David Black

Amaro, H., Black, D.S. Mindfulness-based intervention effects on substance use and relapse among women in residential treatment: a randomized controlled trial with 8.5 month follow period from the Moment-by-Moment in Women’s Recovery project. Psychosomatic Medicine. Online first, 2021.

Li, M. J., Hardy, J., Calanche, L., Dominguez, K., DiStefano, A. S., Black, D. S., Unger, J. B., Chou, C. P., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Contreras, R., Bluthenthal, R. N. Initial efficacy of a community-derived mindfulness-based intervention for Latinx parents and their children. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Online first, 2021.

Roll S.C., Hardison, M.E., Vigen, C., Black, D.S. Mindful body scans and sonographic biofeedback as preparatory activities to address patient psychological states in hand therapy: A pilot study. Hand Therapy, 25(3): 98-106, 2020.

Lam, C.N., Silke, O., Itamura, J., Salem, G., Black, D.S. Mindfulness training by telephone before and after orthopedic surgery: A feasibility study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 26(3): 249-51, 2020.

Christodoulou, G., Salami, N., Black, D.S. The utility of heart rate variability in mindfulness research: A critical review. Mindfulness, 11, 554-70, 2020.

Kechter, A., Black, D.S., Riggs, N., Warren, C.,Ritt-Olson, A., Chou, C., Pentz, M.A. Factors in the Perceived Stress Scale Differentially Associate with Mindfulness Disposition and Executive Function among Early Adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 28 (3):814-21, 2019.

Kechter, A., Amaro, H., Black, D.S. Reporting of treatment fidelity in mindfulness-based intervention trials: A review and new assessment tool using NIH Behavior Change Consortium Guidelines. Mindfulness. 10, 215-233, 2019.

Li, M., DiStefano, A., Thing, J., Black, D.S., Simpson, K., Unger, J.B., Milam, J., Contreras, R., Bluthenthal, R. Seeking refuge in the present moment: A qualitatively refined model of dispositional mindfulness, minority stress, and psychosocial health among Latino/a sexual minorities and their families. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 2019.

Black, D.S., Amaro, H. Moment-by-Moment in Women’s Recovery (MMWR): Mindfulness-based intervention effects on residential substance use disorder treatment retention in a randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2019.

Black, D. S., Christodoulou, G., Cole, S. Mindfulness meditation and gene expression: a hypothesis-generating framework. Current Opinion in Psychology. 28, 302-306, 2019.

Sinatra, L., Black, D.S. Mindfulness-based interventions for cancer survivors: what do we know about the assessment of quality of life? Expert Review Quality Life Cancer Care. 3(1):5-7, 2018.

Christodoulou, G., Black, D.S. Mindfulness-based interventions and sleep among cancer survivors: A critical analysis of randomized controlled trials. Current Oncology Reports. 19(60):1-8, 2017.

Barnes N, Hattan P, Black DS, Schuman-Olivier Z. An examination of mindfulness-based programs in U.S. medical schools. Mindfulness. 8(2): 489–494, 2017

Amaro, H., Black, D.S. Moment-by-Moment in Women’s Recovery: Randomized controlled trial protocol to test the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention on treatment retention and relapse prevention among women in residential treatment for substance use disorder. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 62:146-52, 2017

Black, D.S., Cheng, P., Sleight, A., Nguyen, N., Lenz., H., Figueiredo, J. Mindfulness practice reduces cortisol blunting during chemotherapy: A randomized controlled study of colorectal cancer patients. Cancer. 123(16):3088-96, 2017.

Shin, H., Black, D.S., Tate, E., Riggs, N., Pentz, M.A. Associations among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and executive function proficiency in early adolescents. Mindfulness. 7(6):1377-1384, 2016.

Black, D.S., Lam, C., Ihenacho, U., Nguyen, N., Figueiredo, J. Complementary and integrative health practices among Hispanics diagnosed with colorectal cancer: Utilization and communication with physicians. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 22(6): 473-479, 2016.

Black, D. S., Slavich, G. M. Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1373(1):13-24, 2016.

Li, M., Black, D.S., Garland, E. The Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS): A process measure for evaluating mindfulness-based interventions. Personality and Individual Differences. 93:6-15, 2016.

Black, D.S. O’Reilly, G., Olmstead, R., Breen, E., Irwin, M. Mindfulness meditation and improvement in sleep quality and daytime impairment among older adults with sleep disturbances: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine. 175(4):494-501, 2015.

Galla, B., O’Reilly, G., Kitil, J., Smalley, S.L., Black, D.S. Community-based mindfulness program for disease prevention and health promotion: Targeting stress reduction. American Journal of Health Promotion. 30(1):36-41, 2015.

