Simon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds. He holds the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Education and Well-Being. Simon uses tools drawn from psychotherapy research to better understand the therapeutic processes and outcomes of mindfulness and meditation-based interventions. He has collaborated on numerous randomized trials of contemplative interventions with Center staff and has conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses of meditation-based interventions. He completed a 5-year NIH-funded K23 award focused on the delivery of meditation training through mobile technology. He is currently completing a 5-year NIH-funded R24 grant focused on evaluating the evidence of meditation and other complementary health interventions through research synthesis (e.g., meta-analysis) and a 4-year NIH-funded R01 grant focused on optimizing the integration of adding small amounts of human and digital support to improve meditation apps. He has clinical experience working with military veterans and has conducted research on veteran mental health.
He has served on the editorial board for theJournal of Counseling Psychology,Psychotherapy,Psychotherapy Research, and American Psychologist. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Today, Newsweek, CNBC,The Week, and Scientific American.
