Richard J. Davidson
Founder, Center for Healthy Minds & Healthy Minds Innovations, William James & Vilas Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry
Our Community
The Center for Healthy Minds encompasses an interdisciplinary team of scientists, students, research staff and administrative staff. We draw from the scientific expertise, collaboration and philanthropic support from partners around the globe.
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Larissa G. Duncan
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Elizabeth C. Davies Chair in Child & Family Well-Being, Director of the Center for Child and Family Well-Being, and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
John D. Dunne
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Distinguished Chair in Contemplative Humanities, Professor of Asian Languages & Cultures
Simon Goldberg
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Julie Poehlmann-Tynan
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Dorothy A. O’Brien Professor in Human Ecology, Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Charles L. Raison
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Melissa Rosenkranz
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Distinguished Chair in Contemplative Neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Sarah J. Short
Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, Dorothy Jones King Distinguished Chair in Educational Psychology, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology
Heather C. Abercrombie
Senior Scientist & Licensed Psychologist, Center for Healthy Minds
Scott Anderson
PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology and Founder, YogAutism
Alexandra Barnes
Associate Research Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Tony Chambers
Director, Equity, Inclusion and Innovation, Center for Healthy Minds
Leandro Chernicoff
Graduate Student, Department of Educational Psychology and the Center for Healthy Minds
Ty Christian
Systems Administrator, Center for Healthy Minds
Dekila Chungyalpa
Director of the Loka Initiative, Center for Healthy Minds and Healthy Minds Innovations
Cortland Dahl
Research Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds & Chief Contemplative Officer, Healthy Minds Innovations
Debra Dawidziak
Financial Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Isa Dolski
Associate Director, Center for Healthy Minds and Ex Officio Board Member, Healthy Minds Innovations
Kyle Dougherty
Grad Student, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Khrysta A. Evans
Graduate Assistant, Center for Healthy Minds
Anna J. Finley
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Healthy Minds
Dan Fitch
Research Software Developer, Center for Healthy Minds
Nicci Fite
Chief of Staff to Dr. Richard Davidson, Healthy Minds Innovations
Endang Fourianalistyawati
Graduate Researcher, Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Center for Healthy Minds
Corrina Frye
Senior Research Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Alyssa Gerarden
Research Administrator, Center for Healthy Minds
Robin Goldman
Director of the Research Support Core, Center for Healthy Minds
Lauren Gresham
Research Program Manager, Center for Healthy Minds
Marianne Griffin
Administrative Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Dan Grupe
Associate Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds
Lisa Gundlach
Senior Director of Development, Center for Healthy Minds and Healthy Minds Innovations
Heather Harris
Director of Communications & Marketing, Center for Healthy Minds
Jeanne Harris
Recruitment Coordinator, Center for Healthy Minds
Estelle Higgins
Research Intern, Center for Healthy Minds
Matt Hirshberg
Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds
Roxanne Hoks
Researcher II, Center for Healthy Minds
Lorri Houston
Director of Donor Engagement, Center for Healthy Minds
Susan Huber
Director of Well-being in Higher Education , Center for Healthy Minds
Tuyen Huynh
Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Disparities Research Scholars Program
Kristin E. Klingman
Loka Program Assistant, Center for Healthy Minds
Max Koch
Executive Assistant to the Founder & President, Healthy Minds Innovations
Madhavi Krishnan
Research Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Ajay Kumar Nair
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Healthy Minds
Sin U Lam
Research Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Jane Lambert
Undergraduate Coordinator & Training Grant Administrator, Center for Healthy Minds
Claire M Laubacher
Graduate Student, Department of Psychology
Katerina Lessard
Director of Development, Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association
Pema Lhamo
Graduate Student, Department of Educational Psychology and the Center for Healthy Minds
Holly Likos
Administrative Assistant
Natalie Minix
Research Intern
Tenzin Namdul
Research Program Manager, Center for Healthy Minds
Elizabeth Nord
Research Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Brendon Panke
Operations Assistant, Center for Healthy Minds
Kevin M. Riordan
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant, Center for Healthy Minds
Jane Sachs
Research Program Manager, Center for Healthy Minds
Stacey M. Schaefer
Scientist III, Center for Healthy Minds
Salima Seale
Outreach Program Coordinator, Center for Healthy Minds
Sarah E. Skinner
Associate Research Specialist, Center for Healthy Minds
Sasha Sommerfeldt
Graduate Student, Department of Psychology and the Center for Healthy Minds
Brittany Thomson
Center Administrator, Center for Healthy Minds
Tawni Tidwell
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Healthy Minds
Emily Urban-Wojcik
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Healthy Minds
Nate Vack
Research Software Developer, Center for Healthy Minds
Lori Vavrus
Financial Specialist II, Center for Healthy Minds
Graham Washburn
Associate Director of Development, Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association
Lisa Wesley
Human Resources Generalist, Center for Healthy Minds
Camille Y. Williams
Pre-doctoral Trainee Department of Counseling Psychology and the Center for Healthy Minds
Christy Wilson-Mendenhall
Associate Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds
Qiang Xie
Graduate Student, Department of Counseling Psychology and the Center for Healthy Minds
