ing the effects of MBSR on physiological and psychological outcomes in can-

cer patients. She is currently conducting a waitlist-controlled trial examining

the impact of MBSR on blood pressure, acute neuroendocrine and cardiovas-

cular stress responses, and psychological functioning in women with cancer.

Her doctoral dissertation will evaluate whether increased mindfulness and

improved emotion regulation mediate the impact of MBSR on psychological

functioning, in cancer survivors.

Lazar Sara W.,
PhD is a scientist in the Psychiatry Department at Mas-

sachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Med-

ical School. The focus of her research is to elucidate the neural mechanisms

underlying meditation, both in clinical settings and to promote and preserve

health and well-being in healthy individuals. She has been practicing yoga

and mindfulness meditation since 1994, and is a Board member of the Insti-

tute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.

Lykins Emily
is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of

Kentucky. Her research interests center on positive psychology, with a focus

on mindfulness, acceptance, and psychological well-being.

McBee Lucia
, LCSW, MPH, is a geriatric social worker who has worked

with elders and their caregivers for 27 years. For the past 13 years she has

integrated mindfulness and other complementary therapies into her prac-

tice with frail elders in the nursing home and those who are homebound;

elders with cognitive and physical challenges; patients at the end of life; and

their formal and informal caregivers. Her work has been published in peer

reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.

She has just completed a book on her practice with elders: Mindfulness-Based

Elder Care, scheduled for a March 2008 release by Springer Publishers.

Olendzki Andrew, PhD,
Executive Director and Resident Scholar at the

Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (www.dharma.org) in Barre Massachusetts,

an educational center focusing on the integration of scholarly understanding

and meditative insight. A scholar of Pali literature and early Buddhist thought,

he has taught at numerous New England colleges, including Harvard and

Brandeis, is on the faculty of the Institute of Meditation and Psychotherapy,

and is the editor of the Insight Journal.

Pinto Antonio,
is a Medical Doctor, psychiatrist and cognitive behavioural

therapist. He’s been lecturer of Psychotherapy at University of L’Aquila

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(Italy). He’s ordinary membership and teacher of the SITCC, and one of

the italian representatives of the EABCT (European Association Behavioural

and Cognitive Therapy). He leads regularly trainings and workshops in CBT

of Psychosis, and has published on this topic the results of a Randomized

Controlled Trial. He is a EMDR supervisor and, at the moment he is leading

researches about the application of mindfulness protocol on complex psy-

chiatric diseases. He takes part in an International research group leaded by

Prof. A.T. Beck for the application of new psychotherapeutic findings with

psychotic patients. He’s membership of IEPA (International Early Psychosis

Association). At the present time he works as psychiatrist in a Department of

Mental Health in Naples (Italy).

Quillian Wolever Ruth, PhD
is a clinical health psychologist and the

Research Director of Duke Integrative Medicine at the Duke University

School of Medicine in Durham, NC, USA. She specializes in behavioral

change, treatment of stress-related problems and mind-body health. Her clin-

ical practice and research focus on utilizing the mind-body connection to

improve health. Her research explores 1) the application of mindfulness

to improve eating patterns, lifestyle change and weight; 2) the emerging

role of health coaching in mainstream medicine; and 3) the efficacy of

integrative approaches to health. She and her husband Mark are active in

educating the public on Rett Syndrome.

Rizvi Shireen L., Ph.D.,
is an assistant professor in the department of psy-

chology at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Her research

focuses on treatment development for chronic and severe mental health

problems, as well as the emotion of shame and its relation to the develop-

ment and maintenance of psychopathology. Dr. Rizvi has written and pre-

sented numerous theoretical and research papers on BPD, DBT, and trauma.

She also maintains a small private practice in New York.

Rosillo Gonzalez Yolanda
is a clinical psychologist and a cognitive-

behavioural psychoterapist. She works as a private practitioner in a Medi-

cal Center for Eating Disorders connected with Villa Margherita Clinic in

Vicenza, Italy. She practice mindfulness meditation for many years and has

been trained by M. Williams, J. Kabat-Zinn and F. Didonna. She conducted, as

a co-leader, for several years mindfulness-based groups in inpatient and out-

patient setting for patients affected by severe anxiety, mood and personality

disorders.

Schwartz Jeffrey M., M.D.
is Research Psychiatrist at UCLA School of

Medicine and a seminal thinker and researcher in the field of self-directed

neuroplasticity. He has been a devoted practitioner of mindfulness medita-

tion in the Pali Theravada Buddhist tradition for over thirty years. His primary

research goal has been to develop a theoretically grounded scientific account

for the finding that mindful awareness systematically affects how the brain

works. He is co-author of the book. The Mind and The Brain: Neuroplasticity

and the Power of Mental Force (2002). New York: Harper Collins.

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Segal Zindel, PhD,
is the Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychotherapy in the

Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is Head of the

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental

Health and is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology

at the University of Toronto. Dr. Segal is the author of
Mindfulness-based

Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A new approach for preventing relapse

and
The Mindful Way Through Depression
. His research has helped to char-

acterize psychological markers of relapse vulnerability to affective disorder

and he continues to advocate for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical

care in psychiatry and mental health.

Shaw Welch Stacy, Ph.D
is a clinical psychologist at the Evidence-Based

Treatment Centers of Seattle, which includes a Dialectical Behavior Ther-

apy treatment program. In addition to her work in DBT, she directs a center

devoted to the treatment of anxiety. She has a longstanding interest in the

use of mindfulness in DBT as well as in possible applications of mindfulness

in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

Siegel Ronald D., PsyD
is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at

Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 20 years. He is a long

time student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the Board of Direc-

tors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dr. Siegel

teaches throughout the United States about mindfulness and psychotherapy

and mind/body treatment, while maintaining a private clinical practice in

Lincoln, Massachusetts. He is coeditor of
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

(Guilford Press) and coauthor of
Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to

Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain
(Broadway Books).

Smalley Susan L., Ph.D.
is a Professor of Psychiatry, Founder and

Director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center in the Semel Insti-

tute at UCLA, investigates the genetic basis of childhood-onset psy-

chiatric disorders, such as ADHD, and the role of mindful awareness

(and other tools of self-regulation) to influence gene/environmental

interactions to enhance health and well-being. Her research includes stud-

ies of biological mechanisms, longitudinal course, intervention, and

dissemination

of

mindful

awareness

practices

(MAPs)

across

the

lifespan,

from

Pre-K

to

the

elderly.

http://www.adhd.ucla.edu

and

http://www.marc.ucla.edu.

Tirch Dennis PhD
is the Director of Education at the American Institute For

Cognitive Therapy in Manhattan. He serves as an Adjunct Associate Profes-

sor at Albert Einstein Medical School, an Instructor to psychiatric residents

in CBT at New York Medical College, and is a Fellow of The Academy of Cog-

nitive Therapy. Dr. Tirch is a long time student and practitioner of Japanese

Tendai and other Buddhist meditation methods. He has co-authored several

articles and chapters regarding meditation and CBT, and is currently devel-

oping methods of integrating mindfulness and compassionate mind training

into psychotherapy supervision.

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Treadway Michael
is a PhD student in the Clinical Science program at the