Riggs, N., Black, D.S., Ritt-Olsen, A. Associations between dispositional mindfulness and executive function in early adolescence. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 24(9): 2745-51, 2015.

O’Reilly, G., Black, D.S. Considering mindfulness training for obesity-related eating behaviors in children and adolescents: A conceptual review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior. 3(3):207-214, 2015.

Rael Cahn

Davis JP, Barr N, Dworkin ER, Dumas TM, Berey B, DiGuiseppi G, Cahn BR. Effect of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention on Impulsivity Trajectories Among Young Adults in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Springer Science+Business Media. Volume 10, 2019.

Cassandra Vieten, Helane Wahbeh, B. Rael Cahn, Katherine MacLean, Mica Estrada, Paul Mills, Michael Murphy, Shauna Shapiro, Dean Radin, Zoran Josipovic, David E. Presti, Michael Sapiro, Jan Chozen, Bays, Peter Russell, David Vago, Fred Travis, Roger Walsh, Arnaud Delorme. Future directions in meditation research: Recommendations for expanding the field of contemplative science. PLoS One, 13(11). e0205740 PMID: 30403693, 2018.

Claire Braboszcz, B. Rael Cahn, Jonathan Levy, Manuel Fernandez, Arnaud Delorme. Increased Gamma Brainwave Amplitude Compared to Control in Three Different Meditation Traditions. PLOS One. 12(1): e0170647, 2017.

B. Rael Cahn, Matthew S. Goodman, Christine T. Peterson, Raj Maturi, Paul J. Mills. Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression After a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 16:15, 2017.

Jain FA, Walsh RN, Eisendrath SJ, Christensen S, Cahn BR. Critical Analysis of the Efficacy of Meditation Therapies for Acute and Subacute Phase Treatment of Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review. Psychosomatics 56(2). 140-52, 2015.

Britton WB, Lindahl JR, Cahn BR, Davis JH, Goldman RE. Awakening is not a metaphor: The effects of Buddhist meditation practices on basic wakefulness. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1307(1). 64-81, 2014.

Braboszcz C, Cahn BR, Balakrishnan B, Maturi RK, Grandchamp R, Delorme A. Plasticity of visual attention in Isha yoga meditation practitioners before and after a 3-month retreat.. Frontiers in Psychology 4. Article 914, 2013.

Cahn BR, Delorme A, Polich J. Event-related delta, theta, alpha, and gamma correlates to auditory oddball processing during Vipassana meditation. . Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neurosciences. 8(1). 100-11, 2013.

Cahn BR, Delorme A, Polich J. Occipital gamma activation during Vipassana meditation. Cognitive Processing 11(1). 39-56, 2010.
Cahn BR, Polich J. Meditation (Vipassana) and the P3a Event-Related Brain Potential. International Journal of Psychophysiology 72(1). 51-60, 2009.

Cahn BR, Polich J. Meditation states and traits: EEG, ERP, and neuroimaging studies.. Psychological Bulletin 132 (2). 180-211, 2006.

Randye Semple

Semple, R. J., & Willard, C. T. The Mindfulness Matters program for children and adolescents: Strategies, activities, and techniques for therapists and teachers. New York: Guilford Press. 2019.

Semple, R. J., & Lee, J. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for anxious children: A manual for treating childhood anxiety. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. 2011.

Semple, R. J. Mindful acceptance vs. cognitive change. Advances in Cognitive Therapy, 20(3), 6, 11, 2019.

Semple, R. J., & Burke, C. A. State of the research: Health benefits of mindfulness-based interventions for youth. Invited Special Issue: Health Benefits of Meditation, OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 4(1), 1-31, 2019.

Semple, R. J. Yoga and mindfulness for youth with autism spectrum disorder: Review of the current evidence. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2018. 

Goodman, M. S., Madni, L. A., & Semple, R. J. Measuring mindfulness in youth: Review of current assessments, challenges, and future directions. Mindfulness, 8, 1409-1420, 2017.

Semple, R. J., Droutman, V., & Reid, B. A. Mindfulness goes to school: Things learned (so far) from research and real world experiences. Psychology in the Schools, 54, 29–52, 2017.

Semple, R. J. & Briere, J. Mindfulness training to reduce substance abuse in adolescent trauma survivors. Journal of Substance Use and Alcoholism, 3, 1033, 2015.

Miklowitz, D. M., Semple, R. J., Hauser, M., Elkun, D., Weintraub, M. J., Dimidjian, S. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for perinatal women with depression or bipolar disorder. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 2015.

Black, D. S., Semple, R. J., Pokhrel, P., & Grenard, J. L. Component processes of executive function—mindfulness, self-control, and working memory—and their relationships with mental and behavioral health. Mindfulness, 2, 179-185, 2011.

