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Lisa Flook
Lisa Flook
Former Associate Scientist, Center for Healthy Minds

Dates of Employment: February 2011 - June 2018; Honorary Fellow: July 2018 - present

Lisa Flook completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UCLA and was a scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research investigated the negative consequences of academic and interpersonal stress on children and adolescents.

Lisa's research focused on early intervention and prevention to mitigate the negative effects of stress and promote self-regulation and prosocial skills development. Her work with preschool and elementary school students and teachers, parents, and pre-service teachers aimed at exploring effective and sustainable ways of introducing mindfulness-based practices in school and community settings and to assess their effects through research.

Education

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 

Related Studies

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Improving the Science and Measurement of Mindfulness

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