Congratulations to Tony DelaRosa, Michelle Marji, and Qiang Xie for receiving the Graduate Student Commitment to Engagement and Activism award in this year's Bucky Awards! Learn more about these awardees: grad.wisc.edu/diversity/grad…

"When we compared these mindfulness interventions with our gold standard frontline treatments," shared psychologist and contemplative researcher Simon Goldberg, PhD on Mind & Life Podcast, "they were absolutely indistinguishable." Listen for more: podcast.mindandlife.org/simon-goldberg/

New study led by Qiang Xie found informal compassion practice may reduce distress and loneliness for distressed undergrads. Effects emerged in pre-post and daily diary measures. Bringing meditation practice into daily life may really make a difference. authors.elsevier.com/a/1ivXh1KMdhCU0

"Although wellness products are not inherently safe and medical ones not inherently efficacious, a common challenge unites them..." Simon Goldberg, PhD, @PhysMentManc, and I share in "Digital Mental Health’s Unstable Dichotomy—Wellness and Health" in JAMA Psychiatry jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

We all have issues with the peer review system. That's why I decided to join Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies C&BP Editorial Board and try my best to make the process better. Thanks, @CarmenMcLeanPhD, for the invite! If you have any ideas or suggestions for this Associate Editor, please let me know 🤓

Two years ago, I met with people like David Clark, Sabine Wilhelm, Anke Ehlers, Richard Bryant, Gord Asmundson, Rich McNally, Emily Holmes, a.o., to discuss challenges for clinical psychology, and recommendations how to address them. Here is the result: researchgate.net/publication/37…

Lots of love from healthline.com today 💕. The Healthy Minds Program was chosen as their #1 meditation app 🧘. So great they mentioned the active meditations for people who don't like to sit still🏃‍♀️bit.ly/3UIRFCr Healthline Healthy Minds Innovations Center for Healthy Minds

One more week until APS 2024!! Would love to see you at my Workshop on scientific communication 😄 Come learn to pitch to press outlets & navigate the tensions of writing for a general audience. Bonus: your work will get more reads! Association for Psychological Science psychologicalscience.org/conventions/20…

Health insurance for evidence-based mindfulness programs would improve inequities in evidence-based care. New paper from our هاني الخطيب grant on health insurance coverage for #MBSR, with input from policy makers, health insurers, clinicians, patients, etc. rdcu.be/dIhJK

Meditation apps can help the benefits of mindfulness reach a large number of people—but research shows that many people don't engage with apps beyond initial use. Varela grantee Zishan will explore what factors might support sustained engagement: mindand.life/vCm350RYnFG

Check out the impressive grant proposal by my colleague and friend! Zishan

Check out our latest article in Psychology Today! I explored the concept, significance, and practical tips for incorporating meditation practices into daily life. #CenterforHealthyMinds #meditation #informalpractice #PsychologyToday

Honored to lead this work and pleased to see it published with The Lancet Digital Health. We reviewed 34 meta-analyses (235 RCTs) of digital phone interventions for patients with chronic diseases. Research gaps, both on meta-analytic and RCT levels, are summarized.

🚨 Call for Presenters! 🚨 I’m organizing a symposium on mental health interventions for international students for American Psychological Association 2025 Annual Convention and am seeking 1–2 more presenters to join. If interested, please DM me! #HealthEquity #InternationalStudents #APA2025

Wondering if the quality of randomized clinical trials on mental health apps has improved over time? Check out our systematic review and longitudinal analysis to find out! #MentalHealthApps #ClinicalTrials #RCT #SystematicReview BMJ Mental Health

Transdiagnostic-focused apps produce comparable effect sizes to disorder-specific apps — our new meta in npj Digital Medicine

What if we did not need so many specialized health apps? What if transdiagnostic apps that can help across many conditions worked just as well? New review led by Jake Linardon has the answer-transdiagnostic as good as specialized apps! Free in npj Digital Medicine nature.com/articles/s4174…