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THE GUILFORD PRESS
Handbook of Mindfulness
H a n d b o o k o f
Mindfulness
Theory, Research, and Practice
Edited by
Kirk Warren Brown
J. David Creswell
Richard M. Ryan
THe GuilfoRd PRess
new York london
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library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Handbook of mindfulness : theory, research, and practice / edited by kirk Warren brown, J.
david Creswell, Richard M. Ryan.
pages cm
includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-1-4625-1890-6 (hardback)
1. attention. 2. awareness. 3. Meditation—Therapeutic use. i. brown, kirk Warren,
editor. ii. Creswell, J. david, editor. iii. Ryan, Richard M., editor.
bf327.H366 2015
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about the editors
kirk Warren brown, Phd, is associate Professor of Psychology at Virginia Common-
wealth university, where he studies the role of attention to and awareness of internal
states and behavior, with a particular interest in the nature of mindfulness, and the
role of mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions in emotion regulation, behavior
regulation, and mental health in healthy and clinical populations. He has received fellow-
ships from several foundations and from the social sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada. dr. brown regularly lectures on mindfulness at universities across
the united states and europe and has been a Visiting Professor at the university of Paris.
J. david Creswell, Phd, is associate Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon uni-
versity, where he conducts research on stress and coping, with a focus on pathways link-
ing mindfulness meditation training with stress reduction and stress-related disease out-
comes. He serves as an academic editor for the journal PLoS ONE. dr. Creswell is a
recipient of the american Psychological association distinguished scientific award for
an early Career Contribution to Psychology.
Richard M. Ryan, Phd, is a clinical psychologist and senior Research Professor at the
institute for Positive Psychology and education at australian Catholic university, with
a secondary appointment at the university of Rochester. He is a codeveloper of self-
determination theory, an internationally researched theory of human motivation and
personality development that has been applied in schools, clinics, sports teams, virtual
environments, and work organizations around the world. dr. Ryan is a fellow of several
professional organizations, an honorary member of the German Psychological society,
and the recipient of distinguished career awards from several societies and fellowships
from the Cattell and leverhulme foundations. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the
Max Planck institute, the university of bath, and nanyang Technical university.
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Contributors
Joanna J. arch, Phd, department of Psychology and neuroscience,
university of Colorado, boulder, boulder, Colorado
david s. black, Phd, MPH, department of Preventive Medicine, keck school of Medicine,
university of southern California, los angeles, California
sarah bowen, Phd, department of Psychiatry and behavioral sciences,
university of Washington, seattle, Washington
kirk Warren brown, Phd, department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth university,
Richmond, Virginia
linda e. Carlson, Phd, RPsych, department of Psychosocial Resources,
Tom baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, alberta, Canada
James Carmody, Phd, division of Preventive and behavioral Medicine,
university of Massachusetts Medical school, Worcester, Massachusetts
Haley Carroll, bs, department of Psychology, university of Washington,
seattle, Washington
Jennifer s. Cheavens, Phd, department of Psychology, ohio state university,
Columbus, ohio
J. david Creswell, Phd, department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon university,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jake H. davis, Ma, Philosophy Program, The Graduate Center, City university
of new York, new York, new York
edward l. deci, Phd, department of Clinical and social sciences in Psychology,
university of Rochester, Rochester, new York
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viii Contributors
Elissa S. Epel, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco,
San Francisco, California
Norman A. S. Farb, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rupert Gethin, PhD, Department of Religion and Theology, University of Bristol,
Bristol, United Kingdom
Robert J. Goodman, MA, Department of Psychological Sciences,
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno,
Reno, Nevada
Sarah A. Hayes-Skelton, PhD, Department of Psychology,
University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Julie Anne Irving, PhD, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hooria Jazaieri, MFT, Department of Psychology, Institute of Personality
and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Lauren N. Landy, MA, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
Sophie A. Lazarus, MS, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Emily K. Lindsay, MS, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Douglas M. Long, MA, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno,
Reno, Nevada
Thomas R. Lynch, PhD, Personality and Emotion Biobehavioural Laboratory,
School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Benjamin W. Nelson, BA, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Christopher P. Niemiec, PhD, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology,
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Suzanne C. Parker, PhD, Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC
Michael I. Posner, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Jordan T. Quaglia, MS, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, Virginia
C. Scott Rigby, PhD, Immersyve, Inc., Celebration, Florida
Richard M. Ryan, PhD, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education,
Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia, and Department of Clinical and Social
Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Patricia P. Schultz, MA, Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology,
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
