The Science of Mindfulness

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  • Mary Lide Parker



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    Global Scientific Journalist

    ML Parker

    ML is an international science communicator. She utilizes photography, videography, and narrative writing to highlight the value of scientific research projects all over the world.
    In recent years, she has worked with a wide variety of researchers on both domestic and international projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the National Institutes of Health, the Ocean Exploration Trust, and the Schmidt Ocean Institute. Some of the topics she has covered include microbiology, geophysics, astronomy, oceanography, and public health.

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  • Annette Author Post



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    ANNETTE KONOSKE-GRAF

    Annette Konoske-Graf is the Senior Program Manager of TEACH Colorado, a statewide, cross-sector initiative aimed at improving the quality and diversity of Colorado’s teacher pipeline. Annette has worked in a variety of education and philanthropic organizations in San Diego, New York, and Washington D.C. She spent two years teaching ninth- and tenth-grade English literature in Little Haiti, Miami. Annette was named runner-up as Miami-Dade County’s 2013 Rookie Teacher of the Year. As an education policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, she worked with more than 65 leading education organizations on the TeachStrong initiative, building partnerships to elevate the teaching profession.

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  • Emily Badillo

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    Managing Editor + Web Designer

    Emily Badillo

    Emily is currently pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at UNC Greensboro in the Depression Treatment and Research Program under Dr. Kari Eddington. She is also a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and specializes in Children, Adolescent and Teen Yoga (Yoga Ed.); Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga (Passion Yoga School); Yoga Nidra, Tantra, Restorative Yoga, Ayurveda, and Sanskrit (Open Space Yoga); and Bhakti-yoga (Iskcon Hawai’i). In her free time she loves to listen to audiobooks, play with her dogs Lilo and Koa, and hike to waterfalls.

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  • Brandt Kam Author Page



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    Assistant EDITOR

    Brandt Kam

    Brandt Kam is a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) where he’s earning his Master’s in Social Work with a focus on Behavioral Mental Health. His particular interest range from the impact that mindfulness has on social justice issues to mindfulness-based interventions that can be utilized in multi-cultural setting. During his spare time, Brandt enjoys surfing, body boarding ( or anything involving the ocean), and reading.

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  • Michael Juberg Author Page

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    Michael Juberg

    Michael is dedicated to studying how mindfulness has the potential to transform both mind and medicine and create healthier, more connected communities. He first encountered the scientific approach to mindfulness as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, where he studied Psychology and Buddhism. After graduating, he joined a lab at Duke University Medical Center studying how mindfulness training reduces cardiovascular disease risk. In a separate study, his team also evaluated the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness training for students within a university setting, which won the Taylor & Francis Most Downloaded article for 2014. He would later join labs at Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UC San Francisco, and formerly contributed to the Mind & Life Institute as a scientific writer and to the Zen Caregiving Project as a research consultant. He currently contributes to the International Society for Contemplative Research (ISCR) and the the Global Compassion Coalition. In his clinical work, he finds joy serving as a community-based pediatric therapist for Hawaii’s most disadvantaged youth.

    His research interests are diverse, but he focuses on mindfulness and compassion-based interventions for clinical and at-risk populations. Lately, he has been exploring how these interventions might facilitate greater social connection and compassion.

    In his free time, he enjoys exploring with his dog Liliko’i, surfing, woodworking with his crew, and foraging for wild fruits and flowers in the lush valleys of Hawai’i.

    Michael finds a deep joy in leading an international team for this project and hopes that this platform will connect communities, raise scientific awareness, and nurture the development of contemplative sciences.

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