Semple, R. J. Does mindfulness meditation enhance attention? A randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness, 1, 121-130, 2o10.

Semple, R. J., Lee, J., Rosa, D., & Miller, L. F. A randomized trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children: Promoting mindful attention to enhance social-emotional resiliency in children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 218-229, 2010.

Sawyer Cohen, J. A., & Semple, R. J. Mindful parenting: A call for research. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 145-151, 2010.

Lee, J., Semple, R. J., Rosa, D., & Miller, L. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children: Results of a pilot study. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 22, 15-28, 2008.

Semple, R. J., Reid, E. F., & Miller, L. Treating anxiety with mindfulness: An open trial of mindfulness training for anxious children. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 19, 379-392, 2005.

Semple, R. J. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse. [Review of the book]. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, an International Quarterly, 18, 370-371, 2004.

Jordan Davis

Davis JP, Barr N, Dworkin ER, Dumas TM, Berey B, DiGuiseppi G, Cahn BR. Effect of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention on Impulsivity Trajectories Among Young Adults in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Mindfulness, 10(10). 1997–2009, 2019.

Davis JP, Daniel Berry, Tara M. Dumasc, Ellen Ritterd, Douglas C. Smithe, Christopher Menardf, Brent W. Robertsg. Substance use outcomes for mindfulness based relapse prevention are partially mediated by reductions in stress: Results from a randomized trial.mJournal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 37-48, 2018.

Amanda Gilbert

Bersani FS, Gilbert A, Coccia M, Saron C, Epel E. Trait mindfulness at baseline predicts increases in telomerase activity over time. European Psychiatry. European Psychiatry 41. 2017 773, 2017.

Aschbacher K, Saron C, Gilbert A, Arenander J, Epel E. Effects of Early Adversity and stress vulnerability on treatment response to mindfulness-based stress reduction. Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine. 20(5) PMID: 24805631, 2016.

Epel E, Puterman E, Lin J, Blackburn E, Lum PY, Beckman N, Zhu J, Lee E, Gilbert A, Rissman R, Tanzi R, Schadt E. Meditation and vacation effects have an impact on disease-associated molecular phenotypes. Translational Psychiatry. 42522, 2016.

Aschbacher K, Milush J, Gilbert A, Almeida C, Sinclair E, Epling L, Grenon M, Puterman E, Epel E. Chronic Stress is Associated with Reduced Circulating Progenitor Cell Number: A Maternal Caregiving Model. Brain Behavior & Immunity. 59 2017 245-252, 2016.

Mathew Goodman

Goodman, M. S., Madni, L. A., Semple, R. J. Measuring mindfulness. J. Rettger & V. Carrion (Eds.), Applied Mindfulness: Approaches in Mental Health for Children and Adolescents. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. N/A, 2019.

Matthew S. Goodman, Laila A. Madni, Randye J. Semple. Measuring Mindfulness in Youth: Review of Current Assessments, Challenges, and Future Directions. Springer Science, Business Media New York . N/A, 2017.

B. Rael Cahn, Matthew S. Goodman, Christine T. Peterson, Raj Maturi, Paul J. Mills. Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression After a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 16:15, 2017.

Madni, L. A., Goodman, M. S., Semple, R. J. Anxiety and Depression . J. Rettger & V. Carrion (Eds.), Applied Mindfulness: Approaches in Mental Health for Children and Adolescents. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. N/A, 2019.

Knowles, L., Goodman, M. S., Semple, R. J. Mindfulness with elementary-school-age children: Translating foundational practices from the clinic to the classroom.. A. Saltzman & C. Willard (Eds.), Teaching mindfulness skills to kids and teens (pp. 19-41). New York: Guilford Press. 19-41, 2019.

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

Xiao-Fei Yang, Gabriela Pavarini, Simone Schnall, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang. Looking up to virtue: averting gaze facilitates moral construals via posteromedial activations . Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Volume 13, Issue 11. 1131–1139, 2018.

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Linda Darling-Hammond, Christina Krone. The Brain Basis for Integrated Social, Emotional, and Academic Development – How emotions and social relationships drive learning. The National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. N/A, 2016.

Mara Mather

Mather, M., & Thayer, J. How heart rate variability affects emotion regulation brain networks. Science Direct . 19, 98-104., 2018.

Martins B, Mather M. Default Mode Network and Later-Life Emotion Regulation: Linking Functional Connectivity Patterns and Emotional Outcomes. Aging and Health. 43737, 2016.

Richard Wolf

Wolf, Richard. In Tune: Music as the Bridge to Mindfulness. The Experiment. N/A, 2019.